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General Schedule Base Pay Table for 2014
The General Schedule (GS) Payscale is a worldwide pay system that covers more than 1.5 million civilian employees of the United States government. GeneralSchedule.org provides a one-stop source for current and past year General Schedule pay tables, locality adjustment rates, an interactive pay calculator, and more resources to help you understand your compensation as a Federal employee.
A General Schedule employee's pay is determined by two factors. First, base pay is calculated based on an employee's GS Paygrade and Step, which are based on their job title and seniority. Next, the employee's base pay is adjusted based on the current locality adjustment rate for the OPM pay locality in which they work. For more details, see How is my GS Pay calculated?.
GS Locality Adjustments By State
Across the United States, government employees' final General Schedule salaries are determined based on a locality adjustment based on their duty-station.
The adjustment applied to your salary depends on the General Schedule locality in which you work. There are 33 designated locality adjustment areas, plus a catch-all adjustment known as "Rest of U.S."
Learn more about how the GS payscale was created.
Click the map to view a list of applicable General Schedule localities, and their associated adjustment rate, within your state.
2014 General Schedule Pay Table: The table below shows the General Schedule's base pay rates for 2014. This table does not account for locality adjustments - to see a table that includes your applicable locality adjustment, choose your locality from the list of federal pay localities or by using the interactive locality map above.
| GS Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $17,981 | $18,582 | $19,180 | $19,775 | $20,373 | $20,724 | $21,315 | $21,911 | $21,934 | $22,494 |
| GS-2 | $20,217 | $20,698 | $21,367 | $21,934 | $22,179 | $22,831 | $23,483 | $24,135 | $24,787 | $25,439 |
| GS-3 | $22,058 | $22,793 | $23,528 | $24,263 | $24,998 | $25,733 | $26,468 | $27,203 | $27,938 | $28,673 |
| GS-4 | $24,763 | $25,588 | $26,413 | $27,238 | $28,063 | $28,888 | $29,713 | $30,538 | $31,363 | $32,188 |
| GS-5 | $27,705 | $28,629 | $29,553 | $30,477 | $31,401 | $32,325 | $33,249 | $34,173 | $35,097 | $36,021 |
| GS-6 | $30,883 | $31,912 | $32,941 | $33,970 | $34,999 | $36,028 | $37,057 | $38,086 | $39,115 | $40,144 |
| GS-7 | $34,319 | $35,463 | $36,607 | $37,751 | $38,895 | $40,039 | $41,183 | $42,327 | $43,471 | $44,615 |
| GS-8 | $38,007 | $39,274 | $40,541 | $41,808 | $43,075 | $44,342 | $45,609 | $46,876 | $48,143 | $49,410 |
| GS-9 | $41,979 | $43,378 | $44,777 | $46,176 | $47,575 | $48,974 | $50,373 | $51,772 | $53,171 | $54,570 |
| GS-10 | $46,229 | $47,770 | $49,311 | $50,852 | $52,393 | $53,934 | $55,475 | $57,016 | $58,557 | $60,098 |
| GS-11 | $50,790 | $52,483 | $54,176 | $55,869 | $57,562 | $59,255 | $60,948 | $62,641 | $64,334 | $66,027 |
| GS-12 | $60,877 | $62,906 | $64,935 | $66,964 | $68,993 | $71,022 | $73,051 | $75,080 | $77,109 | $79,138 |
| GS-13 | $72,391 | $74,804 | $77,217 | $79,630 | $82,043 | $84,456 | $86,869 | $89,282 | $91,695 | $94,108 |
| GS-14 | $85,544 | $88,395 | $91,246 | $94,097 | $96,948 | $99,799 | $102,650 | $105,501 | $108,352 | $111,203 |
| GS-15 | $100,624 | $103,978 | $107,332 | $110,686 | $114,040 | $117,394 | $120,748 | $124,102 | $127,456 | $130,810 |
GS Pay Cap: The 2014 General Schedule pay cap is $155,500.00 per year, which is equivilent to the yearly pay of a Senior Executive Service (SES) level 4 executive. While the base GS payscale doesn't go this high, in several localities with high COLA adjustments employees in the highest GS paygrades may reach this salary ceiling.
