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General Schedule Payscales by State
Most salaried Federal government employees are paid under the General Schedule payscale, where total pay is determined by a base pay rate that is modified by a locality adjustment rate, a cost of living factor that is determined by where the employee lives and works. In this section of the site, you can find locality-adjusted pay tables by state and city.
| State Name | Federal Employee Count | Average Pay |
|---|---|---|
| District Of Columbia | 101,909 | $116,630 |
| Maryland | 66,851 | $107,260 |
| California | 56,862 | $89,858 |
| Texas | 50,049 | $84,998 |
| Florida | 34,275 | $84,522 |
| Pennsylvania | 27,874 | $87,060 |
| New York | 26,257 | $88,276 |
| Colorado | 20,241 | $90,164 |
| Illinois | 18,766 | $87,088 |
| Ohio | 17,383 | $83,267 |
| North Carolina | 16,968 | $82,916 |
| Washington | 16,525 | $85,261 |
| Georgia | 16,519 | $83,869 |
| Missouri | 16,165 | $78,561 |
| Arizona | 15,880 | $76,613 |
| Tennessee | 15,081 | $78,624 |
| Virginia | 14,704 | $102,647 |
| Massachusetts | 12,668 | $93,633 |
| Utah | 12,342 | $77,104 |
| Oregon | 12,108 | $78,757 |
| Alabama | 11,712 | $78,404 |
| Michigan | 11,542 | $80,030 |
| West Virginia | 10,799 | $83,794 |
| New Mexico | 10,378 | $73,811 |
| Wisconsin | 9,348 | $77,135 |
| Minnesota | 9,204 | $82,076 |
| Oklahoma | 8,661 | $74,710 |
| Kentucky | 8,421 | $77,645 |
| Louisiana | 8,402 | $78,131 |
| South Carolina | 8,313 | $79,340 |
| Indiana | 7,674 | $77,474 |
| Kansas | 6,969 | $76,577 |
| Arkansas | 6,651 | $73,628 |
| Montana | 6,574 | $73,563 |
| New Jersey | 6,343 | $95,546 |
| Nevada | 6,196 | $77,411 |
| Mississippi | 6,116 | $75,146 |
| Idaho | 5,920 | $74,853 |
| Iowa | 5,254 | $73,622 |
| South Dakota | 4,916 | $72,119 |
| Nebraska | 4,282 | $73,869 |
| Alaska | 3,673 | $87,621 |
| Connecticut | 3,484 | $91,444 |
| Wyoming | 3,419 | $71,941 |
| Hawaii | 3,301 | $79,792 |
| North Dakota | 2,626 | $72,296 |
| Maine | 2,180 | $81,122 |
| New Hampshire | 2,163 | $89,698 |
| Vermont | 1,993 | $80,300 |
| Rhode Island | 1,820 | $92,443 |
| Delaware | 1,291 | $89,448 |