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North Carolina Raleigh General Schedule Payscale

2,022 federal employees †
$84,926 average yearly pay
+5% salary raise this year

The Raleigh Locality Area is a General Schedule locality primarily located within North Carolina. Federal employees who work within the Raleigh locality area receive a locality adjustment of 21.9%, 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 Raleigh, 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 Raleigh's 21.9% 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$26,801$27,701$28,590$29,479$30,368$30,888$31,771$32,659$32,695$33,525
GS-2$30,136$30,853$31,851$32,695$33,064$34,037$35,010$35,982$36,955$37,928
GS-3$32,883$33,978$35,074$36,170$37,266$38,362$39,458$40,554$41,650$42,745
GS-4$36,911$38,141$39,371$40,601$41,831$43,061$44,291$45,521$46,751$47,981
GS-5$41,297$42,674$44,050$45,426$46,802$48,179$49,555$50,931$52,307$53,684
GS-6$46,036$47,570$49,105$50,640$52,174$53,709$55,244$56,779$58,313$59,848
GS-7$51,157$52,862$54,567$56,273$57,978$59,683$61,389$63,094$64,800$66,505
GS-8$56,653$58,541$60,429$62,318$64,206$66,094$67,982$69,871$71,759$73,647
GS-9$62,574$64,659$66,745$68,831$70,917$73,002$75,088$77,174$79,259$81,345
GS-10$68,908$71,204$73,501$75,797$78,094$80,391$82,687$84,984$87,280$89,577
GS-11$75,708$78,232$80,755$83,278$85,802$88,325$90,848$93,372$95,895$98,418
GS-12$90,744$93,768$96,792$99,817$102,841$105,865$108,890$111,914$114,938$117,963
GS-13$107,906$111,503$115,100$118,698$122,295$125,892$129,489$133,087$136,684$140,281
GS-14$127,512$131,763$136,014$140,264$144,515$148,766$153,016$157,267$161,518$165,768
GS-15$149,987$154,986$159,985$164,984$169,983$174,983$179,982$184,981$189,980$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$25,486$26,342$27,188$28,033$28,879$29,374$30,213$31,057$31,091$31,888
GS-2$28,658$29,340$30,289$31,091$31,442$32,367$33,292$34,217$35,141$36,066
GS-3$31,270$32,312$33,355$34,397$35,440$36,483$37,525$38,568$39,610$40,653
GS-4$35,101$36,271$37,441$38,611$39,781$40,951$42,121$43,291$44,461$45,631
GS-5$39,272$40,581$41,891$43,200$44,510$45,820$47,129$48,439$49,748$51,058
GS-6$43,778$45,237$46,696$48,155$49,614$51,072$52,531$53,990$55,449$56,908
GS-7$48,648$50,269$51,891$53,512$55,134$56,755$58,377$59,998$61,620$63,241
GS-8$53,875$55,671$57,467$59,264$61,060$62,856$64,653$66,449$68,245$70,041
GS-9$59,505$61,488$63,472$65,455$67,438$69,421$71,404$73,388$75,371$77,354
GS-10$65,528$67,712$69,897$72,082$74,266$76,451$78,636$80,820$83,005$85,190
GS-11$71,995$74,395$76,794$79,194$81,593$83,993$86,392$88,792$91,191$93,591
GS-12$86,293$89,169$92,046$94,922$97,799$100,675$103,552$106,428$109,305$112,181
GS-13$102,613$106,034$109,454$112,874$116,294$119,715$123,135$126,555$129,975$133,395
GS-14$121,258$125,300$129,342$133,383$137,425$141,466$145,508$149,550$153,591$157,633
GS-15$142,632$147,386$152,140$156,894$161,648$166,402$171,156$175,910$180,664$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$24,396$25,215$26,025$26,833$27,643$28,117$28,920$29,728$29,761$30,518
