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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in Pennsylvania for 2013

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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.

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 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 Allentown, Tobyhanna, and other cities within the region.

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WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-ARLINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA

The WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-ARLINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Washington DC and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 24.22% 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$22,115$22,854$23,589$24,321$25,056$25,489$26,215$26,948$26,977$27,663
GS-2$24,865$25,456$26,279$26,977$27,280$28,082$28,885$29,687$30,490$31,292
GS-3$27,130$28,034$28,938$29,843$30,747$31,651$32,556$33,460$34,364$35,269
GS-4$30,456$31,471$32,486$33,501$34,516$35,531$36,546$37,560$38,575$39,590
GS-5$34,075$35,210$36,346$37,481$38,616$39,752$40,887$42,022$43,158$44,293
GS-6$37,983$39,249$40,514$41,780$43,046$44,312$45,578$46,843$48,109$49,375
GS-7$42,209$43,616$45,024$46,431$47,838$49,246$50,653$52,061$53,468$54,875
GS-8$46,745$48,303$49,861$51,418$52,976$54,534$56,092$57,649$59,207$60,765
GS-9$51,630$53,350$55,070$56,791$58,511$60,232$61,952$63,673$65,393$67,114
GS-10$56,857$58,752$60,648$62,544$64,439$66,335$68,230$70,126$72,022$73,917
GS-11$62,467$64,548$66,630$68,712$70,794$72,876$74,958$77,040$79,122$81,204
GS-12$74,872$77,368$79,864$82,359$84,855$87,350$89,846$92,341$94,837$97,333
GS-13$89,033$92,001$94,969$97,936$100,904$103,872$106,839$109,807$112,774$115,742
GS-14$105,211$108,717$112,224$115,731$119,238$122,744$126,251$129,758$133,264$136,771
GS-15$123,758$127,883$132,009$136,134$140,259$144,385$148,510$152,635$155,500*$155,500*

The Washington DC locality pay rate also applies to Chambersburg, Fairview, 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 Philadelphia, Horsham, and other cities within the region.

Government installations that use the Philadelphia GS locality include Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and other facilities within the region.

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CLEVELAND-AKRON-CANTON, OH-PA

The CLEVELAND-AKRON-CANTON, OH-PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Cleveland and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 18.68% 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$21,129$21,835$22,537$23,236$23,939$24,352$25,046$25,746$25,774$26,429
GS-2$23,756$24,321$25,107$25,774$26,063$26,830$27,597$28,363$29,130$29,897
GS-3$25,920$26,784$27,648$28,512$29,376$30,240$31,104$31,968$32,832$33,696
GS-4$29,098$30,068$31,037$32,007$32,976$33,946$34,916$35,885$36,855$37,825
GS-5$32,555$33,640$34,725$35,809$36,894$37,979$39,064$40,148$41,233$42,318
GS-6$36,289$37,498$38,707$39,917$41,126$42,336$43,545$44,754$45,964$47,173
GS-7$40,326$41,671$43,016$44,360$45,705$47,049$48,394$49,739$51,083$52,428
GS-8$44,660$46,149$47,637$49,125$50,613$52,102$53,590$55,078$56,566$58,055
GS-9$49,327$50,971$52,614$54,258$55,902$57,546$59,189$60,833$62,477$64,120
GS-10$54,321$56,132$57,943$59,754$61,565$63,376$65,187$66,998$68,809$70,621
GS-11$59,681$61,670$63,659$65,648$67,637$69,626$71,615$73,604$75,593$77,582
GS-12$71,533$73,917$76,302$78,686$81,070$83,455$85,839$88,223$90,607$92,992
GS-13$85,063$87,898$90,733$93,568$96,404$99,239$102,074$104,910$107,745$110,580
GS-14$100,518$103,869$107,219$110,569$113,920$117,270$120,620$123,971$127,321$130,671
GS-15$118,239$122,180$126,121$130,063$134,004$137,945$141,887$145,828$149,769$153,711
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PITTSBURGH-NEW CASTLE-WEIRTON, PA-OH-WV

