The 2025 GS pay scale incorporates a 2025 federal pay raise with an overall average increase of 2%. This consists of a General Schedule (GS) base pay increase of 1.7% and a 2025 GS locality pay increase of 0.3%.
The Annual Federal Pay Raise Process
The Biden administration proposed a 2% 2025 federal pay raise in March. That is the first step in a complex process. Congress has thus far not indicated any interest in approving a different amount.
The next step occurred on August 30, 2024, when President Biden issued an alternative pay plan letter for the 2025 federal pay raise. In that letter, the president proposed a 2% overall average pay raise consisting of a 1.7% base pay raise and 0.3% for locality pay.
This letter states:
Title 5, United States Code, authorizes me to implement alternative plans for pay adjustments for civilian Federal employees covered by the General Schedule and certain other pay systems if, because of “national emergency or serious economic conditions affecting the general welfare,” I view the increases that would otherwise take effect as inappropriate.
2025 GS Pay Scale Table (Base Pay)
Incorporating the 1.7% General Schedule Increase
Effective January 2025
Annual Rates by Grade and Step
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 | WGI |
| 1 | 22360 | 23110 | 23853 | 24594 | 25336 | 25770 | 26506 | 27247 | 27277 | 27970 | VARIES |
| 2 | 25142 | 25740 | 26573 | 27277 | 27583 | 28394 | 29205 | 30016 | 30827 | 31638 | VARIES |
| 3 | 27434 | 28348 | 29262 | 30176 | 31090 | 32004 | 32918 | 33832 | 34746 | 35660 | 914 |
| 4 | 30795 | 31822 | 32849 | 33876 | 34903 | 35930 | 36957 | 37984 | 39011 | 40038 | 1027 |
| 5 | 34454 | 35602 | 36750 | 37898 | 39046 | 40194 | 41342 | 42490 | 43638 | 44786 | 1148 |
| 6 | 38407 | 39687 | 40967 | 42247 | 43527 | 44807 | 46087 | 47367 | 48647 | 49927 | 1280 |
| 7 | 42679 | 44102 | 45525 | 46948 | 48371 | 49794 | 51217 | 52640 | 54063 | 55486 | 1423 |
| 8 | 47265 | 48841 | 50417 | 51993 | 53569 | 55145 | 56721 | 58297 | 59873 | 61449 | 1576 |
| 9 | 52205 | 53945 | 55685 | 57425 | 59165 | 60905 | 62645 | 64385 | 66125 | 67865 | 1740 |
| 10 | 57489 | 59405 | 61321 | 63237 | 65153 | 67069 | 68985 | 70901 | 72817 | 74733 | 1916 |
| 11 | 63163 | 65268 | 67373 | 69478 | 71583 | 73688 | 75793 | 77898 | 80003 | 82108 | 2105 |
| 12 | 75706 | 78230 | 80754 | 83278 | 85802 | 88326 | 90850 | 93374 | 95898 | 98422 | 2524 |
| 13 | 90025 | 93026 | 96027 | 99028 | 102029 | 105030 | 108031 | 111032 | 114033 | 117034 | 3001 |
| 14 | 106382 | 109928 | 113474 | 117020 | 120566 | 124112 | 127658 | 131204 | 134750 | 138296 | 3546 |
| 15 | 125133 | 129304 | 133475 | 137646 | 141817 | 145988 | 150159 | 154330 | 158501 | 162672 | 4171 |
2025 GS Locality Pay Tables
Total 2025 Federal Pay Raise for Each GS Locality Pay Area
| Locality Pay Area | Locality Payment | Total 2025 Pay Adjustment |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 32.36% | 2.01% |
| Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA | 20.77% | 2.14% |
| Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM | 18.33% | 1.94% |
| Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA-AL | 23.79% | 1.98% |
| Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | 20.35% | 2.01% |
| Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL | 18.24% | 1.98% |
| Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT | 32.58% | 2.17% |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY | 22.41% | 2.05% |
| Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT | 19.45% | 2.11% |
| Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC | 19.67% | 2.05% |
| Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI | 30.86% | 2.05% |
| Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN | 21.93% | 1.90% |
| Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA | 22.23% | 1.88% |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 20.15% | 2.06% |
| Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH | 22.15% | 1.99% |
| Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX | 17.63% | 1.90% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK | 27.26% | 1.98% |
| Davenport-Moline, IA-IL | 18.93% | 1.93% |
| Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH | 21.42% | 1.94% |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 30.52% | 2.20% |
| Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA | 18.01% | 1.99% |
| Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI | 29.12% | 1.94% |
| Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA | 17.65% | 2.13% |
| Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA | 19.43% | 1.98% |
| Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA | 32.08% | 2.06% |
| Hawaii | 22.21% | 2.05% |
| Houston-TheWoodlands, TX | 35.00% | 1.91% |
| Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN | 21.91% | 2.06% |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN | 18.15% | 1.92% |
| Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS | 18.97% | 1.97% |
| Laredo, TX | 21.59% | 1.92% |
| Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ | 19.57% | 1.99% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA | 36.47% | 2.17% |
| Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL | 24.67% | 1.90% |
| Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI | 22.42% | 1.92% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI | 27.62% | 2.08% |
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA | 37.95% | 2.23% |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA | 18.23% | 1.95% |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 17.93% | 1.99% |
| Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 28.99% | 2.05% |
| Phoenix-Mesa, AZ | 22.45% | 2.06% |
| Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV | 21.03% | 1.91% |
| Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA | 26.13% | 2.08% |
| Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC | 22.24% | 1.98% |
| Reno-Fernley, NV | 17.52% | 2.06% |
| Rest of US | 17.06% | 1.91% |
| Richmond, VA | 22.28% | 2.01% |
| Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY | 17.88% | 2.16% |
| Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV | 29.76% | 2.17% |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX | 18.78% | 1.95% |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 33.72% | 2.21% |
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA | 46.34% | 2.35% |
| Seattle-Tacoma, WA | 31.57% | 2.29% |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d’Alene, WA-ID | 17.67% | 2.13% |
| St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL | 20.03% | 2.04% |
| Tucson-Nogales, AZ | 19.28% | 2.01% |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC | 18.80% | 1.99% |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA | 33.94% | 2.22% |
| Total/Averages | 25.88% | 2.06% |
