The Definitive Guide to Finding a Job With the Federal Government

Working For Your Uncle

Federal Salary Rates

A series of Federal salary tables have been developed for the many types of positions in the government. Salaries are constantly being upgraded. To obtain the latest, most accurate listings, contact your local FJIC or VA office.

Below are actual Federal Pay Schedules. Updated 1998 pay schedules are included in Working For Your Uncle: the general schedule for white collar jobs, blue collar jobs, and the many other pay schedules set up for various departments, geographic locations, and job grades.

Federal Salary Charts

General Schedule 1997

Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Grade                    
GS - 1 $12,669 $13,091 $13,512 $13,932 $14,355 $14,602 $15,017 $15,436 $15,454 $15,844
GS - 2 14,243 14,583 15,055 15,454 15,628 16,088 16,548 17,008 17,468 17,928
GS - 3 15,542 16,060 16,578 17,096 17,614 18,132 18,650 19,168 19,686 20,204
GS - 4 17,447 18,029 18,611 19,193 19,775 20,357 20,939 21,521 22,103 22,685
GS - 5 19,520 20,171 20,822 21,473 22,124 22,775 23,426 24,077 24,728 25,379
GS - 6 21,758 22,483 23,208 23,933 24,658 25,383 26,108 26,833 27,558 28,283
GS - 7 24,178 24,984 25,790 26,596 27,402 28,208 29,014 29,820 30,626 31,432
GS - 8 26,777 27,670 28,563 29,456 30,349 31,242 32,135 33,028 33,921 34,814
GS - 9 29,577 30,563 31,549 32,535 33,521 34,507 35,493 36,479 37,465 38,451
GS - 10 32,571 33,657 34,743 35,829 36,915 38,001 39,087 40,173 41,259 42,345
GS - 11 35,786 36,979 38,172 39,365 40,558 41,751 42,944 44,137 45,330 46,523
GS - 12 42,890 44,320 45,750 47,180 48,610 50,040 51,470 52,900 54,330 55,760
GS - 13 51,003 52,703 54,403 56,103 57,803 59,503 61,203 62,903 64,603 66,303
GS - 14 60,270 62,279 64,288 66,297 68,306 70,315 72,324 74,333 76,342 78,351
GS - 15 70,894 73,257 75,620 77,983 80,346 82,709 85,072 87,435 89,798 92,161

 

Senior Executive Service Schedule

ES-1 ES-2 ES-3 ES-4 ES-5 ES-6
$92,900 $97,400 $101,800 $107,300 $111,800 $115,700

 

Washington DC Locality Pay Schedule

Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Grade                    
GS - 1 $13,570 $14,022 $14,473 $14,923 $15,376 $15,640 $16,085 $16,533 $16,553 $16,971
GS - 2 15,256 15,620 16,125 16,553 16,739 17,232 17,725 18,217 18,710 19,203
GS - 3 16,647 17,202 17,757 18,312 18,866 19,421 19,976 20,531 21,086 21,641
GS - 4 18,687 19,311 19,934 20,558 21,181 21,804 22,428 23,051 23,675 24,298
GS - 5 20,908 21,605 22,302 23,000 23,697 24,394 25,092 25,789 26,486 27,183
GS - 6 23,305 24,082 24,858 25,635 26,411 27,188 27,964 28,741 29,517 30,294
GS - 7 25,897 26,760 27,624 28,487 29,350 30,214 31,077 31,940 32,804 33,667
GS - 8 28,681 29,637 30,594 31,550 32,507 33,463 34,420 35,376 36,333 37,289
GS - 9 31,680 32,736 33,792 34,848 35,904 36,960 38,017 39,073 40,129 41,185
GS - 10 34,887 36,050 37,213 38,376 39,540 40,703 41,866 43,029 44,193 45,356
GS - 11 38,330 39,608 40,886 42,164 43,442 44,719 45,997 47,275 48,553 49,831
GS - 12 45,939 47,471 49,003 50,534 52,066 53,598 55,130 56,661 58,193 59,725
GS - 13 54,629 56,450 58,271 60,092 61,913 63,734 65,555 67,375 69,196 71,017
GS - 14 64,555 66,707 68,859 71,011 73,163 75,314 77,466 79,618 81,770 83,922
GS - 15 75,935 78,466 80,997 83,528 86,059 88,590 91,121 93,652 96,183 98,714