2025 Tucson GS Pay Table
The Tucson-Nogales, AZ GS locality table for 2025. The 2025 locality adjustment was 19.28%, applied on top of the 2025 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2025 Tucson GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Tucson-Nogales, AZ.
Covered area: Cochise County, AZ, Pima County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,671 | $27,566 | $28,452 | $29,336 | $30,221 | $30,738 | $31,616 | $32,500 | $32,536 | $33,363 |
| GS-2 | $29,989 | $30,703 | $31,696 | $32,536 | $32,901 | $33,868 | $34,836 | $35,803 | $36,770 | $37,738 |
| GS-3 | $32,723 | $33,813 | $34,904 | $35,994 | $37,084 | $38,174 | $39,265 | $40,355 | $41,445 | $42,535 |
| GS-4 | $36,732 | $37,957 | $39,182 | $40,407 | $41,632 | $42,857 | $44,082 | $45,307 | $46,532 | $47,757 |
| GS-5 | $41,097 | $42,466 | $43,835 | $45,205 | $46,574 | $47,943 | $49,313 | $50,682 | $52,051 | $53,421 |
| GS-6 | $45,812 | $47,339 | $48,865 | $50,392 | $51,919 | $53,446 | $54,973 | $56,499 | $58,026 | $59,553 |
| GS-7 | $50,908 | $52,605 | $54,302 | $56,000 | $57,697 | $59,394 | $61,092 | $62,789 | $64,486 | $66,184 |
| GS-8 | $56,378 | $58,258 | $60,137 | $62,017 | $63,897 | $65,777 | $67,657 | $69,537 | $71,417 | $73,296 |
| GS-9 | $62,270 | $64,346 | $66,421 | $68,497 | $70,572 | $72,647 | $74,723 | $76,798 | $78,874 | $80,949 |
| GS-10 | $68,573 | $70,858 | $73,144 | $75,429 | $77,714 | $80,000 | $82,285 | $84,571 | $86,856 | $89,142 |
| GS-11 | $75,341 | $77,852 | $80,363 | $82,873 | $85,384 | $87,895 | $90,406 | $92,917 | $95,428 | $97,938 |
| GS-12 | $90,302 | $93,313 | $96,323 | $99,334 | $102,345 | $105,355 | $108,366 | $111,377 | $114,387 | $117,398 |
| GS-13 | $107,382 | $110,961 | $114,541 | $118,121 | $121,700 | $125,280 | $128,859 | $132,439 | $136,019 | $139,598 |
| GS-14 | $126,892 | $131,122 | $135,352 | $139,581 | $143,811 | $148,041 | $152,270 | $156,500 | $160,730 | $164,959 |
| GS-15 | $149,259 | $154,234 | $159,209 | $164,184 | $169,159 | $174,134 | $179,110 | $184,085 | $189,060 | $194,035 |
2025 Tucson full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 19.28% locality adjustment for 2025. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Tucson.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,671 | $27,566 | $28,452 | $29,336 | $30,221 | $30,738 | $31,616 | $32,500 | $32,536 | $33,363 |
| GS-2 | $29,989 | $30,703 | $31,696 | $32,536 | $32,901 | $33,868 | $34,836 | $35,803 | $36,770 | $37,738 |
| GS-3 | $32,723 | $33,813 | $34,904 | $35,994 | $37,084 | $38,174 | $39,265 | $40,355 | $41,445 | $42,535 |
| GS-4 | $36,732 | $37,957 | $39,182 | $40,407 | $41,632 | $42,857 | $44,082 | $45,307 | $46,532 | $47,757 |
| GS-5 | $41,097 | $42,466 | $43,835 | $45,205 | $46,574 | $47,943 | $49,313 | $50,682 | $52,051 | $53,421 |
| GS-6 | $45,812 | $47,339 | $48,865 | $50,392 | $51,919 | $53,446 | $54,973 | $56,499 | $58,026 | $59,553 |
| GS-7 | $50,908 | $52,605 | $54,302 | $56,000 | $57,697 | $59,394 | $61,092 | $62,789 | $64,486 | $66,184 |
| GS-8 | $56,378 | $58,258 | $60,137 | $62,017 | $63,897 | $65,777 | $67,657 | $69,537 | $71,417 | $73,296 |
| GS-9 | $62,270 | $64,346 | $66,421 | $68,497 | $70,572 | $72,647 | $74,723 | $76,798 | $78,874 | $80,949 |
| GS-10 | $68,573 | $70,858 | $73,144 | $75,429 | $77,714 | $80,000 | $82,285 | $84,571 | $86,856 | $89,142 |
| GS-11 | $75,341 | $77,852 | $80,363 | $82,873 | $85,384 | $87,895 | $90,406 | $92,917 | $95,428 | $97,938 |
| GS-12 | $90,302 | $93,313 | $96,323 | $99,334 | $102,345 | $105,355 | $108,366 | $111,377 | $114,387 | $117,398 |
| GS-13 | $107,382 | $110,961 | $114,541 | $118,121 | $121,700 | $125,280 | $128,859 | $132,439 | $136,019 | $139,598 |
| GS-14 | $126,892 | $131,122 | $135,352 | $139,581 | $143,811 | $148,041 | $152,270 | $156,500 | $160,730 | $164,959 |
| GS-15 | $149,259 | $154,234 | $159,209 | $164,184 | $169,159 | $174,134 | $179,110 | $184,085 | $189,060 | $194,035 |
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About the 2025 Tucson table
The Tucson Locality Area used the official OPM Tucson-Nogales, 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 19.28%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,671, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $194,035.
What was covered by this pay area
The pay area covered 3 counties and cities across Arizona. Some of the included jurisdictions include Cochise County, AZ, Pima County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ.
2025 Tucson questions
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What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Tucson?
In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Tucson-Nogales, AZ was 19.28%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in Tucson in 2025?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Tucson earned $90,302 in 2025, rising to $117,398 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Tucson page. -
Is the 2025 table still current?
No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Tucson page.