2014 GS Pay Raise: This year, the General Schedule base payscale received a 1% across-the-board pay raise. A GS-13 Step 3 federal employee would receive an effective raise of $765.00 in 2014, from $76,452.00 per year (based on the 2013 GS base table) to $77,217.00 per year.
the U.S. Federal Employment Statistics
This section provides statistics on Federal government employees in the U.S., including most common occupations, agencies with the most local employees, and the average paygrade and salary rates of general schedule employees in the area. All data in this section is derived from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)'s most recent available listings of federal employees in the U.S..
Common Occupations in the U.S.
| Occupation | Number Employed | Avg. Salary | Avg. Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact Representative | 19,679 | $52,207.00 | $0.00 |
| Information Technology Management | 17,978 | $119,234.00 | $0.00 |
| Management And Program Analysis | 17,761 | $116,541.00 | $0.00 |
| Medical Support Assistance | 16,613 | $42,755.00 | $0.00 |
| Miscellaneous Administration And Program | 12,870 | $109,852.00 | $0.00 |
| Veterans Claims Examining | 11,212 | $75,061.00 | $0.00 |
| Tax Examining | 9,852 | $47,388.00 | $0.00 |
| General Attorney | 8,531 | $134,969.00 | $0.00 |
| Social Insurance Administration | 7,940 | $87,548.00 | $0.00 |
| Nursing Assistant | 7,863 | $40,177.00 | $0.00 |
| General Health Science | 5,167 | $93,947.00 | $0.00 |
| Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant | 5,130 | $43,495.00 | $0.00 |
| Social Work | 4,306 | $83,474.00 | $0.00 |
| General Legal And Kindred Administration | 4,280 | $61,076.00 | $0.00 |
| Practical Nurse | 4,168 | $52,948.00 | $0.00 |
| Aerospace Engineering | 3,412 | $132,841.00 | $0.00 |
| Financial Clerical And Assistance | 3,124 | $47,280.00 | $0.00 |
| Contracting | 2,690 | $111,128.00 | $0.00 |
| Financial Administration And Program | 2,443 | $93,367.00 | $0.00 |
| General Engineering | 2,402 | $144,194.00 | $0.00 |
| Forestry Technician | 2,195 | $42,510.00 | $0.00 |
| Data Transcriber | 2,013 | $33,646.00 | $0.00 |
| Foreign Affairs | 1,919 | $129,647.00 | $0.00 |
| General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences | 1,866 | $112,181.00 | $0.00 |
| General Business And Industry | 1,802 | $113,102.00 | $0.00 |
| Pharmacist | 1,793 | $128,899.00 | $0.00 |
| Human Resources Management | 1,777 | $100,978.00 | $0.00 |
| Mail And File | 1,770 | $32,666.00 | $0.00 |
| Nurse | 1,555 | $88,905.00 | $0.00 |
| Health Insurance Administration | 1,538 | $123,113.00 | $0.00 |
| Health Aid And Technician | 1,505 | $46,346.00 | $0.00 |
| General Physical Science | 1,458 | $121,399.00 | $0.00 |
| Statistics | 1,259 | $114,417.00 | $0.00 |
| Environmental Protection Specialist | 1,170 | $123,084.00 | $0.00 |
| Security Administration | 1,130 | $111,072.00 | $0.00 |
| Social Science | 1,101 | $105,572.00 | $0.00 |
| Environmental Engineering | 1,037 | $124,119.00 | $0.00 |
| Economist | 893 | $127,803.00 | $0.00 |
| Chemistry | 877 | $127,231.00 | $0.00 |
| Passport And Visa Examining | 845 | $78,475.00 | $0.00 |
| Consumer Safety | 833 | $128,999.00 | $0.00 |
| Administrative Officer | 813 | $113,200.00 | $0.00 |
| General Arts And Information | 789 | $102,282.00 | $0.00 |
| Electronics Engineering | 654 | $137,100.00 | $0.00 |
