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Alabama Huntsville General Schedule Payscale

1,547 federal employees †
$122,370 average yearly pay
+5% salary raise this year

The Huntsville Locality Area is a General Schedule locality primarily located within Alabama. Federal employees who work within the Huntsville locality area receive a locality adjustment of 21.48%, 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 Huntsville, 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 2024 General Schedule pay table, with Huntsville's 21.48% 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$26,709$27,605$28,492$29,378$30,263$30,782$31,661$32,547$32,582$33,409
GS-2$30,032$30,747$31,742$32,582$32,950$33,920$34,889$35,858$36,828$37,797
GS-3$32,769$33,861$34,953$36,046$37,138$38,230$39,322$40,414$41,506$42,598
GS-4$36,784$38,010$39,236$40,461$41,687$42,913$44,139$45,364$46,590$47,816
GS-5$41,155$42,527$43,898$45,270$46,641$48,013$49,384$50,756$52,127$53,499
GS-6$45,877$47,406$48,936$50,465$51,995$53,524$55,054$56,583$58,112$59,642
GS-7$50,980$52,680$54,379$56,079$57,778$59,478$61,177$62,877$64,576$66,276
GS-8$56,458$58,340$60,221$62,103$63,985$65,866$67,748$69,630$71,512$73,393
GS-9$62,358$64,437$66,515$68,594$70,672$72,751$74,829$76,908$78,986$81,065
GS-10$68,670$70,959$73,248$75,536$77,825$80,114$82,402$84,691$86,980$89,268
GS-11$75,448$77,962$80,477$82,991$85,506$88,021$90,535$93,050$95,565$98,079
GS-12$90,431$93,445$96,459$99,473$102,487$105,501$108,514$111,528$114,542$117,556
GS-13$107,534$111,119$114,704$118,289$121,874$125,458$129,043$132,628$136,213$139,798
GS-14$127,073$131,309$135,545$139,781$144,017$148,253$152,489$156,725$160,961$165,197
GS-15$149,470$154,452$159,434$164,416$169,398$174,380$179,362$184,343$189,325$191,900*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$25,400$26,253$27,096$27,938$28,781$29,275$30,111$30,952$30,986$31,780
GS-2$28,561$29,241$30,187$30,986$31,336$32,258$33,179$34,101$35,023$35,944
GS-3$31,164$32,203$33,242$34,281$35,320$36,359$37,398$38,437$39,477$40,516
GS-4$34,983$36,149$37,315$38,481$39,647$40,813$41,979$43,145$44,311$45,477
GS-5$39,139$40,444$41,749$43,055$44,360$45,665$46,970$48,275$49,580$50,885
GS-6$43,630$45,084$46,538$47,992$49,446$50,900$52,354$53,808$55,262$56,716
GS-7$48,483$50,099$51,715$53,331$54,947$56,563$58,179$59,795$61,411$63,027
GS-8$53,693$55,483$57,273$59,064$60,854$62,644$64,434$66,224$68,015$69,805
GS-9$59,304$61,281$63,257$65,234$67,210$69,187$71,163$73,140$75,116$77,093
GS-10$65,306$67,484$69,661$71,838$74,015$76,193$78,370$80,547$82,725$84,902
GS-11$71,752$74,144$76,535$78,926$81,318$83,709$86,101$88,492$90,883$93,275
GS-12$86,001$88,868$91,735$94,602$97,468$100,335$103,202$106,069$108,935$111,802
GS-13$102,267$105,675$109,084$112,493$115,901$119,310$122,719$126,127$129,536$132,945
GS-14$120,849$124,877$128,905$132,933$136,961$140,989$145,017$149,044$153,072$157,100
GS-15$142,150$146,888$151,626$156,364$161,102$165,840$170,578$175,316$180,054$183,500*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$24,297$25,113$25,920$26,724$27,531$28,003$28,803$29,608$29,640$30,394
