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Archive year. This is the 2025 table for Pittsburgh. For current pay, see the latest Pittsburgh page.
21.03% 2025 locality adjustment above base GS
$27,062 to $195,200 2025 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2025 Pittsburgh full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 21.03% locality adjustment for 2025. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Pittsburgh.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $27,062$27,970$28,869$29,766$30,664$31,189$32,080$32,977$33,013$33,852
GS-2 $30,429$31,153$32,161$33,013$33,384$34,365$35,347$36,328$37,310$38,291
GS-3 $33,203$34,310$35,416$36,522$37,628$38,734$39,841$40,947$42,053$43,159
GS-4 $37,271$38,514$39,757$41,000$42,243$43,486$44,729$45,972$47,215$48,458
GS-5 $41,700$43,089$44,479$45,868$47,257$48,647$50,036$51,426$52,815$54,204
GS-6 $46,484$48,033$49,582$51,132$52,681$54,230$55,779$57,328$58,877$60,427
GS-7 $51,654$53,377$55,099$56,821$58,543$60,266$61,988$63,710$65,432$67,155
GS-8 $57,205$59,112$61,020$62,927$64,835$66,742$68,649$70,557$72,464$74,372
GS-9 $63,184$65,290$67,396$69,501$71,607$73,713$75,819$77,925$80,031$82,137
GS-10 $69,579$71,898$74,217$76,536$78,855$81,174$83,493$85,811$88,130$90,449
GS-11 $76,446$78,994$81,542$84,089$86,637$89,185$91,732$94,280$96,828$99,375
GS-12 $91,627$94,682$97,737$100,791$103,846$106,901$109,956$113,011$116,065$119,120
GS-13 $108,957$112,589$116,221$119,854$123,486$127,118$130,750$134,382$138,014$141,646
GS-14 $128,754$133,046$137,338$141,629$145,921$150,213$154,504$158,796$163,088$167,380
GS-15 $151,448$156,497$161,545$166,593$171,641$176,689$181,737$186,786$191,834$195,200
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About the 2025 Pittsburgh table

The Pittsburgh Locality Area used the official OPM Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV 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 21.03%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $27,062, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $195,200.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 18 counties and cities across Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia. Some of the included jurisdictions include Allegheny County, PA, Armstrong County, PA, Beaver County, PA, Butler County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Fayette County, PA, Greene County, PA, Indiana County, PA, Lawrence County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Washington County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, and more.

2025 Pittsburgh questions

  • What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Pittsburgh?
    In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV was 21.03%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Pittsburgh in 2025?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Pittsburgh earned $91,627 in 2025, rising to $119,120 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Pittsburgh page.
  • Is the 2025 table still current?
    No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Pittsburgh page.