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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in Iowa 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.

Iowa 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 Iowa, see our General Schedule Pay Calculator.

DAVENPORT-MOLINE, IA-IL

The DAVENPORT-MOLINE, IA-IL General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Davenport and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.04% 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$23,101$23,876$24,644$25,408$26,176$26,625$27,385$28,150$28,181$28,897
GS-2$25,976$26,594$27,454$28,181$28,498$29,336$30,174$31,012$31,850$32,688
GS-3$28,342$29,287$30,231$31,176$32,120$33,065$34,009$34,954$35,899$36,843
GS-4$31,816$32,877$33,937$34,997$36,058$37,118$38,178$39,239$40,299$41,360
GS-5$35,597$36,783$37,970$39,157$40,344$41,530$42,717$43,904$45,091$46,278
GS-6$39,680$41,003$42,325$43,648$44,970$46,293$47,615$48,938$50,260$51,583
GS-7$44,094$45,564$47,034$48,504$49,974$51,444$52,914$54,384$55,854$57,324
GS-8$48,833$50,461$52,089$53,717$55,345$56,973$58,601$60,229$61,857$63,485
GS-9$53,936$55,733$57,531$59,329$61,126$62,924$64,722$66,520$68,317$70,115
GS-10$59,395$61,376$63,356$65,336$67,317$69,297$71,277$73,258$75,238$77,218
GS-11$65,257$67,433$69,608$71,784$73,960$76,136$78,311$80,487$82,663$84,839
GS-12$78,217$80,824$83,432$86,040$88,647$91,255$93,863$96,470$99,078$101,686
GS-13$93,009$96,110$99,210$102,311$105,411$108,511$111,612$114,712$117,812$120,913
GS-14$109,909$113,572$117,235$120,899$124,562$128,226$131,889$135,552$139,216$142,879
GS-15$129,282$133,592$137,901$142,211$146,520$150,829$155,139$159,448$163,758$168,067

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

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OMAHA-COUNCIL BLUFFS-FREMONT, NE-IA

The OMAHA-COUNCIL BLUFFS-FREMONT, NE-IA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Omaha and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 16.33% 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$22,961$23,731$24,494$25,254$26,017$26,464$27,219$27,980$28,010$28,722
GS-2$25,818$26,433$27,288$28,010$28,325$29,158$29,991$30,824$31,657$32,490
GS-3$28,170$29,109$30,048$30,987$31,926$32,864$33,803$34,742$35,681$36,620
GS-4$31,623$32,677$33,731$34,785$35,839$36,893$37,947$39,001$40,055$41,109
GS-5$35,381$36,560$37,740$38,919$40,099$41,279$42,458$43,638$44,817$45,997
GS-6$39,439$40,754$42,068$43,383$44,697$46,012$47,327$48,641$49,956$51,270
GS-7$43,826$45,287$46,748$48,209$49,671$51,132$52,593$54,054$55,515$56,976
GS-8$48,536$50,155$51,773$53,391$55,009$56,627$58,245$59,863$61,482$63,100
GS-9$53,608$55,395$57,182$58,969$60,756$62,542$64,329$66,116$67,903$69,690
GS-10$59,035$61,003$62,972$64,940$66,908$68,877$70,845$72,813$74,782$76,750
GS-11$64,861$67,024$69,186$71,349$73,511$75,674$77,836$79,999$82,162$84,324
GS-12$77,742$80,334$82,926$85,518$88,110$90,701$93,293$95,885$98,477$101,069
GS-13$92,445$95,527$98,608$101,690$104,771$107,853$110,935$114,016$117,098$120,179
GS-14$109,242$112,883$116,524$120,165$123,807$127,448$131,089$134,730$138,371$142,012
GS-15$128,498$132,781$137,065$141,348$145,631$149,914$154,198$158,481$162,764$167,048
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DES MOINES-AMES-WEST DES MOINES, IA

The DES MOINES-AMES-WEST DES MOINES, IA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Des Moines and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 15.95% 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$22,886$23,654$24,414$25,172$25,932$26,377$27,130$27,888$27,918$28,628
GS-2$25,734$26,346$27,198$27,918$28,233$29,063$29,893$30,723$31,553$32,384
GS-3$28,078$29,014$29,950$30,886$31,821$32,757$33,693$34,628$35,564$36,500
GS-4$31,520$32,570$33,621$34,671$35,722$36,772$37,823$38,873$39,924$40,974
GS-5$35,265$36,441$37,616$38,792$39,968$41,144$42,319$43,495$44,671$45,847
GS-6$39,311$40,621$41,931$43,241$44,551$45,862$47,172$48,482$49,792$51,103
GS-7$43,683$45,139$46,596$48,052$49,508$50,965$52,421$53,877$55,334$56,790
GS-8$48,378$49,991$51,604$53,216$54,829$56,442$58,055$59,668$61,281$62,894
GS-9$53,433$55,214$56,995$58,776$60,557$62,338$64,119$65,900$67,681$69,462
GS-10$58,842$60,804$62,766$64,728$66,690$68,652$70,614$72,575$74,537$76,499
GS-11$64,649$66,805$68,960$71,116$73,271$75,427$77,582$79,738$81,893$84,049
GS-12$77,488$80,072$82,655$85,238$87,822$90,405$92,988$95,572$98,155$100,739
GS-13$92,143$95,215$98,286$101,358$104,429$107,501$110,572$113,644$116,715$119,787
GS-14$108,885$112,514$116,144$119,773$123,402$127,031$130,661$134,290$137,919$141,548
GS-15$128,078$132,348$136,617$140,886$145,155$149,425$153,694$157,963$162,233$166,502

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

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Rest of Iowa

Any federal employees in Iowa 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$22,886$23,654$24,414$25,172$25,932$26,377$27,130$27,888$27,918$28,628
GS-2$25,734$26,346$27,198$27,918$28,233$29,063$29,893$30,723$31,553$32,384
GS-3$28,078$29,014$29,950$30,886$31,821$32,757$33,693$34,628$35,564$36,500
GS-4$31,520$32,570$33,621$34,671$35,722$36,772$37,823$38,873$39,924$40,974
GS-5$35,265$36,441$37,616$38,792$39,968$41,144$42,319$43,495$44,671$45,847
GS-6$39,311$40,621$41,931$43,241$44,551$45,862$47,172$48,482$49,792$51,103
GS-7$43,683$45,139$46,596$48,052$49,508$50,965$52,421$53,877$55,334$56,790
GS-8$48,378$49,991$51,604$53,216$54,829$56,442$58,055$59,668$61,281$62,894
GS-9$53,433$55,214$56,995$58,776$60,557$62,338$64,119$65,900$67,681$69,462
GS-10$58,842$60,804$62,766$64,728$66,690$68,652$70,614$72,575$74,537$76,499
GS-11$64,649$66,805$68,960$71,116$73,271$75,427$77,582$79,738$81,893$84,049
GS-12$77,488$80,072$82,655$85,238$87,822$90,405$92,988$95,572$98,155$100,739
GS-13$92,143$95,215$98,286$101,358$104,429$107,501$110,572$113,644$116,715$119,787
GS-14$108,885$112,514$116,144$119,773$123,402$127,031$130,661$134,290$137,919$141,548
GS-15$128,078$132,348$136,617$140,886$145,155$149,425$153,694$157,963$162,233$166,502

The Rest of U.S. locality pay rate also applies to Cedar Rapids, and other cities within the region.

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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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