2025 GS Pay Table – Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA

By: FEDweek Staff

Salary Table 2025-DCB

Incorporating the 1.7% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 33.94%

For the Locality Pay Area of Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA

Total Increase: 2.22%

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	29949	30954	31949	32941	33935	34516	35502	36495	36535	37463
2	33675	34476	35592	36535	36945	38031	39117	40203	41290	42376
3	36745	37969	39194	40418	41642	42866	44090	45315	46539	47763
4	41247	42622	43998	45374	46749	48125	49500	50876	52251	53627
5	46148	47685	49223	50761	52298	53836	55373	56911	58449	59986
6	51442	53157	54871	56586	58300	60014	61729	63443	65158	66872
7	57164	59070	60976	62882	64788	66694	68600	70506	72412	74318
8	63307	65418	67529	69639	71750	73861	75972	78083	80194	82305
9	69923	72254	74584	76915	79246	81576	83907	86237	88568	90898
10	77001	79567	82133	84700	87266	89832	92399	94965	97531	100097
11	84601	87420	90239	93059	95878	98698	101517	104337	107156	109975
12	101401	104781	108162	111543	114923	118304	121684	125065	128446	131826
13	120579	124599	128619	132638	136658	140677	144697	148716	152736	156755
14	142488	147238	151987	156737	161486	166236	170985	175735	180484	185234
15	167603	173190	178776	184363	189950	195200 *	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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