| Civil Engineering | 648 | $101,802.00 | $0.00 |
| Agricultural Commodity Aid | 618 | $26,359.00 | $0.00 |
| Security Guard | 605 | $49,149.00 | $0.00 |
| Accounting | 540 | $90,503.00 | $0.00 |
| Mathematical Statistics | 519 | $124,632.00 | $0.00 |
| Public Health Program Specialist | 502 | $120,464.00 | $0.00 |
| Budget Analysis | 499 | $117,824.00 | $0.00 |
| Program Management | 474 | $140,751.00 | $0.00 |
| Grants Management | 460 | $117,307.00 | $0.00 |
| Worker's Compensation Claims Examining | 439 | $93,381.00 | $0.00 |
| Paralegal Specialist | 430 | $70,568.00 | $0.00 |
| Statistical Assistant | 426 | $37,115.00 | $0.00 |
| Park Ranger | 409 | $61,179.00 | $0.00 |
| Emergency Management Specialist | 391 | $118,258.00 | $0.00 |
| Claims Assistance And Examining | 385 | $54,660.00 | $0.00 |
| Computer Engineering | 370 | $125,214.00 | $0.00 |
| Biological Science Technician | 367 | $45,375.00 | $0.00 |
| Pharmacology | 365 | $139,691.00 | $0.00 |
| Electrical Engineering | 362 | $117,535.00 | $0.00 |
| Trade Specialist | 308 | $119,674.00 | $0.00 |
| Correctional Institution Administration | 301 | $110,174.00 | $0.00 |
| Voucher Examining | 298 | $53,639.00 | $0.00 |
| Museum Specialist And Technician | 276 | $84,146.00 | $0.00 |
| Loan Specialist | 269 | $76,116.00 | $0.00 |
| Administration And Office Support Student Trainee | 263 | $28,719.00 | $0.00 |
| Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering | 224 | $115,600.00 | $0.00 |
| Astronomy And Space Science | 206 | $144,357.00 | $0.00 |
| Archives Technician | 205 | $78,564.00 | $0.00 |
| Government Information Specialist | 186 | $70,128.00 | $0.00 |
| Microbiology | 186 | $124,834.00 | $0.00 |
| Secretary | 181 | $64,441.00 | $0.00 |
| Medical Technologist | 178 | $88,144.00 | $0.00 |
| Electronics Technical | 176 | $116,960.00 | $0.00 |
| Railroad Retirement Claims Examining | 174 | $78,756.00 | $0.00 |
| Building Management | 163 | $99,003.00 | $0.00 |
| Plant Protection Technician | 151 | $30,426.00 | $0.00 |
| Public Affairs | 151 | $118,218.00 | $0.00 |
| Human Resources Assistance | 146 | $41,416.00 | $0.00 |
| Agricultural Commodity Grading | 144 | $46,339.00 | $0.00 |
| Audiovisual Production | 144 | $109,297.00 | $0.00 |
| Language Specialist | 138 | $74,840.00 | $0.00 |
| Public Utilities Specialist | 137 | $113,615.00 | $0.00 |
| Archivist | 137 | $103,761.00 | $0.00 |
| Agricultural Marketing | 136 | $115,656.00 | $0.00 |
| Medical Records Technician | 128 | $43,278.00 | $0.00 |
| Transportation Specialist | 122 | $138,911.00 | $0.00 |
| Health System Specialist | 119 | $124,663.00 | $0.00 |
| Meteorology | 118 | $120,794.00 | $0.00 |
| Materials Engineering | 117 | $118,188.00 | $0.00 |
| Technical Information Services | 113 | $111,736.00 | $0.00 |
| Veterinary Medical Science | 107 | $129,104.00 | $0.00 |
| Security Clerical And Assistance | 107 | $44,885.00 | $0.00 |
| Museum Curator | 105 | $120,641.00 | $0.00 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 105 | $115,486.00 | $0.00 |
| Legal Assistance | 102 | $62,076.00 | $0.00 |
| Auditing | 101 | $118,015.00 | $0.00 |
This table lists the top 100 occupations held by the approximately 215,044 federal employees working in the U.S., across all agencies, as well as average yearly compensation for the U.S. based federal employees of that occupation.
