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Seattle General Schedule Payscale

2,394 federal employees †

$80,392 average yearly pay

+4% salary raise this year

The Seattle Locality Area is a General Schedule locality primarily located within Washington. Federal employees who work within the Seattle locality area receive a locality adjustment of 29.57%, 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 Seattle, 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 Seattle's 29.57% 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	$27,208	$28,122	$29,025	$29,927	$30,830	$31,359	$32,254	$33,156	$33,192	$34,042
GS-2	$30,594	$31,322	$32,335	$33,192	$33,566	$34,554	$35,541	$36,528	$37,516	$38,503
GS-3	$33,382	$34,495	$35,608	$36,721	$37,834	$38,947	$40,060	$41,173	$42,286	$43,399
GS-4	$37,473	$38,722	$39,971	$41,220	$42,469	$43,718	$44,967	$46,216	$47,465	$48,714
GS-5	$41,925	$43,323	$44,721	$46,119	$47,517	$48,915	$50,313	$51,711	$53,109	$54,508
GS-6	$46,736	$48,293	$49,851	$51,408	$52,966	$54,523	$56,080	$57,638	$59,195	$60,753
GS-7	$51,934	$53,665	$55,396	$57,127	$58,858	$60,590	$62,321	$64,052	$65,783	$67,514
GS-8	$57,515	$59,432	$61,350	$63,268	$65,185	$67,103	$69,021	$70,938	$72,856	$74,774
GS-9	$63,526	$65,643	$67,760	$69,877	$71,994	$74,111	$76,229	$78,346	$80,463	$82,580
GS-10	$69,955	$72,287	$74,619	$76,952	$79,284	$81,616	$83,948	$86,281	$88,613	$90,945
GS-11	$76,860	$79,421	$81,983	$84,544	$87,106	$89,668	$92,229	$94,791	$97,352	$99,914
GS-12	$92,123	$95,194	$98,265	$101,335	$104,406	$107,477	$110,548	$113,619	$116,689	$119,760
GS-13	$109,546	$113,198	$116,849	$120,500	$124,151	$127,803	$131,454	$135,105	$138,757	$142,408
GS-14	$129,451	$133,765	$138,080	$142,395	$146,710	$151,024	$155,339	$159,654	$163,968	$168,283
GS-15	$152,268	$157,343	$162,419	$167,494	$172,569	$177,644	$182,720	$183,500*	$183,500*	$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	$25,877	$26,745	$27,605	$28,461	$29,321	$29,824	$30,676	$31,533	$31,567	$32,370
GS-2	$29,096	$29,789	$30,753	$31,567	$31,924	$32,863	$33,802	$34,741	$35,680	$36,619
GS-3	$31,748	$32,806	$33,865	$34,923	$35,981	$37,040	$38,098	$39,156	$40,214	$41,273
GS-4	$35,639	$36,827	$38,014	$39,202	$40,390	$41,578	$42,766	$43,954	$45,142	$46,330
GS-5	$39,873	$41,202	$42,531	$43,860	$45,189	$46,518	$47,847	$49,176	$50,505	$51,834
GS-6	$44,448	$45,929	$47,411	$48,893	$50,374	$51,856	$53,338	$54,819	$56,301	$57,782
GS-7	$49,392	$51,037	$52,683	$54,329	$55,975	$57,621	$59,267	$60,912	$62,558	$64,204
GS-8	$54,700	$56,523	$58,346	$60,168	$61,991	$63,814	$65,637	$67,460	$69,283	$71,106
GS-9	$60,416	$62,430	$64,444	$66,458	$68,472	$70,486	$72,500	$74,514	$76,528	$78,542
GS-10	$66,531	$68,749	$70,967	$73,185	$75,403	$77,621	$79,839	$82,057	$84,275	$86,493
GS-11	$73,098	$75,534	$77,970	$80,406	$82,842	$85,278	$87,714	$90,150	$92,586	$95,022
GS-12	$87,614	$90,535	$93,456	$96,377	$99,298	$102,219	$105,140	$108,061	$110,981	$113,902
GS-13	$104,184	$107,656	$111,129	$114,602	$118,074	$121,547	$125,019	$128,492	$131,964	$135,437
GS-14	$123,114	$127,218	$131,322	$135,425	$139,529	$143,633	$147,736	$151,840	$155,944	$160,047
