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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, see our General Schedule Pay Calculator.

NEW YORK-NEWARK, NY-NJ-CT-PA

The NEW YORK-NEWARK, NY-NJ-CT-PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in New York City and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 31.22% 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$24,310$25,123$25,932$26,736$27,544$28,017$28,816$29,623$29,654$30,405
GS-2$27,332$27,983$28,888$29,654$29,988$30,870$31,751$32,633$33,515$34,397
GS-3$29,822$30,817$31,812$32,806$33,801$34,796$35,790$36,785$37,780$38,772
GS-4$33,479$34,595$35,710$36,826$37,941$39,056$40,172$41,287$42,402$43,518
GS-5$37,457$38,706$39,955$41,204$42,454$43,703$44,952$46,201$47,450$48,700
GS-6$41,753$43,145$44,537$45,930$47,322$48,714$50,106$51,499$52,891$54,283
GS-7$46,398$47,945$49,492$51,039$52,586$54,133$55,681$57,228$58,775$60,322
GS-8$51,384$53,097$54,809$56,522$58,234$59,947$61,659$63,371$65,084$66,796
GS-9$56,754$58,646$60,538$62,431$64,323$66,215$68,107$69,999$71,892$73,784
GS-10$62,500$64,584$66,668$68,751$70,835$72,919$75,003$77,087$79,170$81,254
GS-11$68,666$70,955$73,243$75,532$77,820$80,108$82,397$84,685$86,974$89,262
GS-12$82,304$85,048$87,791$90,535$93,279$96,023$98,767$101,510$104,254$106,998
GS-13$97,869$101,131$104,393$107,656$110,918$114,180$117,442$120,704$123,966$127,228
GS-14$115,652$119,507$123,363$127,218$131,073$134,928$138,784$142,639$146,494$150,349
GS-15$136,038$140,573$145,108$149,643$154,178$158,713$161,900*$161,900*$161,900*$161,900*

The New York City locality pay rate also applies to Allentown, Tobyhanna, and other cities within the region.

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WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-ARLINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA

The WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-ARLINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Washington DC and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 27.1% 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$23,547$24,335$25,118$25,897$26,680$27,137$27,911$28,693$28,723$29,450
GS-2$26,474$27,104$27,981$28,723$29,046$29,900$30,754$31,608$32,463$33,317
GS-3$28,886$29,849$30,813$31,776$32,740$33,703$34,667$35,630$36,593$37,554
GS-4$32,428$33,509$34,589$35,669$36,750$37,830$38,910$39,991$41,071$42,151
GS-5$36,281$37,491$38,701$39,911$41,121$42,331$43,541$44,751$45,961$47,171
GS-6$40,442$41,790$43,139$44,488$45,836$47,185$48,533$49,882$51,230$52,579
GS-7$44,941$46,440$47,938$49,437$50,935$52,434$53,932$55,431$56,929$58,428
GS-8$49,771$51,430$53,088$54,747$56,406$58,064$59,723$61,382$63,040$64,699
GS-9$54,972$56,805$58,638$60,470$62,303$64,136$65,969$67,801$69,634$71,467
GS-10$60,538$62,556$64,574$66,593$68,611$70,629$72,648$74,666$76,685$78,703
GS-11$66,510$68,727$70,943$73,160$75,377$77,593$79,810$82,027$84,243$86,460
GS-12$79,720$82,377$85,035$87,693$90,350$93,008$95,666$98,323$100,981$103,639
GS-13$94,796$97,956$101,116$104,275$107,435$110,595$113,755$116,914$120,074$123,234
GS-14$112,021$115,755$119,489$123,223$126,958$130,692$134,426$138,160$141,894$145,629
GS-15$131,767$136,160$140,552$144,945$149,337$153,730$158,123$161,900*$161,900*$161,900*

The Washington DC locality pay rate also applies to Chambersburg, Fairview, and other cities within the region.

