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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in Connecticut for 2009

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The General Schedule (GS) payscale is the federal government payscale used to determine the salaries of over 70% of federal civilian employees.

Under the GS payscale, an employee's base pay depends on two factors - the GS Paygrade of their job, and the Paygrade Step they have achieved (depending on seniority or performance). This base pay is then modified based on a "Locality Pay Adjustment", which adjusts the GS payscale based on cost-of-living in different areas within the United States.

Connecticut has one or more Locality Pay Adjustment areas with special locality pay adjustment rates. This page lists the locality-adjusted yearly GS pay scales for each area, with starting pay for a GS-1 broken down by county in the interactive map. For a detailed calculation of your pay as a GS employee in Connecticut, see our General Schedule Pay Calculator.

NEW YORK-NEWARK, NY-NJ-CT-PA

The NEW YORK-NEWARK, NY-NJ-CT-PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in New York City and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 27.96% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,444$23,194$23,940$24,683$25,429$25,868$26,605$27,349$27,378$28,080
GS-2$25,235$25,835$26,669$27,378$27,684$28,498$29,312$30,126$30,939$31,753
GS-3$27,533$28,451$29,368$30,286$31,203$32,121$33,038$33,955$34,873$35,790
GS-4$30,910$31,940$32,970$34,000$35,030$36,060$37,090$38,121$39,151$40,181
GS-5$34,582$35,735$36,888$38,041$39,194$40,347$41,500$42,653$43,806$44,959
GS-6$38,548$39,833$41,117$42,402$43,687$44,972$46,256$47,541$48,826$50,110
GS-7$42,837$44,265$45,693$47,121$48,549$49,977$51,405$52,833$54,261$55,689
GS-8$47,441$49,023$50,604$52,186$53,768$55,349$56,931$58,512$60,094$61,675
GS-9$52,398$54,145$55,892$57,638$59,385$61,132$62,878$64,625$66,372$68,118
GS-10$57,704$59,627$61,550$63,473$65,397$67,320$69,243$71,166$73,089$75,013
GS-11$63,397$65,509$67,622$69,734$71,847$73,960$76,072$78,185$80,297$82,410
GS-12$75,986$78,519$81,051$83,583$86,116$88,648$91,180$93,713$96,245$98,777
GS-13$90,359$93,371$96,383$99,395$102,408$105,420$108,432$111,444$114,456$117,469
GS-14$106,776$110,336$113,896$117,456$121,016$124,575$128,135$131,695$135,255$138,815
GS-15$125,600$129,787$133,974$138,161$142,348$146,535$150,722$153,200*$153,200*$153,200*

The New York City locality pay rate also applies to Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, and other cities within the region.

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HARTFORD-EAST HARTFORD, CT-MA

The HARTFORD-EAST HARTFORD, CT-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Hartford and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 25.08% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,939$22,672$23,401$24,128$24,857$25,286$26,007$26,733$26,762$27,448
GS-2$24,667$25,254$26,069$26,762$27,061$27,857$28,652$29,448$30,243$31,039
GS-3$26,913$27,810$28,707$29,604$30,501$31,398$32,294$33,191$34,088$34,985
GS-4$30,214$31,221$32,228$33,235$34,242$35,249$36,256$37,263$38,269$39,276
GS-5$33,804$34,931$36,058$37,185$38,312$39,439$40,566$41,693$42,820$43,947
GS-6$37,680$38,936$40,192$41,448$42,704$43,959$45,215$46,471$47,727$48,983
GS-7$41,873$43,269$44,665$46,061$47,457$48,852$50,248$51,644$53,040$54,436
GS-8$46,373$47,919$49,465$51,011$52,557$54,103$55,649$57,195$58,741$60,287
GS-9$51,219$52,926$54,634$56,341$58,048$59,756$61,463$63,170$64,878$66,585
GS-10$56,405$58,285$60,165$62,045$63,925$65,805$67,685$69,564$71,444$73,324
GS-11$61,970$64,035$66,100$68,165$70,230$72,295$74,360$76,425$78,490$80,555
GS-12$74,276$76,752$79,227$81,702$84,178$86,653$89,128$91,604$94,079$96,554
GS-13$88,325$91,270$94,214$97,158$100,103$103,047$105,992$108,936$111,880$114,825
GS-14$104,373$107,853$111,332$114,812$118,292$121,772$125,251$128,731$132,211$135,691
GS-15$122,774$126,866$130,959$135,051$139,144$143,237$147,329$151,422$153,200*$153,200*

The Hartford locality pay rate also applies to Groton, Hartford, New London, and other cities within the region.

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BOSTON-WORCESTER-PROVIDENCE, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT

The BOSTON-WORCESTER-PROVIDENCE, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Boston and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 23.98% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,746$22,473$23,195$23,916$24,639$25,064$25,778$26,498$26,527$27,206
GS-2$24,450$25,032$25,840$26,527$26,823$27,612$28,400$29,189$29,977$30,766
GS-3$26,677$27,566$28,455$29,344$30,233$31,121$32,010$32,899$33,788$34,677
GS-4$29,949$30,947$31,945$32,943$33,941$34,939$35,937$36,935$37,933$38,931
GS-5$33,507$34,624$35,741$36,858$37,975$39,092$40,209$41,326$42,443$43,560
GS-6$37,349$38,594$39,838$41,083$42,328$43,573$44,818$46,062$47,307$48,552
GS-7$41,505$42,888$44,272$45,656$47,039$48,423$49,806$51,190$52,574$53,957
GS-8$45,966$47,498$49,030$50,563$52,095$53,628$55,160$56,692$58,225$59,757
GS-9$50,769$52,461$54,153$55,846$57,538$59,230$60,923$62,615$64,307$66,000
GS-10$55,909$57,772$59,636$61,499$63,362$65,226$67,089$68,953$70,816$72,680
GS-11$61,425$63,472$65,518$67,565$69,612$71,659$73,706$75,753$77,800$79,847
GS-12$73,623$76,077$78,530$80,984$83,437$85,891$88,344$90,798$93,252$95,705
GS-13$87,548$90,467$93,385$96,304$99,222$102,141$105,059$107,978$110,896$113,815
GS-14$103,455$106,904$110,353$113,802$117,252$120,701$124,150$127,599$131,048$134,497
GS-15$121,694$125,750$129,807$133,864$137,920$141,977$146,034$150,090$153,200*$153,200*
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* For some high-paygrade workers pay under the GS scale may be capped at $153,200, which is the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).


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Source: www.federalpay.org/gs/2009/connecticut