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APMS Pay Charts

Location

Year

Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-PA-VA-WV20262025202420232022
Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO20262025202420232022
AlaskaN/AN/A2024N/AN/A
Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA20262025202420232022
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM202620252024N/AN/A
Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA20262025202420232022
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX20262025202420232022
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, ALN/AN/A202420232022
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-ME20262025202420232022
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY202620252024N/AN/A
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC20262025202420232022
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI20262025202420232022
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN202620252024N/AN/A
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH20262025202420232022
Colorado Springs, CO2026202520242023N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK 20262025202420232022
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA2026202520242023N/A
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI20262025202420232022
Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA20262025N/AN/AN/A
Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA20262025202420232022
Hawaii20262025202420232022
Houston-The Woodlands, TX20262025202420232022
Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL20262025202420232022
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN202620252024N/AN/A
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KSN/A2025202420232022
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ202620252024N/AN/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA20262025202420232022
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL20262025202420232022
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI20262025202420232022
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI2026202520242023N/A
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA20262025202420232022
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA20262025202420232022
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL2026202520242023N/A
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD20262025202420232022
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ2026202520242023N/A
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV20262025202420232022
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA2026202520242023N/A
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC20262025202420232022
Rest of US20262025202420232022
Richmond, VA20262025202420232022
Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV202620252024N/AN/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TXN/A20252024N/A2022
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA20262025202420232022
San Jose-San Francisco, CA20262025202420232022
Seattle-Tacoma, WA20262025202420232022
Tucson-Nogales, AZ20262025202420232022
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC20262025202420232022
International Duty StationsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Pay Charts from Other Pay Systems

Pay System

Year

General Schedule20262025202420232022
Experts and Consultants20262025202420232022
Federal Wage System - DC/Baltimore areasN/A2025202420232022
Federal Wage System - Denver, CO areaN/A2025202420232022
Executive Schedule20262025202420232022
SES (Basic pay rates)20262025202420232022
SL/ST (Basic pay rates)20262025202420232022
Created June 24, 2009, Updated January 6, 2026
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