2025 GS Pay Table – Denver – Aurora, CO

By: FEDweek Staff

Salary Table 2025-DEN

Incorporating the 1.7% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 30.52%

For the Locality Pay Area of Denver-Aurora, CO

Total Increase: 2.20%

Effective January 2025

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	29184	30163	31133	32100	33069	33635	34596	35563	35602	36506
2	32815	33596	34683	35602	36001	37060	38118	39177	40235	41294
3	35807	37000	38193	39386	40579	41772	42965	44158	45350	46543
4	40194	41534	42875	44215	45555	46896	48236	49577	50917	52258
5	44969	46468	47966	49464	50963	52461	53960	55458	56956	58455
6	50129	51799	53470	55141	56811	58482	60153	61823	63494	65165
7	55705	57562	59419	61277	63134	64991	66848	68706	70563	72420
8	61690	63747	65804	67861	69918	71975	74032	76089	78146	80203
9	68138	70409	72680	74951	77222	79493	81764	84035	86306	88577
10	75035	77535	80036	82537	85038	87538	90039	92540	95041	97542
11	82440	85188	87935	90683	93430	96178	98925	101672	104420	107167
12	98811	102106	105400	108694	111989	115283	118577	121872	125166	128460
13	117501	121418	125334	129251	133168	137085	141002	144919	148836	152753
14	138850	143478	148106	152735	157363	161991	166619	171247	175876	180504
15	163324	168768	174212	179656	185100	190544	195200 *	195200 *	195200 *	195200 *

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.

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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