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Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts General Schedule Payscale

Location County Population Gov't Employees GS Locality
Boston Suffolk County 655,884 4,763 Boston (BOS)

There are approximately 4,763 federal employees under the General Schedule employed in Boston. All federal employees in Boston are paid under the adjusted General Schedule pay table for the Boston GS Locality, which provides for a 31.97% pay increase above the base GS pay rates. Locality Adjustments are used to account for higher costs of living in Boston, and to keep government salaries competitive with comparable private sector jobs.

The yearly base salaries of General Schedule employees in Boston can be determined from the 2024 pay chart below, based on their GS Grade and Step. For more details, learn more about the GS Payscale or use our General Schedule salary calculator.


GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$29,015$29,989$30,952$31,914$32,876$33,440$34,395$35,357$35,396$36,294
GS-2$32,626$33,402$34,482$35,396$35,796$36,849$37,902$38,955$40,008$41,061
GS-3$35,599$36,785$37,972$39,158$40,345$41,531$42,717$43,904$45,090$46,277
GS-4$39,961$41,292$42,624$43,955$45,287$46,618$47,950$49,282$50,613$51,945
GS-5$44,709$46,199$47,689$49,179$50,669$52,159$53,648$55,138$56,628$58,118
GS-6$49,838$51,500$53,161$54,823$56,484$58,146$59,807$61,469$63,130$64,792
GS-7$55,383$57,229$59,075$60,921$62,768$64,614$66,460$68,306$70,153$71,999
GS-8$61,333$63,377$65,421$67,466$69,510$71,554$73,598$75,643$77,687$79,731
GS-9$67,743$70,001$72,259$74,517$76,775$79,033$81,291$83,549$85,807$88,065
GS-10$74,600$77,086$79,573$82,059$84,545$87,032$89,518$92,004$94,491$96,977
GS-11$81,963$84,694$87,426$90,158$92,890$95,622$98,353$101,085$103,817$106,549
GS-12$98,240$101,514$104,788$108,062$111,336$114,611$117,885$121,159$124,433$127,707
GS-13$116,820$120,714$124,609$128,503$132,398$136,292$140,186$144,081$147,975$151,870
GS-14$138,046$142,648$147,249$151,851$156,453$161,055$165,657$170,258$174,860$179,462
GS-15$162,377$167,789$173,201$178,613$184,026$189,438$191,900*$191,900*$191,900*$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$27,519$28,443$29,357$30,269$31,182$31,717$32,622$33,534$33,571$34,431
GS-2$30,944$31,680$32,705$33,571$33,950$34,948$35,947$36,946$37,944$38,943
GS-3$33,764$34,889$36,015$37,141$38,267$39,392$40,518$41,644$42,769$43,895
GS-4$37,901$39,164$40,428$41,691$42,954$44,218$45,481$46,744$48,008$49,271
GS-5$42,404$43,818$45,232$46,646$48,060$49,474$50,888$52,302$53,716$55,130
GS-6$47,270$48,845$50,420$51,995$53,571$55,146$56,721$58,296$59,872$61,447
GS-7$52,527$54,278$56,029$57,780$59,531$61,282$63,032$64,783$66,534$68,285
GS-8$58,172$60,111$62,051$63,990$65,930$67,869$69,809$71,749$73,688$75,628
GS-9$64,251$66,393$68,534$70,675$72,817$74,958$77,099$79,241$81,382$83,523
GS-10$70,754$73,113$75,472$77,831$80,189$82,548$84,907$87,266$89,625$91,984
GS-11$77,738$80,328$82,919$85,510$88,101$90,692$93,283$95,874$98,464$101,055