GS-2$27,320$27,971$28,875$29,640$29,975$30,857$31,739$32,620$33,502$34,384
GS-3$29,810$30,804$31,798$32,791$33,785$34,779$35,772$36,766$37,760$38,754
GS-4$33,463$34,579$35,694$36,810$37,925$39,040$40,156$41,271$42,386$43,502
GS-5$37,439$38,687$39,935$41,183$42,431$43,679$44,927$46,175$47,422$48,670
GS-6$41,735$43,126$44,517$45,908$47,300$48,691$50,082$51,473$52,864$54,255
GS-7$46,377$47,922$49,468$51,013$52,558$54,104$55,649$57,194$58,740$60,285
GS-8$51,361$53,073$54,784$56,496$58,207$59,919$61,631$63,342$65,054$66,765
GS-9$56,728$58,619$60,510$62,402$64,293$66,184$68,075$69,966$71,857$73,748
GS-10$62,470$64,553$66,635$68,718$70,801$72,883$74,966$77,048$79,131$81,213
GS-11$68,636$70,923$73,211$75,498$77,785$80,073$82,360$84,647$86,935$89,222
GS-12$82,266$85,009$87,751$90,494$93,237$95,979$98,722$101,465$104,207$106,950
GS-13$97,825$101,085$104,346$107,606$110,867$114,128$117,388$120,649$123,909$127,170
GS-14$115,599$119,453$123,306$127,159$131,012$134,865$138,719$142,572$146,425$150,278
GS-15$135,976$140,509$145,041$149,574$154,106$158,639$163,171$167,704$172,236$176,300*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,656$24,449$25,236$26,018$26,804$27,265$28,043$28,826$28,857$29,591
GS-2$26,600$27,232$28,113$28,857$29,182$30,040$30,899$31,757$32,615$33,473
GS-3$29,023$29,990$30,957$31,924$32,892$33,859$34,826$35,793$36,760$37,728
GS-4$32,580$33,666$34,752$35,838$36,923$38,009$39,095$40,181$41,267$42,353
GS-5$36,451$37,666$38,882$40,097$41,312$42,528$43,743$44,958$46,173$47,389
GS-6$40,633$41,987$43,341$44,696$46,050$47,404$48,759$50,113$51,467$52,821
GS-7$45,152$46,658$48,163$49,668$51,174$52,679$54,184$55,690$57,195$58,700
GS-8$50,005$51,672$53,339$55,006$56,673$58,341$60,008$61,675$63,342$65,009
GS-9$55,230$57,071$58,912$60,753$62,594$64,435$66,276$68,117$69,958$71,799
GS-10$60,821$62,849$64,877$66,905$68,933$70,961$72,989$75,017$77,044$79,072
GS-11$66,824$69,052$71,280$73,508$75,736$77,964$80,192$82,420$84,648$86,876
GS-12$80,095$82,765$85,435$88,105$90,776$93,446$96,116$98,786$101,457$104,127
GS-13$95,242$98,417$101,592$104,767$107,942$111,117$114,291$117,466$120,641$123,816
GS-14$112,548$116,299$120,050$123,801$127,553$131,304$135,055$138,807$142,558$146,309
GS-15$132,386$136,799$141,212$145,625$150,038$154,451$158,864$163,276$167,689$172,102
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,422$24,207$24,986$25,761$26,540$26,995$27,764$28,541$28,572$29,301
GS-2$26,336$26,963$27,835$28,572$28,893$29,743$30,593$31,443$32,292$33,142
GS-3$28,735$29,693$30,650$31,608$32,566$33,523$34,481$35,438$36,396$37,354
GS-4$32,258$33,333$34,408$35,483$36,558$37,633$38,708$39,783$40,858$41,933
GS-5$36,090$37,294$38,497$39,700$40,904$42,107$43,310$44,513$45,717$46,920
GS-6$40,230$41,571$42,912$44,253$45,595$46,936$48,277$49,618$50,959$52,300
GS-7$44,705$46,195$47,685$49,174$50,664$52,154$53,644$55,133$56,623$58,113
GS-8$49,510$51,160$52,811$54,461$56,111$57,762$59,412$61,062$62,713$64,363
