Joint Base Lewis-McChord Pierce - Payscales for 2021
Joint Base Lewis-McChord is the primary United States government installation in the Pierce, Washington area. This page lists the pay rates for various civilian government employees based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Civilian government employees are paid either on the General Schedule (GS) payscale, which applies to salaried employees, or the Federal Wage System (FWS), which applies to hourly employees.
Employees paid under the FWS are paid based on their grade and step, as well as their status a worker, leader, or supervisor. Wage tables for all levels of FWS workers in Pierce are listed below.
General Schedule employees who work at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Pierce are paid based on the General Schedule base pay table, modified with the Locality Pay Adjustment for the Joint Base Lewis-McChord area. We do not currently have the Locality Pay Adjustment amount for this location, so the table below represents Base Pay only.For more information about General Schedule pay, visit the 2021 Washington GS payscale page.
GS Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
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GS-1 | $19,738 | $20,400 | $21,056 | $21,709 | $22,365 | $22,749 | $23,398 | $24,052 | $24,078 | $24,690 |
GS-2 | $22,194 | $22,722 | $23,457 | $24,078 | $24,349 | $25,065 | $25,781 | $26,497 | $27,213 | $27,929 |
GS-3 | $24,216 | $25,023 | $25,830 | $26,637 | $27,444 | $28,251 | $29,058 | $29,865 | $30,672 | $31,479 |
GS-4 | $27,184 | $28,090 | $28,996 | $29,902 | $30,808 | $31,714 | $32,620 | $33,526 | $34,432 | $35,338 |
GS-5 | $30,414 | $31,428 | $32,442 | $33,456 | $34,470 | $35,484 | $36,498 | $37,512 | $38,526 | $39,540 |
GS-6 | $33,903 | $35,033 | $36,163 | $37,293 | $38,423 | $39,553 | $40,683 | $41,813 | $42,943 | $44,073 |
GS-7 | $37,674 | $38,930 | $40,186 | $41,442 | $42,698 | $43,954 | $45,210 | $46,466 | $47,722 | $48,978 |
GS-8 | $41,723 | $43,114 | $44,505 | $45,896 | $47,287 | $48,678 | $50,069 | $51,460 | $52,851 | $54,242 |
GS-9 | $46,083 | $47,619 | $49,155 | $50,691 | $52,227 | $53,763 | $55,299 | $56,835 | $58,371 | $59,907 |
GS-10 | $50,748 | $52,440 | $54,132 | $55,824 | $57,516 | $59,208 | $60,900 | $62,592 | $64,284 | $65,976 |
GS-11 | $55,756 | $57,615 | $59,474 | $61,333 | $63,192 | $65,051 | $66,910 | $68,769 | $70,628 | $72,487 |
GS-12 | $66,829 | $69,057 | $71,285 | $73,513 | $75,741 | $77,969 | $80,197 | $82,425 | $84,653 | $86,881 |
GS-13 | $79,468 | $82,117 | $84,766 | $87,415 | $90,064 | $92,713 | $95,362 | $98,011 | $100,660 | $103,309 |
GS-14 | $93,907 | $97,037 | $100,167 | $103,297 | $106,427 | $109,557 | $112,687 | $115,817 | $118,947 | $122,077 |
GS-15 | $110,460 | $114,142 | $117,824 | $121,506 | $125,188 | $128,870 | $132,552 | $136,234 | $139,916 | $143,598 |
This 2021 FWS payscale applies to Worker-level employees at Joint Base Lewis-McChord who are classified as 'Administrative Support' employees. For information on how long it takes to advance between steps, hover over any pay step.
FWS Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Grade 1 | $9.64 / hour | $10.04 / hour | $10.44 / hour | $10.83 / hour | $11.26 / hour |
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Grade 2 | $10.46 / hour | $10.91 / hour | $11.35 / hour | $11.78 / hour | $12.20 / hour |
Grade 3 | $11.16 / hour | $11.68 / hour | $12.15 / hour | $12.54 / hour | $13.06 / hour |
Grade 4 | $11.96 / hour | $12.50 / hour | $13.04 / hour | $13.55 / hour | $14.04 / hour |
Grade 5 | $13.10 / hour | $13.68 / hour | $14.23 / hour | $14.82 / hour | $15.34 / hour |
Grade 6 | $14.28 / hour | $14.90 / hour | $15.50 / hour | $16.05 / hour | $16.68 / hour |
Grade 7 | $15.43 / hour | $16.03 / hour | $16.71 / hour | $17.33 / hour | $17.99 / hour |
This 2021 FWS payscale applies to Worker-level employees at Joint Base Lewis-McChord who are classified as 'Craft and Trade' employees. For information on how long it takes to advance between steps, hover over any pay step.