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PHILADELPHIA-READING-CAMDEN, PA-NJ-DE-MD

The PHILADELPHIA-READING-CAMDEN, PA-NJ-DE-MD General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 23.87% 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$22,948$23,716$24,479$25,239$26,002$26,447$27,202$27,964$27,993$28,702
GS-2$25,801$26,415$27,270$27,993$28,308$29,140$29,973$30,805$31,638$32,470
GS-3$28,152$29,091$30,030$30,969$31,908$32,847$33,786$34,724$35,663$36,600
GS-4$31,604$32,657$33,710$34,763$35,816$36,869$37,922$38,974$40,027$41,080
GS-5$35,359$36,538$37,717$38,896$40,076$41,255$42,434$43,613$44,793$45,972
GS-6$39,414$40,728$42,043$43,357$44,671$45,985$47,300$48,614$49,928$51,243
GS-7$43,799$45,260$46,720$48,180$49,641$51,101$52,562$54,022$55,483$56,943
GS-8$48,506$50,123$51,739$53,356$54,972$56,589$58,205$59,822$61,438$63,055
GS-9$53,575$55,361$57,147$58,934$60,720$62,506$64,292$66,078$67,865$69,651
GS-10$58,999$60,966$62,933$64,900$66,868$68,835$70,802$72,769$74,736$76,703
GS-11$64,820$66,980$69,141$71,301$73,461$75,621$77,782$79,942$82,102$84,263
GS-12$77,694$80,284$82,874$85,464$88,054$90,644$93,234$95,825$98,415$101,005
GS-13$92,387$95,467$98,546$101,625$104,705$107,784$110,864$113,943$117,022$120,102
GS-14$109,174$112,813$116,453$120,092$123,731$127,371$131,010$134,649$138,288$141,928
GS-15$128,419$132,699$136,980$141,261$145,542$149,823$154,104$158,385$161,900*$161,900*

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

Government installations that use the Philadelphia GS locality include Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and other facilities within the region.

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CLEVELAND-AKRON-CANTON, OH-PA

The CLEVELAND-AKRON-CANTON, OH-PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Cleveland and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 19.71% 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$22,177$22,920$23,657$24,391$25,128$25,559$26,288$27,025$27,053$27,738
GS-2$24,934$25,528$26,354$27,053$27,357$28,162$28,966$29,771$30,575$31,380
GS-3$27,206$28,114$29,021$29,929$30,836$31,744$32,651$33,558$34,466$35,371
GS-4$30,543$31,560$32,578$33,595$34,613$35,630$36,648$37,666$38,683$39,701
GS-5$34,171$35,311$36,450$37,590$38,730$39,869$41,009$42,149$43,288$44,428
GS-6$38,091$39,361$40,631$41,901$43,171$44,441$45,711$46,981$48,252$49,522
GS-7$42,328$43,740$45,151$46,562$47,974$49,385$50,797$52,208$53,619$55,031
GS-8$46,877$48,439$50,002$51,564$53,126$54,688$56,251$57,813$59,375$60,937
GS-9$51,776$53,502$55,228$56,954$58,681$60,407$62,133$63,859$65,586$67,312
GS-10$57,018$58,919$60,820$62,721$64,622$66,523$68,424$70,325$72,226$74,127
GS-11$62,643$64,731$66,819$68,906$70,994$73,082$75,170$77,257$79,345$81,433
GS-12$75,085$77,588$80,091$82,594$85,097$87,600$90,103$92,606$95,110$97,613
GS-13$89,285$92,260$95,236$98,212$101,188$104,164$107,140$110,116$113,092$116,068
GS-14$105,508$109,025$112,542$116,059$119,576$123,093$126,610$130,127$133,644$137,161
GS-15$124,106$128,243$132,380$136,517$140,654$144,792$148,929$153,066$157,203$161,340
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PITTSBURGH-NEW CASTLE-WEIRTON, PA-OH-WV

