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Harrisburg General Schedule Payscale

488 federal employees †

$47,331 average yearly pay

+4% salary raise this year

The Harrisburg Locality Area is a General Schedule locality primarily located within Pennsylvania. Federal employees who work within the Harrisburg locality area receive a locality adjustment of 18.59%, which is applied to the base General Schedule payscale.

Locality adjustment rates are set yearly by the OPM to account for higher costs of living within Harrisburg, as compared to the Rest of U.S. locality raise (which is applied to all Federal employees not located within any other locality).

The chart below is the 2023 General Schedule pay table, with Harrisburg's 18.59% locality raise applied to the base pay rates. These are the yearly pay rates that are applicable to most salaried federal employees within this region, based on their GS Grade and Step.

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$24,903	$25,739	$26,565	$27,391	$28,217	$28,701	$29,521	$30,346	$30,379	$31,157
GS-2	$28,001	$28,668	$29,595	$30,379	$30,722	$31,626	$32,529	$33,433	$34,337	$35,240
GS-3	$30,554	$31,572	$32,591	$33,610	$34,628	$35,647	$36,666	$37,684	$38,703	$39,722
GS-4	$34,297	$35,441	$36,584	$37,727	$38,870	$40,013	$41,157	$42,300	$43,443	$44,586
GS-5	$38,372	$39,652	$40,931	$42,211	$43,491	$44,770	$46,050	$47,329	$48,609	$49,888
GS-6	$42,775	$44,201	$45,626	$47,052	$48,477	$49,903	$51,328	$52,754	$54,179	$55,604
GS-7	$47,533	$49,118	$50,702	$52,286	$53,871	$55,455	$57,039	$58,624	$60,208	$61,793
GS-8	$52,641	$54,396	$56,151	$57,906	$59,661	$61,417	$63,172	$64,927	$66,682	$68,437
GS-9	$58,142	$60,080	$62,018	$63,956	$65,893	$67,831	$69,769	$71,707	$73,644	$75,582
GS-10	$64,027	$66,161	$68,296	$70,431	$72,565	$74,700	$76,834	$78,969	$81,104	$83,238
GS-11	$70,346	$72,691	$75,035	$77,380	$79,724	$82,069	$84,414	$86,758	$89,103	$91,447
GS-12	$84,316	$87,127	$89,937	$92,748	$95,559	$98,369	$101,180	$103,990	$106,801	$109,612
GS-13	$100,263	$103,605	$106,947	$110,289	$113,631	$116,972	$120,314	$123,656	$126,998	$130,340
GS-14	$118,481	$122,430	$126,379	$130,328	$134,277	$138,226	$142,175	$146,124	$150,073	$154,022
GS-15	$139,365	$144,010	$148,655	$153,300	$157,945	$162,590	$167,236	$171,881	$176,526	$181,171

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$23,783	$24,581	$25,371	$26,158	$26,948	$27,411	$28,193	$28,981	$29,013	$29,751
GS-2	$26,742	$27,379	$28,264	$29,013	$29,341	$30,204	$31,067	$31,930	$32,793	$33,656
GS-3	$29,179	$30,152	$31,124	$32,097	$33,070	$34,042	$35,015	$35,988	$36,960	$37,933
GS-4	$32,755	$33,847	$34,938	$36,030	$37,122	$38,214	$39,306	$40,397	$41,489	$42,581
GS-5	$36,647	$37,868	$39,090	$40,311	$41,533	$42,754	$43,976	$45,197	$46,418	$47,640
GS-6	$40,851	$42,213	$43,575	$44,936	$46,298	$47,660	$49,022	$50,383	$51,745	$53,107
GS-7	$45,395	$46,908	$48,420	$49,933	$51,446	$52,958	$54,471	$55,984	$57,496	$59,009
GS-8	$50,274	$51,949	$53,624	$55,300	$56,975	$58,651	$60,326	$62,001	$63,677	$65,352
GS-9	$55,527	$57,378	$59,229	$61,080	$62,931	$64,783	$66,634	$68,485	$70,336	$72,187
GS-10	$61,148	$63,186	$65,225	$67,263	$69,302	$71,340	$73,379	$75,417	$77,456	$79,494
GS-11	$67,183	$69,422	$71,661	$73,900	$76,139	$78,378	$80,616	$82,855	$85,094	$87,333
GS-12	$80,525	$83,209	$85,894	$88,578	$91,263	$93,947	$96,632	$99,317	$102,001	$104,686
GS-13	$95,754	$98,945	$102,137	$105,328	$108,520	$111,711	$114,903	$118,095	$121,286	$124,478
GS-14	$113,152	$116,924	$120,695	$124,467	$128,239	$132,010	$135,782	$139,554	$143,325	$147,097
GS-15	$133,097	$137,534	$141,970	$146,407	$150,844	$155,280	$159,717	$164,153	$168,590	$173,027

