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Archive year. This is the 2025 table for Phoenix. For current pay, see the latest Phoenix page.
22.45% 2025 locality adjustment above base GS
$27,380 to $195,200 2025 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
3 Counties covered by this pay area

2025 Phoenix full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 22.45% locality adjustment for 2025. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Phoenix.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $27,380$28,298$29,208$30,115$31,024$31,555$32,457$33,364$33,401$34,249
GS-2 $30,786$31,519$32,539$33,401$33,775$34,768$35,762$36,755$37,748$38,741
GS-3 $33,593$34,712$35,831$36,951$38,070$39,189$40,308$41,427$42,546$43,666
GS-4 $37,708$38,966$40,224$41,481$42,739$43,996$45,254$46,511$47,769$49,027
GS-5 $42,189$43,595$45,000$46,406$47,812$49,218$50,623$52,029$53,435$54,840
GS-6 $47,029$48,597$50,164$51,731$53,299$54,866$56,434$58,001$59,568$61,136
GS-7 $52,260$54,003$55,745$57,488$59,230$60,973$62,715$64,458$66,200$67,943
GS-8 $57,876$59,806$61,736$63,665$65,595$67,525$69,455$71,385$73,314$75,244
GS-9 $63,925$66,056$68,186$70,317$72,448$74,578$76,709$78,839$80,970$83,101
GS-10 $70,395$72,741$75,088$77,434$79,780$82,126$84,472$86,818$89,164$91,511
GS-11 $77,343$79,921$82,498$85,076$87,653$90,231$92,809$95,386$97,964$100,541
GS-12 $92,702$95,793$98,883$101,974$105,065$108,155$111,246$114,336$117,427$120,518
GS-13 $110,236$113,910$117,585$121,260$124,935$128,609$132,284$135,959$139,633$143,308
GS-14 $130,265$134,607$138,949$143,291$147,633$151,975$156,317$160,659$165,001$169,343
GS-15 $153,225$158,333$163,440$168,548$173,655$178,762$183,870$188,977$194,084$195,200
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About the 2025 Phoenix table

The Phoenix Locality Area used the official OPM Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 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 22.45%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $27,380, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $195,200.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 3 counties and cities across Arizona. Some of the included jurisdictions include Gila County, AZ, Maricopa County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ.

2025 Phoenix questions

  • What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Phoenix?
    In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Phoenix-Mesa, AZ was 22.45%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Phoenix in 2025?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Phoenix earned $92,702 in 2025, rising to $120,518 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Phoenix page.
  • Is the 2025 table still current?
    No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Phoenix page.