2025 GS Pay: Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL
The Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL locality pay area adds 23.79% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-ATL, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 23.79%
- Annual pay range
- $27,679 to $195,200
- GS-1 step 1 to GS-15 step 10
- Capped cells
- 2 of 150
Annual pay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $27,679 | $28,608 | $29,528 | $30,445 | $31,363 | $31,901 | $32,812 | $33,729 | $33,766 | $34,624 |
| GS-2 | $31,123 | $31,864 | $32,895 | $33,766 | $34,145 | $35,149 | $36,153 | $37,157 | $38,161 | $39,165 |
| GS-3 | $33,961 | $35,092 | $36,223 | $37,355 | $38,486 | $39,618 | $40,749 | $41,881 | $43,012 | $44,144 |
| GS-4 | $38,121 | $39,392 | $40,664 | $41,935 | $43,206 | $44,478 | $45,749 | $47,020 | $48,292 | $49,563 |
| GS-5 | $42,651 | $44,072 | $45,493 | $46,914 | $48,335 | $49,756 | $51,177 | $52,598 | $54,019 | $55,441 |
| GS-6 | $47,544 | $49,129 | $50,713 | $52,298 | $53,882 | $55,467 | $57,051 | $58,636 | $60,220 | $61,805 |
| GS-7 | $52,832 | $54,594 | $56,355 | $58,117 | $59,878 | $61,640 | $63,402 | $65,163 | $66,925 | $68,686 |
| GS-8 | $58,509 | $60,460 | $62,411 | $64,362 | $66,313 | $68,264 | $70,215 | $72,166 | $74,117 | $76,068 |
| GS-9 | $64,625 | $66,779 | $68,932 | $71,086 | $73,240 | $75,394 | $77,548 | $79,702 | $81,856 | $84,010 |
| GS-10 | $71,166 | $73,537 | $75,909 | $78,281 | $80,653 | $83,025 | $85,397 | $87,768 | $90,140 | $92,512 |
| GS-11 | $78,189 | $80,795 | $83,401 | $86,007 | $88,613 | $91,218 | $93,824 | $96,430 | $99,036 | $101,641 |
| GS-12 | $93,716 | $96,841 | $99,965 | $103,090 | $106,214 | $109,339 | $112,463 | $115,588 | $118,712 | $121,837 |
| GS-13 | $111,442 | $115,157 | $118,872 | $122,587 | $126,302 | $130,017 | $133,732 | $137,447 | $141,161 | $144,876 |
| GS-14 | $131,690 | $136,080 | $140,469 | $144,859 | $149,249 | $153,638 | $158,028 | $162,417 | $166,807 | $171,197 |
| GS-15 | $154,902 | $160,065 | $165,229 | $170,392 | $175,555 | $180,719 | $185,882 | $191,045 | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $13.26 | $13.71 | $14.15 | $14.59 | $15.03 | $15.29 | $15.72 | $16.16 | $16.18 | $16.59 |
| GS-2 | $14.91 | $15.27 | $15.76 | $16.18 | $16.36 | $16.84 | $17.32 | $17.80 | $18.29 | $18.77 |
| GS-3 | $16.27 | $16.81 | $17.36 | $17.90 | $18.44 | $18.98 | $19.53 | $20.07 | $20.61 | $21.15 |
| GS-4 | $18.27 | $18.87 | $19.48 | $20.09 | $20.70 | $21.31 | $21.92 | $22.53 | $23.14 | $23.75 |
| GS-5 | $20.44 | $21.12 | $21.80 | $22.48 | $23.16 | $23.84 | $24.52 | $25.20 | $25.88 | $26.56 |
| GS-6 | $22.78 | $23.54 | $24.30 | $25.06 | $25.82 | $26.58 | $27.34 | $28.10 | $28.85 | $29.61 |
| GS-7 | $25.31 | $26.16 | $27.00 | $27.85 | $28.69 | $29.54 | $30.38 | $31.22 | $32.07 | $32.91 |
| GS-8 | $28.03 | $28.97 | $29.90 | $30.84 | $31.77 | $32.71 | $33.64 | $34.58 | $35.51 | $36.45 |
| GS-9 | $30.97 | $32.00 | $33.03 | $34.06 | $35.09 | $36.13 | $37.16 | $38.19 | $39.22 | $40.25 |
| GS-10 | $34.10 | $35.24 | $36.37 | $37.51 | $38.65 | $39.78 | $40.92 | $42.05 | $43.19 | $44.33 |
| GS-11 | $37.46 | $38.71 | $39.96 | $41.21 | $42.46 | $43.71 | $44.96 | $46.21 | $47.45 | $48.70 |
| GS-12 | $44.90 | $46.40 | $47.90 | $49.40 | $50.89 | $52.39 | $53.89 | $55.38 | $56.88 | $58.38 |
