2025 GS Pay: Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
The Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC locality pay area adds 19.67% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-CT, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 19.67%
- Annual pay range
- $26,758 to $194,670
- 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 | $26,758 | $27,656 | $28,545 | $29,432 | $30,320 | $30,839 | $31,720 | $32,606 | $32,642 | $33,472 |
| GS-2 | $30,087 | $30,803 | $31,800 | $32,642 | $33,009 | $33,979 | $34,950 | $35,920 | $36,891 | $37,861 |
| GS-3 | $32,830 | $33,924 | $35,018 | $36,112 | $37,205 | $38,299 | $39,393 | $40,487 | $41,581 | $42,674 |
| GS-4 | $36,852 | $38,081 | $39,310 | $40,539 | $41,768 | $42,997 | $44,226 | $45,455 | $46,684 | $47,913 |
| GS-5 | $41,231 | $42,605 | $43,979 | $45,353 | $46,726 | $48,100 | $49,474 | $50,848 | $52,222 | $53,595 |
| GS-6 | $45,962 | $47,493 | $49,025 | $50,557 | $52,089 | $53,621 | $55,152 | $56,684 | $58,216 | $59,748 |
| GS-7 | $51,074 | $52,777 | $54,480 | $56,183 | $57,886 | $59,588 | $61,291 | $62,994 | $64,697 | $66,400 |
| GS-8 | $56,562 | $58,448 | $60,334 | $62,220 | $64,106 | $65,992 | $67,878 | $69,764 | $71,650 | $73,536 |
| GS-9 | $62,474 | $64,556 | $66,638 | $68,720 | $70,803 | $72,885 | $74,967 | $77,050 | $79,132 | $81,214 |
| GS-10 | $68,797 | $71,090 | $73,383 | $75,676 | $77,969 | $80,261 | $82,554 | $84,847 | $87,140 | $89,433 |
| GS-11 | $75,587 | $78,106 | $80,625 | $83,144 | $85,663 | $88,182 | $90,701 | $93,221 | $95,740 | $98,259 |
| GS-12 | $90,597 | $93,618 | $96,638 | $99,659 | $102,679 | $105,700 | $108,720 | $111,741 | $114,761 | $117,782 |
| GS-13 | $107,733 | $111,324 | $114,916 | $118,507 | $122,098 | $125,689 | $129,281 | $132,872 | $136,463 | $140,055 |
| GS-14 | $127,307 | $131,551 | $135,794 | $140,038 | $144,281 | $148,525 | $152,768 | $157,012 | $161,255 | $165,499 |
| GS-15 | $149,747 | $154,738 | $159,730 | $164,721 | $169,712 | $174,704 | $179,695 | $184,687 | $189,678 | $194,670 |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $12.82 | $13.25 | $13.68 | $14.10 | $14.53 | $14.78 | $15.20 | $15.62 | $15.64 | $16.04 |
| GS-2 | $14.42 | $14.76 | $15.24 | $15.64 | $15.82 | $16.28 | $16.75 | $17.21 | $17.68 | $18.14 |
| GS-3 | $15.73 | $16.25 | $16.78 | $17.30 | $17.83 | $18.35 | $18.88 | $19.40 | $19.92 | $20.45 |
| GS-4 | $17.66 | $18.25 | $18.84 | $19.42 | $20.01 | $20.60 | $21.19 | $21.78 | $22.37 | $22.96 |
| GS-5 | $19.76 | $20.41 | $21.07 | $21.73 | $22.39 | $23.05 | $23.71 | $24.36 | $25.02 | $25.68 |
| GS-6 | $22.02 | $22.76 | $23.49 | $24.22 | $24.96 | $25.69 | $26.43 | $27.16 | $27.89 | $28.63 |
| GS-7 | $24.47 | $25.29 | $26.10 | $26.92 | $27.74 | $28.55 | $29.37 | $30.18 | $31.00 | $31.82 |
| GS-8 | $27.10 | $28.01 | $28.91 | $29.81 | $30.72 | $31.62 | $32.52 | $33.43 | $34.33 | $35.24 |
| GS-9 | $29.93 | $30.93 | $31.93 | $32.93 | $33.93 | $34.92 | $35.92 | $36.92 | $37.92 | $38.91 |
| GS-10 | $32.96 | $34.06 | $35.16 | $36.26 | $37.36 | $38.46 | $39.56 | $40.66 | $41.75 | $42.85 |
| GS-11 | $36.22 | $37.43 | $38.63 | $39.84 | $41.05 | $42.25 | $43.46 | $44.67 | $45.87 | $47.08 |
| GS-12 | $43.41 | $44.86 | $46.30 | $47.75 | $49.20 | $50.65 | $52.09 | $53.54 | $54.99 | $56.44 |
| GS-13 | $51.62 | $53.34 | $55.06 | $56.78 | $58.50 | $60.22 | $61.95 | $63.67 | $65.39 | $67.11 |
| GS-14 | $61.00 | $63.03 | $65.07 | $67.10 | $69.13 | $71.17 | $73.20 | $75.23 | $77.27 | $79.30 |
| GS-15 | $71.75 | $74.14 | $76.54 | $78.93 | $81.32 | $83.71 | $86.10 | $88.49 | $90.89 | $93.28 |
Compare Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 18 places in this area, in NC, SC. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander County, NC | NC | 37003 |
| Anson County, NC | NC | 37007 |
| Burke County, NC | NC | 37023 |
| Cabarrus County, NC | NC | 37025 |
| Caldwell County, NC | NC | 37027 |
| Catawba County, NC | NC | 37035 |
| Cleveland County, NC | NC | 37045 |
| Gaston County, NC | NC | 37071 |
| Iredell County, NC | NC | 37097 |
| Lincoln County, NC | NC | 37109 |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | NC | 37119 |
| Rowan County, NC | NC | 37159 |
| Stanly County, NC | NC | 37167 |
| Union County, NC | NC | 37179 |
| Chester County, SC | SC | 45023 |
| Chesterfield County, SC | SC | 45025 |
| Lancaster County, SC | SC | 45057 |
| York County, SC | SC | 45091 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-CT, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, CT.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.