GS-12$93,175$96,281$99,387$102,493$105,599$108,705$111,811$114,916$118,022$121,128
GS-13$110,798$114,491$118,184$121,877$125,569$129,262$132,955$136,648$140,341$144,034
GS-14$130,929$135,293$139,657$144,021$148,385$152,749$157,113$161,477$165,841$170,205
GS-15$154,007$159,141$164,274$169,407$174,540$179,673$183,500*$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$26,242$27,122$27,994$28,863$29,735$30,245$31,108$31,977$32,013$32,827
GS-2$29,507$30,209$31,186$32,013$32,374$33,326$34,279$35,231$36,183$37,135
GS-3$32,196$33,269$34,342$35,416$36,489$37,562$38,635$39,709$40,782$41,855
GS-4$36,142$37,346$38,551$39,756$40,960$42,165$43,369$44,574$45,779$46,983
GS-5$40,436$41,784$43,131$44,479$45,827$47,175$48,522$49,870$51,218$52,565
GS-6$45,075$46,577$48,080$49,583$51,085$52,588$54,090$55,593$57,095$58,598
GS-7$50,089$51,758$53,427$55,096$56,765$58,434$60,103$61,772$63,441$65,110
GS-8$55,472$57,320$59,169$61,017$62,866$64,715$66,563$68,412$70,260$72,109
GS-9$61,268$63,311$65,353$67,396$69,438$71,481$73,523$75,565$77,608$79,650
GS-10$67,470$69,719$71,968$74,218$76,467$78,716$80,965$83,215$85,464$87,713
GS-11$74,129$76,600$79,070$81,540$84,011$86,481$88,952$91,422$93,892$96,363
GS-12$88,850$91,812$94,774$97,737$100,699$103,661$106,623$109,585$112,547$115,510
GS-13$105,654$109,175$112,697$116,219$119,740$123,262$126,783$130,305$133,826$137,348
GS-14$124,851$129,013$133,174$137,336$141,498$145,659$149,821$153,982$158,144$162,305
GS-15$146,859$151,754$156,649$161,544$166,440$171,335$176,230$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$25,484$26,338$27,185$28,028$28,875$29,371$30,209$31,054$31,087$31,877
GS-2$28,655$29,336$30,285$31,087$31,437$32,361$33,286$34,210$35,135$36,059
GS-3$31,265$32,307$33,349$34,391$35,433$36,475$37,517$38,559$39,601$40,643
GS-4$35,097$36,267$37,437$38,606$39,776$40,946$42,116$43,285$44,455$45,625
GS-5$39,268$40,577$41,886$43,195$44,504$45,813$47,123$48,432$49,741$51,050
GS-6$43,772$45,231$46,690$48,149$49,608$51,067$52,526$53,985$55,444$56,903
GS-7$48,641$50,263$51,884$53,506$55,127$56,749$58,371$59,992$61,614$63,235
GS-8$53,869$55,664$57,460$59,256$61,052$62,848$64,644$66,440$68,236$70,032
GS-9$59,498$61,481$63,464$65,447$67,430$69,413$71,397$73,380$75,363$77,346
GS-10$65,521$67,705$69,890$72,074$74,259$76,443$78,628$80,813$82,997$85,182
GS-11$71,987$74,387$76,787$79,187$81,587$83,987$86,388$88,788$91,188$93,588
GS-12$86,283$89,159$92,036$94,913$97,789$100,666$103,542$106,419$109,295$112,172
GS-13$102,601$106,021$109,441$112,862$116,282$119,702$123,122$126,542$129,962$133,382
GS-14$121,243$125,284$129,326$133,367$137,408$141,449$145,490$149,531$153,572$157,614
GS-15$142,615$147,369$152,123$156,876$161,630$166,384$171,138$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$25,232$26,078$26,917$27,751$28,590$29,081$29,910$30,746$30,780$31,565
GS-2$28,371$29,046$29,986$30,780$31,126$32,041$32,957$33,872$34,787$35,703
GS-3$30,955$31,987$33,019$34,050$35,082$36,113$37,145$38,177$39,208$40,240
GS-4$34,750$35,908$37,066$38,224$39,382$40,541$41,699$42,857$44,015$45,173