Federal Agencies in the U.S.
| Agency | the U.S. Employees | Avg. Salary | Avg. Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Health Administration | 43,842 | $56,121.00 | $0.00 |
| Internal Revenue Service | 38,057 | $64,070.00 | $0.00 |
| Social Security Administration | 22,614 | $78,506.00 | $0.00 |
| Veterans Benefits Administration | 12,799 | $73,464.00 | $0.00 |
| National Institutes Of Health | 8,304 | $105,908.00 | $0.00 |
| Food And Drug Administration | 6,843 | $124,031.00 | $0.00 |
| Department Of State | 6,821 | $107,839.00 | $0.00 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 5,494 | $122,775.00 | $0.00 |
| Federal Bureau Of Investigation | 4,971 | $113,491.00 | $0.00 |
| Offices, Boards And Divisions | 4,306 | $111,011.00 | $0.00 |
| U.s. Census Bureau | 3,621 | $86,046.00 | $0.00 |
| Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services | 2,969 | $115,020.00 | $0.00 |
| Customs And Border Protection | 2,960 | $118,962.00 | $0.00 |
| Forest Service | 2,712 | $49,178.00 | $0.00 |
| Citizenship And Immigration Services | 2,610 | $100,787.00 | $0.00 |
| Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center | 2,118 | $131,068.00 | $0.00 |
| Dhs Headquarters | 2,007 | $127,547.00 | $0.00 |
| Goddard Space Flight Center | 2,006 | $136,778.00 | $0.00 |
| Bureau Of The Fiscal Service | 1,584 | $83,507.00 | $0.00 |
| Department Of Energy | 1,410 | $128,858.00 | $0.00 |
| Office Of Personnel Management | 1,384 | $84,294.00 | $0.00 |
| Immigration And Customs Enforcement | 1,314 | $126,474.00 | $0.00 |
| George C. Marshall Space Flight Center | 1,304 | $125,777.00 | $0.00 |
| John F. Kennedy Space Center | 1,251 | $115,825.00 | $0.00 |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary For Information And Technology | 1,231 | $111,304.00 | $0.00 |
| Smithsonian Institution (Except Units Administered Under Separate Boards Of Trustees) | 1,210 | $90,228.00 | $0.00 |
| Federal Acquisition Service | 1,169 | $121,209.00 | $0.00 |
| Federal Emergency Management Agency | 1,138 | $115,997.00 | $0.00 |
| Cybersecurity And Infrastructure Security Agency | 1,064 | $124,150.00 | $0.00 |
| Bureau Of Labor Statistics | 932 | $115,455.00 | $0.00 |
| Agricultural Marketing Service | 898 | $44,572.00 | $0.00 |
| Federal Communications Commission | 872 | $147,004.00 | $0.00 |
| Departmental Offices | 854 | $129,138.00 | $0.00 |
| Public Buildings Service | 791 | $109,508.00 | $0.00 |
| Office Of The Secretary Of Health And Human Services | 766 | $125,448.00 | $0.00 |
| Office Of The Chief Financial Officer (Department Of Agriculture) | 752 | $82,730.00 | $0.00 |
| Small Business Administration | 719 | $79,205.00 | $0.00 |
| Drug Enforcement Administration | 714 | $119,135.00 | $0.00 |
| John Glenn Research Center At Lewis Field | 703 | $122,409.00 | $0.00 |
| Office Of The Secretary Of The Interior | 698 | $107,987.00 | $0.00 |
| U.s. Agency For Global Media | 657 | $110,193.00 | $0.00 |
| U.s. Coast Guard | 642 | $121,817.00 | $0.00 |
| Indian Health Service | 607 | $85,338.00 | $0.00 |
| Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service | 586 | $93,547.00 | $0.00 |
| Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | 557 | $137,362.00 | $0.00 |
| U.s. Agency For International Development | 545 | $127,229.00 | $0.00 |
| Bureau Of Prisons/federal Prison System | 534 | $108,285.00 | $0.00 |
| National Park Service | 519 | $54,739.00 | $0.00 |
| Federal Highway Administration | 478 | $107,952.00 | $0.00 |
| Federal Trade Commission | 467 | $153,807.00 | $0.00 |
| Health Resources And Services Administration | 459 | $113,205.00 | $0.00 |
| Office Of Workers' Compensation Programs | 439 | $93,381.00 | $0.00 |
| Administration For Children And Families | 430 | $115,441.00 | $0.00 |
| Headquarters, Nasa | 421 | $144,143.00 | $0.00 |
| Office Of The Director | 420 | $100,542.00 | $0.00 |
| Assistant Secretary For Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner | 386 | $125,659.00 | $0.00 |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary For Finance | 379 | $66,316.00 | $0.00 |