GS-9$54,684$56,507$58,330$60,153$61,976$63,799$65,621$67,444$69,267$71,090
GS-10$60,220$62,227$64,235$66,242$68,250$70,257$72,265$74,272$76,280$78,287
GS-11$66,162$68,367$70,572$72,778$74,983$77,188$79,393$81,599$83,804$86,009
GS-12$79,301$81,945$84,589$87,233$89,877$92,521$95,164$97,808$100,452$103,096
GS-13$94,299$97,443$100,587$103,730$106,874$110,018$113,161$116,305$119,449$122,592
GS-14$111,433$115,147$118,861$122,575$126,290$130,004$133,718$137,432$141,146$144,860
GS-15$131,075$135,445$139,815$144,184$148,554$152,924$157,294$161,663$166,033$170,403
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,701$23,462$24,217$24,967$25,723$26,164$26,910$27,663$27,693$28,397
GS-2$25,525$26,133$26,978$27,693$28,004$28,827$29,651$30,474$31,298$32,121
GS-3$27,850$28,778$29,707$30,635$31,564$32,492$33,420$34,349$35,277$36,206
GS-4$31,264$32,306$33,348$34,389$35,431$36,473$37,514$38,556$39,598$40,639
GS-5$34,979$36,145$37,310$38,476$39,642$40,807$41,973$43,138$44,304$45,470
GS-6$38,991$40,291$41,591$42,892$44,192$45,492$46,792$48,093$49,393$50,693
GS-7$43,329$44,774$46,218$47,662$49,107$50,551$51,996$53,440$54,885$56,329
GS-8$47,985$49,585$51,184$52,784$54,383$55,982$57,582$59,181$60,781$62,380
GS-9$53,001$54,767$56,533$58,299$60,066$61,832$63,598$65,364$67,131$68,897
GS-10$58,366$60,311$62,256$64,201$66,146$68,091$70,036$71,981$73,926$75,871
GS-11$64,125$66,263$68,401$70,539$72,677$74,815$76,953$79,091$81,230$83,368
GS-12$76,859$79,422$81,984$84,546$87,109$89,671$92,233$94,796$97,358$99,921
GS-13$91,396$94,442$97,488$100,534$103,581$106,627$109,673$112,719$115,765$118,812
GS-14$108,002$111,603$115,203$118,803$122,404$126,004$129,605$133,205$136,806$140,406
GS-15$127,040$131,274$135,509$139,743$143,978$148,212$152,447$156,681$160,916$165,150
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,258$23,004$23,744$24,480$25,221$25,653$26,384$27,124$27,152$27,848
GS-2$25,026$25,622$26,451$27,152$27,460$28,268$29,076$29,884$30,692$31,501
GS-3$27,306$28,216$29,126$30,036$30,946$31,856$32,766$33,676$34,586$35,496
GS-4$30,655$31,676$32,697$33,719$34,740$35,761$36,783$37,804$38,826$39,847
GS-5$34,297$35,440$36,584$37,727$38,871$40,014$41,158$42,301$43,444$44,588
GS-6$38,230$39,503$40,777$42,051$43,325$44,598$45,872$47,146$48,420$49,694
GS-7$42,483$43,899$45,315$46,731$48,147$49,563$50,979$52,395$53,811$55,227
GS-8$47,049$48,618$50,186$51,755$53,324$54,893$56,462$58,030$59,599$61,168
GS-9$51,966$53,698$55,431$57,163$58,895$60,628$62,360$64,092$65,825$67,557
GS-10$57,227$59,135$61,042$62,950$64,858$66,766$68,673$70,581$72,489$74,396
GS-11$62,873$64,969$67,065$69,161$71,258$73,354$75,450$77,546$79,642$81,738
GS-12$75,360$77,872$80,384$82,896$85,408$87,920$90,432$92,944$95,456$97,968
GS-13$89,612$92,599$95,586$98,573$101,560$104,547$107,534$110,522$113,509$116,496
GS-14$105,895$109,424$112,954$116,484$120,014$123,544$127,073$130,603$134,133$137,663
GS-15$124,560$128,712$132,864$137,016$141,168$145,320$149,472$153,623$157,775$161,927
