GS Locality Pay Tables

SALARY TABLE 2023-ATL

INCORPORATING THE 4.1% GENERAL SCHEDULE INCREASE AND A LOCALITY PAYMENT OF 23.02%

FOR THE LOCALITY PAY AREA OF ATLANTA–ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY–SANDY SPRINGS, GA-AL

TOTAL INCREASE: 4.43%

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2023

Annual Rates by Grade and Step

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 25833 26700 27558 28414 29271 29773 30623 31480 31514 32321
2 29047 29739 30701 31514 31870 32807 33744 34682 35619 36557
3 31695 32752 33808 34865 35922 36979 38035 39092 40149 41206
4 35579 36765 37950 39136 40322 41508 42694 43880 45066 46252
5 39806 41133 42460 43788 45115 46443 47770 49097 50425 51752
6 44373 45852 47331 48809 50288 51767 53246 54724 56203 57682
7 49309 50952 52596 54240 55883 57527 59170 60814 62457 64101
8 54607 56428 58249 60069 61890 63711 65532 67352 69173 70994
9 60314 62324 64335 66345 68355 70365 72375 74385 76395 78406
10 66418 68633 70847 73062 75276 77490 79705 81919 84133 86348
11 72974 75406 77838 80271 82703 85135 87567 89999 92431 94863
12 87466 90382 93297 96213 99128 102044 104959 107875 110791 113706
13 104008 107475 110942 114409 117875 121342 124809 128275 131742 135209
14 122907 127003 131100 135197 139293 143390 147486 151583 155679 159776
15 144571 149389 154208 159027 163845 168664 173483 178301 183120 183500 *

Source: OPM

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

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Locality raises are determined by comparisons of local private sector salary rates, not by cost of living. An individual’s rate is based on where he or she works, not where he or she lives.

Four new localities are effective in 2024 and the boundaries of most prior localities were expanded, providing an additional pay boost to affected employees—a total of some 33,300—by moving them into an area with a specific rate from the rest of the U.S. locality. The raises for the new localities are: Fresno, Calif., 5.28; Reno, Nev., 5.25; Rochester, N.Y., 5.46; and Spokane, Wash., 5.31.

Federal Pay Systems
The general schedule salary system for white collar federal employees is what is generally referred to the “civil service” pay system even though it now covers only just more than half of the workforce. The wage system for blue collar employees is the next largest while numerous other special salary systems make up the rest.

Separate salary systems are maintained for Senior Executive Service members, the U.S. Postal Service, the Foreign Service, law enforcement officers, most medical personnel of the Veterans Health Administration and high-level officials including administrative law judges, Board of Contract Appeal members, and certain senior professional employees.

Presidential appointees are paid under the Executive Schedule system while federal judges and members of Congress also have separate pay schedules.

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