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$23,133	$23,909	$24,678	$25,443	$26,212	$26,662	$27,422	$28,189	$28,219	$28,937
GS-2	$26,011	$26,630	$27,492	$28,219	$28,537	$29,376	$30,215	$31,054	$31,894	$32,733
GS-3	$28,381	$29,327	$30,273	$31,219	$32,164	$33,110	$34,056	$35,002	$35,948	$36,893
GS-4	$31,860	$32,921	$33,983	$35,045	$36,107	$37,169	$38,231	$39,292	$40,354	$41,416
GS-5	$35,645	$36,834	$38,022	$39,210	$40,399	$41,587	$42,776	$43,964	$45,152	$46,341
GS-6	$39,734	$41,059	$42,383	$43,707	$45,032	$46,356	$47,680	$49,005	$50,329	$51,654
GS-7	$44,154	$45,626	$47,098	$48,570	$50,042	$51,514	$52,986	$54,458	$55,930	$57,402
GS-8	$48,899	$50,530	$52,160	$53,790	$55,420	$57,051	$58,681	$60,311	$61,941	$63,572
GS-9	$54,009	$55,809	$57,610	$59,410	$61,210	$63,010	$64,810	$66,611	$68,411	$70,211
GS-10	$59,477	$61,460	$63,443	$65,426	$67,409	$69,392	$71,375	$73,358	$75,341	$77,324
GS-11	$65,346	$67,525	$69,704	$71,882	$74,061	$76,240	$78,419	$80,597	$82,776	$84,955
GS-12	$78,324	$80,935	$83,546	$86,157	$88,768	$91,380	$93,991	$96,602	$99,213	$101,825
GS-13	$93,136	$96,241	$99,346	$102,450	$105,555	$108,660	$111,764	$114,869	$117,974	$121,078
GS-14	$110,059	$113,727	$117,396	$121,064	$124,732	$128,401	$132,069	$135,738	$139,406	$143,074
GS-15	$129,459	$133,774	$138,090	$142,405	$146,720	$151,036	$155,351	$159,666	$163,982	$168,297

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,904	$23,672	$24,434	$25,191	$25,953	$26,398	$27,151	$27,910	$27,940	$28,653
GS-2	$25,754	$26,366	$27,220	$27,940	$28,255	$29,086	$29,916	$30,747	$31,578	$32,409
GS-3	$28,100	$29,036	$29,973	$30,909	$31,846	$32,782	$33,718	$34,655	$35,591	$36,528
GS-4	$31,544	$32,596	$33,647	$34,698	$35,750	$36,801	$37,852	$38,903	$39,955	$41,006
GS-5	$35,292	$36,469	$37,646	$38,823	$39,999	$41,176	$42,353	$43,529	$44,706	$45,883
GS-6	$39,341	$40,652	$41,963	$43,275	$44,586	$45,898	$47,209	$48,521	$49,832	$51,144
GS-7	$43,717	$45,174	$46,630	$48,087	$49,544	$51,001	$52,458	$53,914	$55,371	$56,828
GS-8	$48,415	$50,029	$51,643	$53,257	$54,871	$56,485	$58,098	$59,712	$61,326	$62,940
GS-9	$53,475	$55,257	$57,040	$58,823	$60,605	$62,388	$64,171	$65,953	$67,736	$69,518
GS-10	$58,888	$60,851	$62,815	$64,778	$66,741	$68,704	$70,667	$72,630	$74,593	$76,556
GS-11	$64,699	$66,856	$69,012	$71,169	$73,325	$75,481	$77,638	$79,794	$81,951	$84,107
GS-12	$77,548	$80,133	$82,719	$85,304	$87,889	$90,475	$93,060	$95,646	$98,231	$100,817
GS-13	$92,214	$95,288	$98,362	$101,437	$104,511	$107,585	$110,659	$113,733	$116,807	$119,882
GS-14	$108,969	$112,601	$116,233	$119,865	$123,497	$127,129	$130,761	$134,393	$138,025	$141,657
GS-15	$128,177	$132,450	$136,723	$140,996	$145,269	$149,543	$153,816	$158,089	$162,362	$166,635