FWS Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
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Grade 1 | $9.11 / hour | $9.48 / hour | $9.87 / hour | $10.24 / hour | $10.63 / hour |
Grade 2 | $9.82 / hour | $10.20 / hour | $10.59 / hour | $11.01 / hour | $11.40 / hour |
Grade 3 | $10.63 / hour | $11.07 / hour | $11.49 / hour | $11.95 / hour | $12.39 / hour |
Grade 4 | $11.50 / hour | $12.00 / hour | $12.45 / hour | $12.96 / hour | $13.41 / hour |
Grade 5 | $12.31 / hour | $12.80 / hour | $13.33 / hour | $13.84 / hour | $14.35 / hour |
Grade 6 | $13.10 / hour | $13.65 / hour | $14.19 / hour | $14.72 / hour | $15.27 / hour |
Grade 7 | $13.89 / hour | $14.49 / hour | $15.07 / hour | $15.64 / hour | $16.22 / hour |
Grade 8 | $14.70 / hour | $15.29 / hour | $15.92 / hour | $16.54 / hour | $17.15 / hour |
Grade 9 | $15.51 / hour | $16.15 / hour | $16.80 / hour | $17.43 / hour | $18.07 / hour |
Grade 10 | $16.28 / hour | $16.98 / hour | $17.65 / hour | $18.34 / hour | $19.02 / hour |
Grade 11 | $17.09 / hour | $17.79 / hour | $18.51 / hour | $19.21 / hour | $19.94 / hour |
Grade 12 | $17.89 / hour | $18.62 / hour | $19.37 / hour | $20.12 / hour | $20.85 / hour |
Grade 13 | $18.67 / hour | $19.46 / hour | $20.24 / hour | $21.02 / hour | $21.79 / hour |
Grade 14 | $19.48 / hour | $20.29 / hour | $21.09 / hour | $21.92 / hour | $22.73 / hour |
Grade 15 | $20.28 / hour | $21.13 / hour | $21.97 / hour | $22.81 / hour | $23.65 / hour |
This 2021 FWS payscale applies to Leader-level employees at Joint Base Lewis-McChord who are classified as 'Craft and Trade' employees. For information on how long it takes to advance between steps, hover over any pay step.
FWS Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
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Grade 1 | $10.00 / hour | $10.43 / hour | $10.85 / hour | $11.26 / hour | $11.69 / hour |
Grade 2 | $10.76 / hour | $11.20 / hour | $11.67 / hour | $12.11 / hour | $12.56 / hour |
Grade 3 | $11.69 / hour | $12.16 / hour | $12.65 / hour | $13.13 / hour | $13.62 / hour |
Grade 4 | $12.66 / hour | $13.20 / hour | $13.71 / hour | $14.23 / hour | $14.75 / hour |
Grade 5 | $13.54 / hour | $14.09 / hour | $14.65 / hour | $15.21 / hour | $15.78 / hour |
Grade 6 | $14.40 / hour | $15.00 / hour | $15.61 / hour | $16.21 / hour | $16.82 / hour |
Grade 7 | $15.28 / hour | $15.93 / hour | $16.56 / hour | $17.20 / hour | $17.83 / hour |
Grade 8 | $16.17 / hour | $16.84 / hour | $17.51 / hour | $18.19 / hour | $18.85 / hour |
Grade 9 | $17.06 / hour | $17.76 / hour | $18.47 / hour | $19.16 / hour | $19.88 / hour |
Grade 10 | $17.92 / hour | $18.66 / hour | $19.40 / hour | $20.16 / hour | $20.89 / hour |
Grade 11 | $18.79 / hour | $19.58 / hour | $20.36 / hour | $21.14 / hour | $21.92 / hour |
Grade 12 | $19.68 / hour | $20.49 / hour | $21.31 / hour | $22.13 / hour | $22.96 / hour |
Grade 13 | $20.53 / hour | $21.40 / hour | $22.25 / hour | $23.11 / hour | $23.95 / hour |
Grade 14 | $21.43 / hour | $22.32 / hour | $23.23 / hour | $24.10 / hour | $24.99 / hour |
Grade 15 | $22.29 / hour | $23.24 / hour | $24.17 / hour | $25.10 / hour | $26.03 / hour |
This 2021 FWS payscale applies to Supervisory-level employees at Joint Base Lewis-McChord who are classified as 'Craft and Trade' employees. For information on how long it takes to advance between steps, hover over any pay step.