GS-5$38,879$40,175$41,471$42,768$44,064$45,360$46,656$47,953$49,249$50,545
GS-6$43,338$44,783$46,228$47,673$49,117$50,562$52,007$53,452$54,896$56,341
GS-7$48,159$49,764$51,369$52,974$54,579$56,184$57,788$59,393$60,998$62,603
GS-8$53,335$55,113$56,891$58,669$60,447$62,225$64,002$65,780$67,558$69,336
GS-9$58,909$60,873$62,837$64,800$66,764$68,728$70,692$72,655$74,619$76,583
GS-10$64,873$67,035$69,198$71,360$73,523$75,686$77,848$80,011$82,173$84,336
GS-11$71,274$73,650$76,025$78,401$80,776$83,152$85,528$87,903$90,279$92,655
GS-12$85,428$88,276$91,125$93,973$96,821$99,669$102,517$105,365$108,214$111,062
GS-13$101,585$104,972$108,358$111,745$115,131$118,518$121,904$125,291$128,677$132,064
GS-14$120,043$124,044$128,045$132,046$136,047$140,048$144,049$148,050$152,052$156,053
GS-15$141,202$145,910$150,617$155,324$160,032$164,739$169,447$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$24,433$25,251$26,064$26,871$27,685$28,159$28,962$29,773$29,805$30,563
GS-2$27,472$28,126$29,035$29,805$30,140$31,026$31,912$32,799$33,685$34,571
GS-3$29,974$30,973$31,973$32,972$33,971$34,970$35,969$36,969$37,968$38,967
GS-4$33,649$34,770$35,891$37,012$38,133$39,254$40,376$41,497$42,618$43,739
GS-5$37,647$38,902$40,156$41,411$42,665$43,920$45,174$46,429$47,683$48,938
GS-6$41,965$43,364$44,764$46,163$47,563$48,962$50,361$51,761$53,160$54,560
GS-7$46,634$48,188$49,743$51,298$52,852$54,407$55,962$57,516$59,071$60,626
GS-8$51,645$53,367$55,088$56,810$58,531$60,252$61,974$63,695$65,416$67,138
GS-9$57,043$58,944$60,845$62,746$64,647$66,548$68,449$70,350$72,251$74,152
GS-10$62,818$64,911$67,004$69,098$71,191$73,284$75,378$77,471$79,565$81,658
GS-11$69,016$71,317$73,618$75,919$78,220$80,521$82,823$85,124$87,425$89,726
GS-12$82,721$85,479$88,237$90,995$93,753$96,510$99,268$102,026$104,784$107,542
GS-13$98,366$101,645$104,924$108,202$111,481$114,759$118,038$121,316$124,595$127,874
GS-14$116,240$120,115$123,990$127,865$131,740$135,615$139,490$143,365$147,240$151,115
GS-15$136,729$141,287$145,844$150,402$154,959$159,517$164,074$166,500*$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$23,947$24,749$25,546$26,337$27,134$27,599$28,386$29,181$29,212$29,960
GS-2$26,925$27,566$28,457$29,212$29,543$30,413$31,282$32,152$33,021$33,891
GS-3$29,378$30,357$31,336$32,315$33,294$34,273$35,252$36,231$37,210$38,189
GS-4$32,980$34,079$35,178$36,277$37,376$38,475$39,574$40,672$41,771$42,870
GS-5$36,899$38,129$39,359$40,590$41,820$43,050$44,280$45,510$46,741$47,971
GS-6$41,130$42,501$43,871$45,241$46,612$47,982$49,353$50,723$52,093$53,464
GS-7$45,707$47,230$48,753$50,277$51,800$53,324$54,847$56,370$57,894$59,417
GS-8$50,618$52,306$53,994$55,682$57,370$59,058$60,745$62,433$64,121$65,809
GS-9$55,909$57,773$59,636$61,500$63,364$65,228$67,091$68,955$70,819$72,683
GS-10$61,569$63,621$65,674$67,726$69,779$71,831$73,884$75,936$77,988$80,041
GS-11$67,643$69,899$72,154$74,409$76,664$78,919$81,174$83,429$85,684$87,940
GS-12$81,077$83,780$86,482$89,185$91,888$94,590$97,293$99,995$102,698$105,400
