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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in Connecticut for 2021

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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.

Connecticut 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 Connecticut, 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 33.98% 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$26,445$27,332$28,211$29,086$29,965$30,479$31,349$32,225$32,260$33,080
GS-2$29,736$30,443$31,428$32,260$32,623$33,582$34,541$35,501$36,460$37,419
GS-3$32,445$33,526$34,607$35,688$36,769$37,851$38,932$40,013$41,094$42,176
GS-4$36,421$37,635$38,849$40,063$41,277$42,490$43,704$44,918$46,132$47,346
GS-5$40,749$42,107$43,466$44,824$46,183$47,541$48,900$50,259$51,617$52,976
GS-6$45,423$46,937$48,451$49,965$51,479$52,993$54,507$56,021$57,535$59,049
GS-7$50,476$52,158$53,841$55,524$57,207$58,890$60,572$62,255$63,938$65,621
GS-8$55,900$57,764$59,628$61,491$63,355$65,219$67,082$68,946$70,810$72,673
GS-9$61,742$63,800$65,858$67,916$69,974$72,032$74,090$76,148$78,205$80,263
GS-10$67,992$70,259$72,526$74,793$77,060$79,327$81,594$83,861$86,128$88,395
GS-11$74,702$77,193$79,683$82,174$84,665$87,155$89,646$92,137$94,627$97,118
GS-12$89,537$92,523$95,508$98,493$101,478$104,463$107,448$110,433$113,418$116,403
GS-13$106,471$110,020$113,569$117,119$120,668$124,217$127,766$131,315$134,864$138,413
GS-14$125,817$130,010$134,204$138,397$142,591$146,784$150,978$155,172$159,365$163,559
GS-15$147,994$152,927$157,861$162,794$167,727$172,500*$172,500*$172,500*$172,500*$172,500*

The New York City locality pay rate also applies to Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, and other cities within the region.

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HARTFORD-EAST HARTFORD, CT-MA

The HARTFORD-EAST HARTFORD, CT-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Hartford and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 29.49% 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$25,559$26,416$27,265$28,111$28,960$29,458$30,298$31,145$31,179$31,971
GS-2$28,739$29,423$30,374$31,179$31,530$32,457$33,384$34,311$35,238$36,165
GS-3$31,357$32,402$33,447$34,492$35,537$36,582$37,627$38,672$39,717$40,762
GS-4$35,201$36,374$37,547$38,720$39,893$41,066$42,240$43,413$44,586$45,759
GS-5$39,383$40,696$42,009$43,322$44,635$45,948$47,261$48,574$49,887$51,200
GS-6$43,901$45,364$46,827$48,291$49,754$51,217$52,680$54,144$55,607$57,070
GS-7$48,784$50,410$52,037$53,663$55,290$56,916$58,542$60,169$61,795$63,422
GS-8$54,027$55,828$57,630$59,431$61,232$63,033$64,834$66,636$68,437$70,238
GS-9$59,673$61,662$63,651$65,640$67,629$69,618$71,607$73,596$75,585$77,574
GS-10$65,714$67,905$70,096$72,286$74,477$76,668$78,859$81,050$83,241$85,432
GS-11$72,198$74,606$77,013$79,420$81,827$84,235$86,642$89,049$91,456$93,863
GS-12$86,537$89,422$92,307$95,192$98,077$100,962$103,847$106,732$109,617$112,502
GS-13$102,903$106,333$109,763$113,194$116,624$120,054$123,484$126,914$130,345$133,775
GS-14$121,600$125,653$129,706$133,759$137,812$141,865$145,918$149,971$154,024$158,078
GS-15$143,035$147,802$152,570$157,338$162,106$166,874$171,642$172,500*$172,500*$172,500*

The Hartford locality pay rate also applies to Groton, Hartford, New London, and other cities within the region.

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BOSTON-WORCESTER-PROVIDENCE, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT

The BOSTON-WORCESTER-PROVIDENCE, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Boston and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 29.11% 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$25,484$26,338$27,185$28,028$28,875$29,371$30,209$31,054$31,087$31,877
GS-2$28,655$29,336$30,285$31,087$31,437$32,361$33,286$34,210$35,135$36,059
GS-3$31,265$32,307$33,349$34,391$35,433$36,475$37,517$38,559$39,601$40,643
GS-4$35,097$36,267$37,437$38,606$39,776$40,946$42,116$43,285$44,455$45,625
GS-5$39,268$40,577$41,886$43,195$44,504$45,813$47,123$48,432$49,741$51,050
GS-6$43,772$45,231$46,690$48,149$49,608$51,067$52,526$53,985$55,444$56,903
GS-7$48,641$50,263$51,884$53,506$55,127$56,749$58,371$59,992$61,614$63,235
GS-8$53,869$55,664$57,460$59,256$61,052$62,848$64,644$66,440$68,236$70,032
GS-9$59,498$61,481$63,464$65,447$67,430$69,413$71,397$73,380$75,363$77,346
GS-10$65,521$67,705$69,890$72,074$74,259$76,443$78,628$80,813$82,997$85,182
GS-11$71,987$74,387$76,787$79,187$81,587$83,987$86,388$88,788$91,188$93,588
GS-12$86,283$89,159$92,036$94,913$97,789$100,666$103,542$106,419$109,295$112,172
GS-13$102,601$106,021$109,441$112,862$116,282$119,702$123,122$126,542$129,962$133,382
GS-14$121,243$125,284$129,326$133,367$137,408$141,449$145,490$149,531$153,572$157,614
GS-15$142,615$147,369$152,123$156,876$161,630$166,384$171,138$172,500*$172,500*$172,500*
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* For some high-paygrade workers pay under the GS scale may be capped at $172,500, 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/2021/connecticut