2025 Huntsville GS Pay Table
The Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN GS locality table for 2025. The 2025 locality adjustment was 21.91%, applied on top of the 2025 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2025 Huntsville GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN.
Covered area: Colbert County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Lincoln County, TN.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $27,259 | $28,173 | $29,079 | $29,983 | $30,887 | $31,416 | $32,313 | $33,217 | $33,253 | $34,098 |
| GS-2 | $30,651 | $31,380 | $32,395 | $33,253 | $33,626 | $34,615 | $35,604 | $36,593 | $37,581 | $38,570 |
| GS-3 | $33,445 | $34,559 | $35,673 | $36,788 | $37,902 | $39,016 | $40,130 | $41,245 | $42,359 | $43,473 |
| GS-4 | $37,542 | $38,794 | $40,046 | $41,298 | $42,550 | $43,802 | $45,054 | $46,306 | $47,558 | $48,810 |
| GS-5 | $42,003 | $43,402 | $44,802 | $46,201 | $47,601 | $49,001 | $50,400 | $51,800 | $53,199 | $54,599 |
| GS-6 | $46,822 | $48,382 | $49,943 | $51,503 | $53,064 | $54,624 | $56,185 | $57,745 | $59,306 | $60,866 |
| GS-7 | $52,030 | $53,765 | $55,500 | $57,234 | $58,969 | $60,704 | $62,439 | $64,173 | $65,908 | $67,643 |
| GS-8 | $57,621 | $59,542 | $61,463 | $63,385 | $65,306 | $67,227 | $69,149 | $71,070 | $72,991 | $74,912 |
| GS-9 | $63,643 | $65,764 | $67,886 | $70,007 | $72,128 | $74,249 | $76,371 | $78,492 | $80,613 | $82,734 |
| GS-10 | $70,085 | $72,421 | $74,756 | $77,092 | $79,428 | $81,764 | $84,100 | $86,435 | $88,771 | $91,107 |
| GS-11 | $77,002 | $79,568 | $82,134 | $84,701 | $87,267 | $89,833 | $92,399 | $94,965 | $97,532 | $100,098 |
| GS-12 | $92,293 | $95,370 | $98,447 | $101,524 | $104,601 | $107,678 | $110,755 | $113,832 | $116,909 | $119,986 |
| GS-13 | $109,749 | $113,408 | $117,067 | $120,725 | $124,384 | $128,042 | $131,701 | $135,359 | $139,018 | $142,676 |
| GS-14 | $129,690 | $134,013 | $138,336 | $142,659 | $146,982 | $151,305 | $155,628 | $159,951 | $164,274 | $168,597 |
| GS-15 | $152,550 | $157,635 | $162,719 | $167,804 | $172,889 | $177,974 | $183,059 | $188,144 | $193,229 | $195,200 |
2025 Huntsville full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 21.91% locality adjustment for 2025. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Huntsville.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $27,259 | $28,173 | $29,079 | $29,983 | $30,887 | $31,416 | $32,313 | $33,217 | $33,253 | $34,098 |
| GS-2 | $30,651 | $31,380 | $32,395 | $33,253 | $33,626 | $34,615 | $35,604 | $36,593 | $37,581 | $38,570 |
| GS-3 | $33,445 | $34,559 | $35,673 | $36,788 | $37,902 | $39,016 | $40,130 | $41,245 | $42,359 | $43,473 |
| GS-4 | $37,542 | $38,794 | $40,046 | $41,298 | $42,550 | $43,802 | $45,054 | $46,306 | $47,558 | $48,810 |
| GS-5 | $42,003 | $43,402 | $44,802 | $46,201 | $47,601 | $49,001 | $50,400 | $51,800 | $53,199 | $54,599 |
| GS-6 | $46,822 | $48,382 | $49,943 | $51,503 | $53,064 | $54,624 | $56,185 | $57,745 | $59,306 | $60,866 |
| GS-7 | $52,030 | $53,765 | $55,500 | $57,234 | $58,969 | $60,704 | $62,439 | $64,173 | $65,908 | $67,643 |
| GS-8 | $57,621 | $59,542 | $61,463 | $63,385 | $65,306 | $67,227 | $69,149 | $71,070 | $72,991 | $74,912 |
| GS-9 | $63,643 | $65,764 | $67,886 | $70,007 | $72,128 | $74,249 | $76,371 | $78,492 | $80,613 | $82,734 |
| GS-10 | $70,085 | $72,421 | $74,756 | $77,092 | $79,428 | $81,764 | $84,100 | $86,435 | $88,771 | $91,107 |
| GS-11 | $77,002 | $79,568 | $82,134 | $84,701 | $87,267 | $89,833 | $92,399 | $94,965 | $97,532 | $100,098 |
| GS-12 | $92,293 | $95,370 | $98,447 | $101,524 | $104,601 | $107,678 | $110,755 | $113,832 | $116,909 | $119,986 |
| GS-13 | $109,749 | $113,408 | $117,067 | $120,725 | $124,384 | $128,042 | $131,701 | $135,359 | $139,018 | $142,676 |
| GS-14 | $129,690 | $134,013 | $138,336 | $142,659 | $146,982 | $151,305 | $155,628 | $159,951 | $164,274 | $168,597 |
| GS-15 | $152,550 | $157,635 | $162,719 | $167,804 | $172,889 | $177,974 | $183,059 | $188,144 | $193,229 | $195,200 |
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About the 2025 Huntsville table
The Huntsville Locality Area used the official OPM Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN 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 21.91%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $27,259, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $195,200.
What was covered by this pay area
The pay area covered 9 counties and cities across Alabama, Tennessee. Some of the included jurisdictions include Colbert County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Lincoln County, TN.
2025 Huntsville questions
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What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Huntsville?
In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN was 21.91%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in Huntsville in 2025?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Huntsville earned $92,293 in 2025, rising to $119,986 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Huntsville page. -
Is the 2025 table still current?
No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Huntsville page.