2024 GS Locality Pay Raise and Table for Washington-Baltimore-Arlington Area (DC, MD,VA, WV, PA)

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For the locality of “WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-ARLINGTON – (DC, MD,VA, WV, PA),” (DMV area) the latest GS pay scale table is shown below, which incorporates the 4.7% GS base pay increase and locality payment adjustment of 16.82%.

This brings the total 2024 pay increase for this geography to 4.99%.

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
125684265462739928251291022960130447312983133232128
228880295673052431332316863261833551344833541536347
331512325623361334663357133676337813388643991440964
435373365523773138909400884126742445436244480345982
539576408954221443533448524617147490488095012751446
644117455884705948529500005147152942544125588357354
749025506595229353928555625719658831604656209963733
854292561025791159721615306334065149669596876870578
959966619656396465962679616996071959739587595677955
1066036682377043872639748407704079241814428364385844
1172553749727739079808822268464487062894819189994317
128696289860927599565798555101453104352107250110148113047
13103409106856110304113751117198120646124093127541130988134435
14122198126272130345134419138492142566146639150713154787158860
15143736148527153318158109162900167690172481177272182063186854
2024 WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-ARLINGTON – (DC, MD,VA, WV, PA) Locality Pay

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What is the General Schedule (GS) and Locality Pay

The General Schedule (GS) is a system used by the federal government to classify and pay its employees. The GS system has 15 grades, ranging from GS-1 (the lowest) to GS-15 (the highest), and within each grade are steps ranging from 1 to 10, worth approximately 3% of the salary.

Each job is classified based on the level of difficulty, responsibility, and qualifications required. E.g. GS-2 and GS-3 are for entry level positions while GS-9 and GS-10 are for those with master’s degrees.

The base pay for employees on the GS are adjusted across-the-board annually in January (final figures are determined a week or two before the end of the year) to reflect nationwide changes in private sector wages.

Most GS employees are also eligible for locality pay, covering 55 geographic areas, which is based on surveys of pay levels for non-federal workers in a specific geographic area.

The President and Congress may make changes to the across-the-board and locality pay adjustments via executive order.

2023 Locality Pay Table

President Biden has confirmed via executive order (EO) that 2023 General Schedule (GS) pay scales will rise by an average of 4.6%. This is the highest increase in nearly two decades.

For the locality of “WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-ARLINGTON – (DC, MD,VA, WV, PA),” (DMV area) the latest GS pay scale table is shown below, which incorporates the 4.1% GS base pay increase and locality payment adjustment of 32.49%.

This brings the total pay increase for this geography to 4.86%, around 0.26% above the average 2023 GS total pay increase. The updated GS pay table for the Washington DC metro and nearby areas is shown below.

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
1$27822$28756$29679$30601$31525$32065$32981$33903$33940$34809
231284320283306433940343233533236342373523836139371
334135352733641137549386873982540963421014323944378
438317395954087242149434264470345981472584853549812
542870442994572947158485885001851447528775430655736
647789493825097452567541595575257344589376052962122
753105548755664558415601856195563725654956726569035
858811607726273364694666546861570576725377449876459
964957671226928771452736177578277947801118227684441
1071531739167630178686810718345585840882259061092995
11785928121183830864508906991688943089692799546102166
129419997339100479103619106759109899113039116179119319122459
13112015115749119482123216126949130683134416138150141884145617
14132368136780141192145604150016154428158840163252167663172075
15155700160889166079171268176458181648183500*183500*183500*183500*
* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (Source OPM)

The pay adjustments above will take place from the first pay period beginning on or after Jan 4, 2023, which is Jan 15, 2023 for the biweekly pay period cycle.

Covered areas for this locality pay table – Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA

See the areas (counties) covered by the Washington DC GS Pay table. These are in effect for 2023 and are reviewed on a regular basis as locality pay area definitions are updated.

District of Columbia

PLACE NAMEFIPS
District of Columbia, DC11001
District of Columbia GS Pay Scale Area

Maryland

PLACE NAMEFIPS
Anne Arundel County, MD24003
Baltimore city, MD24510
Baltimore County, MD24005
Calvert County, MD24009
Carroll County, MD24013
Charles County, MD24017
Dorchester County, MD24019
Frederick County, MD24021
Harford County, MD24025
Howard County, MD24027
Kent County, MD24029
Montgomery County, MD24031
Prince George’s County, MD24033
Queen Anne’s County, MD24035
St. Mary’s County, MD24037
Talbot County, MD24041
Washington County, MD24043
Maryland GS Pay Scale Area

Virginia

PLACE NAMEFIPS
Alexandria city, VA51510
Arlington County, VA51013
Clarke County, VA51043
Culpeper County, VA51047
Fairfax city, VA51600
Fairfax County, VA51059
Falls Church city, VA51610
Fauquier County, VA51061
Frederick County, VA51069
Fredericksburg city, VA51630
King George County, VA51099
Loudoun County, VA51107
Manassas city, VA51683
Manassas Park city, VA51685
Prince William County, VA51153
Rappahannock County, VA51157
Spotsylvania County, VA51177
Stafford County, VA51179
Warren County, VA51187
Winchester city, VA51840
Virginia GS Pay Scale Area

West Virginia

PLACE NAMEFIPS
Berkeley County, WV54003
Hampshire County, WV54027
Jefferson County, WV54037
Morgan County, WV54065
West Virginia GS Pay Scale Area

Pennsylvania

PLACE NAMEFIPS
Adams County, PA42001
Franklin County, PA42055
York County, PA42133
Pennsylvania GS Pay Scale Area
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