GS-13$96,411$99,624$102,838$106,052$109,266$112,479$115,693$118,907$122,121$125,335
GS-14$113,929$117,727$121,524$125,322$129,119$132,917$136,715$140,512$144,310$148,108
GS-15$134,011$138,478$142,945$147,411$151,878$156,345$160,812$164,200*$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$23,478$24,264$25,044$25,821$26,602$27,058$27,830$28,609$28,640$29,365
GS-2$26,397$27,025$27,900$28,640$28,962$29,813$30,665$31,516$32,368$33,220
GS-3$28,802$29,763$30,723$31,684$32,644$33,605$34,566$35,526$36,487$37,445
GS-4$32,334$33,411$34,488$35,566$36,643$37,720$38,797$39,874$40,952$42,029
GS-5$36,175$37,382$38,588$39,794$41,001$42,207$43,414$44,620$45,827$47,033
GS-6$40,324$41,669$43,013$44,358$45,703$47,047$48,392$49,736$51,081$52,426
GS-7$44,810$46,305$47,799$49,293$50,787$52,281$53,775$55,269$56,764$58,258
GS-8$49,626$51,280$52,934$54,588$56,242$57,895$59,549$61,203$62,857$64,511
GS-9$54,812$56,639$58,467$60,294$62,122$63,949$65,777$67,604$69,432$71,259
GS-10$60,361$62,374$64,386$66,399$68,411$70,424$72,436$74,449$76,461$78,474
GS-11$66,317$68,527$70,737$72,947$75,157$77,367$79,578$81,788$83,998$86,208
GS-12$79,488$82,138$84,787$87,437$90,087$92,737$95,387$98,037$100,687$103,337
GS-13$94,520$97,671$100,821$103,972$107,122$110,273$113,423$116,574$119,724$122,875
GS-14$111,695$115,418$119,141$122,865$126,588$130,311$134,035$137,758$141,481$145,205
GS-15$131,384$135,763$140,143$144,523$148,903$153,282$157,662$161,900*$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$22,964$23,731$24,495$25,255$26,018$26,465$27,220$27,981$28,011$28,720
GS-2$25,818$26,433$27,288$28,011$28,329$29,163$29,997$30,831$31,664$32,498
GS-3$28,170$29,109$30,048$30,987$31,926$32,865$33,804$34,743$35,682$36,621
GS-4$31,624$32,678$33,732$34,787$35,841$36,895$37,949$39,003$40,057$41,111
GS-5$35,381$36,560$37,740$38,919$40,098$41,278$42,457$43,636$44,816$45,995
GS-6$39,440$40,754$42,069$43,383$44,698$46,012$47,327$48,641$49,956$51,270
GS-7$43,828$45,289$46,750$48,211$49,672$51,133$52,594$54,055$55,516$56,976
GS-8$48,537$50,155$51,772$53,390$55,007$56,625$58,242$59,860$61,477$63,095
GS-9$53,610$55,397$57,183$58,969$60,756$62,542$64,329$66,115$67,902$69,688
GS-10$59,037$61,005$62,973$64,941$66,909$68,877$70,845$72,813$74,781$76,749
GS-11$64,862$67,024$69,186$71,348$73,510$75,672$77,834$79,996$82,158$84,320
GS-12$77,744$80,336$82,927$85,519$88,110$90,701$93,293$95,884$98,476$101,067
GS-13$92,448$95,530$98,612$101,694$104,777$107,859$110,941$114,023$117,105$120,187
GS-14$109,245$112,886$116,528$120,170$123,812$127,453$131,095$134,737$138,379$142,021
GS-15$128,503$132,787$137,071$141,355$145,639$149,923$154,207$158,491$160,300*$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$22,665$23,422$24,176$24,926$25,680$26,122$26,867$27,618$27,647$28,345
GS-2$25,483$26,089$26,933$27,647$27,959$28,781$29,604$30,426$31,249$32,071
GS-3$27,804$28,731$29,659$30,586$31,513$32,441$33,368$34,295$35,222$36,150
GS-4$31,214$32,255$33,295$34,336$35,377$36,418$37,459$38,500$39,540$40,581
