General Schedule Salary Table

Please note that GS pay is adjusted geographically and the majority of jobs may pay a higher salary. When other locality payments are included, pay rates in the continental U.S. can be up to 11% higher. Pay rates outside the contiguous U.S. vary and may be up to 20% higher.

2007 General Schedule Salaries for Most of the United States*

Grade
(at entry step 1)

Typical Starting Annual Salary

...Which is equivalent to this amount per hour:

GS-1

$18,732

$8.98

GS-2

$21,061

$10.09

GS-3

$22,980

$11.01

GS-4

$25,797

$12.36

GS-5

$28,862

$13.83

GS-6

$32,172

$15.42

GS-7

$35,752

$17.13

GS-8

$39,594

$18.97

GS-9

$43,731

$20.95

GS-10

$48,159

$23.08

GS-11

$52,912

$25.35

GS-12

$63,417

$30.39

GS-13

$75,414

$36.14

GS-14

$89,115

$42.70

GS-15

$104,826

$50.23

* This table is based upon the lowest locality rate in the U.S. (referred to in the tables below as Rest of U.S.).

(Also See: 2007 GS Locality Pay Tables)