2025 Des Moines GS Pay Table
The Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA GS locality table for 2025. The 2025 locality adjustment was 18.01%, applied on top of the 2025 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2025 Des Moines GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA.
Covered area: Adair County, IA, Boone County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Greene County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, 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 | $26,387 | $27,272 | $28,149 | $29,023 | $29,899 | $30,411 | $31,280 | $32,154 | $32,190 | $33,007 |
| GS-2 | $29,670 | $30,376 | $31,359 | $32,190 | $32,551 | $33,508 | $34,465 | $35,422 | $36,379 | $37,336 |
| GS-3 | $32,375 | $33,453 | $34,532 | $35,611 | $36,689 | $37,768 | $38,847 | $39,925 | $41,004 | $42,082 |
| GS-4 | $36,341 | $37,553 | $38,765 | $39,977 | $41,189 | $42,401 | $43,613 | $44,825 | $46,037 | $47,249 |
| GS-5 | $40,659 | $42,014 | $43,369 | $44,723 | $46,078 | $47,433 | $48,788 | $50,142 | $51,497 | $52,852 |
| GS-6 | $45,324 | $46,835 | $48,345 | $49,856 | $51,366 | $52,877 | $54,387 | $55,898 | $57,408 | $58,919 |
| GS-7 | $50,365 | $52,045 | $53,724 | $55,403 | $57,083 | $58,762 | $60,441 | $62,120 | $63,800 | $65,479 |
| GS-8 | $55,777 | $57,637 | $59,497 | $61,357 | $63,217 | $65,077 | $66,936 | $68,796 | $70,656 | $72,516 |
| GS-9 | $61,607 | $63,660 | $65,714 | $67,767 | $69,821 | $71,874 | $73,927 | $75,981 | $78,034 | $80,087 |
| GS-10 | $67,843 | $70,104 | $72,365 | $74,626 | $76,887 | $79,148 | $81,409 | $83,670 | $85,931 | $88,192 |
| GS-11 | $74,539 | $77,023 | $79,507 | $81,991 | $84,475 | $86,959 | $89,443 | $91,927 | $94,412 | $96,896 |
| GS-12 | $89,341 | $92,319 | $95,298 | $98,276 | $101,255 | $104,234 | $107,212 | $110,191 | $113,169 | $116,148 |
| GS-13 | $106,239 | $109,780 | $113,321 | $116,863 | $120,404 | $123,946 | $127,487 | $131,029 | $134,570 | $138,112 |
| GS-14 | $125,541 | $129,726 | $133,911 | $138,095 | $142,280 | $146,465 | $150,649 | $154,834 | $159,018 | $163,203 |
| GS-15 | $147,669 | $152,592 | $157,514 | $162,436 | $167,358 | $172,280 | $177,203 | $182,125 | $187,047 | $191,969 |
2025 Des Moines full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 18.01% locality adjustment for 2025. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Des Moines.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,387 | $27,272 | $28,149 | $29,023 | $29,899 | $30,411 | $31,280 | $32,154 | $32,190 | $33,007 |
| GS-2 | $29,670 | $30,376 | $31,359 | $32,190 | $32,551 | $33,508 | $34,465 | $35,422 | $36,379 | $37,336 |
| GS-3 | $32,375 | $33,453 | $34,532 | $35,611 | $36,689 | $37,768 | $38,847 | $39,925 | $41,004 | $42,082 |
| GS-4 | $36,341 | $37,553 | $38,765 | $39,977 | $41,189 | $42,401 | $43,613 | $44,825 | $46,037 | $47,249 |
| GS-5 | $40,659 | $42,014 | $43,369 | $44,723 | $46,078 | $47,433 | $48,788 | $50,142 | $51,497 | $52,852 |
| GS-6 | $45,324 | $46,835 | $48,345 | $49,856 | $51,366 | $52,877 | $54,387 | $55,898 | $57,408 | $58,919 |
| GS-7 | $50,365 | $52,045 | $53,724 | $55,403 | $57,083 | $58,762 | $60,441 | $62,120 | $63,800 | $65,479 |
| GS-8 | $55,777 | $57,637 | $59,497 | $61,357 | $63,217 | $65,077 | $66,936 | $68,796 | $70,656 | $72,516 |
| GS-9 | $61,607 | $63,660 | $65,714 | $67,767 | $69,821 | $71,874 | $73,927 | $75,981 | $78,034 | $80,087 |
| GS-10 | $67,843 | $70,104 | $72,365 | $74,626 | $76,887 | $79,148 | $81,409 | $83,670 | $85,931 | $88,192 |
| GS-11 | $74,539 | $77,023 | $79,507 | $81,991 | $84,475 | $86,959 | $89,443 | $91,927 | $94,412 | $96,896 |
| GS-12 | $89,341 | $92,319 | $95,298 | $98,276 | $101,255 | $104,234 | $107,212 | $110,191 | $113,169 | $116,148 |
| GS-13 | $106,239 | $109,780 | $113,321 | $116,863 | $120,404 | $123,946 | $127,487 | $131,029 | $134,570 | $138,112 |
| GS-14 | $125,541 | $129,726 | $133,911 | $138,095 | $142,280 | $146,465 | $150,649 | $154,834 | $159,018 | $163,203 |
| GS-15 | $147,669 | $152,592 | $157,514 | $162,436 | $167,358 | $172,280 | $177,203 | $182,125 | $187,047 | $191,969 |
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About the 2025 Des Moines table
The Des Moines Locality Area used the official OPM Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA 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 18.01%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,387, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $191,969.
What was covered by this pay area
The pay area covered 17 counties and cities across Iowa. Some of the included jurisdictions include Adair County, IA, Boone County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Greene County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, and more.
2025 Des Moines questions
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What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Des Moines?
In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA was 18.01%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in Des Moines in 2025?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Des Moines earned $89,341 in 2025, rising to $116,148 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Des Moines page. -
Is the 2025 table still current?
No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Des Moines page.