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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in Iowa for 2023

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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 18.21% 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$24,823$25,656$26,480$27,303$28,127$28,609$29,426$30,249$30,282$31,057
GS-2$27,912$28,576$29,500$30,282$30,623$31,524$32,425$33,326$34,227$35,127
GS-3$30,456$31,471$32,486$33,502$34,517$35,533$36,548$37,564$38,579$39,594
GS-4$34,188$35,327$36,467$37,606$38,746$39,885$41,025$42,164$43,304$44,443
GS-5$38,249$39,525$40,800$42,076$43,351$44,627$45,902$47,178$48,453$49,729
GS-6$42,638$44,059$45,480$46,901$48,322$49,743$51,164$52,585$54,005$55,426
GS-7$47,381$48,960$50,540$52,119$53,698$55,277$56,857$58,436$60,015$61,595
GS-8$52,472$54,222$55,971$57,721$59,470$61,220$62,969$64,719$66,468$68,218
GS-9$57,956$59,888$61,819$63,751$65,682$67,614$69,545$71,477$73,408$75,340
GS-10$63,822$65,949$68,077$70,205$72,333$74,460$76,588$78,716$80,844$82,972
GS-11$70,121$72,458$74,795$77,132$79,469$81,806$84,143$86,480$88,817$91,154
GS-12$84,046$86,848$89,649$92,451$95,252$98,054$100,856$103,657$106,459$109,260
GS-13$99,942$103,273$106,604$109,935$113,266$116,598$119,929$123,260$126,591$129,922
GS-14$118,101$122,038$125,974$129,910$133,847$137,783$141,720$145,656$149,592$153,529
GS-15$138,918$143,548$148,179$152,809$157,439$162,069$166,700$171,330$175,960$180,591

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 17.52% 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$24,678$25,507$26,326$27,144$27,963$28,442$29,254$30,072$30,105$30,876
GS-2$27,749$28,409$29,328$30,105$30,445$31,340$32,236$33,131$34,027$34,922
GS-3$30,278$31,287$32,297$33,306$34,316$35,325$36,335$37,344$38,354$39,363
GS-4$33,988$35,121$36,254$37,387$38,520$39,652$40,785$41,918$43,051$44,184
GS-5$38,026$39,294$40,562$41,830$43,098$44,366$45,634$46,902$48,170$49,438
GS-6$42,389$43,802$45,215$46,627$48,040$49,452$50,865$52,278$53,690$55,103
GS-7$47,104$48,674$50,245$51,815$53,385$54,955$56,525$58,095$59,665$61,235
GS-8$52,166$53,905$55,645$57,384$59,123$60,862$62,602$64,341$66,080$67,820
GS-9$57,618$59,538$61,458$63,379$65,299$67,219$69,139$71,060$72,980$74,900
GS-10$63,449$65,564$67,680$69,795$71,910$74,026$76,141$78,257$80,372$82,487
GS-11$69,712$72,035$74,358$76,682$79,005$81,329$83,652$85,975$88,299$90,622
GS-12$83,556$86,341$89,126$91,911$94,696$97,482$100,267$103,052$105,837$108,623
GS-13$99,358$102,670$105,982$109,294$112,605$115,917$119,229$122,540$125,852$129,164
GS-14$117,412$121,325$125,239$129,152$133,066$136,979$140,892$144,806$148,719$152,633
GS-15$138,107$142,710$147,314$151,917$156,520$161,123$165,727$170,330$174,933$179,536
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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 17.13% 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$24,596$25,422$26,238$27,054$27,870$28,348$29,157$29,972$30,005$30,774
GS-2$27,657$28,315$29,231$30,005$30,344$31,236$32,129$33,021$33,914$34,806
GS-3$30,177$31,184$32,190$33,196$34,202$35,208$36,214$37,220$38,227$39,233
GS-4$33,875$35,004$36,133$37,263$38,392$39,521$40,650$41,779$42,908$44,037
GS-5$37,900$39,164$40,427$41,691$42,955$44,219$45,483$46,747$48,010$49,274
GS-6$42,249$43,657$45,065$46,472$47,880$49,288$50,696$52,104$53,512$54,920
GS-7$46,948$48,513$50,078$51,643$53,207$54,772$56,337$57,902$59,467$61,032
GS-8$51,993$53,726$55,460$57,193$58,927$60,660$62,394$64,128$65,861$67,595
GS-9$57,426$59,340$61,254$63,168$65,082$66,996$68,910$70,824$72,738$74,652
GS-10$63,238$65,347$67,455$69,564$71,672$73,780$75,889$77,997$80,105$82,214
GS-11$69,480$71,796$74,112$76,427$78,743$81,059$83,374$85,690$88,006$90,321
GS-12$83,278$86,054$88,830$91,606$94,382$97,158$99,934$102,710$105,486$108,262
GS-13$99,029$102,329$105,630$108,931$112,232$115,532$118,833$122,134$125,435$128,735
GS-14$117,022$120,923$124,823$128,724$132,624$136,524$140,425$144,325$148,226$152,126
GS-15$137,649$142,237$146,825$151,413$156,001$160,589$165,177$169,765$174,353$178,941

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 16.5% (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$24,464$25,285$26,097$26,908$27,720$28,195$29,000$29,811$29,844$30,608
GS-2$27,508$28,163$29,074$29,844$30,180$31,068$31,956$32,844$33,731$34,619
GS-3$30,015$31,016$32,017$33,017$34,018$35,019$36,019$37,020$38,021$39,022
GS-4$33,693$34,816$35,939$37,062$38,185$39,308$40,431$41,554$42,677$43,801
GS-5$37,696$38,953$40,210$41,467$42,724$43,981$45,238$46,495$47,752$49,009
GS-6$42,022$43,422$44,822$46,223$47,623$49,023$50,424$51,824$53,224$54,625
GS-7$46,696$48,252$49,808$51,365$52,921$54,478$56,034$57,591$59,147$60,703
GS-8$51,713$53,437$55,162$56,886$58,610$60,334$62,058$63,783$65,507$67,231
GS-9$57,118$59,021$60,925$62,828$64,732$66,636$68,539$70,443$72,347$74,250
GS-10$62,898$64,995$67,092$69,189$71,286$73,383$75,480$77,577$79,674$81,771
GS-11$69,107$71,410$73,713$76,016$78,319$80,623$82,926$85,229$87,532$89,835
GS-12$82,830$85,591$88,352$91,113$93,875$96,636$99,397$102,158$104,919$107,680
GS-13$98,496$101,779$105,062$108,345$111,628$114,911$118,194$121,477$124,760$128,043
GS-14$116,393$120,272$124,152$128,031$131,911$135,790$139,670$143,549$147,428$151,308
GS-15$136,908$141,472$146,035$150,598$155,162$159,725$164,288$168,852$173,415$177,978

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 $183,500, 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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