GS-5$34,922$36,086$37,250$38,415$39,579$40,743$41,908$43,072$44,237$45,401
GS-6$38,928$40,226$41,523$42,821$44,119$45,417$46,715$48,013$49,311$50,609
GS-7$43,258$44,700$46,141$47,582$49,024$50,465$51,907$53,348$54,790$56,231
GS-8$47,907$49,504$51,102$52,699$54,297$55,894$57,492$59,089$60,686$62,284
GS-9$52,914$54,677$56,441$58,204$59,968$61,731$63,494$65,258$67,021$68,785
GS-10$58,270$60,212$62,154$64,096$66,038$67,980$69,922$71,864$73,805$75,747
GS-11$64,020$66,154$68,288$70,422$72,556$74,690$76,824$78,958$81,093$83,227
GS-12$76,735$79,293$81,851$84,410$86,968$89,527$92,085$94,643$97,202$99,760
GS-13$91,248$94,289$97,330$100,372$103,413$106,454$109,496$112,537$115,579$118,620
GS-14$107,826$111,420$115,014$118,609$122,203$125,797$129,391$132,986$136,580$140,174
GS-15$126,834$131,062$135,291$139,519$143,747$147,975$152,204$156,432$158,700*$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$22,440$23,190$23,937$24,679$25,426$25,864$26,601$27,345$27,374$28,073
GS-2$25,231$25,831$26,666$27,374$27,679$28,493$29,307$30,120$30,934$31,748
GS-3$27,528$28,446$29,363$30,280$31,198$32,115$33,032$33,949$34,867$35,784
GS-4$30,904$31,934$32,963$33,993$35,023$36,052$37,082$38,111$39,141$40,171
GS-5$34,576$35,729$36,882$38,035$39,188$40,342$41,495$42,648$43,801$44,954
GS-6$38,542$39,826$41,110$42,395$43,679$44,963$46,247$47,531$48,816$50,100
GS-7$42,830$44,258$45,686$47,113$48,541$49,969$51,396$52,824$54,252$55,680
GS-8$47,433$49,014$50,595$52,176$53,758$55,339$56,920$58,501$60,082$61,664
GS-9$52,390$54,136$55,882$57,628$59,374$61,120$62,866$64,611$66,357$68,103
GS-10$57,694$59,617$61,540$63,463$65,386$67,310$69,233$71,156$73,079$75,002
GS-11$63,386$65,499$67,612$69,725$71,837$73,950$76,063$78,176$80,289$82,402
GS-12$75,974$78,507$81,039$83,571$86,103$88,635$91,168$93,700$96,232$98,764
GS-13$90,344$93,355$96,367$99,378$102,390$105,401$108,413$111,424$114,435$117,447
GS-14$106,759$110,317$113,875$117,433$120,991$124,549$128,107$131,665$135,223$138,781
GS-15$125,579$129,765$133,950$138,136$142,322$146,508$150,694$154,879$155,500*$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$22,218$22,961$23,700$24,435$25,173$25,608$26,338$27,074$27,103$27,792
GS-2$24,981$25,575$26,401$27,103$27,407$28,214$29,020$29,826$30,632$31,438
GS-3$27,256$28,165$29,073$29,982$30,890$31,799$32,708$33,616$34,525$35,433
GS-4$30,598$31,618$32,638$33,657$34,677$35,697$36,716$37,736$38,755$39,775
GS-5$34,234$35,375$36,515$37,656$38,797$39,937$41,078$42,219$43,359$44,500
GS-6$38,160$39,432$40,704$41,975$43,247$44,519$45,790$47,062$48,334$49,606
GS-7$42,406$43,820$45,234$46,648$48,062$49,476$50,890$52,304$53,718$55,132
GS-8$46,963$48,528$50,093$51,658$53,223$54,788$56,353$57,918$59,483$61,048
GS-9$51,871$53,599$55,328$57,056$58,785$60,513$62,242$63,970$65,698$67,427
GS-10$57,122$59,027$60,931$62,836$64,740$66,644$68,549$70,453$72,358$74,262
GS-11$62,758$64,850$66,941$69,033$71,125$73,216$75,308$77,400$79,491$81,583
GS-12$75,222$77,729$80,236$82,744$85,251$87,758$90,265$92,773$95,280$97,787
GS-13$89,449$92,431$95,412$98,394$101,375$104,357$107,338$110,319$113,301$116,282
