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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 98,716 $120,283
Maryland 67,807 $115,148
California 56,082 $93,559
Texas 50,346 $88,034
Florida 34,334 $86,633
Pennsylvania 27,757 $90,349
New York 26,193 $90,883
Colorado 20,084 $94,139
Illinois 18,703 $90,792
Ohio 17,437 $86,668
North Carolina 16,980 $85,039
Georgia 16,390 $87,170
Washington 16,376 $89,124
Arizona 16,016 $79,018
Missouri 15,877 $81,766
Virginia 15,247 $111,157
Tennessee 14,980 $80,848
Massachusetts 12,522 $97,118
Utah 12,188 $79,150
Oregon 12,036 $81,232
Michigan 11,621 $82,383
Alabama 11,600 $80,622
West Virginia 10,762 $87,123
New Mexico 10,499 $75,995
Wisconsin 9,339 $79,364
Minnesota 9,189 $84,731
Oklahoma 8,750 $76,434
Kentucky 8,354 $80,207
South Carolina 8,306 $81,467
Louisiana 8,294 $79,877
Indiana 7,671 $80,316
Kansas 7,053 $80,221
Arkansas 6,658 $75,387
Montana 6,613 $75,910
New Jersey 6,557 $99,692
Nevada 6,170 $79,785
Mississippi 6,114 $77,142
Idaho 5,950 $77,469
Iowa 5,225 $76,291
South Dakota 4,895 $74,102
Nebraska 4,292 $75,770
Alaska 3,768 $90,095
Connecticut 3,519 $94,531
Wyoming 3,421 $74,355
Hawaii 3,334 $82,570
North Dakota 2,575 $74,058
Maine 2,222 $84,148
New Hampshire 2,182 $93,569
Vermont 2,007 $82,814
Rhode Island 1,832 $94,877
Delaware 1,342 $92,950

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Source: http://www.generalschedule.org/states