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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in North Carolina 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.

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, see our General Schedule Pay Calculator.

RALEIGH-DURHAM-CARY, NC

The RALEIGH-DURHAM-CARY, NC General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Raleigh and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.94% 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$21,634$22,357$23,076$23,792$24,511$24,933$25,644$26,361$26,389$27,057
GS-2$24,323$24,902$25,707$26,389$26,689$27,474$28,260$29,045$29,831$30,616
GS-3$26,539$27,423$28,308$29,193$30,077$30,962$31,846$32,731$33,615$34,500
GS-4$29,793$30,786$31,779$32,772$33,765$34,758$35,751$36,744$37,737$38,730
GS-5$33,332$34,443$35,554$36,665$37,776$38,887$39,998$41,109$42,220$43,331
GS-6$37,156$38,394$39,633$40,871$42,109$43,348$44,586$45,824$47,063$48,301
GS-7$41,290$42,666$44,042$45,419$46,795$48,171$49,548$50,924$52,300$53,677
GS-8$45,727$47,250$48,774$50,298$51,822$53,345$54,869$56,393$57,917$59,441
GS-9$50,505$52,188$53,871$55,554$57,237$58,920$60,603$62,286$63,969$65,652
GS-10$55,618$57,472$59,326$61,180$63,034$64,888$66,742$68,596$70,450$72,304
GS-11$61,106$63,143$65,180$67,216$69,253$71,290$73,327$75,364$77,400$79,437
GS-12$73,242$75,683$78,125$80,566$83,007$85,449$87,890$90,331$92,773$95,214
GS-13$87,094$89,998$92,901$95,805$98,709$101,612$104,516$107,420$110,323$113,227
GS-14$102,918$106,349$109,780$113,211$116,641$120,072$123,503$126,934$130,365$133,796
GS-15$121,061$125,097$129,133$133,168$137,204$141,240$145,276$149,312$153,348$157,384

The Raleigh locality pay rate also applies to Cary, Durham, Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Raleigh, and other cities within the region.

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CHARLOTTE-CONCORD, NC-SC

The CHARLOTTE-CONCORD, NC-SC General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Charlotte and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 14.44% 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$20,992$21,693$22,391$23,086$23,784$24,193$24,883$25,578$25,606$26,254
GS-2$23,601$24,163$24,944$25,606$25,897$26,659$27,421$28,183$28,945$29,707
GS-3$25,751$26,610$27,468$28,326$29,184$30,043$30,901$31,759$32,618$33,476
GS-4$28,909$29,872$30,836$31,799$32,763$33,727$34,690$35,654$36,617$37,581
GS-5$32,343$33,421$34,499$35,577$36,655$37,733$38,811$39,889$40,967$42,045
GS-6$36,053$37,255$38,456$39,658$40,860$42,061$43,263$44,465$45,666$46,868
GS-7$40,064$41,400$42,735$44,071$45,406$46,742$48,077$49,413$50,748$52,084
GS-8$44,370$45,848$47,327$48,805$50,284$51,762$53,241$54,719$56,198$57,677
GS-9$49,007$50,640$52,273$53,906$55,539$57,172$58,805$60,438$62,071$63,704
GS-10$53,968$55,767$57,566$59,365$61,164$62,963$64,762$66,561$68,360$70,159
GS-11$59,293$61,269$63,245$65,222$67,198$69,174$71,151$73,127$75,104$77,080
GS-12$71,068$73,437$75,806$78,175$80,544$82,913$85,282$87,651$90,020$92,389
GS-13$84,509$87,327$90,144$92,962$95,779$98,597$101,414$104,232$107,049$109,867
GS-14$99,864$103,193$106,522$109,851$113,180$116,509$119,838$123,167$126,496$129,825
GS-15$117,468$121,384$125,300$129,216$133,133$137,049$140,965$144,881$148,797$152,713

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

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Rest of North Carolina

Any federal employees in North Carolina 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 Greensboro, Havelock, High Point, Hoffman, Jacksonville, Southport, Wilmington, Winston-Salem, 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/northcarolina