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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in New Jersey for 2012

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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.

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, 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 28.72% 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$22,916$23,682$24,444$25,202$25,964$26,412$27,165$27,925$27,954$28,665
GS-2$25,766$26,379$27,231$27,954$28,268$29,100$29,931$30,763$31,594$32,426
GS-3$28,112$29,050$29,987$30,924$31,861$32,798$33,735$34,672$35,609$36,546
GS-4$31,560$32,611$33,663$34,714$35,766$36,818$37,869$38,921$39,973$41,024
GS-5$35,309$36,486$37,662$38,839$40,015$41,192$42,368$43,545$44,721$45,898
GS-6$39,359$40,670$41,982$43,294$44,605$45,917$47,229$48,540$49,852$51,164
GS-7$43,738$45,196$46,655$48,113$49,571$51,030$52,488$53,947$55,405$56,863
GS-8$48,439$50,053$51,667$53,281$54,895$56,509$58,124$59,738$61,352$62,966
GS-9$53,500$55,283$57,065$58,848$60,631$62,414$64,197$65,979$67,762$69,545
GS-10$58,916$60,881$62,845$64,809$66,774$68,738$70,702$72,666$74,631$76,595
GS-11$64,729$66,887$69,044$71,201$73,359$75,516$77,674$79,831$81,988$84,146
GS-12$77,585$80,171$82,757$85,343$87,929$90,515$93,101$95,687$98,273$100,859
GS-13$92,259$95,334$98,409$101,484$104,559$107,634$110,709$113,785$116,860$119,935
GS-14$109,022$112,656$116,290$119,923$123,557$127,191$130,825$134,458$138,092$141,726
GS-15$128,241$132,516$136,791$141,066$145,340$149,615$153,890$155,500*$155,500*$155,500*

The New York City locality pay rate also applies to Elizabeth, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, Wharton, Wrightstown, Colts Neck, and other cities within the region.

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PHILADELPHIA-READING-CAMDEN, PA-NJ-DE-MD

The PHILADELPHIA-READING-CAMDEN, PA-NJ-DE-MD General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 21.79% 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$21,682$22,407$23,128$23,845$24,566$24,990$25,703$26,421$26,449$27,121
GS-2$24,379$24,958$25,765$26,449$26,746$27,533$28,320$29,107$29,893$30,680
GS-3$26,599$27,486$28,372$29,259$30,145$31,032$31,919$32,805$33,692$34,579
GS-4$29,860$30,855$31,851$32,846$33,841$34,836$35,831$36,826$37,821$38,816
GS-5$33,408$34,521$35,635$36,748$37,861$38,974$40,087$41,200$42,313$43,427
GS-6$37,240$38,481$39,722$40,963$42,204$43,445$44,686$45,927$47,168$48,409
GS-7$41,383$42,763$44,143$45,523$46,903$48,282$49,662$51,042$52,422$53,802
GS-8$45,831$47,358$48,885$50,413$51,940$53,467$54,994$56,522$58,049$59,576
GS-9$50,620$52,306$53,993$55,680$57,367$59,054$60,740$62,427$64,114$65,801
GS-10$55,745$57,603$59,462$61,320$63,179$65,037$66,896$68,754$70,613$72,471
GS-11$61,245$63,286$65,327$67,368$69,409$71,451$73,492$75,533$77,574$79,615
GS-12$73,408$75,854$78,301$80,748$83,195$85,642$88,088$90,535$92,982$95,429
GS-13$87,292$90,201$93,111$96,020$98,930$101,840$104,749$107,659$110,568$113,478
GS-14$103,152$106,591$110,029$113,467$116,905$120,343$123,781$127,219$130,658$134,096
GS-15$121,337$125,382$129,426$133,471$137,516$141,560$145,605$149,649$153,694$155,500*

The Philadelphia locality pay rate also applies to Cape May, Wildwood, Wrightstown, and other cities within the region.

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* For some high-paygrade workers pay under the GS scale may be capped at $155,500, 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/2012/newjersey