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Archive year. This is the 2025 table for Tucson. For current pay, see the latest Tucson page.
19.28% 2025 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,671 to $194,035 2025 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
3 Counties covered by this pay area

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

  • 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.