GS-14$105,702$109,225$112,748$116,271$119,794$123,317$126,840$130,364$133,887$137,410
GS-15$124,336$128,480$132,625$136,770$140,914$145,059$149,203$153,348$155,500*$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$22,218$22,961$23,700$24,435$25,173$25,608$26,338$27,074$27,103$27,792
GS-2$24,981$25,575$26,401$27,103$27,407$28,214$29,020$29,826$30,632$31,438
GS-3$27,256$28,165$29,073$29,982$30,890$31,799$32,708$33,616$34,525$35,433
GS-4$30,598$31,618$32,638$33,657$34,677$35,697$36,716$37,736$38,755$39,775
GS-5$34,234$35,375$36,515$37,656$38,797$39,937$41,078$42,219$43,359$44,500
GS-6$38,160$39,432$40,704$41,975$43,247$44,519$45,790$47,062$48,334$49,606
GS-7$42,406$43,820$45,234$46,648$48,062$49,476$50,890$52,304$53,718$55,132
GS-8$46,963$48,528$50,093$51,658$53,223$54,788$56,353$57,918$59,483$61,048
GS-9$51,871$53,599$55,328$57,056$58,785$60,513$62,242$63,970$65,698$67,427
GS-10$57,122$59,027$60,931$62,836$64,740$66,644$68,549$70,453$72,358$74,262
GS-11$62,758$64,850$66,941$69,033$71,125$73,216$75,308$77,400$79,491$81,583
GS-12$75,222$77,729$80,236$82,744$85,251$87,758$90,265$92,773$95,280$97,787
GS-13$89,449$92,431$95,412$98,394$101,375$104,357$107,338$110,319$113,301$116,282
GS-14$105,702$109,225$112,748$116,271$119,794$123,317$126,840$130,364$133,887$137,410
GS-15$124,336$128,480$132,625$136,770$140,914$145,059$149,203$153,348$155,500*$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$22,218$22,961$23,700$24,435$25,173$25,608$26,338$27,074$27,103$27,792
GS-2$24,981$25,575$26,401$27,103$27,407$28,214$29,020$29,826$30,632$31,438
GS-3$27,256$28,165$29,073$29,982$30,890$31,799$32,708$33,616$34,525$35,433
GS-4$30,598$31,618$32,638$33,657$34,677$35,697$36,716$37,736$38,755$39,775
GS-5$34,234$35,375$36,515$37,656$38,797$39,937$41,078$42,219$43,359$44,500
GS-6$38,160$39,432$40,704$41,975$43,247$44,519$45,790$47,062$48,334$49,606
GS-7$42,406$43,820$45,234$46,648$48,062$49,476$50,890$52,304$53,718$55,132
GS-8$46,963$48,528$50,093$51,658$53,223$54,788$56,353$57,918$59,483$61,048
GS-9$51,871$53,599$55,328$57,056$58,785$60,513$62,242$63,970$65,698$67,427
GS-10$57,122$59,027$60,931$62,836$64,740$66,644$68,549$70,453$72,358$74,262
GS-11$62,758$64,850$66,941$69,033$71,125$73,216$75,308$77,400$79,491$81,583
GS-12$75,222$77,729$80,236$82,744$85,251$87,758$90,265$92,773$95,280$97,787
GS-13$89,449$92,431$95,412$98,394$101,375$104,357$107,338$110,319$113,301$116,282
GS-14$105,702$109,225$112,748$116,271$119,794$123,317$126,840$130,364$133,887$137,410
GS-15$124,336$128,480$132,625$136,770$140,914$145,059$149,203$153,348$155,500*$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$22,218$22,961$23,700$24,435$25,173$25,608$26,338$27,074$27,103$27,792
GS-2$24,981$25,575$26,401$27,103$27,407$28,214$29,020$29,826$30,632$31,438
GS-3$27,256$28,165$29,073$29,982$30,890$31,799$32,708$33,616$34,525$35,433
GS-4$30,598$31,618$32,638$33,657$34,677$35,697$36,716$37,736$38,755$39,775
GS-5$34,234$35,375$36,515$37,656$38,797$39,937$41,078$42,219$43,359$44,500