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,219	$22,964	$23,703	$24,437	$25,177	$25,608	$26,338	$27,076	$27,105	$27,794
GS-2	$24,983	$25,578	$26,405	$27,105	$27,409	$28,215	$29,021	$29,827	$30,633	$31,440
GS-3	$27,259	$28,167	$29,076	$29,985	$30,894	$31,802	$32,711	$33,620	$34,528	$35,437
GS-4	$30,601	$31,620	$32,640	$33,659	$34,679	$35,698	$36,718	$37,737	$38,757	$39,776
GS-5	$34,237	$35,378	$36,518	$37,659	$38,800	$39,941	$41,082	$42,223	$43,363	$44,504
GS-6	$38,163	$39,436	$40,709	$41,981	$43,254	$44,526	$45,799	$47,072	$48,344	$49,617
GS-7	$42,409	$43,823	$45,237	$46,651	$48,064	$49,478	$50,892	$52,306	$53,720	$55,133
GS-8	$46,967	$48,532	$50,098	$51,663	$53,229	$54,794	$56,359	$57,925	$59,490	$61,056
GS-9	$51,875	$53,604	$55,333	$57,062	$58,790	$60,519	$62,248	$63,977	$65,705	$67,434
GS-10	$57,127	$59,031	$60,934	$62,838	$64,742	$66,646	$68,549	$70,453	$72,357	$74,261
GS-11	$62,764	$64,856	$66,949	$69,042	$71,134	$73,227	$75,320	$77,412	$79,505	$81,598
GS-12	$75,228	$77,736	$80,244	$82,752	$85,259	$87,767	$90,275	$92,783	$95,291	$97,799
GS-13	$89,455	$92,437	$95,419	$98,400	$101,382	$104,363	$107,345	$110,326	$113,308	$116,290
GS-14	$105,709	$109,233	$112,757	$116,281	$119,805	$123,329	$126,853	$130,377	$133,901	$137,425
GS-15	$124,343	$128,488	$132,632	$136,777	$140,921	$145,066	$149,211	$153,355	$157,500	$161,644

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,819	$22,549	$23,275	$23,997	$24,723	$25,146	$25,863	$26,588	$26,616	$27,298
GS-2	$24,532	$25,116	$25,928	$26,616	$26,918	$27,710	$28,502	$29,294	$30,086	$30,878
GS-3	$26,767	$27,659	$28,551	$29,443	$30,335	$31,227	$32,119	$33,011	$33,903	$34,795
GS-4	$30,049	$31,050	$32,052	$33,053	$34,054	$35,055	$36,056	$37,058	$38,059	$39,060
GS-5	$33,620	$34,740	$35,861	$36,982	$38,103	$39,224	$40,345	$41,466	$42,586	$43,707
GS-6	$37,475	$38,723	$39,972	$41,220	$42,469	$43,718	$44,966	$46,215	$47,464	$48,712
GS-7	$41,644	$43,032	$44,420	$45,808	$47,196	$48,584	$49,972	$51,360	$52,748	$54,136
GS-8	$46,120	$47,658	$49,195	$50,733	$52,271	$53,809	$55,347	$56,884	$58,422	$59,960
GS-9	$50,940	$52,638	$54,336	$56,034	$57,732	$59,430	$61,129	$62,827	$64,525	$66,223
GS-10	$56,097	$57,967	$59,837	$61,707	$63,577	$65,447	$67,317	$69,187	$71,057	$72,927
GS-11	$61,632	$63,686	$65,741	$67,796	$69,850	$71,905	$73,960	$76,014	$78,069	$80,124
GS-12	$73,871	$76,334	$78,796	$81,259	$83,721	$86,183	$88,646	$91,108	$93,570	$96,033
GS-13	$87,842	$90,770	$93,698	$96,626	$99,554	$102,483	$105,411	$108,339	$111,267	$114,195
GS-14	$103,803	$107,263	$110,723	$114,184	$117,644	$121,104	$124,564	$128,024	$131,484	$134,944
GS-15	$122,100	$126,170	$130,240	$134,310	$138,380	$142,450	$146,520	$150,590	$154,660	$158,729