GS-2$27,432$28,085$28,993$29,761$30,097$30,982$31,868$32,753$33,638$34,524
GS-3$29,931$30,929$31,927$32,925$33,922$34,920$35,918$36,916$37,913$38,911
GS-4$33,600$34,719$35,839$36,959$38,079$39,199$40,319$41,439$42,559$43,679
GS-5$37,592$38,845$40,098$41,351$42,604$43,856$45,109$46,362$47,615$48,868
GS-6$41,905$43,301$44,698$46,095$47,492$48,889$50,286$51,682$53,079$54,476
GS-7$46,566$48,117$49,669$51,221$52,772$54,324$55,875$57,427$58,979$60,530
GS-8$51,570$53,289$55,007$56,726$58,444$60,163$61,881$63,600$65,318$67,037
GS-9$56,959$58,858$60,757$62,655$64,554$66,453$68,352$70,250$72,149$74,048
GS-10$62,724$64,815$66,906$68,997$71,089$73,180$75,271$77,362$79,453$81,544
GS-11$68,915$71,212$73,509$75,805$78,102$80,398$82,695$84,992$87,288$89,585
GS-12$82,601$85,355$88,108$90,862$93,616$96,370$99,124$101,877$104,631$107,385
GS-13$98,223$101,496$104,770$108,044$111,318$114,592$117,866$121,140$124,413$127,687
GS-14$116,070$119,939$123,807$127,676$131,545$135,414$139,283$143,152$147,021$150,890
GS-15$136,529$141,080$145,631$150,182$154,733$159,284$163,835$168,386$172,937$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$23,782$24,580$25,370$26,157$26,948$27,410$28,192$28,980$29,012$29,749
GS-2$26,742$27,378$28,263$29,012$29,338$30,201$31,064$31,926$32,789$33,652
GS-3$29,178$30,150$31,123$32,095$33,067$34,040$35,012$35,984$36,957$37,929
GS-4$32,754$33,846$34,937$36,029$37,121$38,212$39,304$40,395$41,487$42,579
GS-5$36,646$37,868$39,089$40,311$41,533$42,755$43,976$45,198$46,420$47,642
GS-6$40,850$42,211$43,573$44,934$46,296$47,657$49,019$50,380$51,742$53,104
GS-7$45,393$46,907$48,420$49,933$51,447$52,960$54,474$55,987$57,500$59,014
GS-8$50,272$51,948$53,624$55,300$56,976$58,652$60,328$62,004$63,680$65,356
GS-9$55,525$57,376$59,227$61,078$62,928$64,779$66,630$68,480$70,331$72,182
GS-10$61,146$63,185$65,224$67,262$69,301$71,340$73,378$75,417$77,456$79,494
GS-11$67,180$69,420$71,660$73,900$76,140$78,380$80,620$82,860$85,100$87,340
GS-12$80,522$83,207$85,891$88,576$91,260$93,945$96,629$99,314$101,998$104,683
GS-13$95,751$98,943$102,135$105,326$108,518$111,710$114,902$118,093$121,285$124,477
GS-14$113,149$116,920$120,691$124,463$128,234$132,005$135,777$139,548$143,319$147,091
GS-15$133,093$137,530$141,966$146,403$150,839$155,275$159,712$164,148$168,585$172,500*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,547$24,337$25,120$25,898$26,681$27,139$27,913$28,693$28,725$29,457
GS-2$26,476$27,107$27,984$28,725$29,048$29,902$30,756$31,611$32,465$33,319
GS-3$28,889$29,851$30,814$31,777$32,740$33,702$34,665$35,628$36,590$37,553
GS-4$32,430$33,511$34,591$35,672$36,753$37,834$38,915$39,995$41,076$42,157
GS-5$36,283$37,493$38,703$39,912$41,122$42,332$43,541$44,751$45,961$47,171
GS-6$40,445$41,793$43,141$44,490$45,838$47,186$48,535$49,883$51,231$52,579
GS-7$44,944$46,442$47,939$49,437$50,935$52,432$53,930$55,428$56,926$58,423
GS-8$49,774$51,434$53,093$54,752$56,411$58,070$59,729$61,388$63,048$64,707
GS-9$54,976$56,809$58,641$60,474$62,307$64,139$65,972$67,805$69,637$71,470
GS-10$60,541$62,560$64,578$66,596$68,614$70,632$72,651$74,669$76,687$78,705
GS-11$66,515$68,732$70,949$73,166$75,383$77,600$79,817$82,034$84,251$86,468
GS-12$79,725$82,383$85,041$87,699$90,357$93,015$95,673$98,331$100,989$103,647
GS-13$94,803$97,963$101,124$104,284$107,445$110,605$113,765$116,926$120,086$123,247
GS-14$112,028$115,762$119,496$123,230$126,964$130,698$134,432$138,166$141,900$145,634
GS-15$131,775$136,168$140,561$144,954$149,347$153,740$158,133$162,527$166,920$170,800*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,856$23,621$24,382$25,137$25,897$26,341$27,093$27,851$27,881$28,590
GS-2$25,698$26,310$27,161$27,881$28,194$29,023$29,852$30,681$31,511$32,340
GS-3$28,039$28,974$29,909$30,843$31,778$32,713$33,648$34,582$35,517$36,452
GS-4$31,477$32,526$33,574$34,623$35,672$36,721$37,769$38,818$39,867$40,915
GS-5$35,217$36,391$37,564$38,738$39,911$41,085$42,258$43,432$44,605$45,779
GS-6$39,256$40,565$41,874$43,183$44,492$45,801$47,110$48,420$49,729$51,038
GS-7$43,624$45,078$46,532$47,986$49,441$50,895$52,349$53,804$55,258$56,712
GS-8$48,312$49,922$51,532$53,142$54,753$56,363$57,973$59,583$61,194$62,804
GS-9$53,361$55,139$56,917$58,696$60,474$62,252$64,030$65,809$67,587$69,365
GS-10$58,763$60,721$62,679$64,637$66,596$68,554$70,512$72,470$74,429$76,387
GS-11$64,561$66,713$68,866$71,018$73,171$75,324$77,476$79,629$81,782$83,934
GS-12$77,382$79,961$82,541$85,121$87,701$90,280$92,860$95,440$98,020$100,600
GS-13$92,017$95,084$98,151$101,218$104,285$107,351$110,418$113,485$116,552$119,619
GS-14$108,736$112,361$115,986$119,611$123,236$126,861$130,486$134,110$137,735$141,360
GS-15$127,903$132,167$136,430$140,693$144,956$149,220$153,483$157,746$162,009$166,273
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,452$23,204$23,951$24,693$25,440$25,876$26,614$27,359$27,388$28,090
GS-2$25,244$25,845$26,680$27,388$27,699$28,514$29,329$30,144$30,959$31,774
GS-3$27,543$28,461$29,379$30,297$31,215$32,133$33,051$33,969$34,887$35,805
GS-4$30,921$31,951$32,982$34,012$35,042$36,072$37,103$38,133$39,163$40,193
GS-5$34,595$35,748$36,902$38,055$39,209$40,362$41,515$42,669$43,822$44,975
GS-6$38,562$39,847$41,132$42,416$43,701$44,986$46,271$47,556$48,841$50,125
GS-7$42,853$44,281$45,709$47,137$48,566$49,994$51,422$52,851$54,279$55,707
GS-8$47,458$49,040$50,623$52,205$53,788$55,370$56,952$58,535$60,117$61,700
GS-9$52,418$54,165$55,913$57,660$59,407$61,155$62,902$64,650$66,397$68,144
GS-10$57,725$59,649$61,573$63,497$65,422$67,346$69,270$71,194$73,119$75,043
GS-11$63,420$65,534$67,648$69,763$71,877$73,991$76,106$78,220$80,334$82,448
GS-12$76,015$78,549$81,082$83,616$86,150$88,684$91,218$93,751$96,285$98,819
GS-13$90,391$93,404$96,417$99,430$102,443$105,456$108,469$111,482$114,495$117,508
GS-14$106,815$110,376$113,936$117,497$121,057$124,618$128,178$131,739$135,299$138,860
GS-15$125,643$129,831$134,019$138,207$142,395$146,583$150,771$154,959$159,147$163,335
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,050$22,788$23,521$24,250$24,983$25,412$26,137$26,869$26,897$27,578
GS-2$24,791$25,381$26,202$26,897$27,200$27,999$28,799$29,599$30,399$31,199
GS-3$27,050$27,952$28,854$29,756$30,658$31,561$32,463$33,365$34,267$35,167
GS-4$30,367$31,378$32,390$33,402$34,413$35,425$36,437$37,448$38,460$39,472
GS-5$33,974$35,107$36,240$37,373$38,507$39,640$40,773$41,906$43,039$44,172
GS-6$37,871$39,134$40,397$41,659$42,922$44,185$45,448$46,711$47,973$49,236
GS-7$42,084$43,488$44,891$46,294$47,697$49,101$50,504$51,907$53,310$54,713
GS-8$46,607$48,160$49,713$51,267$52,820$54,373$55,926$57,480$59,033$60,586
GS-9$51,477$53,194$54,910$56,626$58,342$60,059$61,775$63,491$65,207$66,924
GS-10$56,689$58,579$60,469$62,359$64,249$66,139$68,029$69,919$71,810$73,700
GS-11$62,282$64,358$66,433$68,509$70,585$72,661$74,736$76,812$78,888$80,963
GS-12$74,652$77,140$79,629$82,118$84,607$87,095$89,584$92,073$94,561$97,050
GS-13$88,770$91,729$94,688$97,646$100,605$103,564$106,523$109,482$112,441$115,399
GS-14$104,899$108,396$111,893$115,390$118,887$122,384$125,880$129,377$132,874$136,371
GS-15$123,390$127,504$131,617$135,730$139,844$143,957$148,070$152,184$156,297$160,410
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,634$22,357$23,076$23,792$24,511$24,933$25,644$26,361$26,389$27,057
GS-2$24,323$24,902$25,707$26,389$26,689$27,474$28,260$29,045$29,831$30,616
GS-3$26,539$27,423$28,308$29,193$30,077$30,962$31,846$32,731$33,615$34,500
GS-4$29,793$30,786$31,779$32,772$33,765$34,758$35,751$36,744$37,737$38,730
GS-5$33,332$34,443$35,554$36,665$37,776$38,887$39,998$41,109$42,220$43,331
GS-6$37,156$38,394$39,633$40,871$42,109$43,348$44,586$45,824$47,063$48,301
GS-7$41,290$42,666$44,042$45,419$46,795$48,171$49,548$50,924$52,300$53,677
GS-8$45,727$47,250$48,774$50,298$51,822$53,345$54,869$56,393$57,917$59,441
GS-9$50,505$52,188$53,871$55,554$57,237$58,920$60,603$62,286$63,969$65,652
GS-10$55,618$57,472$59,326$61,180$63,034$64,888$66,742$68,596$70,450$72,304
GS-11$61,106$63,143$65,180$67,216$69,253$71,290$73,327$75,364$77,400$79,437
GS-12$73,242$75,683$78,125$80,566$83,007$85,449$87,890$90,331$92,773$95,214
GS-13$87,094$89,998$92,901$95,805$98,709$101,612$104,516$107,420$110,323$113,227
GS-14$102,918$106,349$109,780$113,211$116,641$120,072$123,503$126,934$130,365$133,796
GS-15$121,061$125,097$129,133$133,168$137,204$141,240$145,276$149,312$153,348$157,384
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,365$22,079$22,789$23,496$24,207$24,623$25,326$26,034$26,061$26,718
GS-2$24,021$24,593$25,388$26,061$26,355$27,130$27,905$28,681$29,456$30,231
GS-3$26,209$27,083$27,957$28,831$29,705$30,579$31,453$32,327$33,202$34,076
GS-4$29,423$30,404$31,385$32,366$33,347$34,329$35,310$36,291$37,272$38,253
GS-5$32,918$34,016$35,113$36,211$37,308$38,406$39,504$40,601$41,699$42,796
GS-6$36,694$37,918$39,141$40,365$41,588$42,812$44,035$45,258$46,482$47,705
GS-7$40,776$42,135$43,494$44,853$46,211$47,570$48,929$50,288$51,646$53,005
GS-8$45,158$46,664$48,170$49,676$51,182$52,687$54,193$55,699$57,205$58,711
GS-9$49,878$51,540$53,203$54,865$56,527$58,189$59,852$61,514$63,176$64,838
GS-10$54,927$56,758$58,588$60,419$62,249$64,080$65,910$67,741$69,571$71,402
GS-11$60,347$62,359$64,370$66,382$68,394$70,405$72,417$74,428$76,440$78,452
GS-12$72,332$74,744$77,155$79,567$81,979$84,390$86,802$89,213$91,625$94,037
GS-13$86,012$88,879$91,746$94,613$97,480$100,347$103,214$106,081$108,948$111,814
GS-14$101,640$105,028$108,416$111,804$115,192$118,580$121,968$125,356$128,744$132,132
GS-15$119,558$123,543$127,529$131,514$135,500$139,486$143,471$147,457$151,443$155,428
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,153$21,860$22,563$23,263$23,967$24,380$25,075$25,776$25,803$26,462
GS-2$23,783$24,349$25,136$25,803$26,091$26,858$27,625$28,392$29,159$29,926
GS-3$25,949$26,814$27,678$28,543$29,408$30,272$31,137$32,002$32,866$33,731
GS-4$29,131$30,102$31,072$32,043$33,013$33,984$34,954$35,925$36,895$37,866
GS-5$32,592$33,679$34,766$35,853$36,940$38,027$39,114$40,201$41,288$42,375
GS-6$36,331$37,541$38,752$39,962$41,173$42,383$43,594$44,804$46,015$47,225
GS-7$40,373$41,719$43,064$44,410$45,756$47,102$48,448$49,793$51,139$52,485
GS-8$44,711$46,202$47,692$49,183$50,673$52,164$53,654$55,145$56,635$58,126
GS-9$49,384$51,030$52,676$54,321$55,967$57,613$59,259$60,905$62,550$64,196
GS-10$54,384$56,197$58,009$59,822$61,635$63,448$65,261$67,074$68,886$70,699
GS-11$59,749$61,741$63,733$65,724$67,716$69,708$71,699$73,691$75,683$77,674
GS-12$71,616$74,003$76,390$78,776$81,163$83,550$85,937$88,324$90,711$93,098
GS-13$85,161$87,999$90,838$93,677$96,515$99,354$102,193$105,031$107,870$110,709
GS-14$100,634$103,988$107,342$110,696$114,050$117,404$120,757$124,111$127,465$130,819
GS-15$118,374$122,320$126,265$130,211$134,157$138,102$142,048$145,994$149,939$153,885
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,943$21,643$22,340$23,033$23,729$24,139$24,827$25,521$25,548$26,197
GS-2$23,548$24,108$24,887$25,548$25,835$26,595$27,355$28,115$28,875$29,635
GS-3$25,693$26,549$27,405$28,262$29,118$29,975$30,831$31,688$32,544$33,400
GS-4$28,843$29,804$30,765$31,726$32,687$33,649$34,610$35,571$36,532$37,493
GS-5$32,270$33,345$34,420$35,496$36,571$37,646$38,721$39,796$40,872$41,947
GS-6$35,971$37,170$38,368$39,567$40,766$41,965$43,163$44,362$45,561$46,760
GS-7$39,973$41,306$42,639$43,971$45,304$46,637$47,970$49,303$50,636$51,969
GS-8$44,269$45,744$47,220$48,695$50,170$51,645$53,120$54,596$56,071$57,546
GS-9$48,895$50,524$52,153$53,783$55,412$57,041$58,671$60,300$61,929$63,559
GS-10$53,845$55,640$57,435$59,231$61,026$62,821$64,616$66,411$68,206$70,002
GS-11$59,158$61,129$63,101$65,073$67,044$69,016$70,988$72,959$74,931$76,902
GS-12$70,906$73,270$75,633$77,996$80,360$82,723$85,087$87,450$89,813$92,177
GS-13$84,317$87,128$89,938$92,749$95,559$98,369$101,180$103,990$106,801$109,611
GS-14$99,638$102,959$106,280$109,600$112,921$116,242$119,563$122,884$126,205$129,526
GS-15$117,202$121,109$125,016$128,923$132,830$136,737$140,643$144,550$148,457$152,364
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,943$21,643$22,340$23,033$23,729$24,139$24,827$25,521$25,548$26,197
GS-2$23,548$24,108$24,887$25,548$25,835$26,595$27,355$28,115$28,875$29,635
GS-3$25,693$26,549$27,405$28,262$29,118$29,975$30,831$31,688$32,544$33,400
GS-4$28,843$29,804$30,765$31,726$32,687$33,649$34,610$35,571$36,532$37,493
GS-5$32,270$33,345$34,420$35,496$36,571$37,646$38,721$39,796$40,872$41,947
GS-6$35,971$37,170$38,368$39,567$40,766$41,965$43,163$44,362$45,561$46,760
GS-7$39,973$41,306$42,639$43,971$45,304$46,637$47,970$49,303$50,636$51,969
GS-8$44,269$45,744$47,220$48,695$50,170$51,645$53,120$54,596$56,071$57,546
GS-9$48,895$50,524$52,153$53,783$55,412$57,041$58,671$60,300$61,929$63,559
GS-10$53,845$55,640$57,435$59,231$61,026$62,821$64,616$66,411$68,206$70,002
GS-11$59,158$61,129$63,101$65,073$67,044$69,016$70,988$72,959$74,931$76,902
GS-12$70,906$73,270$75,633$77,996$80,360$82,723$85,087$87,450$89,813$92,177
GS-13$84,317$87,128$89,938$92,749$95,559$98,369$101,180$103,990$106,801$109,611
GS-14$99,638$102,959$106,280$109,600$112,921$116,242$119,563$122,884$126,205$129,526
GS-15$117,202$121,109$125,016$128,923$132,830$136,737$140,643$144,550$148,457$152,364
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,943$21,643$22,340$23,033$23,729$24,139$24,827$25,521$25,548$26,197
GS-2$23,548$24,108$24,887$25,548$25,835$26,595$27,355$28,115$28,875$29,635
GS-3$25,693$26,549$27,405$28,262$29,118$29,975$30,831$31,688$32,544$33,400
GS-4$28,843$29,804$30,765$31,726$32,687$33,649$34,610$35,571$36,532$37,493
GS-5$32,270$33,345$34,420$35,496$36,571$37,646$38,721$39,796$40,872$41,947
GS-6$35,971$37,170$38,368$39,567$40,766$41,965$43,163$44,362$45,561$46,760
GS-7$39,973$41,306$42,639$43,971$45,304$46,637$47,970$49,303$50,636$51,969
GS-8$44,269$45,744$47,220$48,695$50,170$51,645$53,120$54,596$56,071$57,546
GS-9$48,895$50,524$52,153$53,783$55,412$57,041$58,671$60,300$61,929$63,559
GS-10$53,845$55,640$57,435$59,231$61,026$62,821$64,616$66,411$68,206$70,002
GS-11$59,158$61,129$63,101$65,073$67,044$69,016$70,988$72,959$74,931$76,902
GS-12$70,906$73,270$75,633$77,996$80,360$82,723$85,087$87,450$89,813$92,177
GS-13$84,317$87,128$89,938$92,749$95,559$98,369$101,180$103,990$106,801$109,611
GS-14$99,638$102,959$106,280$109,600$112,921$116,242$119,563$122,884$126,205$129,526
GS-15$117,202$121,109$125,016$128,923$132,830$136,737$140,643$144,550$148,457$152,364
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,943$21,643$22,340$23,033$23,729$24,139$24,827$25,521$25,548$26,197
GS-2$23,548$24,108$24,887$25,548$25,835$26,595$27,355$28,115$28,875$29,635
GS-3$25,693$26,549$27,405$28,262$29,118$29,975$30,831$31,688$32,544$33,400
GS-4$28,843$29,804$30,765$31,726$32,687$33,649$34,610$35,571$36,532$37,493
GS-5$32,270$33,345$34,420$35,496$36,571$37,646$38,721$39,796$40,872$41,947
GS-6$35,971$37,170$38,368$39,567$40,766$41,965$43,163$44,362$45,561$46,760
GS-7$39,973$41,306$42,639$43,971$45,304$46,637$47,970$49,303$50,636$51,969
GS-8$44,269$45,744$47,220$48,695$50,170$51,645$53,120$54,596$56,071$57,546
GS-9$48,895$50,524$52,153$53,783$55,412$57,041$58,671$60,300$61,929$63,559
GS-10$53,845$55,640$57,435$59,231$61,026$62,821$64,616$66,411$68,206$70,002
GS-11$59,158$61,129$63,101$65,073$67,044$69,016$70,988$72,959$74,931$76,902
GS-12$70,906$73,270$75,633$77,996$80,360$82,723$85,087$87,450$89,813$92,177
GS-13$84,317$87,128$89,938$92,749$95,559$98,369$101,180$103,990$106,801$109,611
GS-14$99,638$102,959$106,280$109,600$112,921$116,242$119,563$122,884$126,205$129,526
GS-15$117,202$121,109$125,016$128,923$132,830$136,737$140,643$144,550$148,457$152,364
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,588$21,276$21,961$22,643$23,327$23,730$24,406$25,088$25,115$25,758
GS-2$23,149$23,699$24,464$25,115$25,395$26,142$26,888$27,635$28,381$29,128
GS-3$25,257$26,098$26,940$27,781$28,623$29,465$30,306$31,148$31,990$32,831
GS-4$28,354$29,299$30,244$31,189$32,134$33,079$34,024$34,969$35,914$36,858
GS-5$31,723$32,781$33,838$34,896$35,953$37,011$38,069$39,126$40,184$41,241
GS-6$35,361$36,539$37,718$38,896$40,075$41,253$42,432$43,610$44,789$45,967
GS-7$39,295$40,605$41,915$43,225$44,535$45,845$47,155$48,465$49,775$51,085
GS-8$43,519$44,969$46,420$47,871$49,322$50,773$52,224$53,674$55,125$56,576
GS-9$48,066$49,668$51,270$52,873$54,475$56,077$57,679$59,282$60,884$62,486
GS-10$52,933$54,697$56,461$58,225$59,989$61,754$63,518$65,282$67,046$68,811
GS-11$58,155$60,093$62,031$63,969$65,907$67,844$69,782$71,720$73,658$75,596
GS-12$69,704$72,027$74,350$76,673$78,996$81,319$83,641$85,964$88,287$90,610
GS-13$82,888$85,651$88,414$91,177$93,940$96,704$99,467$102,230$104,993$107,756
GS-14$97,948$101,213$104,479$107,744$111,010$114,275$117,541$120,806$124,072$127,337
GS-15$115,216$119,056$122,897$126,738$130,578$134,419$138,260$142,100$145,941$149,782
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$19,859$20,521$21,182$21,839$22,500$22,888$23,540$24,198$24,224$24,842
GS-2$22,327$22,858$23,597$24,224$24,494$25,214$25,934$26,654$27,374$28,094
GS-3$24,361$25,173$25,985$26,797$27,609$28,421$29,233$30,045$30,857$31,669
GS-4$27,348$28,261$29,173$30,085$30,997$31,909$32,822$33,734$34,646$35,558
GS-5$30,598$31,617$32,636$33,656$34,675$35,694$36,714$37,733$38,753$39,772
GS-6$34,107$35,244$36,381$37,518$38,655$39,792$40,929$42,066$43,203$44,340
GS-7$37,902$39,165$40,428$41,691$42,954$44,216$45,479$46,742$48,005$49,268
GS-8$41,975$43,374$44,773$46,172$47,572$48,971$50,370$51,769$53,168$54,567
GS-9$46,361$47,907$49,453$50,999$52,545$54,091$55,637$57,183$58,729$60,275
GS-10$51,055$52,757$54,459$56,161$57,863$59,565$61,267$62,969$64,671$66,374
GS-11$56,092$57,962$59,832$61,702$63,572$65,442$67,311$69,181$71,051$72,921
GS-12$67,231$69,472$71,714$73,955$76,197$78,438$80,680$82,921$85,163$87,404
GS-13$79,948$82,614$85,279$87,945$90,610$93,276$95,941$98,607$101,272$103,938
GS-14$94,473$97,622$100,771$103,920$107,069$110,218$113,367$116,516$119,665$122,814
GS-15$111,129$114,834$118,539$122,243$125,948$129,653$133,358$137,062$140,767$144,472
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$19,321$19,966$20,609$21,248$21,891$22,268$22,903$23,543$23,568$24,163
GS-2$21,723$22,239$22,958$23,568$23,831$24,531$25,232$25,933$26,633$27,334
GS-3$23,702$24,492$25,282$26,072$26,862$27,652$28,442$29,232$30,022$30,812
GS-4$26,608$27,494$28,380$29,267$30,153$31,040$31,926$32,813$33,699$34,586
GS-5$29,769$30,761$31,753$32,745$33,738$34,730$35,722$36,714$37,706$38,698
GS-6$33,183$34,289$35,395$36,501$37,607$38,713$39,820$40,926$42,032$43,138
GS-7$36,876$38,105$39,334$40,563$41,792$43,021$44,251$45,480$46,709$47,938
GS-8$40,838$42,200$43,562$44,923$46,285$47,647$49,008$50,370$51,731$53,093
GS-9$45,106$46,609$48,112$49,616$51,119$52,623$54,126$55,629$57,133$58,636
GS-10$49,673$51,328$52,984$54,639$56,295$57,951$59,606$61,262$62,917$64,573
GS-11$54,574$56,394$58,213$60,033$61,852$63,671$65,491$67,310$69,129$70,949
GS-12$65,411$67,591$69,772$71,953$74,133$76,314$78,495$80,675$82,856$85,037
GS-13$77,784$80,377$82,970$85,563$88,156$90,749$93,342$95,936$98,529$101,122
GS-14$91,916$94,979$98,043$101,107$104,170$107,234$110,298$113,361$116,425$119,489
GS-15$108,121$111,724$115,328$118,932$122,536$126,140$129,744$133,348$136,952$140,556

* 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.

Raleigh Pay Locality Federal Employment Statistics

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

Common Occupations in Raleigh Locality

Occupation Number Employed Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
Medical Support Assistance 556 $46,325.00 $72.00
Nursing Assistant 269 $41,025.00 $47.00
Information Technology Management 260 $117,138.00 $0.00
General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences 259 $109,253.00 $2.00
General Physical Science 231 $124,781.00 $3.00
General Health Science 127 $85,167.00 $79.00
Social Work 116 $87,005.00 $13.00
Management And Program Analysis 104 $115,509.00 $0.00
Practical Nurse 100 $64,096.00 $40.00

This table lists the top nine occupations held by the approximately 2,022 federal employees working in the Raleigh Locality, across all agencies, as well as average yearly compensation for Raleigh Locality based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Raleigh Locality

Agency Raleigh Locality Employees Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
Veterans Health Administration 1,168 $58,709.00 $53.00
Environmental Protection Agency 596 $120,353.00 $1.00
Social Security Administration 135 $111,322.00 $0.00
National Institutes Of Health 123 $100,335.00 $4.00

There are four Federal agencies with a significant workforce in the Raleigh 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 Raleigh Locality

There are approximately 2,022 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within the Raleigh pay area. The average federal employee in the Raleigh lcality earns $84,926 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $29.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in the Raleigh locality is Medical Support Assistance. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in the Raleigh locality is the Veterans Health Administration, which has total of 1,168 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in the Raleigh 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 Raleigh locality area include Cary, Durham, Fort Bragg, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base and Raleigh.

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