GS-6$38,160$39,432$40,704$41,975$43,247$44,519$45,790$47,062$48,334$49,606
GS-7$42,406$43,820$45,234$46,648$48,062$49,476$50,890$52,304$53,718$55,132
GS-8$46,963$48,528$50,093$51,658$53,223$54,788$56,353$57,918$59,483$61,048
GS-9$51,871$53,599$55,328$57,056$58,785$60,513$62,242$63,970$65,698$67,427
GS-10$57,122$59,027$60,931$62,836$64,740$66,644$68,549$70,453$72,358$74,262
GS-11$62,758$64,850$66,941$69,033$71,125$73,216$75,308$77,400$79,491$81,583
GS-12$75,222$77,729$80,236$82,744$85,251$87,758$90,265$92,773$95,280$97,787
GS-13$89,449$92,431$95,412$98,394$101,375$104,357$107,338$110,319$113,301$116,282
GS-14$105,702$109,225$112,748$116,271$119,794$123,317$126,840$130,364$133,887$137,410
GS-15$124,336$128,480$132,625$136,770$140,914$145,059$149,203$153,348$155,500*$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$21,746$22,473$23,195$23,916$24,639$25,064$25,778$26,498$26,527$27,206
GS-2$24,450$25,032$25,840$26,527$26,823$27,612$28,400$29,189$29,977$30,766
GS-3$26,677$27,566$28,455$29,344$30,233$31,121$32,010$32,899$33,788$34,677
GS-4$29,949$30,947$31,945$32,943$33,941$34,939$35,937$36,935$37,933$38,931
GS-5$33,507$34,624$35,741$36,858$37,975$39,092$40,209$41,326$42,443$43,560
GS-6$37,349$38,594$39,838$41,083$42,328$43,573$44,818$46,062$47,307$48,552
GS-7$41,505$42,888$44,272$45,656$47,039$48,423$49,806$51,190$52,574$53,957
GS-8$45,966$47,498$49,030$50,563$52,095$53,628$55,160$56,692$58,225$59,757
GS-9$50,769$52,461$54,153$55,846$57,538$59,230$60,923$62,615$64,307$66,000
GS-10$55,909$57,772$59,636$61,499$63,362$65,226$67,089$68,953$70,816$72,680
GS-11$61,425$63,472$65,518$67,565$69,612$71,659$73,706$75,753$77,800$79,847
GS-12$73,623$76,077$78,530$80,984$83,437$85,891$88,344$90,798$93,252$95,705
GS-13$87,548$90,467$93,385$96,304$99,222$102,141$105,059$107,978$110,896$113,815
GS-14$103,455$106,904$110,353$113,802$117,252$120,701$124,150$127,599$131,048$134,497
GS-15$121,694$125,750$129,807$133,864$137,920$141,977$146,034$150,090$153,200*$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$20,752$21,445$22,135$22,821$23,512$23,917$24,599$25,287$25,313$25,960
GS-2$23,331$23,887$24,658$25,313$25,596$26,348$27,101$27,853$28,605$29,358
GS-3$25,457$26,306$27,154$28,003$28,851$29,700$30,548$31,397$32,245$33,094
GS-4$28,578$29,532$30,485$31,438$32,391$33,345$34,298$35,251$36,204$37,157
GS-5$31,974$33,039$34,104$35,169$36,235$37,300$38,365$39,430$40,496$41,561
GS-6$35,641$36,829$38,017$39,205$40,393$41,582$42,770$43,958$45,146$46,334
GS-7$39,607$40,927$42,246$43,566$44,886$46,205$47,525$48,845$50,164$51,484
GS-8$43,863$45,325$46,787$48,249$49,711$51,173$52,636$54,098$55,560$57,022
GS-9$48,446$50,062$51,677$53,293$54,908$56,524$58,139$59,755$61,370$62,986
GS-10$53,351$55,130$56,909$58,687$60,466$62,244$64,023$65,802$67,580$69,359
GS-11$58,615$60,569$62,523$64,477$66,431$68,385$70,339$72,293$74,247$76,201
GS-12$70,255$72,597$74,939$77,282$79,624$81,966$84,309$86,651$88,993$91,335
GS-13$83,544$86,329$89,115$91,900$94,686$97,471$100,257$103,042$105,827$108,613