| GS-13 | $53.40 | $55.18 | $56.96 | $58.74 | $60.52 | $62.30 | $64.08 | $65.86 | $67.64 | $69.42 |
| GS-14 | $63.10 | $65.20 | $67.31 | $69.41 | $71.51 | $73.62 | $75.72 | $77.82 | $79.93 | $82.03 |
| GS-15 | $74.22 | $76.70 | $79.17 | $81.64 | $84.12 | $86.59 | $89.07 | $91.54 | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped |
Compare Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 64 places in this area, in AL, GA. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Banks County, GA | GA | 13011 |
| Barrow County, GA | GA | 13013 |
| Bartow County, GA | GA | 13015 |
| Butts County, GA | GA | 13035 |
| Carroll County, GA | GA | 13045 |
| Chattahoochee County, GA | GA | 13053 |
| Cherokee County, GA | GA | 13057 |
| Clarke County, GA | GA | 13059 |
| Clayton County, GA | GA | 13063 |
| Cobb County, GA | GA | 13067 |
| Coweta County, GA | GA | 13077 |
| Dawson County, GA | GA | 13085 |
| DeKalb County, GA | GA | 13089 |
| Douglas County, GA | GA | 13097 |
| Elbert County, GA | GA | 13105 |
| Fayette County, GA | GA | 13113 |
| Floyd County, GA | GA | 13115 |
| Forsyth County, GA | GA | 13117 |
| Franklin County, GA | GA | 13119 |
| Fulton County, GA | GA | 13121 |
| Gilmer County, GA | GA | 13123 |
| Gordon County, GA | GA | 13129 |
| Greene County, GA | GA | 13133 |
| Gwinnett County, GA | GA | 13135 |
| Habersham County, GA | GA | 13137 |
| Hall County, GA | GA | 13139 |
| Haralson County, GA | GA | 13143 |
| Harris County, GA | GA | 13145 |
| Heard County, GA | GA | 13149 |
| Henry County, GA | GA | 13151 |
| Jackson County, GA | GA | 13157 |
| Jasper County, GA | GA | 13159 |
| Lamar County, GA | GA | 13171 |
| Lumpkin County, GA | GA | 13187 |
| Madison County, GA | GA | 13195 |
| Marion County, GA | GA | 13197 |
| Meriwether County, GA | GA | 13199 |
| Morgan County, GA | GA | 13211 |
| Muscogee County, GA | GA | 13215 |
| Newton County, GA | GA | 13217 |
| Oconee County, GA | GA | 13219 |
| Oglethorpe County, GA | GA | 13221 |
| Paulding County, GA | GA | 13223 |
| Pickens County, GA | GA | 13227 |
| Pike County, GA | GA | 13231 |
| Polk County, GA | GA | 13233 |
| Putnam County, GA | GA | 13237 |
| Rabun County, GA | GA | 13241 |
| Rockdale County, GA | GA | 13247 |
| Spalding County, GA | GA | 13255 |
| Stephens County, GA | GA | 13257 |
| Stewart County, GA | GA | 13259 |
| Talbot County, GA | GA | 13263 |
| Taliaferro County, GA | GA | 13265 |
| Troup County, GA | GA | 13285 |
| Upson County, GA | GA | 13293 |
| Walton County, GA | GA | 13297 |
| White County, GA | GA | 13311 |
| Chambers County, AL | AL | 01017 |
| Cherokee County, AL | AL | 01019 |
| Cleburne County, AL | AL | 01029 |
| Lee County, AL | AL | 01081 |
| Randolph County, AL | AL | 01111 |
| Russell County, AL | AL | 01113 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-ATL, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, ATL.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Pay cap (level IV of the Executive Schedule), Salary Table No. 2025-EX, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): EX.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Locality pay area definitions, 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 locality pay area definitions. Retrieved October 20, 2026.