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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in Tennessee for 2020

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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.

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, see our General Schedule Pay Calculator.

HUNTSVILLE-DECATUR, AL-TN

The HUNTSVILLE-DECATUR, AL-TN General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Huntsville and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 19.85% 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$23,422$24,207$24,986$25,761$26,540$26,995$27,764$28,541$28,572$29,301
GS-2$26,336$26,963$27,835$28,572$28,893$29,743$30,593$31,443$32,292$33,142
GS-3$28,735$29,693$30,650$31,608$32,566$33,523$34,481$35,438$36,396$37,354
GS-4$32,258$33,333$34,408$35,483$36,558$37,633$38,708$39,783$40,858$41,933
GS-5$36,090$37,294$38,497$39,700$40,904$42,107$43,310$44,513$45,717$46,920
GS-6$40,230$41,571$42,912$44,253$45,595$46,936$48,277$49,618$50,959$52,300
GS-7$44,705$46,195$47,685$49,174$50,664$52,154$53,644$55,133$56,623$58,113
GS-8$49,510$51,160$52,811$54,461$56,111$57,762$59,412$61,062$62,713$64,363
GS-9$54,684$56,507$58,330$60,153$61,976$63,799$65,621$67,444$69,267$71,090
GS-10$60,220$62,227$64,235$66,242$68,250$70,257$72,265$74,272$76,280$78,287
GS-11$66,162$68,367$70,572$72,778$74,983$77,188$79,393$81,599$83,804$86,009
GS-12$79,301$81,945$84,589$87,233$89,877$92,521$95,164$97,808$100,452$103,096
GS-13$94,299$97,443$100,587$103,730$106,874$110,018$113,161$116,305$119,449$122,592
GS-14$111,433$115,147$118,861$122,575$126,290$130,004$133,718$137,432$141,146$144,860
GS-15$131,075$135,445$139,815$144,184$148,554$152,924$157,294$161,663$166,033$170,403
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Rest of Tennessee

Any federal employees in Tennessee 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 15.95% (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$22,660$23,420$24,173$24,922$25,676$26,117$26,861$27,612$27,642$28,347
GS-2$25,479$26,085$26,929$27,642$27,953$28,775$29,597$30,419$31,242$32,064
GS-3$27,800$28,727$29,653$30,579$31,506$32,432$33,359$34,285$35,212$36,138
GS-4$31,208$32,248$33,288$34,328$35,368$36,408$37,448$38,488$39,529$40,569
GS-5$34,916$36,080$37,244$38,408$39,573$40,737$41,901$43,065$44,229$45,393
GS-6$38,921$40,218$41,516$42,813$44,111$45,408$46,706$48,003$49,301$50,598
GS-7$43,251$44,692$46,133$47,574$49,016$50,457$51,898$53,339$54,781$56,222
GS-8$47,899$49,496$51,092$52,689$54,285$55,882$57,479$59,075$60,672$62,269
GS-9$52,905$54,668$56,432$58,195$59,959$61,723$63,486$65,250$67,013$68,777
GS-10$58,260$60,202$62,145$64,087$66,029$67,971$69,913$71,855$73,798$75,740
GS-11$64,009$66,143$68,276$70,409$72,543$74,676$76,810$78,943$81,077$83,210
GS-12$76,721$79,278$81,836$84,394$86,952$89,510$92,068$94,626$97,183$99,741
GS-13$91,231$94,272$97,313$100,355$103,396$106,437$109,479$112,520$115,562$118,603
GS-14$107,807$111,400$114,993$118,587$122,180$125,773$129,367$132,960$136,553$140,146
GS-15$126,810$131,037$135,265$139,492$143,720$147,948$152,175$156,403$160,630$164,858

The Rest of U.S. locality pay rate also applies to Chattanooga, Clarksville, Kingsport, Knoxville, Memphis, Milan, Millington, Murfreesboro, Tullahoma, and other cities within the region.

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* For some high-paygrade workers pay under the GS scale may be capped at $170,800, 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/2020/tennessee