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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in North Carolina for 2017

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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 19.02% 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$22,050$22,788$23,521$24,250$24,983$25,412$26,137$26,869$26,897$27,578
GS-2$24,791$25,381$26,202$26,897$27,200$27,999$28,799$29,599$30,399$31,199
GS-3$27,050$27,952$28,854$29,756$30,658$31,561$32,463$33,365$34,267$35,167
GS-4$30,367$31,378$32,390$33,402$34,413$35,425$36,437$37,448$38,460$39,472
GS-5$33,974$35,107$36,240$37,373$38,507$39,640$40,773$41,906$43,039$44,172
GS-6$37,871$39,134$40,397$41,659$42,922$44,185$45,448$46,711$47,973$49,236
GS-7$42,084$43,488$44,891$46,294$47,697$49,101$50,504$51,907$53,310$54,713
GS-8$46,607$48,160$49,713$51,267$52,820$54,373$55,926$57,480$59,033$60,586
GS-9$51,477$53,194$54,910$56,626$58,342$60,059$61,775$63,491$65,207$66,924
GS-10$56,689$58,579$60,469$62,359$64,249$66,139$68,029$69,919$71,810$73,700
GS-11$62,282$64,358$66,433$68,509$70,585$72,661$74,736$76,812$78,888$80,963
GS-12$74,652$77,140$79,629$82,118$84,607$87,095$89,584$92,073$94,561$97,050
GS-13$88,770$91,729$94,688$97,646$100,605$103,564$106,523$109,482$112,441$115,399
GS-14$104,899$108,396$111,893$115,390$118,887$122,384$125,880$129,377$132,874$136,371
GS-15$123,390$127,504$131,617$135,730$139,844$143,957$148,070$152,184$156,297$160,410

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 15.65% 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$21,425$22,142$22,855$23,564$24,276$24,692$25,397$26,108$26,136$26,797
GS-2$24,089$24,662$25,460$26,136$26,429$27,207$27,984$28,761$29,538$30,315
GS-3$26,284$27,160$28,037$28,914$29,790$30,667$31,544$32,420$33,297$34,171
GS-4$29,507$30,490$31,473$32,456$33,439$34,422$35,405$36,388$37,371$38,354
GS-5$33,012$34,113$35,214$36,315$37,416$38,517$39,618$40,719$41,820$42,921
GS-6$36,799$38,026$39,253$40,480$41,707$42,934$44,161$45,388$46,615$47,842
GS-7$40,893$42,256$43,620$44,983$46,347$47,710$49,074$50,437$51,801$53,164
GS-8$45,287$46,797$48,306$49,815$51,324$52,834$54,343$55,852$57,361$58,870
GS-9$50,020$51,687$53,355$55,023$56,690$58,358$60,026$61,693$63,361$65,029
GS-10$55,084$56,921$58,757$60,594$62,430$64,267$66,103$67,940$69,776$71,613
GS-11$60,518$62,535$64,552$66,569$68,586$70,603$72,620$74,637$76,654$78,671
GS-12$72,538$74,956$77,374$79,793$82,211$84,629$87,047$89,466$91,884$94,302
GS-13$86,256$89,131$92,007$94,882$97,757$100,632$103,507$106,382$109,257$112,132
GS-14$101,929$105,327$108,725$112,123$115,520$118,918$122,316$125,714$129,112$132,509
GS-15$119,897$123,894$127,890$131,887$135,884$139,881$143,878$147,875$151,872$155,868

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 15.06% (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$21,316$22,029$22,738$23,443$24,152$24,566$25,267$25,975$26,002$26,661
GS-2$23,966$24,537$25,330$26,002$26,295$27,068$27,841$28,614$29,387$30,161
GS-3$26,150$27,022$27,894$28,766$29,638$30,510$31,383$32,255$33,127$33,997
GS-4$29,356$30,334$31,312$32,290$33,268$34,246$35,224$36,202$37,180$38,158
GS-5$32,844$33,939$35,035$36,130$37,225$38,321$39,416$40,511$41,607$42,702
GS-6$36,611$37,832$39,053$40,273$41,494$42,715$43,936$45,156$46,377$47,598
GS-7$40,684$42,041$43,397$44,754$46,110$47,467$48,823$50,180$51,537$52,893
GS-8$45,056$46,558$48,059$49,561$51,062$52,564$54,066$55,567$57,069$58,570
GS-9$49,765$51,424$53,083$54,742$56,401$58,060$59,720$61,379$63,038$64,697
GS-10$54,803$56,630$58,457$60,285$62,112$63,939$65,766$67,593$69,420$71,247
GS-11$60,210$62,216$64,223$66,230$68,236$70,243$72,250$74,256$76,263$78,270
GS-12$72,168$74,574$76,980$79,386$81,792$84,197$86,603$89,009$91,415$93,821
GS-13$85,816$88,677$91,537$94,398$97,258$100,118$102,979$105,839$108,699$111,560
GS-14$101,409$104,790$108,170$111,551$114,931$118,312$121,692$125,073$128,453$131,833
GS-15$119,285$123,261$127,238$131,214$135,191$139,167$143,144$147,120$151,097$155,073

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 $161,900, 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/2017/northcarolina