The PITTSBURGH-NEW CASTLE-WEIRTON, PA-OH-WV General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.86% 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$21,835$22,565$23,291$24,014$24,740$25,164$25,882$26,607$26,635$27,309
GS-2$24,549$25,134$25,947$26,635$26,935$27,727$28,519$29,311$30,103$30,895
GS-3$26,786$27,679$28,573$29,466$30,360$31,253$32,146$33,040$33,933$34,824
GS-4$30,071$31,073$32,074$33,076$34,078$35,080$36,082$37,083$38,085$39,087
GS-5$33,643$34,765$35,887$37,009$38,131$39,253$40,375$41,497$42,619$43,741
GS-6$37,502$38,752$40,003$41,253$42,504$43,754$45,005$46,255$47,506$48,756
GS-7$41,674$43,064$44,453$45,843$47,232$48,622$50,012$51,401$52,791$54,180
GS-8$46,153$47,691$49,229$50,767$52,305$53,843$55,381$56,919$58,457$59,995
GS-9$50,976$52,675$54,375$56,074$57,774$59,473$61,173$62,872$64,572$66,271
GS-10$56,137$58,008$59,880$61,752$63,623$65,495$67,366$69,238$71,110$72,981
GS-11$61,675$63,730$65,786$67,841$69,897$71,952$74,008$76,063$78,119$80,174
GS-12$73,924$76,389$78,853$81,318$83,782$86,246$88,711$91,175$93,640$96,104
GS-13$87,905$90,835$93,765$96,695$99,625$102,555$105,485$108,415$111,345$114,275
GS-14$103,877$107,340$110,803$114,265$117,728$121,191$124,653$128,116$131,579$135,042
GS-15$122,188$126,261$130,334$134,408$138,481$142,554$146,627$150,701$154,774$158,847

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

Government installations that use the Pittsburgh GS locality include Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and other facilities within the region.

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HARRISBURG-LEBANON, PA

The HARRISBURG-LEBANON, PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Harrisburg and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 15.63% 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$21,422$22,139$22,851$23,560$24,272$24,688$25,392$26,103$26,131$26,793
GS-2$24,085$24,658$25,456$26,131$26,425$27,202$27,979$28,756$29,533$30,310
GS-3$26,279$27,156$28,032$28,909$29,785$30,662$31,538$32,415$33,291$34,165
GS-4$29,502$30,485$31,468$32,450$33,433$34,416$35,399$36,382$37,365$38,348
GS-5$33,007$34,107$35,208$36,309$37,410$38,511$39,611$40,712$41,813$42,914
GS-6$36,792$38,019$39,246$40,473$41,700$42,926$44,153$45,380$46,607$47,834
GS-7$40,886$42,249$43,612$44,975$46,339$47,702$49,065$50,429$51,792$53,155
GS-8$45,280$46,789$48,297$49,806$51,315$52,824$54,333$55,842$57,351$58,860
GS-9$50,011$51,679$53,346$55,013$56,681$58,348$60,015$61,683$63,350$65,018
GS-10$55,075$56,911$58,747$60,583$62,419$64,256$66,092$67,928$69,764$71,600
GS-11$60,508$62,525$64,541$66,558$68,574$70,591$72,608$74,624$76,641$78,657
GS-12$72,525$74,943$77,361$79,779$82,197$84,615$87,032$89,450$91,868$94,286
GS-13$86,241$89,116$91,991$94,865$97,740$100,614$103,489$106,363$109,238$112,113
GS-14$101,912$105,309$108,706$112,103$115,500$118,898$122,295$125,692$129,089$132,487
GS-15$119,876$123,872$127,868$131,864$135,861$139,857$143,853$147,849$151,845$155,841

The Harrisburg locality pay rate also applies to Carlisle, Mechanicsburg, and other cities within the region.

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Rest of Pennsylvania

Any federal employees in Pennsylvania 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
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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/pennsylvania