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Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska General Schedule Payscale

Location County Population Gov't Employees GS Locality
Omaha Douglas County 446,599 1,370 Omaha (OM)

There are approximately 1,370 federal employees under the General Schedule employed in Omaha. All federal employees in Omaha are paid under the adjusted General Schedule pay table for the Omaha GS Locality, which provides for a 17.94% pay increase above the base GS pay rates. Locality Adjustments are used to account for higher costs of living in Omaha, and to keep government salaries competitive with comparable private sector jobs.

The yearly base salaries of General Schedule employees in Omaha 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$25,930$26,801$27,662$28,521$29,381$29,885$30,739$31,598$31,633$32,436
GS-2$29,157$29,851$30,817$31,633$31,990$32,931$33,872$34,814$35,755$36,696
GS-3$31,814$32,875$33,935$34,995$36,055$37,116$38,176$39,236$40,297$41,357
GS-4$35,712$36,902$38,092$39,282$40,472$41,662$42,852$44,042$45,232$46,422
GS-5$39,956$41,287$42,619$43,950$45,282$46,613$47,945$49,277$50,608$51,940
GS-6$44,540$46,025$47,510$48,995$50,479$51,964$53,449$54,934$56,419$57,904
GS-7$49,495$51,145$52,795$54,445$56,095$57,745$59,395$61,045$62,695$64,345
GS-8$54,813$56,640$58,466$60,293$62,120$63,947$65,774$67,601$69,428$71,255
GS-9$60,541$62,559$64,577$66,595$68,613$70,631$72,649$74,667$76,685$78,703
GS-10$66,669$68,891$71,113$73,335$75,557$77,779$80,001$82,223$84,445$86,667
GS-11$73,249$75,690$78,132$80,573$83,014$85,456$87,897$90,339$92,780$95,221
GS-12$87,796$90,722$93,648$96,574$99,500$102,426$105,352$108,278$111,204$114,131
GS-13$104,400$107,881$111,361$114,842$118,322$121,803$125,283$128,763$132,244$135,724
GS-14$123,370$127,483$131,595$135,708$139,820$143,933$148,045$152,158$156,271$160,383
GS-15$145,115$149,951$154,788$159,625$164,461$169,298$174,135$178,972$183,808$188,645
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$24,678$25,507$26,326$27,144$27,963$28,442$29,254$30,072$30,105$30,876
GS-2$27,749$28,409$29,328$30,105$30,445$31,340$32,236$33,131$34,027$34,922
GS-3$30,278$31,287$32,297$33,306$34,316$35,325$36,335$37,344$38,354$39,363
GS-4$33,988$35,121$36,254$37,387$38,520$39,652$40,785$41,918$43,051$44,184
GS-5$38,026$39,294$40,562$41,830$43,098$44,366$45,634$46,902$48,170$49,438
GS-6$42,389$43,802$45,215$46,627$48,040$49,452$50,865$52,278$53,690$55,103
GS-7$47,104$48,674$50,245$51,815$53,385$54,955$56,525$58,095$59,665$61,235
GS-8$52,166$53,905$55,645$57,384$59,123$60,862$62,602$64,341$66,080$67,820
GS-9$57,618$59,538$61,458$63,379$65,299$67,219$69,139$71,060$72,980$74,900
GS-10$63,449$65,564$67,680$69,795$71,910$74,026$76,141$78,257$80,372$82,487
GS-11$69,712$72,035$74,358$76,682$79,005$81,329$83,652$85,975$88,299$90,622
GS-12$83,556$86,341$89,126$91,911$94,696$97,482$100,267$103,052$105,837$108,623
GS-13$99,358$102,670$105,982$109,294$112,605$115,917$119,229$122,540$125,852$129,164
GS-14$117,412$121,325$125,239$129,152$133,066$136,979$140,892$144,806$148,719$152,633
GS-15$138,107$142,710$147,314$151,917$156,520$161,123$165,727$170,330$174,933$179,536
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,587$24,379$25,162$25,943$26,727$27,185$27,961$28,743$28,774$29,506
GS-2$26,522$27,153$28,032$28,774$29,099$29,955$30,811$31,667$32,523$33,379
GS-3$28,939$29,904$30,868$31,833$32,798$33,762$34,727$35,692$36,656$37,621
GS-4$32,485$33,568$34,651$35,734$36,817$37,899$38,982$40,065$41,148$42,230
GS-5$36,345$37,557$38,768$39,980$41,191$42,402$43,614$44,825$46,037$47,248
GS-6$40,515$41,866$43,216$44,567$45,917$47,268$48,618$49,969$51,319$52,670
GS-7$45,022$46,522$48,022$49,522$51,022$52,523$54,023$55,523$57,023$58,523
GS-8$49,860$51,522$53,183$54,845$56,506$58,168$59,830$61,491$63,153$64,814
GS-9$55,071$56,906$58,742$60,578$62,414$64,250$66,085$67,921$69,757$71,593
GS-10$60,645$62,666$64,688$66,710$68,731$70,753$72,775$74,797$76,818$78,840
GS-11$66,630$68,851$71,071$73,292$75,512$77,733$79,953$82,174$84,394$86,615
GS-12$79,862$82,525$85,187$87,850$90,512$93,175$95,837$98,499$101,162$103,824
GS-13$94,966$98,131$101,296$104,462$107,627$110,792$113,958$117,123$120,288$123,454
GS-14$112,221$115,962$119,702$123,443$127,184$130,924$134,665$138,405$142,146$145,887
GS-15$132,002$136,402$140,802$145,203$149,603$154,003$158,403$162,803$167,203$171,603
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,961$23,731$24,494$25,254$26,017$26,464$27,219$27,980$28,010$28,722
GS-2$25,818$26,433$27,288$28,010$28,325$29,158$29,991$30,824$31,657$32,490
GS-3$28,170$29,109$30,048$30,987$31,926$32,864$33,803$34,742$35,681$36,620
GS-4$31,623$32,677$33,731$34,785$35,839$36,893$37,947$39,001$40,055$41,109
