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Government Salaries

The following table is the General Base Pay Schedule for United States federal government employee salaries.

Governmental agencies use this schedule to determine what each position will pay. There are fifteen pay grades from 1 (the lowest) to 15 (the highest). Typically, a high school degree is required for jobs with pay grade 2, a college degree for grade 5, and a Master's degree for grade 9.

Each pay grade has ten steps of advancement within it. These raises are awarded based on performance ratings and length of service.

Grade

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Step 8

Step 9

Step 10

Within

1

$17,803

$18,398

$18,990

$19,579

$20,171

$20,519

$21,104

$21,694

$21,717

$22,269

Varies

2

20,017

20,493

21,155

21,717

21,961

22,607

23,253

23,899

24,545

25,191

Varies

3

21,840

22,568

23,296

24,024

24,752

25,480

26,208

26,936

27,664

28,392

728

4

24,518

25,335

26,152

26,969

27,786

28,603

29,420

30,237

31,054

31,871

817

5

27,431

28,345

29,259

30,173

31,087

32,001

32,915

33,829

34,743

35,657

914

6

30,577

31,596

32,615

33,634

34,653

35,672

36,691

37,710

38,729

39,748

1019

7

33,979

35,112

36,245

37,378

38,511

39,644

40,777

41,910

43,043

44,176

1133

8

37,631

38,885

40,139

41,393

42,647

43,901

45,155

46,409

47,663

48,917

1254

9

41,563

42,948

44,333

45,718

47,103

48,488

49,873

51,258

52,643

54,028

1385

10

45,771

47,297

48,823

50,349

51,875

53,401

54,927

56,453

57,979

59,505

1526

11

50,287

51,963

53,639

55,315

56,991

58,667

60,343

62,019

63,695

65,371

1676

12

60,274

62,283

64,292

66,301

68,310

70,319

72,328

74,337

76,346

78,355

2009

13

71,674

74,063

76,452

78,841

81,230

83,619

86,008

88,397

90,786

93,175

2389

14

84,697

87,520

90,343

93,166

95,989

98,812

101,635

104,458

107,281

110,104

2823

15

99,628

102,949

106,270

109,591

112,912

116,233

119,554

122,875

126,196

129,517

3321


Government jobs earn additional pay based on the location. This additional pay can be up to 35% of the base. Download the below PDF file for full 2018 government job pay tables based on locality. For more information, visit the US Office of Personnel Management.

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