GS-15	$144,815	$149,642	$154,470	$159,297	$164,124	$168,951	$173,778	$176,300*	$176,300*	$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	$25,071	$25,912	$26,745	$27,575	$28,408	$28,896	$29,720	$30,551	$30,584	$31,361
GS-2	$28,191	$28,861	$29,795	$30,584	$30,928	$31,838	$32,747	$33,656	$34,566	$35,475
GS-3	$30,759	$31,784	$32,809	$33,834	$34,859	$35,884	$36,909	$37,935	$38,960	$39,985
GS-4	$34,529	$35,680	$36,831	$37,982	$39,132	$40,283	$41,434	$42,585	$43,736	$44,886
GS-5	$38,632	$39,920	$41,208	$42,496	$43,784	$45,072	$46,360	$47,648	$48,936	$50,224
GS-6	$43,064	$44,499	$45,934	$47,370	$48,805	$50,240	$51,676	$53,111	$54,546	$55,982
GS-7	$47,854	$49,449	$51,044	$52,640	$54,235	$55,830	$57,426	$59,021	$60,616	$62,212
GS-8	$52,997	$54,763	$56,530	$58,297	$60,064	$61,831	$63,598	$65,364	$67,131	$68,898
GS-9	$58,535	$60,486	$62,437	$64,388	$66,339	$68,290	$70,241	$72,192	$74,143	$76,094
GS-10	$64,460	$66,609	$68,758	$70,908	$73,057	$75,206	$77,355	$79,504	$81,654	$83,803
GS-11	$70,821	$73,183	$75,544	$77,905	$80,266	$82,628	$84,989	$87,350	$89,712	$92,073
GS-12	$84,886	$87,716	$90,546	$93,376	$96,206	$99,036	$101,866	$104,696	$107,526	$110,356
GS-13	$100,940	$104,305	$107,670	$111,035	$114,399	$117,764	$121,129	$124,494	$127,858	$131,223
GS-14	$119,281	$123,256	$127,232	$131,208	$135,184	$139,159	$143,135	$147,111	$151,086	$155,062
GS-15	$140,306	$144,983	$149,660	$154,337	$159,014	$163,691	$168,368	$172,500*	$172,500*	$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	$24,824	$25,655	$26,481	$27,302	$28,127	$28,610	$29,425	$30,249	$30,282	$31,054
GS-2	$27,911	$28,576	$29,500	$30,282	$30,622	$31,523	$32,423	$33,324	$34,224	$35,125
GS-3	$30,454	$31,469	$32,484	$33,499	$34,514	$35,529	$36,544	$37,559	$38,573	$39,588
GS-4	$34,187	$35,327	$36,466	$37,606	$38,745	$39,884	$41,024	$42,163	$43,302	$44,442
GS-5	$38,250	$39,525	$40,800	$42,075	$43,351	$44,626	$45,901	$47,176	$48,452	$49,727
GS-6	$42,637	$44,058	$45,480	$46,901	$48,322	$49,744	$51,165	$52,586	$54,008	$55,429
GS-7	$47,380	$48,959	$50,537	$52,116	$53,695	$55,274	$56,853	$58,432	$60,011	$61,589
GS-8	$52,472	$54,221	$55,970	$57,719	$59,468	$61,217	$62,966	$64,715	$66,464	$68,214
GS-9	$57,955	$59,887	$61,819	$63,751	$65,683	$67,615	$69,547	$71,479	$73,411	$75,343
GS-10	$63,822	$65,950	$68,078	$70,205	$72,333	$74,460	$76,588	$78,716	$80,843	$82,971
GS-11	$70,120	$72,457	$74,794	$77,132	$79,469	$81,806	$84,143	$86,480	$88,817	$91,155
GS-12	$84,045	$86,847	$89,649	$92,452	$95,254	$98,056	$100,858	$103,660	$106,462	$109,264
GS-13	$99,941	$103,272	$106,604	$109,936	$113,268	$116,599	$119,931	$123,263	$126,594	$129,926
GS-14	$118,099	$122,036	$125,972	$129,908	$133,845	$137,781	$141,717	$145,654	$149,590	$153,527
GS-15	$138,917	$143,548	$148,179	$152,810	$157,441	$162,072	$166,704	$170,800*	$170,800*	$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	$24,008	$24,812	$25,611	$26,404	$27,203	$27,670	$28,459	$29,255	$29,287	$30,032
GS-2	$26,994	$27,637	$28,530	$29,287	$29,616	$30,487	$31,357	$32,228	$33,099	$33,970
GS-3	$29,453	$30,435	$31,417	$32,399	$33,380	$34,362	$35,344	$36,326	$37,308	$38,290
GS-4	$33,064	$34,166	$35,267	$36,369	$37,470	$38,572	$39,674	$40,775	$41,877	$42,978
GS-5	$36,993	$38,225	$39,458	$40,691	$41,923	$43,156	$44,389	$45,621	$46,854	$48,087