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,422	$22,139	$22,851	$23,560	$24,272	$24,688	$25,392	$26,103	$26,131	$26,793
GS-2	$24,085	$24,658	$25,456	$26,131	$26,425	$27,202	$27,979	$28,756	$29,533	$30,310
GS-3	$26,279	$27,156	$28,032	$28,909	$29,785	$30,662	$31,538	$32,415	$33,291	$34,165
GS-4	$29,502	$30,485	$31,468	$32,450	$33,433	$34,416	$35,399	$36,382	$37,365	$38,348
GS-5	$33,007	$34,107	$35,208	$36,309	$37,410	$38,511	$39,611	$40,712	$41,813	$42,914
GS-6	$36,792	$38,019	$39,246	$40,473	$41,700	$42,926	$44,153	$45,380	$46,607	$47,834
GS-7	$40,886	$42,249	$43,612	$44,975	$46,339	$47,702	$49,065	$50,429	$51,792	$53,155
GS-8	$45,280	$46,789	$48,297	$49,806	$51,315	$52,824	$54,333	$55,842	$57,351	$58,860
GS-9	$50,011	$51,679	$53,346	$55,013	$56,681	$58,348	$60,015	$61,683	$63,350	$65,018
GS-10	$55,075	$56,911	$58,747	$60,583	$62,419	$64,256	$66,092	$67,928	$69,764	$71,600
GS-11	$60,508	$62,525	$64,541	$66,558	$68,574	$70,591	$72,608	$74,624	$76,641	$78,657
GS-12	$72,525	$74,943	$77,361	$79,779	$82,197	$84,615	$87,032	$89,450	$91,868	$94,286
GS-13	$86,241	$89,116	$91,991	$94,865	$97,740	$100,614	$103,489	$106,363	$109,238	$112,113
GS-14	$101,912	$105,309	$108,706	$112,103	$115,500	$118,898	$122,295	$125,692	$129,089	$132,487
GS-15	$119,876	$123,872	$127,868	$131,864	$135,861	$139,857	$143,853	$147,849	$151,845	$155,841

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,997	$21,699	$22,397	$23,092	$23,790	$24,199	$24,889	$25,585	$25,613	$26,261
GS-2	$23,607	$24,169	$24,951	$25,613	$25,903	$26,666	$27,428	$28,191	$28,953	$29,715
GS-3	$25,758	$26,617	$27,475	$28,334	$29,192	$30,051	$30,909	$31,768	$32,626	$33,485
GS-4	$28,916	$29,880	$30,844	$31,808	$32,772	$33,735	$34,699	$35,663	$36,627	$37,591
GS-5	$32,352	$33,430	$34,508	$35,586	$36,665	$37,743	$38,821	$39,900	$40,978	$42,056
GS-6	$36,063	$37,265	$38,466	$39,668	$40,870	$42,072	$43,274	$44,476	$45,678	$46,880
GS-7	$40,075	$41,411	$42,747	$44,082	$45,418	$46,754	$48,090	$49,426	$50,762	$52,098
GS-8	$44,381	$45,860	$47,339	$48,818	$50,297	$51,776	$53,255	$54,734	$56,213	$57,692
GS-9	$49,019	$50,653	$52,286	$53,920	$55,553	$57,187	$58,820	$60,454	$62,087	$63,721
GS-10	$53,982	$55,781	$57,581	$59,380	$61,180	$62,979	$64,779	$66,578	$68,378	$70,177
GS-11	$59,308	$61,285	$63,262	$65,239	$67,216	$69,193	$71,169	$73,146	$75,123	$77,100
GS-12	$71,087	$73,457	$75,826	$78,196	$80,565	$82,935	$85,304	$87,674	$90,043	$92,413
GS-13	$84,532	$87,350	$90,168	$92,986	$95,805	$98,623	$101,441	$104,259	$107,078	$109,896
GS-14	$99,890	$103,220	$106,550	$109,880	$113,210	$116,540	$119,870	$123,199	$126,529	$129,859
GS-15	$117,499	$121,416	$125,333	$129,250	$133,168	$137,085	$141,002	$144,919	$148,836	$152,753

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,733	$21,426	$22,115	$22,801	$23,491	$23,895	$24,576	$25,264	$25,290	$25,928
GS-2	$23,310	$23,865	$24,637	$25,290	$25,575	$26,328	$27,080	$27,832	$28,585	$29,337
GS-3	$25,434	$26,282	$27,130	$27,978	$28,827	$29,675	$30,523	$31,371	$32,219	$33,068
GS-4	$28,553	$29,505	$30,457	$31,409	$32,361	$33,313	$34,265	$35,217	$36,169	$37,121
GS-5	$31,944	$33,009	$34,074	$35,140	$36,205	$37,270	$38,335	$39,400	$40,465	$41,530
GS-6	$35,609	$36,796	$37,983	$39,171	$40,358	$41,545	$42,732	$43,920	$45,107	$46,294
GS-7	$39,570	$40,889	$42,207	$43,526	$44,844	$46,163	$47,481	$48,800	$50,119	$51,437
GS-8	$43,823	$45,284	$46,745	$48,206	$49,668	$51,129	$52,590	$54,051	$55,513	$56,974
GS-9	$48,403	$50,016	$51,629	$53,242	$54,855	$56,468	$58,081	$59,694	$61,307	$62,920
GS-10	$53,302	$55,079	$56,855	$58,631	$60,408	$62,184	$63,960	$65,737	$67,513	$69,289
GS-11	$58,562	$60,514	$62,466	$64,418	$66,370	$68,322	$70,275	$72,227	$74,179	$76,131
GS-12	$70,192	$72,533	$74,873	$77,213	$79,554	$81,894	$84,234	$86,574	$88,915	$91,255
GS-13	$83,468	$86,250	$89,032	$91,814	$94,596	$97,378	$100,161	$102,943	$105,725	$108,507
GS-14	$98,633	$101,921	$105,209	$108,497	$111,784	$115,072	$118,360	$121,648	$124,936	$128,223
GS-15	$116,021	$119,889	$123,756	$127,624	$131,492	$135,360	$139,227	$143,095	$146,963	$150,830

