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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in North Carolina for 2019

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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 19.99% 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$22,856$23,621$24,382$25,137$25,897$26,341$27,093$27,851$27,881$28,590
GS-2$25,698$26,310$27,161$27,881$28,194$29,023$29,852$30,681$31,511$32,340
GS-3$28,039$28,974$29,909$30,843$31,778$32,713$33,648$34,582$35,517$36,452
GS-4$31,477$32,526$33,574$34,623$35,672$36,721$37,769$38,818$39,867$40,915
GS-5$35,217$36,391$37,564$38,738$39,911$41,085$42,258$43,432$44,605$45,779
GS-6$39,256$40,565$41,874$43,183$44,492$45,801$47,110$48,420$49,729$51,038
GS-7$43,624$45,078$46,532$47,986$49,441$50,895$52,349$53,804$55,258$56,712
GS-8$48,312$49,922$51,532$53,142$54,753$56,363$57,973$59,583$61,194$62,804
GS-9$53,361$55,139$56,917$58,696$60,474$62,252$64,030$65,809$67,587$69,365
GS-10$58,763$60,721$62,679$64,637$66,596$68,554$70,512$72,470$74,429$76,387
GS-11$64,561$66,713$68,866$71,018$73,171$75,324$77,476$79,629$81,782$83,934
GS-12$77,382$79,961$82,541$85,121$87,701$90,280$92,860$95,440$98,020$100,600
GS-13$92,017$95,084$98,151$101,218$104,285$107,351$110,418$113,485$116,552$119,619
GS-14$108,736$112,361$115,986$119,611$123,236$126,861$130,486$134,110$137,735$141,360
GS-15$127,903$132,167$136,430$140,693$144,956$149,220$153,483$157,746$162,009$166,273

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 16.79% 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$22,246$22,991$23,732$24,466$25,207$25,639$26,370$27,108$27,137$27,828
GS-2$25,013$25,609$26,437$27,137$27,442$28,249$29,056$29,863$30,670$31,477
GS-3$27,291$28,201$29,111$30,021$30,931$31,840$32,750$33,660$34,570$35,480
GS-4$30,638$31,658$32,679$33,700$34,720$35,741$36,762$37,783$38,803$39,824
GS-5$34,278$35,420$36,562$37,704$38,847$39,989$41,131$42,273$43,416$44,558
GS-6$38,209$39,483$40,757$42,032$43,306$44,580$45,854$47,128$48,402$49,677
GS-7$42,460$43,876$45,291$46,707$48,122$49,538$50,953$52,369$53,784$55,200
GS-8$47,023$48,590$50,158$51,725$53,292$54,860$56,427$57,994$59,562$61,129
GS-9$51,938$53,669$55,399$57,130$58,861$60,592$62,323$64,053$65,784$67,515
GS-10$57,196$59,102$61,008$62,914$64,820$66,726$68,632$70,538$72,444$74,350
GS-11$62,839$64,934$67,029$69,124$71,220$73,315$75,410$77,505$79,601$81,696
GS-12$75,318$77,829$80,340$82,851$85,362$87,873$90,384$92,895$95,406$97,917
GS-13$89,563$92,548$95,533$98,518$101,503$104,489$107,474$110,459$113,444$116,429
GS-14$105,836$109,364$112,893$116,421$119,949$123,477$127,006$130,534$134,062$137,590
GS-15$124,492$128,642$132,791$136,941$141,090$145,240$149,390$153,539$157,689$161,838

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

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VIRGINIA BEACH-NORFOLK, VA-NC

The VIRGINIA BEACH-NORFOLK, VA-NC General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Virginia Beach and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 15.91% 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$22,079$22,818$23,553$24,282$25,017$25,446$26,171$26,904$26,933$27,618
GS-2$24,824$25,416$26,237$26,933$27,235$28,036$28,837$29,638$30,439$31,240
GS-3$27,086$27,989$28,892$29,795$30,698$31,601$32,503$33,406$34,309$35,212
GS-4$30,407$31,420$32,433$33,446$34,459$35,472$36,485$37,498$38,511$39,524
GS-5$34,020$35,153$36,287$37,420$38,554$39,688$40,821$41,955$43,088$44,222
GS-6$37,921$39,186$40,450$41,715$42,979$44,244$45,509$46,773$48,038$49,302
GS-7$42,140$43,545$44,950$46,355$47,760$49,164$50,569$51,974$53,379$54,784
GS-8$46,669$48,224$49,780$51,335$52,891$54,446$56,002$57,557$59,113$60,668
GS-9$51,546$53,264$54,982$56,700$58,417$60,135$61,853$63,571$65,289$67,006
GS-10$56,765$58,656$60,548$62,440$64,331$66,223$68,115$70,006$71,898$73,789
GS-11$62,365$64,445$66,524$68,604$70,683$72,763$74,842$76,921$79,001$81,080
GS-12$74,750$77,242$79,734$82,227$84,719$87,211$89,703$92,195$94,687$97,179
GS-13$88,888$91,851$94,813$97,776$100,739$103,701$106,664$109,627$112,589$115,552
GS-14$105,039$108,540$112,042$115,544$119,045$122,547$126,049$129,550$133,052$136,554
GS-15$123,554$127,673$131,791$135,909$140,027$144,146$148,264$152,382$156,501$160,619

The Virginia Beach locality pay rate also applies to Elizabeth City, 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 15.67% (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$22,033$22,771$23,504$24,232$24,965$25,393$26,117$26,848$26,877$27,561
GS-2$24,773$25,363$26,183$26,877$27,179$27,978$28,778$29,577$30,376$31,175
GS-3$27,030$27,931$28,832$29,733$30,634$31,535$32,436$33,337$34,238$35,139
GS-4$30,344$31,355$32,366$33,377$34,388$35,398$36,409$37,420$38,431$39,442
GS-5$33,949$35,080$36,212$37,343$38,474$39,605$40,737$41,868$42,999$44,130
GS-6$37,843$39,105$40,367$41,628$42,890$44,152$45,414$46,676$47,938$49,200
GS-7$42,053$43,455$44,857$46,259$47,661$49,063$50,465$51,866$53,268$54,670
GS-8$46,572$48,125$49,677$51,229$52,781$54,334$55,886$57,438$58,991$60,543
GS-9$51,440$53,154$54,868$56,582$58,297$60,011$61,725$63,439$65,153$66,868
GS-10$56,647$58,535$60,423$62,310$64,198$66,086$67,973$69,861$71,749$73,637
GS-11$62,236$64,311$66,386$68,462$70,537$72,612$74,687$76,762$78,837$80,912
GS-12$74,596$77,082$79,569$82,056$84,543$87,030$89,517$92,004$94,491$96,978
GS-13$88,704$91,660$94,617$97,573$100,530$103,486$106,443$109,400$112,356$115,313
GS-14$104,821$108,316$111,810$115,304$118,799$122,293$125,788$129,282$132,776$136,271
GS-15$123,298$127,408$131,518$135,628$139,737$143,847$147,957$152,067$156,176$160,286

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 $166,500, 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/2019/northcarolina