FWS Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
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Grade 1 | $12.06 / hour | $12.56 / hour | $13.06 / hour | $13.56 / hour | $14.06 / hour |
Grade 2 | $12.85 / hour | $13.37 / hour | $13.90 / hour | $14.45 / hour | $14.98 / hour |
Grade 3 | $13.65 / hour | $14.21 / hour | $14.80 / hour | $15.34 / hour | $15.92 / hour |
Grade 4 | $14.42 / hour | $15.02 / hour | $15.64 / hour | $16.23 / hour | $16.84 / hour |
Grade 5 | $15.23 / hour | $15.87 / hour | $16.51 / hour | $17.13 / hour | $17.77 / hour |
Grade 6 | $16.03 / hour | $16.69 / hour | $17.37 / hour | $18.04 / hour | $18.71 / hour |
Grade 7 | $16.83 / hour | $17.53 / hour | $18.25 / hour | $18.92 / hour | $19.64 / hour |
Grade 8 | $17.63 / hour | $18.36 / hour | $19.09 / hour | $19.83 / hour | $20.54 / hour |
Grade 9 | $18.60 / hour | $19.37 / hour | $20.15 / hour | $20.93 / hour | $21.70 / hour |
Grade 10 | $19.55 / hour | $20.37 / hour | $21.19 / hour | $21.99 / hour | $22.81 / hour |
Grade 11 | $20.49 / hour | $21.35 / hour | $22.21 / hour | $23.05 / hour | $23.91 / hour |
Grade 12 | $21.45 / hour | $22.34 / hour | $23.25 / hour | $24.15 / hour | $25.01 / hour |
Grade 13 | $22.40 / hour | $23.33 / hour | $24.28 / hour | $25.21 / hour | $26.14 / hour |
Grade 14 | $23.35 / hour | $24.33 / hour | $25.29 / hour | $26.27 / hour | $27.23 / hour |
Grade 15 | $24.33 / hour | $25.33 / hour | $26.35 / hour | $27.38 / hour | $28.38 / hour |
Grade 16 | $25.31 / hour | $26.40 / hour | $27.46 / hour | $28.50 / hour | $29.57 / hour |
Grade 17 | $26.35 / hour | $27.46 / hour | $28.55 / hour | $29.64 / hour | $30.75 / hour |
Grade 18 | $27.38 / hour | $28.51 / hour | $29.64 / hour | $30.79 / hour | $31.93 / hour |
Grade 19 | $28.37 / hour | $29.57 / hour | $30.75 / hour | $31.92 / hour | $33.10 / hour |
This 2021 FWS payscale applies to Leader-level employees at Joint Base Lewis-McChord who are classified as 'Patron Services' employees. For information on how long it takes to advance between steps, hover over any pay step.
FWS Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
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Grade 1 | $9.13 / hour | $9.49 / hour | $9.87 / hour | $10.24 / hour | $10.64 / hour |
Grade 2 | $9.82 / hour | $10.20 / hour | $10.59 / hour | $11.01 / hour | $11.40 / hour |
Grade 3 | $10.76 / hour | $11.18 / hour | $11.67 / hour | $12.11 / hour | $12.52 / hour |
Grade 4 | $11.77 / hour | $12.32 / hour | $12.80 / hour | $13.28 / hour | $13.75 / hour |
Grade 5 | $12.68 / hour | $13.22 / hour | $13.78 / hour | $14.32 / hour | $14.88 / hour |
Grade 6 | $13.73 / hour | $14.29 / hour | $14.86 / hour | $15.44 / hour | $16.01 / hour |
Grade 7 | $14.64 / hour | $15.24 / hour | $15.86 / hour | $16.49 / hour | $17.08 / hour |
Joint Base Lewis-McChord is a government installation in Washington primarily managed by the Department of Defense. Civilian government employees at this location may be paid under the Federal Wage System or General Schedule payscales shown on this page.
Since this is a DoD installation, servicemembers from the military may operate at this location as well. Military servicemembers are paid under the Military Basic Pay Scale.
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