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,827$22,558$23,284$24,006$24,732$25,156$25,873$26,598$26,626$27,300
GS-2$24,541$25,125$25,938$26,626$26,925$27,717$28,509$29,301$30,092$30,884
GS-3$26,777$27,670$28,563$29,456$30,349$31,242$32,135$33,028$33,922$34,812
GS-4$30,061$31,062$32,064$33,065$34,066$35,068$36,069$37,071$38,072$39,074
GS-5$33,632$34,753$35,875$36,997$38,118$39,240$40,362$41,483$42,605$43,727
GS-6$37,489$38,739$39,989$41,239$42,489$43,739$44,990$46,240$47,490$48,740
GS-7$41,660$43,049$44,438$45,827$47,216$48,605$49,995$51,384$52,773$54,162
GS-8$46,137$47,675$49,212$50,750$52,287$53,825$55,362$56,900$58,438$59,975
GS-9$50,958$52,657$54,356$56,055$57,754$59,453$61,152$62,851$64,550$66,249
GS-10$56,118$57,989$59,860$61,731$63,602$65,473$67,344$69,215$71,086$72,957
GS-11$61,654$63,709$65,764$67,818$69,873$71,928$73,983$76,037$78,092$80,147
GS-12$73,899$76,363$78,826$81,290$83,754$86,217$88,681$91,144$93,608$96,072
GS-13$87,875$90,804$93,733$96,662$99,591$102,520$105,449$108,378$111,307$114,236
GS-14$103,842$107,303$110,765$114,226$117,688$121,150$124,611$128,073$131,534$134,996
GS-15$122,146$126,218$130,290$134,362$138,434$142,506$146,578$150,649$154,721$158,793
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,346$22,059$22,769$23,475$24,185$24,601$25,302$26,010$26,038$26,696
GS-2$23,999$24,570$25,365$26,038$26,333$27,108$27,883$28,658$29,433$30,208
GS-3$26,186$27,058$27,931$28,804$29,677$30,549$31,422$32,295$33,168$34,041
GS-4$29,396$30,376$31,356$32,336$33,316$34,295$35,275$36,255$37,235$38,215
GS-5$32,888$33,985$35,081$36,177$37,273$38,370$39,466$40,562$41,658$42,754
GS-6$36,661$37,883$39,105$40,327$41,549$42,771$43,993$45,214$46,436$47,658
GS-7$40,740$42,098$43,456$44,814$46,172$47,530$48,888$50,246$51,604$52,962
GS-8$45,118$46,621$48,125$49,628$51,132$52,635$54,139$55,642$57,146$58,649
GS-9$49,833$51,494$53,154$54,815$56,476$58,136$59,797$61,457$63,118$64,779
GS-10$54,878$56,707$58,536$60,366$62,195$64,024$65,854$67,683$69,512$71,342
GS-11$60,292$62,302$64,312$66,322$68,331$70,341$72,351$74,360$76,370$78,380
GS-12$72,267$74,676$77,085$79,494$81,902$84,311$86,720$89,129$91,538$93,947
GS-13$85,935$88,800$91,665$94,530$97,395$100,260$103,125$105,990$108,855$111,720
GS-14$101,548$104,933$108,318$111,704$115,089$118,474$121,859$125,244$128,630$132,015
GS-15$119,449$123,431$127,414$131,396$135,378$139,360$143,342$147,324$151,307$155,289
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,070$21,775$22,475$23,173$23,873$24,284$24,977$25,675$25,702$26,350
GS-2$23,690$24,254$25,038$25,702$25,992$26,757$27,521$28,286$29,050$29,815
GS-3$25,848$26,710$27,572$28,434$29,296$30,158$31,020$31,882$32,744$33,606
GS-4$29,018$29,985$30,953$31,921$32,888$33,856$34,823$35,791$36,759$37,726
GS-5$32,465$33,547$34,630$35,712$36,795$37,877$38,960$40,042$41,124$42,207
GS-6$36,189$37,396$38,602$39,809$41,015$42,222$43,429$44,635$45,842$47,048
GS-7$40,215$41,555$42,895$44,235$45,575$46,915$48,255$49,595$50,935$52,275
GS-8$44,537$46,022$47,507$48,992$50,477$51,962$53,447$54,932$56,417$57,902
