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July 25, 2024

GS Pay Scales for Boston, San Diego, Los Angeles And Denver

What is GS Pay Scale 2024

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The 2024 GS pay scale includes a federal pay raise with an average increase of 5.2%. This is made up of a 4.7% boost in GS base pay and a 0.5% increase in GS locality pay.

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In 2023, federal workers saw their biggest pay raise in 20 years with a 4.6% increase, matching the same percentage raise they got in 2002 during the Bush administration. However, in 2002, inflation was only 1.6%, which was more favorable for federal employees. This recent raise in 2023 is significant, especially for those on the GS payscale.

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Understanding the GS Pay Scale for 2024

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The General Schedule (GS) pay scale is a critical component of federal employment, determining the base salary for most federal employees. The GS scale is divided into 15 grades, each with 10 steps, allowing for incremental increases based on experience and performance. For 2024, the GS pay scale has been updated to reflect changes in cost of living and adjustments for various geographic locations.

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2024 GS Pay Table – Boston – Worcester – Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT

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2024 gs payscale Boston-Worcester-Providence Area

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Starting January 2024, federal employees in the Boston-Worcester-Providence area will see a 5.44% increase in their salaries. This includes a 4.7% general increase and a 31.97% locality adjustment for the cost of living.

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2024 Salary Table for Boston-Worcester-Providence Area

Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
1	29,015	29,989	30,952	31,914	32,876	33,440	34,395	35,357	35,396	36,294
2	32,626	33,402	34,482	35,396	35,796	36,849	37,902	38,955	40,008	41,061
3	35,599	36,785	37,972	39,158	40,345	41,531	42,717	43,904	45,090	46,277
4	39,961	41,292	42,624	43,955	45,287	46,618	47,950	49,282	50,613	51,945
5	44,709	46,199	47,689	49,179	50,669	52,159	53,648	55,138	56,628	58,118
6	49,838	51,500	53,161	54,823	56,484	58,146	59,807	61,469	63,130	64,792
7	55,383	57,229	59,075	60,921	62,768	64,614	66,460	68,306	70,153	71,999
8	61,333	63,377	65,421	67,466	69,510	71,554	73,598	75,643	77,687	79,731
9	67,743	70,001	72,259	74,517	76,775	79,033	81,291	83,549	85,807	88,065
10	74,600	77,086	79,573	82,059	84,545	87,032	89,518	92,004	94,491	96,977
11	81,963	84,694	87,426	90,158	92,890	95,622	98,353	101,085	103,817	106,549
12	98,240	101,514	104,788	108,062	111,336	114,611	117,885	121,159	124,433	127,707
13	116,820	120,714	124,609	128,503	132,398	136,292	140,186	144,081	147,975	151,870
14	138,046	142,648	147,249	151,851	156,453	161,055	165,657	170,258	174,860	179,462
15	162,377	167,789	173,201	178,613	184,026	189,438	191,900	191,900	191,900	191,900

Source: OPM

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2024 GS Pay Table – Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA

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Starting January 2024, federal employees in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area will see a 5.44% increase in their salaries. This includes a 4.7% general increase and a 35.84% locality adjustment for the cost of living.

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2024 Gs Payscale Los Angeles Table

Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
1	29,866	30,868	31,860	32,850	33,840	34,420	35,404	36,394	36,434	37,359
2	33,582	34,381	35,494	36,434	36,845	37,929	39,013	40,097	41,181	42,265
3	36,643	37,864	39,085	40,306	41,528	42,749	43,970	45,191	46,412	47,634
4	41,132	42,503	43,874	45,244	46,615	47,985	49,356	50,727	52,097	53,468
5	46,020	47,554	49,087	50,621	52,154	53,688	55,222	56,755	58,289	59,823
6	51,300	53,010	54,720	56,431	58,141	59,851	61,561	63,272	64,982	66,692
7	57,007	58,907	60,807	62,708	64,608	66,509	68,409	70,309	72,210	74,110
8	63,132	65,236	67,340	69,444	71,548	73,652	75,757	77,861	79,965	82,069
9	69,729	72,054	74,378	76,702	79,026	81,351	83,675	85,999	88,323	90,647
10	76,788	79,347	81,906	84,465	87,025	89,584	92,143	94,702	97,261	99,821
11	84,366	87,178	89,990	92,802	95,614	98,426	101,237	104,049	106,861	109,673
12	101,121	104,491	107,861	111,231	114,601	117,972	121,342	124,712	128,082	131,452
13	120,246	124,254	128,263	132,271	136,280	140,289	144,297	148,306	152,315	156,323
14	142,094	146,831	151,568	156,304	161,041	165,778	170,515	175,251	179,988	184,725
15	167,139	172,710	178,280	183,851	189,422	191,900	191,900	191,900	191,900	191,900

Source: OPM

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2024 GS payscale San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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Starting in January 2024, salaries for federal employees in the San Diego area will increase by 5.52%. This includes a 4.7% general raise for all federal employees and an additional locality payment of 33.05% for those in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad area.

