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NIST Pay Charts

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APMS Pay Charts

Location

Year

Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV20242023202220212020
Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO20242023202220212020
Alaska2024N/AN/AN/AN/A
Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA2024202320222021N/A
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM2024N/AN/AN/AN/A
Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA20242023202220212020
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX202420232022N/AN/A
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL202420232022N/AN/A
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-ME2024202320222021N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY2024N/AN/AN/AN/A
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC20242023202220212020
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI2024202320222021N/A
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN2024N/AN/AN/AN/A
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH202420232022N/AN/A
Colorado Springs, CO20242023N/AN/AN/A
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK 202420232022N/AN/A
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA20242023N/AN/AN/A
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI20242023202220212020
Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA202420232022N/AN/A
Hawaii20242023202220212020
Houston-The Woodlands, TX202420232022N/AN/A
Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL202420232022N/AN/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN2024N/AN/AN/AN/A
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS202420232022N/AN/A
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ2024N/AN/AN/AN/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA20242023202220212020
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL2024202320222021N/A
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI202420232022N/AN/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI20242023N/AN/AN/A
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA20242023202220212020
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA20242023202220212020
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL20242023N/AN/AN/A
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD2024202320222021N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ20242023N/AN/AN/A
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV202420232022N/AN/A
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA20242023N/AN/AN/A
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC20242023202220212020
Rest of US20242023202220212020
Richmond, VA2024202320222021N/A
Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV2024N/AN/AN/AN/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX2024N/A20222021N/A
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA202420232022N/AN/A
San Jose-San Francisco, CA20242023202220212020
Seattle-Tacoma, WA2024202320222021N/A
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-ILN/AN/AN/A2021N/A
Tucson-Nogales, AZ202420232022N/AN/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC202420232022N/AN/A
International Duty StationsN/AN/AN/A20212020

Pay Charts from Other Pay Systems

Pay System

Year

General Schedule20242023202220212020
Experts and Consultants20242023202220212020
Federal Wage System - DC/Baltimore areas20242023202220212020
Federal Wage System - Denver, CO area20242023202220212020
Executive Schedule20242023202220212020
SES (Basic pay rates)20242023202220212020
SL/ST (Basic pay rates)20242023202220212020
Created June 24, 2009, Updated November 7, 2024