GS-9$49,191$50,831$52,470$54,109$55,749$57,388$59,027$60,667$62,306$63,946
GS-10$54,171$55,976$57,781$59,587$61,392$63,197$65,003$66,808$68,613$70,418
GS-11$59,516$61,500$63,484$65,468$67,452$69,436$71,420$73,404$75,387$77,371
GS-12$71,336$73,714$76,093$78,471$80,850$83,228$85,607$87,985$90,363$92,742
GS-13$84,828$87,655$90,483$93,310$96,138$98,965$101,792$104,620$107,447$110,275
GS-14$100,240$103,581$106,923$110,264$113,606$116,947$120,288$123,630$126,971$130,313
GS-15$117,911$121,842$125,773$129,703$133,634$137,565$141,496$145,426$149,357$153,288
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,862$21,559$22,253$22,943$23,637$24,044$24,730$25,421$25,448$26,098
GS-2$23,456$24,014$24,790$25,448$25,732$26,489$27,245$28,001$28,758$29,514
GS-3$25,592$26,444$27,297$28,150$29,003$29,855$30,708$31,561$32,414$33,266
GS-4$28,730$29,687$30,644$31,602$32,559$33,516$34,473$35,430$36,387$37,345
GS-5$32,143$33,215$34,287$35,359$36,431$37,503$38,575$39,648$40,720$41,792
GS-6$35,830$37,024$38,218$39,412$40,606$41,800$42,994$44,187$45,381$46,575
GS-7$39,817$41,144$42,471$43,799$45,126$46,453$47,781$49,108$50,435$51,762
GS-8$44,096$45,566$47,036$48,506$49,976$51,446$52,916$54,386$55,856$57,325
GS-9$48,704$50,327$51,950$53,573$55,197$56,820$58,443$60,066$61,689$63,312
GS-10$53,635$55,423$57,211$58,998$60,786$62,574$64,362$66,150$67,938$69,726
GS-11$58,927$60,891$62,855$64,819$66,783$68,748$70,712$72,676$74,640$76,605
GS-12$70,629$72,984$75,338$77,692$80,046$82,400$84,754$87,108$89,462$91,816
GS-13$83,988$86,788$89,587$92,387$95,186$97,986$100,785$103,585$106,385$109,184
GS-14$99,248$102,556$105,864$109,171$112,479$115,787$119,095$122,402$125,710$129,018
GS-15$116,744$120,635$124,527$128,418$132,309$136,201$140,092$143,983$147,874$151,766
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,655$21,345$22,032$22,716$23,402$23,806$24,485$25,169$25,196$25,836
GS-2$23,224$23,776$24,544$25,196$25,479$26,229$26,978$27,728$28,477$29,227
GS-3$25,339$26,183$27,028$27,873$28,717$29,562$30,407$31,251$32,096$32,940
GS-4$28,446$29,394$30,342$31,289$32,237$33,185$34,133$35,081$36,029$36,977
GS-5$31,825$32,886$33,946$35,007$36,067$37,128$38,188$39,248$40,309$41,369
GS-6$35,475$36,658$37,840$39,022$40,204$41,387$42,569$43,751$44,933$46,116
GS-7$39,422$40,737$42,051$43,366$44,680$45,995$47,309$48,624$49,938$51,253
GS-8$43,659$45,114$46,569$48,024$49,479$50,934$52,389$53,844$55,299$56,754
GS-9$48,221$49,828$51,435$53,042$54,649$56,256$57,863$59,470$61,076$62,683
GS-10$53,104$54,874$56,644$58,415$60,185$61,956$63,726$65,497$67,267$69,038
GS-11$58,343$60,287$62,232$64,176$66,121$68,065$70,010$71,954$73,899$75,843
GS-12$69,930$72,261$74,592$76,922$79,253$81,584$83,915$86,246$88,577$90,907
GS-13$83,156$85,928$88,700$91,471$94,243$97,015$99,786$102,558$105,330$108,102
GS-14$98,265$101,541$104,816$108,091$111,366$114,642$117,917$121,192$124,467$127,743
GS-15$115,588$119,441$123,294$127,147$131,001$134,854$138,707$142,560$146,413$150,266
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,655$21,345$22,032$22,716$23,402$23,806$24,485$25,169$25,196$25,836