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,527	$21,213	$21,896	$22,575	$23,258	$23,659	$24,333	$25,014	$25,040	$25,679
GS-2	$23,080	$23,629	$24,393	$25,040	$25,320	$26,064	$26,808	$27,553	$28,297	$29,041
GS-3	$25,181	$26,020	$26,860	$27,699	$28,538	$29,377	$30,216	$31,055	$31,894	$32,733
GS-4	$28,269	$29,211	$30,153	$31,095	$32,037	$32,979	$33,920	$34,862	$35,804	$36,746
GS-5	$31,628	$32,683	$33,738	$34,793	$35,847	$36,902	$37,957	$39,012	$40,067	$41,122
GS-6	$35,256	$36,431	$37,605	$38,780	$39,955	$41,130	$42,304	$43,479	$44,654	$45,828
GS-7	$39,179	$40,485	$41,791	$43,097	$44,403	$45,709	$47,015	$48,321	$49,626	$50,932
GS-8	$43,389	$44,835	$46,282	$47,728	$49,174	$50,621	$52,067	$53,514	$54,960	$56,406
GS-9	$47,923	$49,520	$51,117	$52,715	$54,312	$55,909	$57,506	$59,103	$60,700	$62,297
GS-10	$52,775	$54,534	$56,293	$58,053	$59,812	$61,571	$63,330	$65,089	$66,849	$68,608
GS-11	$57,982	$59,915	$61,847	$63,780	$65,713	$67,646	$69,578	$71,511	$73,444	$75,376
GS-12	$69,497	$71,813	$74,130	$76,446	$78,762	$81,079	$83,395	$85,711	$88,028	$90,344
GS-13	$82,642	$85,396	$88,151	$90,906	$93,660	$96,415	$99,170	$101,924	$104,679	$107,434
GS-14	$97,657	$100,912	$104,166	$107,421	$110,676	$113,931	$117,185	$120,440	$123,695	$126,949
GS-15	$114,872	$118,701	$122,530	$126,359	$130,188	$134,017	$137,846	$141,675	$145,504	$149,333

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,324	$21,003	$21,679	$22,351	$23,027	$23,424	$24,092	$24,766	$24,792	$25,422
GS-2	$22,851	$23,395	$24,151	$24,792	$25,071	$25,808	$26,546	$27,283	$28,021	$28,758
GS-3	$24,933	$25,764	$26,595	$27,426	$28,257	$29,088	$29,919	$30,750	$31,581	$32,412
GS-4	$27,990	$28,922	$29,855	$30,788	$31,720	$32,653	$33,586	$34,519	$35,451	$36,384
GS-5	$31,315	$32,359	$33,402	$34,445	$35,489	$36,532	$37,576	$38,619	$39,663	$40,706
GS-6	$34,907	$36,070	$37,233	$38,397	$39,560	$40,723	$41,886	$43,050	$44,213	$45,376
GS-7	$38,790	$40,084	$41,377	$42,671	$43,964	$45,258	$46,551	$47,844	$49,138	$50,431
GS-8	$42,960	$44,391	$45,823	$47,254	$48,686	$50,117	$51,549	$52,981	$54,412	$55,844
GS-9	$47,448	$49,029	$50,611	$52,192	$53,773	$55,354	$56,935	$58,516	$60,097	$61,678
GS-10	$52,252	$53,994	$55,736	$57,478	$59,221	$60,963	$62,705	$64,447	$66,189	$67,931
GS-11	$57,408	$59,321	$61,234	$63,148	$65,061	$66,974	$68,888	$70,801	$72,714	$74,628
GS-12	$68,809	$71,102	$73,396	$75,689	$77,983	$80,276	$82,570	$84,863	$87,157	$89,450
GS-13	$81,823	$84,550	$87,278	$90,005	$92,732	$95,459	$98,187	$100,914	$103,641	$106,369
GS-14	$96,690	$99,913	$103,136	$106,358	$109,581	$112,804	$116,027	$119,249	$122,472	$125,695
GS-15	$113,735	$117,527	$121,318	$125,109	$128,900	$132,692	$136,483	$140,274	$144,065	$147,857