GS-14$98,723$102,013$105,304$108,595$111,885$115,176$118,466$121,757$125,048$128,338
GS-15$116,128$119,999$123,870$127,742$131,613$135,484$139,356$143,227$147,098$149,000*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,117$20,789$21,459$22,124$22,793$23,186$23,847$24,513$24,540$25,159
GS-2$22,619$23,156$23,905$24,540$24,813$25,543$26,272$27,002$27,731$28,461
GS-3$24,679$25,502$26,324$27,147$27,969$28,792$29,615$30,437$31,260$32,082
GS-4$27,705$28,628$29,551$30,474$31,397$32,320$33,243$34,166$35,089$36,012
GS-5$30,996$32,029$33,062$34,095$35,128$36,162$37,195$38,228$39,261$40,294
GS-6$34,551$35,703$36,855$38,006$39,158$40,310$41,461$42,613$43,765$44,916
GS-7$38,396$39,676$40,956$42,235$43,515$44,795$46,075$47,355$48,635$49,915
GS-8$42,522$43,940$45,358$46,775$48,193$49,611$51,029$52,447$53,864$55,282
GS-9$46,965$48,531$50,096$51,661$53,227$54,792$56,358$57,923$59,488$61,054
GS-10$51,721$53,445$55,168$56,892$58,616$60,340$62,064$63,787$65,511$67,235
GS-11$56,824$58,719$60,613$62,508$64,402$66,296$68,191$70,085$71,980$73,874
GS-12$68,107$70,378$72,649$74,919$77,190$79,460$81,731$84,002$86,272$88,543
GS-13$80,991$83,691$86,391$89,091$91,791$94,491$97,191$99,891$102,591$105,291
GS-14$95,705$98,895$102,085$105,275$108,465$111,655$114,845$118,035$121,225$124,415
GS-15$112,578$116,331$120,083$123,836$127,588$131,341$135,093$138,846$142,598$145,400*

* 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.

Boston Federal Employment Statistics

This section provides statistics on Federal government employees in Boston, 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 Boston.

Common Occupations in Boston

Occupation Number Employed Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
General Health Science 291 $92,632.00 $27.00
Social Insurance Administration 255 $99,219.00 $0.00
Medical Support Assistance 209 $52,065.00 $6.00
Nursing Assistant 116 $45,845.00 $0.00
Social Work 111 $92,434.00 $29.00

This table lists the top five occupations held by the approximately 982 federal employees working in Boston, Massachusetts, as well as average yearly compensation for Boston based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Boston

Agency Boston Employees Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
Veterans Health Administration 727 $70,744.00 $16.00
Social Security Administration 255 $99,219.00 $0.00

There are two Federal agencies with a significant workforce in Boston. 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 Boston

There are approximately 982 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within Boston. The average federal employee in Boston earns $76,439 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $12.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in Boston is General Health Science. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in Boston is the Veterans Health Administration, which has total of 727 employees in the area.

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

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