GS-2$23,224$23,776$24,544$25,196$25,479$26,229$26,978$27,728$28,477$29,227
GS-3$25,339$26,183$27,028$27,873$28,717$29,562$30,407$31,251$32,096$32,940
GS-4$28,446$29,394$30,342$31,289$32,237$33,185$34,133$35,081$36,029$36,977
GS-5$31,825$32,886$33,946$35,007$36,067$37,128$38,188$39,248$40,309$41,369
GS-6$35,475$36,658$37,840$39,022$40,204$41,387$42,569$43,751$44,933$46,116
GS-7$39,422$40,737$42,051$43,366$44,680$45,995$47,309$48,624$49,938$51,253
GS-8$43,659$45,114$46,569$48,024$49,479$50,934$52,389$53,844$55,299$56,754
GS-9$48,221$49,828$51,435$53,042$54,649$56,256$57,863$59,470$61,076$62,683
GS-10$53,104$54,874$56,644$58,415$60,185$61,956$63,726$65,497$67,267$69,038
GS-11$58,343$60,287$62,232$64,176$66,121$68,065$70,010$71,954$73,899$75,843
GS-12$69,930$72,261$74,592$76,922$79,253$81,584$83,915$86,246$88,577$90,907
GS-13$83,156$85,928$88,700$91,471$94,243$97,015$99,786$102,558$105,330$108,102
GS-14$98,265$101,541$104,816$108,091$111,366$114,642$117,917$121,192$124,467$127,743
GS-15$115,588$119,441$123,294$127,147$131,001$134,854$138,707$142,560$146,413$150,266
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,655$21,345$22,032$22,716$23,402$23,806$24,485$25,169$25,196$25,836
GS-2$23,224$23,776$24,544$25,196$25,479$26,229$26,978$27,728$28,477$29,227
GS-3$25,339$26,183$27,028$27,873$28,717$29,562$30,407$31,251$32,096$32,940
GS-4$28,446$29,394$30,342$31,289$32,237$33,185$34,133$35,081$36,029$36,977
GS-5$31,825$32,886$33,946$35,007$36,067$37,128$38,188$39,248$40,309$41,369
GS-6$35,475$36,658$37,840$39,022$40,204$41,387$42,569$43,751$44,933$46,116
GS-7$39,422$40,737$42,051$43,366$44,680$45,995$47,309$48,624$49,938$51,253
GS-8$43,659$45,114$46,569$48,024$49,479$50,934$52,389$53,844$55,299$56,754
GS-9$48,221$49,828$51,435$53,042$54,649$56,256$57,863$59,470$61,076$62,683
GS-10$53,104$54,874$56,644$58,415$60,185$61,956$63,726$65,497$67,267$69,038
GS-11$58,343$60,287$62,232$64,176$66,121$68,065$70,010$71,954$73,899$75,843
GS-12$69,930$72,261$74,592$76,922$79,253$81,584$83,915$86,246$88,577$90,907
GS-13$83,156$85,928$88,700$91,471$94,243$97,015$99,786$102,558$105,330$108,102
GS-14$98,265$101,541$104,816$108,091$111,366$114,642$117,917$121,192$124,467$127,743
GS-15$115,588$119,441$123,294$127,147$131,001$134,854$138,707$142,560$146,413$150,266
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,655$21,345$22,032$22,716$23,402$23,806$24,485$25,169$25,196$25,836
GS-2$23,224$23,776$24,544$25,196$25,479$26,229$26,978$27,728$28,477$29,227
GS-3$25,339$26,183$27,028$27,873$28,717$29,562$30,407$31,251$32,096$32,940
GS-4$28,446$29,394$30,342$31,289$32,237$33,185$34,133$35,081$36,029$36,977
GS-5$31,825$32,886$33,946$35,007$36,067$37,128$38,188$39,248$40,309$41,369
GS-6$35,475$36,658$37,840$39,022$40,204$41,387$42,569$43,751$44,933$46,116
GS-7$39,422$40,737$42,051$43,366$44,680$45,995$47,309$48,624$49,938$51,253
GS-8$43,659$45,114$46,569$48,024$49,479$50,934$52,389$53,844$55,299$56,754
