2025 GS Pay: Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL
The Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL locality pay area adds 18.24% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-BH, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 18.24%
- Annual pay range
- $26,438 to $192,343
- GS-1 step 1 to GS-15 step 10
- Capped cells
- 0 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 | $26,438 | $27,325 | $28,204 | $29,080 | $29,957 | $30,470 | $31,341 | $32,217 | $32,252 | $33,072 |
| GS-2 | $29,728 | $30,435 | $31,420 | $32,252 | $32,614 | $33,573 | $34,532 | $35,491 | $36,450 | $37,409 |
| GS-3 | $32,438 | $33,519 | $34,599 | $35,680 | $36,761 | $37,842 | $38,922 | $40,003 | $41,084 | $42,164 |
| GS-4 | $36,412 | $37,626 | $38,841 | $40,055 | $41,269 | $42,484 | $43,698 | $44,912 | $46,127 | $47,341 |
| GS-5 | $40,738 | $42,096 | $43,453 | $44,811 | $46,168 | $47,525 | $48,883 | $50,240 | $51,598 | $52,955 |
| GS-6 | $45,412 | $46,926 | $48,439 | $49,953 | $51,466 | $52,980 | $54,493 | $56,007 | $57,520 | $59,034 |
| GS-7 | $50,464 | $52,146 | $53,829 | $55,511 | $57,194 | $58,876 | $60,559 | $62,242 | $63,924 | $65,607 |
| GS-8 | $55,886 | $57,750 | $59,613 | $61,477 | $63,340 | $65,203 | $67,067 | $68,930 | $70,794 | $72,657 |
| GS-9 | $61,727 | $63,785 | $65,842 | $67,899 | $69,957 | $72,014 | $74,071 | $76,129 | $78,186 | $80,244 |
| GS-10 | $67,975 | $70,240 | $72,506 | $74,771 | $77,037 | $79,302 | $81,568 | $83,833 | $86,099 | $88,364 |
| GS-11 | $74,684 | $77,173 | $79,662 | $82,151 | $84,640 | $87,129 | $89,618 | $92,107 | $94,596 | $97,084 |
| GS-12 | $89,515 | $92,499 | $95,484 | $98,468 | $101,452 | $104,437 | $107,421 | $110,405 | $113,390 | $116,374 |
| GS-13 | $106,446 | $109,994 | $113,542 | $117,091 | $120,639 | $124,187 | $127,736 | $131,284 | $134,833 | $138,381 |
| GS-14 | $125,786 | $129,979 | $134,172 | $138,364 | $142,557 | $146,750 | $150,943 | $155,136 | $159,328 | $163,521 |
| GS-15 | $147,957 | $152,889 | $157,821 | $162,753 | $167,684 | $172,616 | $177,548 | $182,480 | $187,412 | $192,343 |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $12.67 | $13.09 | $13.51 | $13.93 | $14.35 | $14.60 | $15.02 | $15.44 | $15.45 | $15.85 |
| GS-2 | $14.24 | $14.58 | $15.06 | $15.45 | $15.63 | $16.09 | $16.55 | $17.01 | $17.47 | $17.92 |
| GS-3 | $15.54 | $16.06 | $16.58 | $17.10 | $17.61 | $18.13 | $18.65 | $19.17 | $19.69 | $20.20 |
| GS-4 | $17.45 | $18.03 | $18.61 | $19.19 | $19.77 | $20.36 | $20.94 | $21.52 | $22.10 | $22.68 |
| GS-5 | $19.52 | $20.17 | $20.82 | $21.47 | $22.12 | $22.77 | $23.42 | $24.07 | $24.72 | $25.37 |
| GS-6 | $21.76 | $22.48 | $23.21 | $23.94 | $24.66 | $25.39 | $26.11 | $26.84 | $27.56 | $28.29 |
| GS-7 | $24.18 | $24.99 | $25.79 | $26.60 | $27.40 | $28.21 | $29.02 | $29.82 | $30.63 | $31.44 |
| GS-8 | $26.78 | $27.67 | $28.56 | $29.46 | $30.35 | $31.24 | $32.14 | $33.03 | $33.92 | $34.81 |
| GS-9 | $29.58 | $30.56 | $31.55 | $32.53 | $33.52 | $34.51 | $35.49 | $36.48 | $37.46 | $38.45 |
| GS-10 | $32.57 | $33.66 | $34.74 | $35.83 | $36.91 | $38.00 | $39.08 | $40.17 | $41.25 | $42.34 |
| GS-11 | $35.79 | $36.98 | $38.17 | $39.36 | $40.56 | $41.75 | $42.94 | $44.13 | $45.33 | $46.52 |
| GS-12 | $42.89 | $44.32 | $45.75 | $47.18 | $48.61 | $50.04 | $51.47 | $52.90 | $54.33 | $55.76 |
| GS-13 | $51.00 | $52.70 | $54.40 | $56.10 | $57.80 | $59.51 | $61.21 | $62.91 | $64.61 | $66.31 |
| GS-14 | $60.27 | $62.28 | $64.29 | $66.30 | $68.31 | $70.32 | $72.33 | $74.33 | $76.34 | $78.35 |
| GS-15 | $70.89 | $73.26 | $75.62 | $77.98 | $80.35 | $82.71 | $85.07 | $87.44 | $89.80 | $92.16 |
Compare Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 19 places in this area, in AL. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Bibb County, AL | AL | 01007 |
| Blount County, AL | AL | 01009 |
| Calhoun County, AL | AL | 01015 |
| Chilton County, AL | AL | 01021 |
| Clay County, AL | AL | 01027 |
| Coosa County, AL | AL | 01037 |
| Cullman County, AL | AL | 01043 |
| Etowah County, AL | AL | 01055 |
| Greene County, AL | AL | 01063 |
| Hale County, AL | AL | 01065 |
| Jefferson County, AL | AL | 01073 |
| Pickens County, AL | AL | 01107 |
| St. Clair County, AL | AL | 01115 |
| Shelby County, AL | AL | 01117 |
| Talladega County, AL | AL | 01121 |
| Tallapoosa County, AL | AL | 01123 |
| Tuscaloosa County, AL | AL | 01125 |
| Walker County, AL | AL | 01127 |
| Winston County, AL | AL | 01133 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-BH, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, BH.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.