2025 GS Pay: Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA
The Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA locality pay area adds 32.08% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-HAR, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 32.08%
- Annual pay range
- $29,533 to $195,200
- GS-1 step 1 to GS-15 step 10
- Capped cells
- 4 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 | $29,533 | $30,524 | $31,505 | $32,484 | $33,464 | $34,037 | $35,009 | $35,988 | $36,027 | $36,943 |
| GS-2 | $33,208 | $33,997 | $35,098 | $36,027 | $36,432 | $37,503 | $38,574 | $39,645 | $40,716 | $41,787 |
| GS-3 | $36,235 | $37,442 | $38,649 | $39,856 | $41,064 | $42,271 | $43,478 | $44,685 | $45,893 | $47,100 |
| GS-4 | $40,674 | $42,030 | $43,387 | $44,743 | $46,100 | $47,456 | $48,813 | $50,169 | $51,526 | $52,882 |
| GS-5 | $45,507 | $47,023 | $48,539 | $50,056 | $51,572 | $53,088 | $54,605 | $56,121 | $57,637 | $59,153 |
| GS-6 | $50,728 | $52,419 | $54,109 | $55,800 | $57,490 | $59,181 | $60,872 | $62,562 | $64,253 | $65,944 |
| GS-7 | $56,370 | $58,250 | $60,129 | $62,009 | $63,888 | $65,768 | $67,647 | $69,527 | $71,406 | $73,286 |
| GS-8 | $62,428 | $64,509 | $66,591 | $68,672 | $70,754 | $72,836 | $74,917 | $76,999 | $79,080 | $81,162 |
| GS-9 | $68,952 | $71,251 | $73,549 | $75,847 | $78,145 | $80,443 | $82,742 | $85,040 | $87,338 | $89,636 |
| GS-10 | $75,931 | $78,462 | $80,993 | $83,523 | $86,054 | $88,585 | $91,115 | $93,646 | $96,177 | $98,707 |
| GS-11 | $83,426 | $86,206 | $88,986 | $91,767 | $94,547 | $97,327 | $100,107 | $102,888 | $105,668 | $108,448 |
| GS-12 | $99,992 | $103,326 | $106,660 | $109,994 | $113,327 | $116,661 | $119,995 | $123,328 | $126,662 | $129,996 |
| GS-13 | $118,905 | $122,869 | $126,832 | $130,796 | $134,760 | $138,724 | $142,687 | $146,651 | $150,615 | $154,579 |
| GS-14 | $140,509 | $145,193 | $149,876 | $154,560 | $159,244 | $163,927 | $168,611 | $173,294 | $177,978 | $182,661 |
| GS-15 | $165,276 | $170,785 | $176,294 | $181,803 | $187,312 | $192,821 | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped | $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 | $14.15 | $14.63 | $15.10 | $15.56 | $16.03 | $16.31 | $16.77 | $17.24 | $17.26 | $17.70 |
| GS-2 | $15.91 | $16.29 | $16.82 | $17.26 | $17.46 | $17.97 | $18.48 | $19.00 | $19.51 | $20.02 |
| GS-3 | $17.36 | $17.94 | $18.52 | $19.10 | $19.68 | $20.25 | $20.83 | $21.41 | $21.99 | $22.57 |
| GS-4 | $19.49 | $20.14 | $20.79 | $21.44 | $22.09 | $22.74 | $23.39 | $24.04 | $24.69 | $25.34 |
| GS-5 | $21.80 | $22.53 | $23.26 | $23.98 | $24.71 | $25.44 | $26.16 | $26.89 | $27.62 | $28.34 |
| GS-6 | $24.31 | $25.12 | $25.93 | $26.74 | $27.55 | $28.36 | $29.17 | $29.98 | $30.79 | $31.60 |
| GS-7 | $27.01 | $27.91 | $28.81 | $29.71 | $30.61 | $31.51 | $32.41 | $33.31 | $34.21 | $35.12 |
| GS-8 | $29.91 | $30.91 | $31.91 | $32.90 | $33.90 | $34.90 | $35.90 | $36.89 | $37.89 | $38.89 |
| GS-9 | $33.04 | $34.14 | $35.24 | $36.34 | $37.44 | $38.54 | $39.65 | $40.75 | $41.85 | $42.95 |
| GS-10 | $36.38 | $37.60 | $38.81 | $40.02 | $41.23 | $42.45 | $43.66 | $44.87 | $46.08 | $47.30 |
| GS-11 | $39.97 | $41.31 | $42.64 | $43.97 | $45.30 | $46.63 | $47.97 | $49.30 | $50.63 | $51.96 |
| GS-12 | $47.91 | $49.51 | $51.11 | $52.70 | $54.30 | $55.90 | $57.50 | $59.09 | $60.69 | $62.29 |
| GS-13 | $56.97 | $58.87 | $60.77 | $62.67 | $64.57 | $66.47 | $68.37 | $70.27 | $72.17 | $74.07 |
| GS-14 | $67.33 | $69.57 | $71.81 | $74.06 | $76.30 | $78.55 | $80.79 | $83.03 | $85.28 | $87.52 |
| GS-15 | $79.19 | $81.83 | $84.47 | $87.11 | $89.75 | $92.39 | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped |
Compare Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 7 places in this area, in CT, MA. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Hartford County, CT | CT | 09003 |
| Middlesex County, CT | CT | 09007 |
| New London County, CT | CT | 09011 |
| Tolland County, CT | CT | 09013 |
| Franklin County, MA | MA | 25011 |
| Hampden County, MA | MA | 25013 |
| Hampshire County, MA | MA | 25015 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-HAR, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, HAR.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.