GS-9$48,221$49,828$51,435$53,042$54,649$56,256$57,863$59,470$61,076$62,683
GS-10$53,104$54,874$56,644$58,415$60,185$61,956$63,726$65,497$67,267$69,038
GS-11$58,343$60,287$62,232$64,176$66,121$68,065$70,010$71,954$73,899$75,843
GS-12$69,930$72,261$74,592$76,922$79,253$81,584$83,915$86,246$88,577$90,907
GS-13$83,156$85,928$88,700$91,471$94,243$97,015$99,786$102,558$105,330$108,102
GS-14$98,265$101,541$104,816$108,091$111,366$114,642$117,917$121,192$124,467$127,743
GS-15$115,588$119,441$123,294$127,147$131,001$134,854$138,707$142,560$146,413$150,266
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,252$20,928$21,601$22,272$22,945$23,341$24,006$24,677$24,704$25,337
GS-2$22,770$23,311$24,064$24,704$24,980$25,714$26,448$27,183$27,917$28,651
GS-3$24,844$25,671$26,499$27,327$28,155$28,983$29,811$30,638$31,466$32,294
GS-4$27,891$28,820$29,749$30,679$31,608$32,538$33,467$34,397$35,326$36,256
GS-5$31,204$32,245$33,285$34,325$35,365$36,406$37,446$38,486$39,527$40,567
GS-6$34,782$35,942$37,101$38,260$39,419$40,578$41,738$42,897$44,056$45,215
GS-7$38,653$39,941$41,230$42,518$43,807$45,095$46,384$47,672$48,961$50,249
GS-8$42,807$44,234$45,661$47,088$48,515$49,942$51,369$52,796$54,223$55,651
GS-9$47,280$48,856$50,432$52,008$53,584$55,160$56,736$58,312$59,888$61,464
GS-10$52,067$53,802$55,537$57,273$59,008$60,744$62,479$64,214$65,950$67,685
GS-11$57,204$59,110$61,016$62,922$64,828$66,735$68,641$70,547$72,453$74,360
GS-12$68,564$70,849$73,134$75,418$77,703$79,988$82,273$84,558$86,843$89,128
GS-13$81,532$84,250$86,968$89,686$92,404$95,122$97,840$100,558$103,276$105,993
GS-14$96,346$99,558$102,770$105,982$109,194$112,406$115,618$118,830$122,042$125,254
GS-15$113,331$117,109$120,887$124,664$128,442$132,220$135,998$139,776$143,554$147,332
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$19,419$20,067$20,713$21,355$22,001$22,381$23,019$23,662$23,687$24,292
GS-2$21,833$22,352$23,074$23,687$23,952$24,656$25,360$26,064$26,768$27,472
GS-3$23,822$24,616$25,410$26,204$26,998$27,792$28,586$29,380$30,174$30,968
GS-4$26,743$27,635$28,527$29,419$30,311$31,203$32,095$32,987$33,879$34,771
GS-5$29,920$30,917$31,914$32,910$33,907$34,904$35,901$36,898$37,894$38,891
GS-6$33,351$34,463$35,575$36,687$37,799$38,911$40,022$41,134$42,246$43,358
GS-7$37,063$38,298$39,533$40,767$42,002$43,237$44,472$45,707$46,942$48,177
GS-8$41,045$42,414$43,782$45,150$46,518$47,886$49,254$50,623$51,991$53,359
GS-9$45,334$46,846$48,358$49,870$51,381$52,893$54,405$55,916$57,428$58,940
GS-10$49,924$51,589$53,253$54,917$56,582$58,246$59,911$61,575$63,239$64,904
GS-11$54,850$56,679$58,507$60,335$62,164$63,992$65,821$67,649$69,478$71,306
GS-12$65,742$67,934$70,126$72,318$74,509$76,701$78,893$81,085$83,277$85,468
GS-13$78,178$80,784$83,391$85,997$88,604$91,210$93,817$96,423$99,030$101,636
GS-14$92,381$95,460$98,540$101,619$104,698$107,777$110,857$113,936$117,015$120,094
GS-15$108,668$112,291$115,914$119,536$123,159$126,782$130,404$134,027$137,650$141,272
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$18,892$19,522$20,152$20,776$21,405$21,774$22,394$23,020$23,045$23,627
