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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in New Mexico 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.

New Mexico 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 Mexico, see our General Schedule Pay Calculator.

ALBUQUERQUE-SANTA FE-LAS VEGAS, NM

The ALBUQUERQUE-SANTA FE-LAS VEGAS, NM General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Albuquerque and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 14.37% 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$20,979$21,680$22,378$23,072$23,770$24,178$24,867$25,563$25,590$26,238
GS-2$23,587$24,148$24,929$25,590$25,881$26,642$27,404$28,166$28,928$29,689
GS-3$25,736$26,593$27,451$28,309$29,167$30,024$30,882$31,740$32,598$33,456
GS-4$28,891$29,854$30,817$31,780$32,743$33,706$34,669$35,632$36,595$37,558
GS-5$32,323$33,401$34,478$35,555$36,633$37,710$38,787$39,865$40,942$42,020
GS-6$36,031$37,232$38,433$39,634$40,835$42,036$43,236$44,437$45,638$46,839
GS-7$40,040$41,374$42,709$44,044$45,379$46,713$48,048$49,383$50,717$52,052
GS-8$44,342$45,820$47,298$48,775$50,253$51,731$53,208$54,686$56,164$57,641
GS-9$48,977$50,609$52,241$53,873$55,505$57,137$58,769$60,401$62,033$63,665
GS-10$53,935$55,733$57,530$59,328$61,126$62,924$64,722$66,520$68,318$70,116
GS-11$59,256$61,231$63,207$65,182$67,157$69,132$71,107$73,082$75,058$77,033
GS-12$71,025$73,392$75,760$78,127$80,495$82,862$85,230$87,597$89,965$92,332
GS-13$84,458$87,273$90,089$92,905$95,721$98,537$101,352$104,168$106,984$109,800
GS-14$99,803$103,130$106,457$109,784$113,111$116,438$119,765$123,092$126,419$129,746
GS-15$117,396$121,310$125,224$129,137$133,051$136,965$140,879$144,792$148,706$152,620

The Albuquerque locality pay rate also applies to Albuquerque, Los Alamos, and other cities within the region.

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Rest of New Mexico

Any federal employees in New Mexico 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 Alamogordo, Clovis, Las Cruces, 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/newmexico