GS-6	$41,235	$42,610	$43,985	$45,361	$46,736	$48,111	$49,486	$50,861	$52,236	$53,611
GS-7	$45,823	$47,351	$48,878	$50,406	$51,934	$53,461	$54,989	$56,516	$58,044	$59,572
GS-8	$50,747	$52,439	$54,130	$55,822	$57,513	$59,205	$60,896	$62,588	$64,279	$65,971
GS-9	$56,051	$57,919	$59,787	$61,655	$63,523	$65,391	$67,259	$69,127	$70,995	$72,862
GS-10	$61,726	$63,783	$65,840	$67,896	$69,953	$72,010	$74,067	$76,124	$78,181	$80,238
GS-11	$67,816	$70,077	$72,338	$74,599	$76,860	$79,122	$81,383	$83,644	$85,905	$88,166
GS-12	$81,283	$83,993	$86,703	$89,413	$92,123	$94,832	$97,542	$100,252	$102,962	$105,672
GS-13	$96,656	$99,878	$103,099	$106,321	$109,543	$112,764	$115,986	$119,207	$122,429	$125,651
GS-14	$114,219	$118,026	$121,834	$125,642	$129,449	$133,257	$137,065	$140,872	$144,680	$148,488
GS-15	$134,352	$138,831	$143,309	$147,787	$152,265	$156,743	$161,222	$165,700	$166,500*	$166,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$23,502	$24,289	$25,071	$25,848	$26,630	$27,086	$27,858	$28,639	$28,669	$29,403
GS-2	$26,424	$27,054	$27,928	$28,669	$28,994	$29,847	$30,701	$31,554	$32,407	$33,260
GS-3	$28,832	$29,792	$30,753	$31,714	$32,675	$33,636	$34,597	$35,558	$36,518	$37,479
GS-4	$32,367	$33,446	$34,524	$35,603	$36,681	$37,759	$38,838	$39,916	$40,995	$42,073
GS-5	$36,213	$37,420	$38,628	$39,835	$41,042	$42,250	$43,457	$44,664	$45,872	$47,079
GS-6	$40,365	$41,710	$43,055	$44,400	$45,745	$47,090	$48,435	$49,780	$51,125	$52,470
GS-7	$44,857	$46,352	$47,847	$49,342	$50,837	$52,332	$53,827	$55,322	$56,817	$58,313
GS-8	$49,677	$51,334	$52,990	$54,647	$56,303	$57,960	$59,616	$61,273	$62,929	$64,586
GS-9	$54,869	$56,699	$58,528	$60,357	$62,186	$64,015	$65,844	$67,673	$69,502	$71,331
GS-10	$60,424	$62,439	$64,453	$66,467	$68,481	$70,496	$72,510	$74,524	$76,539	$78,553
GS-11	$66,386	$68,599	$70,812	$73,025	$75,239	$77,452	$79,665	$81,878	$84,091	$86,305
GS-12	$79,570	$82,222	$84,875	$87,527	$90,179	$92,832	$95,484	$98,136	$100,789	$103,441
GS-13	$94,618	$97,772	$100,926	$104,080	$107,234	$110,388	$113,542	$116,696	$119,850	$123,004
GS-14	$111,811	$115,538	$119,265	$122,992	$126,719	$130,446	$134,173	$137,900	$141,627	$145,354
GS-15	$131,519	$135,903	$140,287	$144,671	$149,055	$153,439	$157,823	$162,206	$164,200*	$164,200*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$23,017	$23,787	$24,552	$25,314	$26,079	$26,526	$27,283	$28,047	$28,077	$28,788
GS-2	$25,878	$26,494	$27,351	$28,077	$28,393	$29,227	$30,062	$30,897	$31,732	$32,567
GS-3	$28,236	$29,178	$30,120	$31,061	$32,003	$32,945	$33,886	$34,828	$35,770	$36,709
GS-4	$31,699	$32,755	$33,811	$34,867	$35,923	$36,979	$38,035	$39,091	$40,147	$41,203
GS-5	$35,464	$36,647	$37,830	$39,013	$40,195	$41,378	$42,561	$43,744	$44,926	$46,109
GS-6	$39,532	$40,850	$42,168	$43,486	$44,805	$46,123	$47,441	$48,759	$50,077	$51,396
GS-7	$43,930	$45,395	$46,860	$48,324	$49,789	$51,254	$52,719	$54,184	$55,648	$57,113
GS-8	$48,651	$50,272	$51,894	$53,515	$55,136	$56,758	$58,379	$60,000	$61,622	$63,243
GS-9	$53,735	$55,527	$57,318	$59,110	$60,901	$62,693	$64,484	$66,276	$68,067	$69,859
GS-10	$59,176	$61,148	$63,121	$65,094	$67,067	$69,040	$71,013	$72,986	$74,959	$76,932
GS-11	$65,014	$67,180	$69,347	$71,514	$73,681	$75,847	$78,014	$80,181	$82,348	$84,514
