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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in Iowa for 2016

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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.

Iowa 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 Iowa, see our General Schedule Pay Calculator.

DAVENPORT-MOLINE, IA-IL

The DAVENPORT-MOLINE, IA-IL General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Davenport and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 14.43% 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$20,990$21,691$22,389$23,084$23,782$24,191$24,881$25,576$25,604$26,251
GS-2$23,599$24,161$24,942$25,604$25,894$26,656$27,419$28,181$28,943$29,705
GS-3$25,749$26,607$27,465$28,324$29,182$30,040$30,898$31,757$32,615$33,473
GS-4$28,906$29,870$30,833$31,797$32,760$33,724$34,687$35,651$36,614$37,578
GS-5$32,340$33,418$34,496$35,574$36,652$37,730$38,808$39,886$40,964$42,042
GS-6$36,050$37,252$38,453$39,655$40,856$42,058$43,259$44,461$45,662$46,864
GS-7$40,061$41,396$42,732$44,067$45,402$46,738$48,073$49,409$50,744$52,079
GS-8$44,366$45,844$47,323$48,801$50,279$51,758$53,236$54,715$56,193$57,672
GS-9$49,002$50,635$52,268$53,901$55,534$57,167$58,800$60,433$62,066$63,699
GS-10$53,963$55,762$57,561$59,359$61,158$62,957$64,756$66,555$68,354$70,152
GS-11$59,287$61,264$63,240$65,216$67,192$69,168$71,145$73,121$75,097$77,073
GS-12$71,062$73,431$75,800$78,168$80,537$82,906$85,274$87,643$90,012$92,380
GS-13$84,502$87,319$90,137$92,954$95,771$98,588$101,406$104,223$107,040$109,857
GS-14$99,855$103,184$106,513$109,841$113,170$116,499$119,828$123,156$126,485$129,814
GS-15$117,458$121,374$125,289$129,205$133,121$137,037$140,953$144,868$148,784$152,700

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

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Rest of Iowa

Any federal employees in Iowa 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 14.35% (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$20,975$21,676$22,374$23,068$23,765$24,174$24,863$25,558$25,586$26,233
GS-2$23,582$24,144$24,925$25,586$25,876$26,638$27,399$28,161$28,923$29,684
GS-3$25,731$26,589$27,446$28,304$29,162$30,019$30,877$31,734$32,592$33,450
GS-4$28,886$29,849$30,812$31,774$32,737$33,700$34,663$35,626$36,589$37,551
GS-5$32,318$33,395$34,472$35,549$36,626$37,703$38,781$39,858$40,935$42,012
GS-6$36,025$37,225$38,426$39,627$40,828$42,028$43,229$44,430$45,630$46,831
GS-7$40,033$41,367$42,702$44,036$45,371$46,705$48,040$49,374$50,709$52,043
GS-8$44,335$45,812$47,289$48,767$50,244$51,722$53,199$54,676$56,154$57,631
GS-9$48,968$50,600$52,232$53,863$55,495$57,127$58,759$60,391$62,022$63,654
GS-10$53,925$55,723$57,520$59,318$61,116$62,913$64,711$66,508$68,306$70,103
GS-11$59,246$61,221$63,196$65,170$67,145$69,120$71,095$73,070$75,044$77,019
GS-12$71,012$73,380$75,747$78,114$80,481$82,848$85,215$87,582$89,949$92,316
GS-13$84,443$87,258$90,073$92,889$95,704$98,519$101,335$104,150$106,965$109,781
GS-14$99,785$103,112$106,438$109,765$113,091$116,417$119,744$123,070$126,397$129,723
GS-15$117,376$121,289$125,202$129,115$133,028$136,941$140,854$144,767$148,680$152,593

The Rest of U.S. locality pay rate also applies to Cedar Rapids, and other cities within the region.

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* For some high-paygrade workers pay under the GS scale may be capped at $160,300, 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/2016/iowa