GS-2$21,241$21,745$22,448$23,045$23,302$23,987$24,672$25,357$26,042$26,727
GS-3$23,176$23,948$24,720$25,493$26,265$27,038$27,810$28,583$29,355$30,128
GS-4$26,017$26,883$27,750$28,617$29,484$30,351$31,217$32,084$32,951$33,818
GS-5$29,108$30,078$31,048$32,018$32,988$33,958$34,929$35,899$36,869$37,839
GS-6$32,446$33,528$34,609$35,691$36,772$37,854$38,935$40,017$41,098$42,180
GS-7$36,057$37,259$38,460$39,662$40,864$42,066$43,268$44,470$45,672$46,874
GS-8$39,932$41,263$42,594$43,926$45,257$46,588$47,920$49,251$50,583$51,914
GS-9$44,104$45,574$47,044$48,514$49,984$51,454$52,924$54,394$55,864$57,334
GS-10$48,570$50,188$51,807$53,426$55,045$56,664$58,282$59,901$61,520$63,139
GS-11$53,362$55,141$56,920$58,699$60,478$62,257$64,036$65,815$67,594$69,373
GS-12$63,958$66,090$68,222$70,355$72,487$74,619$76,752$78,884$81,016$83,148
GS-13$76,056$78,592$81,127$83,663$86,199$88,734$91,270$93,805$96,341$98,876
GS-14$89,875$92,870$95,866$98,862$101,857$104,853$107,848$110,844$113,840$116,835
GS-15$105,720$109,243$112,767$116,291$119,815$123,339$126,863$130,387$133,911$137,434

* The 2024 General Schedule payscale is capped at a maximum salary of $191,900 per year, which is Level 4 of the Senior Executive Service payscale.

Huntsville Pay Locality Federal Employment Statistics

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

Common Occupations in Huntsville Locality

Occupation Number Employed Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
Aerospace Engineering 883 $128,560.00 $5.00
General Engineering 359 $142,702.00 $3.00
Contracting 103 $106,543.00 $30.00
Materials Engineering 102 $120,351.00 $5.00
Budget Analysis 100 $113,696.00 $0.00

This table lists the top five occupations held by the approximately 1,547 federal employees working in the Huntsville Locality, across all agencies, as well as average yearly compensation for Huntsville Locality based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Huntsville Locality

Agency Huntsville Locality Employees Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center 1,547 $122,370.00 $9.00

There are one Federal agency with a significant workforce in the Huntsville 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 Huntsville Locality

There are approximately 1,547 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within the Huntsville pay area. The average federal employee in the Huntsville lcality earns $122,370 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $9.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in the Huntsville locality is Aerospace Engineering. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in the Huntsville locality is the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, which has total of 1,547 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in the Huntsville 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.


The primary city to which the Huntsville locality area applies is Redstone Arsenal.

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