GS-12	$77,926	$80,524	$83,122	$85,719	$88,317	$90,915	$93,513	$96,111	$98,709	$101,307
GS-13	$92,663	$95,752	$98,840	$101,929	$105,018	$108,106	$111,195	$114,283	$117,372	$120,461
GS-14	$109,500	$113,150	$116,801	$120,451	$124,101	$127,751	$131,401	$135,051	$138,702	$142,352
GS-15	$128,802	$133,096	$137,390	$141,683	$145,977	$150,271	$154,564	$158,858	$161,900*	$161,900*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,426	$23,176	$23,921	$24,664	$25,409	$25,846	$26,583	$27,326	$27,356	$28,048
GS-2	$25,214	$25,814	$26,649	$27,356	$27,666	$28,480	$29,295	$30,109	$30,923	$31,737
GS-3	$27,511	$28,428	$29,345	$30,262	$31,179	$32,096	$33,013	$33,930	$34,847	$35,763
GS-4	$30,884	$31,914	$32,943	$33,972	$35,002	$36,031	$37,061	$38,090	$39,120	$40,149
GS-5	$34,553	$35,705	$36,856	$38,008	$39,160	$40,312	$41,463	$42,615	$43,767	$44,918
GS-6	$38,517	$39,801	$41,084	$42,368	$43,652	$44,935	$46,219	$47,503	$48,787	$50,070
GS-7	$42,802	$44,229	$45,656	$47,082	$48,509	$49,936	$51,363	$52,789	$54,216	$55,643
GS-8	$47,401	$48,981	$50,561	$52,140	$53,720	$55,299	$56,879	$58,459	$60,038	$61,618
GS-9	$52,355	$54,100	$55,845	$57,589	$59,334	$61,079	$62,823	$64,568	$66,313	$68,057
GS-10	$57,655	$59,577	$61,499	$63,421	$65,343	$67,265	$69,187	$71,109	$73,031	$74,953
GS-11	$63,344	$65,456	$67,567	$69,678	$71,790	$73,901	$76,013	$78,124	$80,236	$82,347
GS-12	$75,925	$78,455	$80,986	$83,517	$86,048	$88,579	$91,109	$93,640	$96,171	$98,702
GS-13	$90,284	$93,294	$96,304	$99,314	$102,324	$105,334	$108,344	$111,354	$114,364	$117,374
GS-14	$106,688	$110,244	$113,801	$117,357	$120,914	$124,470	$128,027	$131,584	$135,140	$138,697
GS-15	$125,495	$129,679	$133,862	$138,046	$142,230	$146,414	$150,597	$154,781	$158,965	$160,300*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,122	$22,861	$23,597	$24,329	$25,065	$25,496	$26,223	$26,957	$26,985	$27,665
GS-2	$24,872	$25,464	$26,288	$26,985	$27,289	$28,092	$28,895	$29,697	$30,500	$31,303
GS-3	$27,138	$28,043	$28,948	$29,853	$30,758	$31,663	$32,568	$33,473	$34,378	$35,283
GS-4	$30,466	$31,482	$32,498	$33,514	$34,529	$35,545	$36,561	$37,577	$38,593	$39,609
GS-5	$34,085	$35,221	$36,358	$37,494	$38,631	$39,767	$40,904	$42,040	$43,177	$44,313
GS-6	$37,995	$39,262	$40,529	$41,795	$43,062	$44,329	$45,596	$46,863	$48,130	$49,396
GS-7	$42,222	$43,629	$45,036	$46,442	$47,849	$49,256	$50,663	$52,070	$53,477	$54,884
GS-8	$46,759	$48,318	$49,878	$51,437	$52,996	$54,555	$56,114	$57,673	$59,233	$60,792
GS-9	$51,646	$53,367	$55,089	$56,810	$58,531	$60,252	$61,973	$63,694	$65,416	$67,137
GS-10	$56,874	$58,770	$60,665	$62,560	$64,456	$66,351	$68,246	$70,142	$72,037	$73,933
GS-11	$62,486	$64,569	$66,652	$68,735	$70,818	$72,901	$74,984	$77,067	$79,150	$81,233
GS-12	$74,896	$77,393	$79,890	$82,387	$84,885	$87,382	$89,879	$92,376	$94,873	$97,370
GS-13	$89,061	$92,030	$94,998	$97,967	$100,935	$103,904	$106,872	$109,841	$112,809	$115,778
GS-14	$105,243	$108,751	$112,259	$115,767	$119,275	$122,783	$126,291	$129,800	$133,308	$136,816
GS-15	$123,796	$127,922	$132,049	$136,176	$140,303	$144,430	$148,557	$152,684	$156,811	$158,700*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,903	$22,635	$23,363	$24,088	$24,816	$25,244	$25,964	$26,690	$26,718	$27,400
GS-2	$24,626	$25,212	$26,027	$26,718	$27,016	$27,810	$28,605	$29,399	$30,193	$30,987