| Ames Research Center | 375 | $151,256.00 | $0.00 |
| U.s. Secret Service | 369 | $110,913.00 | $0.00 |
| Agricultural Research Service | 367 | $45,375.00 | $0.00 |
| Office Of Management And Budget | 359 | $128,520.00 | $0.00 |
| National Archives And Records Administration | 342 | $91,163.00 | $0.00 |
| National Gallery Of Art | 324 | $68,859.00 | $0.00 |
| International Trade Administration | 308 | $119,674.00 | $0.00 |
| Bureau Of Reclamation | 292 | $114,309.00 | $0.00 |
| Bureau Of Land Management | 291 | $48,182.00 | $0.00 |
| Foreign Agricultural Service | 278 | $106,228.00 | $0.00 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | 277 | $96,939.00 | $0.00 |
| Executive Director, Office Of Acquisition And Logistics | 253 | $97,616.00 | $0.00 |
| Federal Student Aid | 224 | $118,090.00 | $0.00 |
| Office Of Gsa It | 216 | $133,497.00 | $0.00 |
| Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration | 206 | $125,187.00 | $0.00 |
| Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation | 203 | $127,770.00 | $0.00 |
| Office Of The Solicitor (Department Of Labor) | 194 | $146,897.00 | $0.00 |
| Pretrial Services Agency | 191 | $104,411.00 | $0.00 |
| National Labor Relations Board | 186 | $143,273.00 | $0.00 |
| Office Of The Chief Information Officer (Department Of Agriculture) | 180 | $109,555.00 | $0.00 |
| Fpac Business Center | 179 | $105,266.00 | $0.00 |
| General Counsel (Department Of Veterans Affairs) | 177 | $130,284.00 | $0.00 |
| Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, And Explosives | 162 | $121,582.00 | $0.00 |
| Office Of The Secretary Of Transportation | 157 | $108,819.00 | $0.00 |
| Office Of The Senior Coordinator For Southeast/caribbean | 156 | $104,042.00 | $0.00 |
| Office Of The Secretary (Department Of Commerce) | 155 | $137,768.00 | $0.00 |
| Economic Research Service | 151 | $132,172.00 | $0.00 |
| Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | 149 | $144,666.00 | $0.00 |
| Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center | 140 | $129,907.00 | $0.00 |
| Assistant Secretary For Public And Indian Housing | 138 | $133,583.00 | $0.00 |
| National Agricultural Statistics Service | 138 | $121,008.00 | $0.00 |
| Office Of The Solicitor (Department Of Interior) | 137 | $137,596.00 | $0.00 |
| U.s. Marshals Service | 135 | $120,701.00 | $0.00 |
| Assistant Secretary For Community Planning And Development | 128 | $125,549.00 | $0.00 |
| Office Of The Senior Coordinator For Rocky Mountains | 128 | $107,654.00 | $0.00 |
| Office Of The U.s. Trade Representative | 128 | $137,646.00 | $0.00 |
| Office Of Justice Programs | 126 | $122,659.00 | $0.00 |
| Office Of The Senior Coordinator For Mid-Atlantic | 125 | $110,245.00 | $0.00 |
| Office Of General Counsel (Department Of Housing And Urban Development) | 124 | $142,096.00 | $0.00 |
| National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration | 118 | $120,794.00 | $0.00 |
| U.s. Fish And Wildlife Service | 108 | $93,497.00 | $0.00 |
| Bureau Of Safety And Environmental Enforcement | 105 | $115,486.00 | $0.00 |
| Geological Survey | 104 | $117,873.00 | $0.00 |
There are 100 Federal agencies with a significant workforce in the U.S.. General Schedule employees at all of the agencies listed below will be paid according to the locality-adjusted GS payscale listed on this page.
There are approximately 215,044 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within the U.S.. The average federal employee in the U.S. earns $82,750 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $0.
Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in the U.S. is Contact Representative. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in the U.S. is the Veterans Health Administration, which has total of 43,842 employees in the area.
The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in the U.S. by paygrade, from GS-1 to GS-15. To learn more about how paygrades are determined and how they affect a federal employee's salary, see how to calculate GS Pay.