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,324	$21,003	$21,679	$22,351	$23,027	$23,424	$24,092	$24,766	$24,792	$25,422
GS-2	$22,851	$23,395	$24,151	$24,792	$25,071	$25,808	$26,546	$27,283	$28,021	$28,758
GS-3	$24,933	$25,764	$26,595	$27,426	$28,257	$29,088	$29,919	$30,750	$31,581	$32,412
GS-4	$27,990	$28,922	$29,855	$30,788	$31,720	$32,653	$33,586	$34,519	$35,451	$36,384
GS-5	$31,315	$32,359	$33,402	$34,445	$35,489	$36,532	$37,576	$38,619	$39,663	$40,706
GS-6	$34,907	$36,070	$37,233	$38,397	$39,560	$40,723	$41,886	$43,050	$44,213	$45,376
GS-7	$38,790	$40,084	$41,377	$42,671	$43,964	$45,258	$46,551	$47,844	$49,138	$50,431
GS-8	$42,960	$44,391	$45,823	$47,254	$48,686	$50,117	$51,549	$52,981	$54,412	$55,844
GS-9	$47,448	$49,029	$50,611	$52,192	$53,773	$55,354	$56,935	$58,516	$60,097	$61,678
GS-10	$52,252	$53,994	$55,736	$57,478	$59,221	$60,963	$62,705	$64,447	$66,189	$67,931
GS-11	$57,408	$59,321	$61,234	$63,148	$65,061	$66,974	$68,888	$70,801	$72,714	$74,628
GS-12	$68,809	$71,102	$73,396	$75,689	$77,983	$80,276	$82,570	$84,863	$87,157	$89,450
GS-13	$81,823	$84,550	$87,278	$90,005	$92,732	$95,459	$98,187	$100,914	$103,641	$106,369
GS-14	$96,690	$99,913	$103,136	$106,358	$109,581	$112,804	$116,027	$119,249	$122,472	$125,695
GS-15	$113,735	$117,527	$121,318	$125,109	$128,900	$132,692	$136,483	$140,274	$144,065	$147,857

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,324	$21,003	$21,679	$22,351	$23,027	$23,424	$24,092	$24,766	$24,792	$25,422
GS-2	$22,851	$23,395	$24,151	$24,792	$25,071	$25,808	$26,546	$27,283	$28,021	$28,758
GS-3	$24,933	$25,764	$26,595	$27,426	$28,257	$29,088	$29,919	$30,750	$31,581	$32,412
GS-4	$27,990	$28,922	$29,855	$30,788	$31,720	$32,653	$33,586	$34,519	$35,451	$36,384
GS-5	$31,315	$32,359	$33,402	$34,445	$35,489	$36,532	$37,576	$38,619	$39,663	$40,706
GS-6	$34,907	$36,070	$37,233	$38,397	$39,560	$40,723	$41,886	$43,050	$44,213	$45,376
GS-7	$38,790	$40,084	$41,377	$42,671	$43,964	$45,258	$46,551	$47,844	$49,138	$50,431
GS-8	$42,960	$44,391	$45,823	$47,254	$48,686	$50,117	$51,549	$52,981	$54,412	$55,844
GS-9	$47,448	$49,029	$50,611	$52,192	$53,773	$55,354	$56,935	$58,516	$60,097	$61,678
GS-10	$52,252	$53,994	$55,736	$57,478	$59,221	$60,963	$62,705	$64,447	$66,189	$67,931
GS-11	$57,408	$59,321	$61,234	$63,148	$65,061	$66,974	$68,888	$70,801	$72,714	$74,628
GS-12	$68,809	$71,102	$73,396	$75,689	$77,983	$80,276	$82,570	$84,863	$87,157	$89,450
GS-13	$81,823	$84,550	$87,278	$90,005	$92,732	$95,459	$98,187	$100,914	$103,641	$106,369
GS-14	$96,690	$99,913	$103,136	$106,358	$109,581	$112,804	$116,027	$119,249	$122,472	$125,695
GS-15	$113,735	$117,527	$121,318	$125,109	$128,900	$132,692	$136,483	$140,274	$144,065	$147,857