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2024 GS Payscale San Diego Table

Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
1	28,555	29,514	30,462	31,409	32,356	32,910	33,851	34,797	34,835	35,720
2	32,109	32,873	33,936	34,835	35,229	36,265	37,302	38,338	39,374	40,411
3	35,035	36,203	37,370	38,538	39,706	40,873	42,041	43,208	44,376	45,544
4	39,328	40,638	41,949	43,259	44,570	45,880	47,191	48,501	49,812	51,122
5	44,001	45,467	46,933	48,400	49,866	51,332	52,799	54,265	55,732	57,198
6	49,049	50,684	52,320	53,955	55,590	57,225	58,860	60,495	62,131	63,766
7	54,497	56,319	58,142	59,964	61,787	63,609	65,432	67,254	69,077	70,899
8	60,397	62,432	64,467	66,502	68,537	70,572	72,607	74,642	76,677	78,712
9	66,795	69,060	71,326	73,591	75,857	78,122	80,388	82,653	84,919	87,184
10	73,661	76,167	78,673	81,179	83,686	86,192	88,698	91,204	93,710	96,216
11	81,052	83,809	86,565	89,322	92,078	94,835	97,591	100,348	103,104	105,861
12	97,116	100,417	103,719	107,021	110,323	113,624	116,926	120,228	123,529	126,831
13	115,539	119,469	123,398	127,327	131,257	135,186	139,115	143,045	146,974	150,903
14	136,488	141,056	145,624	150,192	154,760	159,329	163,897	168,465	173,033	177,601
15	160,400	165,720	171,041	176,362	181,683	187,004	191,900	191,900	191,900	191,900

Source: OPM.gov

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Locality pay increases are based on local private sector salaries, not the cost of living. This means that your pay rate depends on where you work, not where you live.

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In 2024, there are four new locality pay areas and most existing areas have expanded. This means about 33,300 employees will get a pay boost by moving into a new area with a specific pay rate. The new locality pay increases are:

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Fresno, Calif.: 5.28%
Reno, Nev.: 5.25%
Rochester, N.Y.: 5.46%
Spokane, Wash.: 5.31%

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For those interested in specific regions, such as the GS pay scales in Boston, Los Angeles, or San Diego, these areas are also impacted by these changes.

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The 2024 Locality Adjustment Rate for the Denver GS locality is 29.88%. Below is the 2024 locality-adjusted GS pay table for workers in the Denver area. Use the tabs to view data for different years.

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2024 GS Pay Scale Denver

2024 GS Pay Scale Denver Table

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$28,555	$29,514	$30,462	$31,409	$32,356	$32,910	$33,851	$34,797	$34,835	$35,720
GS-2	$32,109	$32,873	$33,936	$34,835	$35,229	$36,265	$37,302	$38,338	$39,374	$40,411
GS-3	$35,035	$36,203	$37,370	$38,538	$39,706	$40,873	$42,041	$43,208	$44,376	$45,544
GS-4	$39,328	$40,638	$41,949	$43,259	$44,570	$45,880	$47,191	$48,501	$49,812	$51,122
GS-5	$44,001	$45,467	$46,933	$48,400	$49,866	$51,332	$52,799	$54,265	$55,732	$57,198
GS-6	$49,049	$50,684	$52,320	$53,955	$55,590	$57,225	$58,860	$60,496	$62,131	$63,766
GS-7	$54,505	$56,322	$58,139	$59,957	$61,774	$63,591	$65,408	$67,225	$69,042	$70,859
GS-8	$60,362	$62,374	$64,385	$66,397	$68,409	$70,421	$72,433	$74,445	$76,456	$78,468
GS-9	$66,670	$68,892	$71,114	$73,337	$75,559	$77,781	$80,003	$82,226	$84,448	$86,670
GS-10	$73,419	$75,866	$78,312	$80,759	$83,206	$85,653	$88,100	$90,547	$92,994	$95,441
GS-11	$80,665	$83,353	$86,042	$88,730	$91,419	$94,107	$96,796	$99,484	$102,173	$104,861
GS-12	$96,684	$99,906	$103,129	$106,351	$109,573	$112,796	$116,018	$119,240	$122,463	$125,685
GS-13	$114,970	$118,803	$122,635	$126,468	$130,301	$134,134	$137,966	$141,799	$145,632	$149,465
GS-14	$135,860	$140,389	$144,918	$149,446	$153,975	$158,504	$163,033	$167,562	$172,091	$176,620
GS-15	$159,806	$165,132	$170,458	$175,785	$181,111	$186,438	$191,764	$197,091	$202,417	$207,744
SES	$192,036	$197,364	$202,691	$208,018	$213,346	$218,673	$224,000	$229,328	$234,654	$239,982

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The boundaries of General Schedule localities are defined by the General Services Administration (GSA), and the locality adjustment rates are designed to reflect the differences in the cost of living across various regions of the country.

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The federal pay system includes several different schedules for various types of employees. Most white-collar federal workers are paid under the General Schedule (GS) system, which is often called the "civil service" pay system, though it now covers just over half of the federal workforce. Blue-collar workers have a different wage system. Other special salary systems exist for different groups, including Senior Executive Service members, the U.S. Postal Service, the Foreign Service, law enforcement officers, Veterans Health Administration medical staff, and high-level officials like administrative law judges and senior professionals. Presidential appointees use the Executive Schedule system, while federal judges and members of Congress have their own separate pay schedules. For specific locations, the GS pay scales vary: you can find the GS pay scale for Boston, Los Angeles, and San Diego among other areas.