2025 Denver GS Pay Table
The Denver-Aurora, CO GS locality table for 2025. The 2025 locality adjustment was 30.52%, applied on top of the 2025 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2025 Denver GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Denver-Aurora, CO.
Covered area: Adams County, CO, Arapahoe County, CO, Boulder County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Denver County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, and more.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $29,184 | $30,163 | $31,133 | $32,100 | $33,069 | $33,635 | $34,596 | $35,563 | $35,602 | $36,506 |
| GS-2 | $32,815 | $33,596 | $34,683 | $35,602 | $36,001 | $37,060 | $38,118 | $39,177 | $40,235 | $41,294 |
| GS-3 | $35,807 | $37,000 | $38,193 | $39,386 | $40,579 | $41,772 | $42,965 | $44,158 | $45,350 | $46,543 |
| GS-4 | $40,194 | $41,534 | $42,875 | $44,215 | $45,555 | $46,896 | $48,236 | $49,577 | $50,917 | $52,258 |
| GS-5 | $44,969 | $46,468 | $47,966 | $49,464 | $50,963 | $52,461 | $53,960 | $55,458 | $56,956 | $58,455 |
| GS-6 | $50,129 | $51,799 | $53,470 | $55,141 | $56,811 | $58,482 | $60,153 | $61,823 | $63,494 | $65,165 |
| GS-7 | $55,705 | $57,562 | $59,419 | $61,277 | $63,134 | $64,991 | $66,848 | $68,706 | $70,563 | $72,420 |
| GS-8 | $61,690 | $63,747 | $65,804 | $67,861 | $69,918 | $71,975 | $74,032 | $76,089 | $78,146 | $80,203 |
| GS-9 | $68,138 | $70,409 | $72,680 | $74,951 | $77,222 | $79,493 | $81,764 | $84,035 | $86,306 | $88,577 |
| GS-10 | $75,035 | $77,535 | $80,036 | $82,537 | $85,038 | $87,538 | $90,039 | $92,540 | $95,041 | $97,542 |
| GS-11 | $82,440 | $85,188 | $87,935 | $90,683 | $93,430 | $96,178 | $98,925 | $101,672 | $104,420 | $107,167 |
| GS-12 | $98,811 | $102,106 | $105,400 | $108,694 | $111,989 | $115,283 | $118,577 | $121,872 | $125,166 | $128,460 |
| GS-13 | $117,501 | $121,418 | $125,334 | $129,251 | $133,168 | $137,085 | $141,002 | $144,919 | $148,836 | $152,753 |
| GS-14 | $138,850 | $143,478 | $148,106 | $152,735 | $157,363 | $161,991 | $166,619 | $171,247 | $175,876 | $180,504 |
| GS-15 | $163,324 | $168,768 | $174,212 | $179,656 | $185,100 | $190,544 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 |
2025 Denver full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 30.52% locality adjustment for 2025. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Denver.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $29,184 | $30,163 | $31,133 | $32,100 | $33,069 | $33,635 | $34,596 | $35,563 | $35,602 | $36,506 |
| GS-2 | $32,815 | $33,596 | $34,683 | $35,602 | $36,001 | $37,060 | $38,118 | $39,177 | $40,235 | $41,294 |
| GS-3 | $35,807 | $37,000 | $38,193 | $39,386 | $40,579 | $41,772 | $42,965 | $44,158 | $45,350 | $46,543 |
| GS-4 | $40,194 | $41,534 | $42,875 | $44,215 | $45,555 | $46,896 | $48,236 | $49,577 | $50,917 | $52,258 |
| GS-5 | $44,969 | $46,468 | $47,966 | $49,464 | $50,963 | $52,461 | $53,960 | $55,458 | $56,956 | $58,455 |
| GS-6 | $50,129 | $51,799 | $53,470 | $55,141 | $56,811 | $58,482 | $60,153 | $61,823 | $63,494 | $65,165 |
| GS-7 | $55,705 | $57,562 | $59,419 | $61,277 | $63,134 | $64,991 | $66,848 | $68,706 | $70,563 | $72,420 |
| GS-8 | $61,690 | $63,747 | $65,804 | $67,861 | $69,918 | $71,975 | $74,032 | $76,089 | $78,146 | $80,203 |
| GS-9 | $68,138 | $70,409 | $72,680 | $74,951 | $77,222 | $79,493 | $81,764 | $84,035 | $86,306 | $88,577 |
| GS-10 | $75,035 | $77,535 | $80,036 | $82,537 | $85,038 | $87,538 | $90,039 | $92,540 | $95,041 | $97,542 |
| GS-11 | $82,440 | $85,188 | $87,935 | $90,683 | $93,430 | $96,178 | $98,925 | $101,672 | $104,420 | $107,167 |
| GS-12 | $98,811 | $102,106 | $105,400 | $108,694 | $111,989 | $115,283 | $118,577 | $121,872 | $125,166 | $128,460 |
| GS-13 | $117,501 | $121,418 | $125,334 | $129,251 | $133,168 | $137,085 | $141,002 | $144,919 | $148,836 | $152,753 |
| GS-14 | $138,850 | $143,478 | $148,106 | $152,735 | $157,363 | $161,991 | $166,619 | $171,247 | $175,876 | $180,504 |
| GS-15 | $163,324 | $168,768 | $174,212 | $179,656 | $185,100 | $190,544 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 |
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About the 2025 Denver table
The Denver Locality Area used the official OPM Denver-Aurora, CO boundary in 2025. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2025 nationwide base GS table.
In 2025, the locality adjustment was 30.52%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $29,184, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $195,200.
What was covered by this pay area
The pay area covered 14 counties and cities across Colorado. Some of the included jurisdictions include Adams County, CO, Arapahoe County, CO, Boulder County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Denver County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, and more.
2025 Denver questions
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What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Denver?
In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Denver-Aurora, CO was 30.52%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in Denver in 2025?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Denver earned $98,811 in 2025, rising to $128,460 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Denver page. -
Is the 2025 table still current?
No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Denver page.