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,324	$21,003	$21,679	$22,351	$23,027	$23,424	$24,092	$24,766	$24,792	$25,422
GS-2	$22,851	$23,395	$24,151	$24,792	$25,071	$25,808	$26,546	$27,283	$28,021	$28,758
GS-3	$24,933	$25,764	$26,595	$27,426	$28,257	$29,088	$29,919	$30,750	$31,581	$32,412
GS-4	$27,990	$28,922	$29,855	$30,788	$31,720	$32,653	$33,586	$34,519	$35,451	$36,384
GS-5	$31,315	$32,359	$33,402	$34,445	$35,489	$36,532	$37,576	$38,619	$39,663	$40,706
GS-6	$34,907	$36,070	$37,233	$38,397	$39,560	$40,723	$41,886	$43,050	$44,213	$45,376
GS-7	$38,790	$40,084	$41,377	$42,671	$43,964	$45,258	$46,551	$47,844	$49,138	$50,431
GS-8	$42,960	$44,391	$45,823	$47,254	$48,686	$50,117	$51,549	$52,981	$54,412	$55,844
GS-9	$47,448	$49,029	$50,611	$52,192	$53,773	$55,354	$56,935	$58,516	$60,097	$61,678
GS-10	$52,252	$53,994	$55,736	$57,478	$59,221	$60,963	$62,705	$64,447	$66,189	$67,931
GS-11	$57,408	$59,321	$61,234	$63,148	$65,061	$66,974	$68,888	$70,801	$72,714	$74,628
GS-12	$68,809	$71,102	$73,396	$75,689	$77,983	$80,276	$82,570	$84,863	$87,157	$89,450
GS-13	$81,823	$84,550	$87,278	$90,005	$92,732	$95,459	$98,187	$100,914	$103,641	$106,369
GS-14	$96,690	$99,913	$103,136	$106,358	$109,581	$112,804	$116,027	$119,249	$122,472	$125,695
GS-15	$113,735	$117,527	$121,318	$125,109	$128,900	$132,692	$136,483	$140,274	$144,065	$147,857

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$19,971	$20,638	$21,302	$21,964	$22,627	$23,018	$23,674	$24,335	$24,361	$24,985
GS-2	$22,454	$22,988	$23,731	$24,361	$24,634	$25,358	$26,082	$26,806	$27,530	$28,254
GS-3	$24,499	$25,316	$26,132	$26,948	$27,765	$28,581	$29,398	$30,214	$31,030	$31,847
GS-4	$27,504	$28,421	$29,337	$30,254	$31,170	$32,087	$33,003	$33,920	$34,837	$35,753
GS-5	$30,772	$31,798	$32,824	$33,849	$34,875	$35,901	$36,927	$37,953	$38,979	$40,005
GS-6	$34,300	$35,443	$36,587	$37,730	$38,873	$40,016	$41,159	$42,302	$43,446	$44,589
GS-7	$38,117	$39,388	$40,658	$41,929	$43,200	$44,470	$45,741	$47,012	$48,282	$49,553
GS-8	$42,214	$43,621	$45,028	$46,436	$47,843	$49,250	$50,657	$52,065	$53,472	$54,879
GS-9	$46,625	$48,179	$49,733	$51,287	$52,841	$54,395	$55,950	$57,504	$59,058	$60,612
GS-10	$51,345	$53,056	$54,768	$56,479	$58,190	$59,902	$61,613	$63,324	$65,036	$66,747
GS-11	$56,411	$58,291	$60,170	$62,050	$63,930	$65,810	$67,690	$69,570	$71,449	$73,329
GS-12	$67,613	$69,867	$72,120	$74,373	$76,627	$78,880	$81,133	$83,387	$85,640	$87,893
GS-13	$80,402	$83,083	$85,763	$88,443	$91,123	$93,804	$96,484	$99,164	$101,844	$104,525
GS-14	$95,010	$98,178	$101,346	$104,513	$107,681	$110,848	$114,016	$117,184	$120,351	$123,519
GS-15	$111,760	$115,486	$119,211	$122,937	$126,662	$130,388	$134,113	$137,839	$141,564	$145,290

