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Atlanta Locality Pay Rates - General Schedule
Below is a listing of the General Schedule pay rates for the Atlanta – Sandy Springs – Gainesville, GA-AL metro area.
Counties Included: Chambers (AL), Barrow, Barrow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Rockdale, Spalding, Troup, Upson, and Walton.
INCORPORATING THE 2.90% GENERAL SCHEDULE INCREASE AND A LOCALITY PAYMENT OF 18.55%
FOR THE LOCALITY PAY AREA OF ATLANTA-SANDY SPRINGS-GAINESVILLE, GA-AL
(See http://www.opm.gov/oca/09tables/locdef.asp for definitions of locality pay areas.)
(TOTAL INCREASE: 4.00%)
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2009
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 |
| 1 | 20794 | 21488 | 22180 | 22868 | 23559 | 23966 | 24649 | 25338 | 25365 | 26015 |
| 2 | 23379 | 23935 | 24708 | 25365 | 25648 | 26402 | 27156 | 27910 | 28664 | 29418 |
| 3 | 25508 | 26358 | 27208 | 28058 | 28908 | 29758 | 30608 | 31458 | 32308 | 33158 |
| 4 | 28637 | 29591 | 30546 | 31500 | 32454 | 33409 | 34363 | 35317 | 36272 | 37226 |
| 5 | 32039 | 33107 | 34176 | 35244 | 36312 | 37380 | 38448 | 39516 | 40584 | 41653 |
| 6 | 35713 | 36903 | 38094 | 39284 | 40474 | 41664 | 42855 | 44045 | 45235 | 46425 |
| 7 | 39687 | 41010 | 42333 | 43656 | 44979 | 46302 | 47625 | 48948 | 50271 | 51594 |
| 8 | 43952 | 45418 | 46883 | 48348 | 49814 | 51279 | 52744 | 54209 | 55675 | 57140 |
| 9 | 48545 | 50163 | 51781 | 53400 | 55018 | 56636 | 58254 | 59872 | 61491 | 63109 |
| 10 | 53460 | 55242 | 57024 | 58806 | 60587 | 62369 | 64151 | 65933 | 67715 | 69496 |
| 11 | 58734 | 60692 | 62649 | 64606 | 66563 | 68521 | 70478 | 72435 | 74392 | 76350 |
| 12 | 70399 | 72745 | 75091 | 77437 | 79783 | 82129 | 84475 | 86821 | 89167 | 91513 |
| 13 | 83714 | 86505 | 89295 | 92086 | 94877 | 97667 | 100458 | 103249 | 106039 | 108830 |
| 14 | 98924 | 102222 | 105520 | 108818 | 112116 | 115414 | 118712 | 122010 | 125309 | 128607 |
| 15 | 116364 | 120243 | 124122 | 128001 | 131880 | 135759 | 139638 | 143517 | 147396 | 151275 |
GS-1
2007
Salary: $19,273-$24,103
Hourly Rate: $9.23-$11.55
2008
Salary (3% increase): $19,874-$24,855
Salary (3.5% increase): $19,996-$25,007
Percent of Federal Workforce: 0.2%
GS-2
2007
Salary Range: $21,669-$27,265
Hourly Rate: $10.38-$13.06
2008
Salary (3% increase): $22,345-$28,116
Salary (3.5% increase): $22,482-$28,287
Percent of Federal Workforce: 0.3%
GS-3
2007
Salary Range: $23,643-$30,735
Hourly Rate: $11.33-$14.73
2008
Salary (3% increase): $24,381-$31,694
Salary (3.5% increase): $24,530-$31,888
Percent of Federal Workforce: 1.2%
GS-4
2007
Salary Range: $26,541-$29,769
Hourly Rate: $12.72-$16.07
2008
Salary (3% increase): $27,369-$35,575
Salary (3.5% increase): $27,536-$35,793
Percent of Federal Workforce: 3.0%
GS-5
2007
Salary Range: $29,694-$38,602
Hourly Rate: $14.23-$18.50
2008
Salary (3% increase): $30,620-$39,806
Salary (3.5% increase): $30,808-$40,050
Percent of Federal Workforce: 5.3%
GS-6
2007
Salary Range: $33,101-$43,030
Hourly Rate: $15.86-$20.62
2008
Salary (3% increase): $34,134-$44,373
Salary (3.5% increase): $34,342-$44,644
Percent of Federal Workforce: 4.1%
GS-7
2007
Salary Range: $36,783-$47,819
Hourly Rate: $17.62-$22.91
2008
Salary (3% increase): $37,931-$49,311
Salary (3.5% increase): $38,162-$49,612
Percent of Federal Workforce: 7.0%
GS-8
2007
Salary Range: $40,736-$45,699
Hourly Rate: $19.52-$24.66
2008
Salary (3% increase): $42,007-$54,613
Salary (3.5% increase): $42,264-$54,947
Percent of Federal Workforce: 3.0%
GS-9
2007
Salary Range: $44,993-$58,490
Hourly Rate: $21.56-$28.03
2008
Salary (3% increase): $46,397-$60,315
Salary (3.5% increase): $46,680-$60,683
Percent of Federal Workforce: 6.6%
GS-10
2007
Salary Range: $49,549-$64,412
Hourly Rate: $23.74-$30.86
2008
Salary (3% increase): $51,095-$66,422
Salary (3.5% increase): $51,407-$66,827
Percent of Federal Workforce: 0.8%
GS-11
2007
Salary Range: $54,438-$70,772
Hourly Rate: $26.08-$33.91
2008
Salary (3% increase): $56,136-$72,980
Salary (3.5% increase): $56,479-$73,426
Percent of Federal Workforce: 9.9%
GS-12
2007
Salary Range: $65,247-$84,825
Hourly Rate: $31.26-$40.64
2008
Salary (3% increase): $67,283-$87,472
Salary (3.5% increase): $67,694-$88,006
Percent of Federal Workforce: 11.2%
GS-13
2007
Salary Range: $77,590-$87,039
Hourly Rate: $37.18-$48.33
2008
Salary (3% increase): $80,011-$104,016
Salary (3.5% increase): $80,500-$104,652
Percent of Federal Workforce: 10.0%
GS-14
2007
Salary Range: $91,686-$102,848
Hourly Rate: $43.93-$57.11
2008
Salary (3% increase): $94,547-$122,910
Salary (3.5% increase): $95,124-$123,661
Percent of Federal Workforce: 4.9%
GS-15
2007
Salary Range: $107,851-$140,205
Hourly Rate: $51.68-$67.18
2008
Salary (3% increase): $111,216-$144,579
Salary (3.5% increase): $111,895-$145,463
Percent of Federal Workforce: 3.2%
Source
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