GS-3	$26,869	$27,764	$28,659	$29,555	$30,450	$31,345	$32,241	$33,136	$34,031	$34,927
GS-4	$30,164	$31,169	$32,174	$33,179	$34,184	$35,188	$36,193	$37,198	$38,203	$39,208
GS-5	$33,747	$34,873	$35,999	$37,124	$38,250	$39,375	$40,501	$41,626	$42,752	$43,877
GS-6	$37,619	$38,872	$40,125	$41,379	$42,632	$43,886	$45,139	$46,393	$47,646	$48,899
GS-7	$41,804	$43,197	$44,591	$45,984	$47,378	$48,772	$50,165	$51,559	$52,952	$54,346
GS-8	$46,296	$47,840	$49,383	$50,926	$52,470	$54,013	$55,556	$57,100	$58,643	$60,186
GS-9	$51,135	$52,839	$54,543	$56,247	$57,951	$59,655	$61,359	$63,063	$64,768	$66,472
GS-10	$56,312	$58,189	$60,066	$61,943	$63,820	$65,697	$67,574	$69,451	$71,328	$73,205
GS-11	$61,867	$63,930	$65,992	$68,054	$70,116	$72,179	$74,241	$76,303	$78,365	$80,427
GS-12	$74,154	$76,626	$79,097	$81,569	$84,040	$86,512	$88,983	$91,455	$93,926	$96,398
GS-13	$88,179	$91,119	$94,058	$96,997	$99,937	$102,876	$105,815	$108,754	$111,694	$114,633
GS-14	$104,201	$107,674	$111,147	$114,620	$118,092	$121,565	$125,038	$128,511	$131,984	$135,456
GS-15	$122,570	$126,656	$130,741	$134,827	$138,912	$142,998	$147,083	$151,169	$155,254	$155,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,686	$22,411	$23,132	$23,849	$24,570	$24,994	$25,707	$26,425	$26,453	$27,126
GS-2	$24,383	$24,963	$25,769	$26,453	$26,751	$27,538	$28,324	$29,111	$29,898	$30,685
GS-3	$26,603	$27,490	$28,377	$29,264	$30,150	$31,037	$31,924	$32,811	$33,698	$34,584
GS-4	$29,865	$30,861	$31,856	$32,851	$33,846	$34,841	$35,837	$36,832	$37,827	$38,822
GS-5	$33,414	$34,527	$35,640	$36,754	$37,867	$38,980	$40,094	$41,207	$42,320	$43,434
GS-6	$37,246	$38,487	$39,728	$40,970	$42,211	$43,452	$44,693	$45,935	$47,176	$48,417
GS-7	$41,390	$42,770	$44,150	$45,530	$46,910	$48,290	$49,670	$51,051	$52,431	$53,811
GS-8	$45,838	$47,366	$48,893	$50,421	$51,948	$53,476	$55,003	$56,531	$58,058	$59,586
GS-9	$50,628	$52,315	$54,002	$55,689	$57,376	$59,063	$60,750	$62,437	$64,124	$65,812
GS-10	$55,754	$57,612	$59,471	$61,330	$63,189	$65,048	$66,907	$68,765	$70,624	$72,483
GS-11	$61,255	$63,296	$65,338	$67,379	$69,421	$71,462	$73,504	$75,545	$77,587	$79,628
GS-12	$73,420	$75,867	$78,314	$80,761	$83,208	$85,656	$88,103	$90,550	$92,997	$95,444
GS-13	$87,306	$90,216	$93,126	$96,036	$98,946	$101,856	$104,766	$107,676	$110,586	$113,496
GS-14	$103,169	$106,608	$110,047	$113,486	$116,924	$120,363	$123,802	$127,240	$130,679	$134,118
GS-15	$121,357	$125,402	$129,447	$133,493	$137,538	$141,583	$145,629	$149,674	$153,719	$155,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,686	$22,411	$23,132	$23,849	$24,570	$24,994	$25,707	$26,425	$26,453	$27,126
GS-2	$24,383	$24,963	$25,769	$26,453	$26,751	$27,538	$28,324	$29,111	$29,898	$30,685
GS-3	$26,603	$27,490	$28,377	$29,264	$30,150	$31,037	$31,924	$32,811	$33,698	$34,584
GS-4	$29,865	$30,861	$31,856	$32,851	$33,846	$34,841	$35,837	$36,832	$37,827	$38,822
GS-5	$33,414	$34,527	$35,640	$36,754	$37,867	$38,980	$40,094	$41,207	$42,320	$43,434
GS-6	$37,246	$38,487	$39,728	$40,970	$42,211	$43,452	$44,693	$45,935	$47,176	$48,417
GS-7	$41,390	$42,770	$44,150	$45,530	$46,910	$48,290	$49,670	$51,051	$52,431	$53,811
GS-8	$45,838	$47,366	$48,893	$50,421	$51,948	$53,476	$55,003	$56,531	$58,058	$59,586
GS-9	$50,628	$52,315	$54,002	$55,689	$57,376	$59,063	$60,750	$62,437	$64,124	$65,812
GS-10	$55,754	$57,612	$59,471	$61,330	$63,189	$65,048	$66,907	$68,765	$70,624	$72,483
GS-11	$61,255	$63,296	$65,338	$67,379	$69,421	$71,462	$73,504	$75,545	$77,587	$79,628
GS-12	$73,420	$75,867	$78,314	$80,761	$83,208	$85,656	$88,103	$90,550	$92,997	$95,444
GS-13	$87,306	$90,216	$93,126	$96,036	$98,946	$101,856	$104,766	$107,676	$110,586	$113,496
GS-14	$103,169	$106,608	$110,047	$113,486	$116,924	$120,363	$123,802	$127,240	$130,679	$134,118
GS-15	$121,357	$125,402	$129,447	$133,493	$137,538	$141,583	$145,629	$149,674	$153,719	$155,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,686	$22,411	$23,132	$23,849	$24,570	$24,994	$25,707	$26,425	$26,453	$27,126
GS-2	$24,383	$24,963	$25,769	$26,453	$26,751	$27,538	$28,324	$29,111	$29,898	$30,685
GS-3	$26,603	$27,490	$28,377	$29,264	$30,150	$31,037	$31,924	$32,811	$33,698	$34,584
GS-4	$29,865	$30,861	$31,856	$32,851	$33,846	$34,841	$35,837	$36,832	$37,827	$38,822
GS-5	$33,414	$34,527	$35,640	$36,754	$37,867	$38,980	$40,094	$41,207	$42,320	$43,434
GS-6	$37,246	$38,487	$39,728	$40,970	$42,211	$43,452	$44,693	$45,935	$47,176	$48,417
GS-7	$41,390	$42,770	$44,150	$45,530	$46,910	$48,290	$49,670	$51,051	$52,431	$53,811
GS-8	$45,838	$47,366	$48,893	$50,421	$51,948	$53,476	$55,003	$56,531	$58,058	$59,586
GS-9	$50,628	$52,315	$54,002	$55,689	$57,376	$59,063	$60,750	$62,437	$64,124	$65,812
GS-10	$55,754	$57,612	$59,471	$61,330	$63,189	$65,048	$66,907	$68,765	$70,624	$72,483
GS-11	$61,255	$63,296	$65,338	$67,379	$69,421	$71,462	$73,504	$75,545	$77,587	$79,628
GS-12	$73,420	$75,867	$78,314	$80,761	$83,208	$85,656	$88,103	$90,550	$92,997	$95,444
GS-13	$87,306	$90,216	$93,126	$96,036	$98,946	$101,856	$104,766	$107,676	$110,586	$113,496
GS-14	$103,169	$106,608	$110,047	$113,486	$116,924	$120,363	$123,802	$127,240	$130,679	$134,118
GS-15	$121,357	$125,402	$129,447	$133,493	$137,538	$141,583	$145,629	$149,674	$153,719	$155,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,686	$22,411	$23,132	$23,849	$24,570	$24,994	$25,707	$26,425	$26,453	$27,126
GS-2	$24,383	$24,963	$25,769	$26,453	$26,751	$27,538	$28,324	$29,111	$29,898	$30,685
GS-3	$26,603	$27,490	$28,377	$29,264	$30,150	$31,037	$31,924	$32,811	$33,698	$34,584
GS-4	$29,865	$30,861	$31,856	$32,851	$33,846	$34,841	$35,837	$36,832	$37,827	$38,822
GS-5	$33,414	$34,527	$35,640	$36,754	$37,867	$38,980	$40,094	$41,207	$42,320	$43,434
GS-6	$37,246	$38,487	$39,728	$40,970	$42,211	$43,452	$44,693	$45,935	$47,176	$48,417
GS-7	$41,390	$42,770	$44,150	$45,530	$46,910	$48,290	$49,670	$51,051	$52,431	$53,811
GS-8	$45,838	$47,366	$48,893	$50,421	$51,948	$53,476	$55,003	$56,531	$58,058	$59,586
GS-9	$50,628	$52,315	$54,002	$55,689	$57,376	$59,063	$60,750	$62,437	$64,124	$65,812
GS-10	$55,754	$57,612	$59,471	$61,330	$63,189	$65,048	$66,907	$68,765	$70,624	$72,483
GS-11	$61,255	$63,296	$65,338	$67,379	$69,421	$71,462	$73,504	$75,545	$77,587	$79,628
GS-12	$73,420	$75,867	$78,314	$80,761	$83,208	$85,656	$88,103	$90,550	$92,997	$95,444
GS-13	$87,306	$90,216	$93,126	$96,036	$98,946	$101,856	$104,766	$107,676	$110,586	$113,496
GS-14	$103,169	$106,608	$110,047	$113,486	$116,924	$120,363	$123,802	$127,240	$130,679	$134,118
GS-15	$121,357	$125,402	$129,447	$133,493	$137,538	$141,583	$145,629	$149,674	$153,719	$155,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,234	$21,943	$22,649	$23,352	$24,058	$24,473	$25,171	$25,874	$25,902	$26,565
GS-2	$23,874	$24,442	$25,231	$25,902	$26,191	$26,961	$27,731	$28,501	$29,271	$30,041
GS-3	$26,048	$26,916	$27,784	$28,652	$29,520	$30,388	$31,256	$32,124	$32,992	$33,860
GS-4	$29,243	$30,218	$31,192	$32,167	$33,141	$34,116	$35,090	$36,065	$37,040	$38,014
GS-5	$32,718	$33,808	$34,899	$35,990	$37,081	$38,171	$39,262	$40,353	$41,444	$42,534
GS-6	$36,469	$37,685	$38,900	$40,116	$41,331	$42,547	$43,762	$44,977	$46,193	$47,408
GS-7	$40,527	$41,878	$43,229	$44,580	$45,931	$47,282	$48,633	$49,984	$51,335	$52,687
GS-8	$44,883	$46,379	$47,876	$49,372	$50,868	$52,365	$53,861	$55,357	$56,853	$58,350
GS-9	$49,573	$51,225	$52,878	$54,530	$56,183	$57,835	$59,488	$61,140	$62,793	$64,445
GS-10	$54,592	$56,412	$58,231	$60,051	$61,870	$63,690	$65,509	$67,329	$69,148	$70,968
GS-11	$59,978	$61,977	$63,975	$65,974	$67,973	$69,971	$71,970	$73,969	$75,968	$77,966
GS-12	$71,889	$74,285	$76,681	$79,076	$81,472	$83,868	$86,264	$88,660	$91,055	$93,451
GS-13	$85,487	$88,336	$91,186	$94,036	$96,886	$99,735	$102,585	$105,435	$108,285	$111,134
GS-14	$101,019	$104,386	$107,754	$111,122	$114,490	$117,858	$121,226	$124,594	$127,962	$131,330
GS-15	$118,828	$122,789	$126,750	$130,711	$134,672	$138,633	$142,594	$146,555	$150,516	$153,200*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,312	$20,990	$21,666	$22,338	$23,013	$23,410	$24,077	$24,751	$24,777	$25,410
GS-2	$22,837	$23,380	$24,136	$24,777	$25,053	$25,790	$26,526	$27,263	$27,999	$28,735
GS-3	$24,918	$25,748	$26,579	$27,409	$28,240	$29,070	$29,901	$30,731	$31,562	$32,392
GS-4	$27,973	$28,906	$29,839	$30,772	$31,705	$32,638	$33,571	$34,504	$35,437	$36,370
GS-5	$31,296	$32,339	$33,381	$34,424	$35,467	$36,509	$37,552	$38,595	$39,637	$40,680
GS-6	$34,885	$36,048	$37,211	$38,374	$39,537	$40,700	$41,863	$43,026	$44,189	$45,352
GS-7	$38,768	$40,059	$41,351	$42,643	$43,934	$45,226	$46,518	$47,809	$49,101	$50,393
GS-8	$42,933	$44,364	$45,796	$47,227	$48,658	$50,089	$51,520	$52,951	$54,382	$55,813
GS-9	$47,420	$49,001	$50,582	$52,163	$53,745	$55,326	$56,907	$58,488	$60,070	$61,651
GS-10	$52,221	$53,962	$55,703	$57,443	$59,184	$60,925	$62,666	$64,407	$66,148	$67,889
GS-11	$57,373	$59,286	$61,198	$63,111	$65,023	$66,936	$68,848	$70,761	$72,673	$74,586
GS-12	$68,766	$71,059	$73,351	$75,644	$77,937	$80,229	$82,522	$84,815	$87,107	$89,400
GS-13	$81,774	$84,500	$87,226	$89,953	$92,679	$95,405	$98,132	$100,858	$103,585	$106,311
GS-14	$96,630	$99,851	$103,072	$106,293	$109,514	$112,735	$115,956	$119,177	$122,398	$125,618
GS-15	$113,667	$117,456	$121,245	$125,035	$128,824	$132,613	$136,402	$140,192	$143,981	$147,770

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$19,720	$20,378	$21,035	$21,687	$22,343	$22,728	$23,376	$24,029	$24,055	$24,662
GS-2	$22,172	$22,699	$23,433	$24,055	$24,323	$25,038	$25,753	$26,468	$27,183	$27,898
GS-3	$24,192	$24,998	$25,804	$26,611	$27,417	$28,223	$29,030	$29,836	$30,642	$31,449
GS-4	$27,157	$28,062	$28,967	$29,871	$30,776	$31,681	$32,586	$33,491	$34,395	$35,300
GS-5	$30,384	$31,396	$32,409	$33,422	$34,434	$35,447	$36,460	$37,472	$38,485	$39,498
GS-6	$33,869	$34,998	$36,127	$37,255	$38,384	$39,513	$40,642	$41,771	$42,900	$44,029
GS-7	$37,637	$38,892	$40,146	$41,401	$42,656	$43,910	$45,165	$46,419	$47,674	$48,928
GS-8	$41,682	$43,072	$44,462	$45,851	$47,241	$48,631	$50,021	$51,410	$52,800	$54,190
GS-9	$46,037	$47,572	$49,106	$50,641	$52,175	$53,710	$55,244	$56,778	$58,313	$59,847
GS-10	$50,699	$52,389	$54,078	$55,768	$57,458	$59,148	$60,837	$62,527	$64,217	$65,907
GS-11	$55,702	$57,559	$59,416	$61,273	$63,130	$64,987	$66,844	$68,701	$70,557	$72,414
GS-12	$66,762	$68,987	$71,213	$73,439	$75,665	$77,890	$80,116	$82,342	$84,568	$86,793
GS-13	$79,390	$82,037	$84,684	$87,331	$89,977	$92,624	$95,271	$97,917	$100,564	$103,211
GS-14	$93,815	$96,942	$100,068	$103,195	$106,322	$109,449	$112,576	$115,703	$118,830	$121,957
GS-15	$110,354	$114,032	$117,711	$121,389	$125,068	$128,746	$132,424	$136,103	$139,781	$143,459

* 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.

Seattle Pay Locality Federal Employment Statistics

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

Common Occupations in Seattle Locality

Occupation	Number Employed	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Veterans Claims Examining	563	$83,278.00	$75.00
Contact Representative	556	$57,775.00	$228.00
Medical Support Assistance	426	$52,151.00	$814.00
General Health Science	214	$89,873.00	$1,448.00
Social Work	176	$91,952.00	$1,566.00
Health Aid And Technician	122	$49,857.00	$738.00
Social Insurance Administration	118	$106,562.00	$370.00
Pharmacist	113	$137,923.00	$2,178.00
Worker's Compensation Claims Examining	106	$102,135.00	$347.00

This table lists the top nine occupations held by the approximately 2,394 federal employees working in the Seattle Locality, across all agencies, as well as average yearly compensation for Seattle Locality based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Seattle Locality

Agency	Seattle Locality Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Veterans Health Administration	1,051	$78,984.00	$1,260.00
Veterans Benefits Administration	563	$83,278.00	$75.00
Social Security Administration	427	$82,654.00	$410.00
Internal Revenue Service	247	$56,804.00	$5.00
Office Of Workers' Compensation Programs	106	$102,135.00	$347.00

There are five Federal agencies with a significant workforce in the Seattle 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 Seattle Locality

There are approximately 2,394 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within the Seattle pay area. The average federal employee in the Seattle lcality earns $80,392 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $740.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in the Seattle locality is Veterans Claims Examining. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in the Seattle locality is the Veterans Health Administration, which has total of 1,051 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in the Seattle 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 Seattle locality area include Bellevue, Naval Base Kitsap, Naval Station Everett, Kent, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound and Joint Base Lewis-McChord.