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$19,247	$19,889	$20,529	$21,166	$21,806	$22,182	$22,815	$23,453	$23,477	$24,077
GS-2	$21,639	$22,154	$22,870	$23,477	$23,739	$24,437	$25,135	$25,833	$26,530	$27,228
GS-3	$23,611	$24,398	$25,185	$25,972	$26,759	$27,546	$28,333	$29,119	$29,906	$30,693
GS-4	$26,506	$27,390	$28,274	$29,158	$30,042	$30,926	$31,810	$32,694	$33,578	$34,462
GS-5	$29,655	$30,643	$31,631	$32,619	$33,607	$34,594	$35,582	$36,570	$37,558	$38,546
GS-6	$33,056	$34,158	$35,260	$36,362	$37,464	$38,566	$39,668	$40,770	$41,872	$42,974
GS-7	$36,734	$37,958	$39,182	$40,406	$41,630	$42,854	$44,078	$45,302	$46,526	$47,750
GS-8	$40,681	$42,038	$43,394	$44,750	$46,106	$47,462	$48,818	$50,174	$51,530	$52,886
GS-9	$44,933	$46,431	$47,929	$49,427	$50,926	$52,424	$53,922	$55,421	$56,919	$58,417
GS-10	$49,482	$51,131	$52,781	$54,431	$56,080	$57,730	$59,379	$61,029	$62,679	$64,328
GS-11	$54,364	$56,176	$57,988	$59,801	$61,613	$63,425	$65,237	$67,049	$68,862	$70,674
GS-12	$65,159	$67,332	$69,504	$71,676	$73,849	$76,021	$78,194	$80,366	$82,538	$84,711
GS-13	$77,484	$80,068	$82,651	$85,235	$87,818	$90,401	$92,985	$95,568	$98,152	$100,735
GS-14	$91,562	$94,614	$97,666	$100,718	$103,770	$106,822	$109,874	$112,926	$115,978	$119,030
GS-15	$107,705	$111,295	$114,886	$118,476	$122,067	$125,658	$129,248	$132,839	$136,429	$140,020

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$18,732	$19,357	$19,981	$20,601	$21,224	$21,590	$22,205	$22,825	$22,850	$23,427
GS-2	$21,061	$21,562	$22,259	$22,850	$23,105	$23,784	$24,463	$25,142	$25,822	$26,501
GS-3	$22,980	$23,746	$24,512	$25,278	$26,043	$26,809	$27,575	$28,341	$29,107	$29,873
GS-4	$25,797	$26,656	$27,516	$28,375	$29,235	$30,094	$30,953	$31,813	$32,672	$33,532
GS-5	$28,862	$29,824	$30,786	$31,748	$32,710	$33,671	$34,633	$35,595	$36,557	$37,519
GS-6	$32,172	$33,245	$34,317	$35,389	$36,462	$37,534	$38,606	$39,679	$40,751	$41,823
GS-7	$35,752	$36,944	$38,135	$39,327	$40,519	$41,711	$42,902	$44,094	$45,286	$46,478
GS-8	$39,594	$40,914	$42,234	$43,555	$44,875	$46,195	$47,515	$48,835	$50,155	$51,475
GS-9	$43,731	$45,189	$46,646	$48,104	$49,562	$51,019	$52,477	$53,934	$55,392	$56,849
GS-10	$48,159	$49,764	$51,369	$52,975	$54,580	$56,185	$57,790	$59,395	$61,000	$62,605
GS-11	$52,912	$54,675	$56,439	$58,203	$59,967	$61,731	$63,495	$65,259	$67,023	$68,787
GS-12	$63,417	$65,532	$67,646	$69,760	$71,874	$73,989	$76,103	$78,217	$80,331	$82,446
GS-13	$75,414	$77,928	$80,442	$82,956	$85,470	$87,984	$90,498	$93,012	$95,527	$98,041
GS-14	$89,115	$92,085	$95,056	$98,026	$100,996	$103,967	$106,937	$109,907	$112,878	$115,848
GS-15	$104,826	$108,320	$111,814	$115,308	$118,803	$122,297	$125,791	$129,285	$132,779	$136,273

* The 2023 General Schedule payscale is capped at a maximum salary of $183,500 per year, which is Level 4 of the Senior Executive Service payscale.

Harrisburg Pay Locality Federal Employment Statistics

This section provides statistics on Federal government employees in the Harrisburg pay area, 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 Harrisburg pay area.

Common Occupations in Harrisburg Locality

Occupation	Number Employed	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Financial Clerical And Assistance	243	$47,161.00	$43.00
Medical Support Assistance	144	$42,227.00	$108.00
Practical Nurse	101	$52,605.00	$136.00

This table lists the top three occupations held by the approximately 488 federal employees working in the Harrisburg Locality, across all agencies, as well as average yearly compensation for Harrisburg Locality based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Harrisburg Locality

Agency	Harrisburg Locality Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Veterans Health Administration	488	$47,331.00	$96.00

There are one Federal agency with a significant workforce in the Harrisburg Locality. General Schedule employees at all of the agencies listed below will be paid according to the locality-adjusted GS payscale listed on this page.

Distribution of GS Employees in Harrisburg Locality

There are approximately 488 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within the Harrisburg pay area. The average federal employee in the Harrisburg lcality earns $47,331 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $96.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in the Harrisburg locality is Financial Clerical And Assistance. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in the Harrisburg locality is the Veterans Health Administration, which has total of 488 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in the Harrisburg pay area 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.

Some of the largest cities and military installations covered by the Harrisburg locality area include Carlisle Barracks, Lebanon and Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg.