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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in New Jersey 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.
New Jersey 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 New Jersey, see our General Schedule Pay Calculator.
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 Elizabeth, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, Wharton, Wrightstown, Colts Neck, and other cities within the region.
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 26.04% 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 | $24,878 | $25,712 | $26,539 | $27,362 | $28,189 | $28,673 | $29,491 | $30,315 | $30,348 | $31,119 |
| GS-2 | $27,973 | $28,639 | $29,565 | $30,348 | $30,689 | $31,592 | $32,494 | $33,397 | $34,299 | $35,202 |
| GS-3 | $30,522 | $31,539 | $32,556 | $33,573 | $34,590 | $35,608 | $36,625 | $37,642 | $38,659 | $39,676 |
| GS-4 | $34,263 | $35,405 | $36,547 | $37,688 | $38,830 | $39,972 | $41,114 | $42,256 | $43,398 | $44,540 |
| GS-5 | $38,334 | $39,612 | $40,890 | $42,168 | $43,446 | $44,724 | $46,002 | $47,280 | $48,558 | $49,836 |
| GS-6 | $42,731 | $44,156 | $45,580 | $47,004 | $48,428 | $49,853 | $51,277 | $52,701 | $54,125 | $55,550 |
| GS-7 | $47,484 | $49,067 | $50,650 | $52,233 | $53,817 | $55,400 | $56,983 | $58,566 | $60,149 | $61,732 |
| GS-8 | $52,588 | $54,341 | $56,094 | $57,847 | $59,601 | $61,354 | $63,107 | $64,860 | $66,613 | $68,367 |
| GS-9 | $58,083 | $60,019 | $61,955 | $63,891 | $65,827 | $67,763 | $69,699 | $71,635 | $73,571 | $75,507 |
| GS-10 | $63,963 | $66,095 | $68,228 | $70,361 | $72,493 | $74,626 | $76,758 | $78,891 | $81,024 | $83,156 |
| GS-11 | $70,275 | $72,618 | $74,961 | $77,304 | $79,647 | $81,990 | $84,333 | $86,676 | $89,020 | $91,363 |
| GS-12 | $84,231 | $87,039 | $89,848 | $92,656 | $95,464 | $98,272 | $101,080 | $103,888 | $106,697 | $109,505 |
| GS-13 | $100,161 | $103,500 | $106,839 | $110,178 | $113,517 | $116,855 | $120,194 | $123,533 | $126,872 | $130,211 |
| GS-14 | $118,360 | $122,305 | $126,250 | $130,196 | $134,141 | $138,086 | $142,031 | $145,976 | $149,921 | $153,866 |
| GS-15 | $139,224 | $143,865 | $148,505 | $153,146 | $157,787 | $162,428 | $167,069 | $171,709 | $172,500* | $172,500* |
The Philadelphia locality pay rate also applies to Cape May, Wildwood, Wrightstown, and other cities within the region.
* 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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