GS-5$35,381$36,560$37,740$38,919$40,099$41,279$42,458$43,638$44,817$45,997
GS-6$39,439$40,754$42,068$43,383$44,697$46,012$47,327$48,641$49,956$51,270
GS-7$43,826$45,287$46,748$48,209$49,671$51,132$52,593$54,054$55,515$56,976
GS-8$48,536$50,155$51,773$53,391$55,009$56,627$58,245$59,863$61,482$63,100
GS-9$53,608$55,395$57,182$58,969$60,756$62,542$64,329$66,116$67,903$69,690
GS-10$59,035$61,003$62,972$64,940$66,908$68,877$70,845$72,813$74,782$76,750
GS-11$64,861$67,024$69,186$71,349$73,511$75,674$77,836$79,999$82,162$84,324
GS-12$77,742$80,334$82,926$85,518$88,110$90,701$93,293$95,885$98,477$101,069
GS-13$92,445$95,527$98,608$101,690$104,771$107,853$110,935$114,016$117,098$120,179
GS-14$109,242$112,883$116,524$120,165$123,807$127,448$131,089$134,730$138,371$142,012
GS-15$128,498$132,781$137,065$141,348$145,631$149,914$154,198$158,481$162,764$167,048
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,734$23,496$24,252$25,004$25,760$26,202$26,949$27,703$27,733$28,440
GS-2$25,562$26,171$27,018$27,733$28,045$28,870$29,694$30,519$31,344$32,169
GS-3$27,891$28,821$29,750$30,680$31,609$32,539$33,468$34,398$35,327$36,257
GS-4$31,310$32,354$33,397$34,441$35,484$36,528$37,571$38,615$39,658$40,702
GS-5$35,030$36,198$37,366$38,534$39,702$40,870$42,038$43,206$44,374$45,542
GS-6$39,048$40,350$41,652$42,954$44,255$45,557$46,859$48,161$49,462$50,764
GS-7$43,392$44,838$46,284$47,730$49,176$50,622$52,068$53,514$54,960$56,406
GS-8$48,056$49,658$51,260$52,862$54,463$56,065$57,667$59,269$60,871$62,473
GS-9$53,078$54,847$56,617$58,386$60,155$61,925$63,694$65,464$67,233$69,002
GS-10$58,451$60,400$62,348$64,297$66,245$68,194$70,142$72,091$74,039$75,988
GS-11$64,219$66,359$68,500$70,640$72,781$74,921$77,062$79,202$81,343$83,483
GS-12$76,972$79,538$82,105$84,671$87,237$89,803$92,370$94,936$97,502$100,068
GS-13$91,530$94,581$97,632$100,684$103,735$106,786$109,838$112,889$115,940$118,992
GS-14$108,160$111,765$115,370$118,975$122,580$126,185$129,791$133,396$137,001$140,606
GS-15$127,225$131,467$135,708$139,950$144,191$148,432$152,674$156,915$161,157$165,398
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,071$22,810$23,545$24,274$25,008$25,437$26,162$26,895$26,924$27,608
GS-2$24,816$25,407$26,228$26,924$27,226$28,027$28,827$29,628$30,429$31,229
GS-3$27,077$27,979$28,882$29,784$30,687$31,590$32,492$33,395$34,298$35,200
GS-4$30,396$31,409$32,422$33,434$34,447$35,460$36,472$37,485$38,498$39,511
GS-5$34,008$35,141$36,274$37,407$38,541$39,674$40,807$41,940$43,074$44,207
GS-6$37,908$39,172$40,436$41,700$42,965$44,229$45,493$46,757$48,021$49,285
GS-7$42,126$43,530$44,934$46,339$47,743$49,147$50,552$51,956$53,360$54,765
GS-8$46,653$48,208$49,763$51,318$52,873$54,428$55,983$57,538$59,093$60,648
GS-9$51,529$53,246$54,963$56,680$58,397$60,115$61,832$63,549$65,266$66,983
GS-10$56,745$58,636$60,527$62,418$64,309$66,200$68,091$69,982$71,873$73,764
GS-11$62,344$64,423$66,501$68,580$70,659$72,737$74,816$76,895$78,974$81,052
GS-12$74,725$77,216$79,707$82,198$84,689$87,181$89,672$92,163$94,654$97,145
GS-13$88,857$91,819$94,781$97,742$100,704$103,665$106,627$109,589$112,550$115,512
GS-14$105,003$108,503$112,003$115,504$119,004$122,505$126,005$129,506$133,006$136,506
GS-15$123,512$127,628$131,745$135,862$139,979$144,096$148,213$152,330$156,447$160,563

* 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.

Omaha Federal Employment Statistics

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

Common Occupations in Omaha

Occupation Number Employed Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
Medical Support Assistance 171 $44,560.00 $9.00

This table lists the top one occupations held by the approximately 171 federal employees working in Omaha, Nebraska, as well as average yearly compensation for Omaha based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Omaha

Agency Omaha Employees Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
Veterans Health Administration 171 $44,560.00 $9.00

There are one Federal agency with a significant workforce in Omaha. 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 Omaha

There are approximately 171 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within Omaha. The average federal employee in Omaha earns $44,560 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $9.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in Omaha is Medical Support Assistance. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in Omaha is the Veterans Health Administration, which has total of 171 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in Omaha 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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