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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, see our General Schedule Pay Calculator.

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 26.2% 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$23,149$23,922$24,692$25,458$26,228$26,679$27,440$28,207$28,237$28,952
GS-2$26,026$26,646$27,508$28,237$28,558$29,398$30,239$31,079$31,920$32,760
GS-3$28,398$29,344$30,291$31,237$32,184$33,130$34,077$35,023$35,970$36,916
GS-4$31,879$32,942$34,005$35,067$36,130$37,192$38,255$39,318$40,380$41,443
GS-5$35,667$36,855$38,044$39,233$40,422$41,611$42,799$43,988$45,177$46,366
GS-6$39,758$41,083$42,408$43,733$45,058$46,384$47,709$49,034$50,359$51,684
GS-7$44,181$45,654$47,127$48,600$50,072$51,545$53,018$54,491$55,963$57,436
GS-8$48,929$50,560$52,190$53,821$55,451$57,082$58,712$60,343$61,973$63,604
GS-9$54,043$55,844$57,644$59,445$61,246$63,047$64,848$66,649$68,450$70,250
GS-10$59,513$61,497$63,481$65,465$67,449$69,433$71,417$73,400$75,384$77,368
GS-11$65,385$67,565$69,744$71,924$74,103$76,283$78,462$80,642$82,821$85,001
GS-12$78,371$80,984$83,596$86,208$88,821$91,433$94,046$96,658$99,270$101,883
GS-13$93,194$96,301$99,408$102,515$105,622$108,729$111,836$114,943$118,050$121,157
GS-14$110,126$113,797$117,468$121,139$124,811$128,482$132,153$135,824$139,495$143,166
GS-15$129,539$133,858$138,176$142,495$146,814$151,132$155,451$159,769$160,300*$160,300*

The Hartford locality pay rate also applies to Chicopee, Springfield, 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 25.19% 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$22,964$23,731$24,495$25,255$26,018$26,465$27,220$27,981$28,011$28,720
GS-2$25,818$26,433$27,288$28,011$28,329$29,163$29,997$30,831$31,664$32,498
GS-3$28,170$29,109$30,048$30,987$31,926$32,865$33,804$34,743$35,682$36,621
GS-4$31,624$32,678$33,732$34,787$35,841$36,895$37,949$39,003$40,057$41,111
GS-5$35,381$36,560$37,740$38,919$40,098$41,278$42,457$43,636$44,816$45,995
GS-6$39,440$40,754$42,069$43,383$44,698$46,012$47,327$48,641$49,956$51,270
GS-7$43,828$45,289$46,750$48,211$49,672$51,133$52,594$54,055$55,516$56,976
GS-8$48,537$50,155$51,772$53,390$55,007$56,625$58,242$59,860$61,477$63,095
GS-9$53,610$55,397$57,183$58,969$60,756$62,542$64,329$66,115$67,902$69,688
GS-10$59,037$61,005$62,973$64,941$66,909$68,877$70,845$72,813$74,781$76,749
GS-11$64,862$67,024$69,186$71,348$73,510$75,672$77,834$79,996$82,158$84,320
GS-12$77,744$80,336$82,927$85,519$88,110$90,701$93,293$95,884$98,476$101,067
GS-13$92,448$95,530$98,612$101,694$104,777$107,859$110,941$114,023$117,105$120,187
GS-14$109,245$112,886$116,528$120,170$123,812$127,453$131,095$134,737$138,379$142,021
GS-15$128,503$132,787$137,071$141,355$145,639$149,923$154,207$158,491$160,300*$160,300*

The Boston locality pay rate also applies to Boston, Cambridge, Lowell, Worcester, Bedford, Devens, Natick, Sandwich, Woods Hole, and other cities within the region.

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ALBANY-SCHENECTADY, NY-MA

The ALBANY-SCHENECTADY, NY-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Albany and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 14.49% 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$21,001$21,703$22,401$23,096$23,794$24,203$24,894$25,590$25,617$26,265
GS-2$23,611$24,173$24,955$25,617$25,908$26,670$27,433$28,195$28,958$29,720
GS-3$25,763$26,621$27,480$28,339$29,197$30,056$30,915$31,773$32,632$33,491
GS-4$28,921$29,885$30,849$31,813$32,777$33,741$34,705$35,669$36,633$37,597
GS-5$32,357$33,436$34,514$35,593$36,671$37,750$38,828$39,907$40,985$42,064
GS-6$36,069$37,271$38,473$39,675$40,878$42,080$43,282$44,484$45,686$46,888
GS-7$40,082$41,418$42,754$44,090$45,426$46,762$48,098$49,434$50,771$52,107
GS-8$44,389$45,868$47,347$48,827$50,306$51,785$53,264$54,743$56,223$57,702
GS-9$49,028$50,662$52,296$53,929$55,563$57,197$58,831$60,464$62,098$63,732
GS-10$53,991$55,791$57,591$59,391$61,190$62,990$64,790$66,590$68,389$70,189
GS-11$59,318$61,296$63,273$65,250$67,227$69,205$71,182$73,159$75,136$77,114
GS-12$71,099$73,469$75,839$78,209$80,579$82,949$85,319$87,689$90,059$92,429
GS-13$84,546$87,365$90,184$93,003$95,821$98,640$101,459$104,277$107,096$109,915
GS-14$99,907$103,238$106,568$109,899$113,229$116,560$119,890$123,221$126,552$129,882
GS-15$117,519$121,437$125,355$129,273$133,191$137,109$141,026$144,944$148,862$152,780
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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/massachusetts