Federal Employee Salaries by State

Explore verified 2025 federal employee salary tables for every U.S. state and locality. Filter by pay area to compare GS grades, Law Enforcement Officer compensation, and Wildland Firefighter pay at a glance.

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List of federal employee salary locality pay areas with their associated codes.
Locality Name Code
Alaska AK
Alabama AL
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM AQ
Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL ATL
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX AU
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL BH
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT BN
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT BOS
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY BU
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX CC
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CHI
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN CIN
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA CLE
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH COL
Colorado Springs, CO CS
Connecticut CT
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH DAY
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA DCB
Denver-Aurora, CO DEN
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI DET
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK DFW
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA DM
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL DV
Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA FN
Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA HAR
Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA HB
Hawaii HI
Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN HNT
Houston-The Woodlands, TX HOU
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN IND
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS KC
Louisiana LA
Laredo, TX LR
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ LV
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL MFL
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI MIL
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSP
New York NY
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA OM
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL PB
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD PHL
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV PIT
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA POR
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ PX
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC RA
Richmond, VA RCH
Reno-Fernley, NV RN
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY RT
Rest of U.S. RUS
Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV SAC
South Dakota SD
Seattle-Tacoma, WA SEA
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA SF
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL SL
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID SN
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX SO
Tucson-Nogales, AZ TU
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC VB

About Federal Employee Pay Scales

FedsPay.com provides accurate and up-to-date information on federal employee compensation across all 50 states and U.S. territories. Our comprehensive database includes:

  • General Schedule (GS) pay tables by locality
  • Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) salary information
  • Wildland Firefighter (GW) salary and overtime data
  • Step increases and grade comparisons
  • Annual, hourly, and overtime rates

All data is current for the 2025 fiscal year and reflects official government pay scales.