The PITTSBURGH-NEW CASTLE-WEIRTON, PA-OH-WV General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 16.37% 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$20,717$21,410$22,099$22,784$23,473$23,878$24,559$25,245$25,272$25,914
GS-2$23,294$23,848$24,618$25,272$25,556$26,308$27,060$27,811$28,563$29,315
GS-3$25,415$26,262$27,110$27,957$28,804$29,651$30,498$31,345$32,193$33,040
GS-4$28,532$29,482$30,433$31,384$32,335$33,285$34,236$35,187$36,138$37,088
GS-5$31,921$32,985$34,049$35,112$36,176$37,240$38,303$39,367$40,430$41,494
GS-6$35,582$36,768$37,954$39,140$40,326$41,512$42,697$43,883$45,069$46,255
GS-7$39,541$40,860$42,178$43,497$44,815$46,134$47,452$48,771$50,089$51,408
GS-8$43,791$45,250$46,710$48,169$49,628$51,088$52,547$54,006$55,465$56,925
GS-9$48,367$49,979$51,590$53,202$54,814$56,425$58,037$59,649$61,261$62,872
GS-10$53,264$55,040$56,815$58,591$60,367$62,143$63,919$65,694$67,470$69,246
GS-11$58,519$60,469$62,420$64,370$66,320$68,271$70,221$72,172$74,122$76,072
GS-12$70,141$72,479$74,817$77,154$79,492$81,830$84,168$86,506$88,844$91,182
GS-13$83,407$86,187$88,967$91,747$94,527$97,307$100,088$102,868$105,648$108,428
GS-14$98,562$101,847$105,132$108,417$111,702$114,988$118,273$121,558$124,843$128,128
GS-15$115,937$119,802$123,666$127,531$131,396$135,260$139,125$142,990$146,854$150,719

The Pittsburgh locality pay rate also applies to Pittsburgh, and other cities within the region.

Government installations that use the Pittsburgh GS locality include Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and other facilities within the region.

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Rest of Pennsylvania

Any federal employees in Pennsylvania who do not live in an area for which a specific Locality Pay Adjustment has been set will receive the generic "Rest of the United States" locality pay adjustment of 14.16% (shown in the table below).

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,324$21,003$21,679$22,351$23,027$23,424$24,092$24,766$24,792$25,422
GS-2$22,851$23,395$24,151$24,792$25,071$25,808$26,546$27,283$28,021$28,758
GS-3$24,933$25,764$26,595$27,426$28,257$29,088$29,919$30,750$31,581$32,412
GS-4$27,990$28,922$29,855$30,788$31,720$32,653$33,586$34,519$35,451$36,384
GS-5$31,315$32,359$33,402$34,445$35,489$36,532$37,576$38,619$39,663$40,706
GS-6$34,907$36,070$37,233$38,397$39,560$40,723$41,886$43,050$44,213$45,376
GS-7$38,790$40,084$41,377$42,671$43,964$45,258$46,551$47,844$49,138$50,431
GS-8$42,960$44,391$45,823$47,254$48,686$50,117$51,549$52,981$54,412$55,844
GS-9$47,448$49,029$50,611$52,192$53,773$55,354$56,935$58,516$60,097$61,678
GS-10$52,252$53,994$55,736$57,478$59,221$60,963$62,705$64,447$66,189$67,931
GS-11$57,408$59,321$61,234$63,148$65,061$66,974$68,888$70,801$72,714$74,628
GS-12$68,809$71,102$73,396$75,689$77,983$80,276$82,570$84,863$87,157$89,450
GS-13$81,823$84,550$87,278$90,005$92,732$95,459$98,187$100,914$103,641$106,369
GS-14$96,690$99,913$103,136$106,358$109,581$112,804$116,027$119,249$122,472$125,695
GS-15$113,735$117,527$121,318$125,109$128,900$132,692$136,483$140,274$144,065$147,857
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HARRISBURG-LEBANON, PA

The HARRISBURG-LEBANON, PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Harrisburg and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 14.16% 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$20,324$21,003$21,679$22,351$23,027$23,424$24,092$24,766$24,792$25,422
GS-2$22,851$23,395$24,151$24,792$25,071$25,808$26,546$27,283$28,021$28,758
GS-3$24,933$25,764$26,595$27,426$28,257$29,088$29,919$30,750$31,581$32,412
GS-4$27,990$28,922$29,855$30,788$31,720$32,653$33,586$34,519$35,451$36,384
GS-5$31,315$32,359$33,402$34,445$35,489$36,532$37,576$38,619$39,663$40,706
GS-6$34,907$36,070$37,233$38,397$39,560$40,723$41,886$43,050$44,213$45,376
GS-7$38,790$40,084$41,377$42,671$43,964$45,258$46,551$47,844$49,138$50,431
GS-8$42,960$44,391$45,823$47,254$48,686$50,117$51,549$52,981$54,412$55,844
GS-9$47,448$49,029$50,611$52,192$53,773$55,354$56,935$58,516$60,097$61,678
GS-10$52,252$53,994$55,736$57,478$59,221$60,963$62,705$64,447$66,189$67,931
GS-11$57,408$59,321$61,234$63,148$65,061$66,974$68,888$70,801$72,714$74,628
GS-12$68,809$71,102$73,396$75,689$77,983$80,276$82,570$84,863$87,157$89,450
GS-13$81,823$84,550$87,278$90,005$92,732$95,459$98,187$100,914$103,641$106,369
GS-14$96,690$99,913$103,136$106,358$109,581$112,804$116,027$119,249$122,472$125,695
GS-15$113,735$117,527$121,318$125,109$128,900$132,692$136,483$140,274$144,065$147,857

The Harrisburg locality pay rate also applies to Carlisle, Mechanicsburg, 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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