2025 GS Pay: Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN
The Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN locality pay area adds 21.91% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-HNT, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 21.91%
- Annual pay range
- $27,259 to $195,200
- GS-1 step 1 to GS-15 step 10
- Capped cells
- 1 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 | $27,259 | $28,173 | $29,079 | $29,983 | $30,887 | $31,416 | $32,313 | $33,217 | $33,253 | $34,098 |
| GS-2 | $30,651 | $31,380 | $32,395 | $33,253 | $33,626 | $34,615 | $35,604 | $36,593 | $37,581 | $38,570 |
| GS-3 | $33,445 | $34,559 | $35,673 | $36,788 | $37,902 | $39,016 | $40,130 | $41,245 | $42,359 | $43,473 |
| GS-4 | $37,542 | $38,794 | $40,046 | $41,298 | $42,550 | $43,802 | $45,054 | $46,306 | $47,558 | $48,810 |
| GS-5 | $42,003 | $43,402 | $44,802 | $46,201 | $47,601 | $49,001 | $50,400 | $51,800 | $53,199 | $54,599 |
| GS-6 | $46,822 | $48,382 | $49,943 | $51,503 | $53,064 | $54,624 | $56,185 | $57,745 | $59,306 | $60,866 |
| GS-7 | $52,030 | $53,765 | $55,500 | $57,234 | $58,969 | $60,704 | $62,439 | $64,173 | $65,908 | $67,643 |
| GS-8 | $57,621 | $59,542 | $61,463 | $63,385 | $65,306 | $67,227 | $69,149 | $71,070 | $72,991 | $74,912 |
| GS-9 | $63,643 | $65,764 | $67,886 | $70,007 | $72,128 | $74,249 | $76,371 | $78,492 | $80,613 | $82,734 |
| GS-10 | $70,085 | $72,421 | $74,756 | $77,092 | $79,428 | $81,764 | $84,100 | $86,435 | $88,771 | $91,107 |
| GS-11 | $77,002 | $79,568 | $82,134 | $84,701 | $87,267 | $89,833 | $92,399 | $94,965 | $97,532 | $100,098 |
| GS-12 | $92,293 | $95,370 | $98,447 | $101,524 | $104,601 | $107,678 | $110,755 | $113,832 | $116,909 | $119,986 |
| GS-13 | $109,749 | $113,408 | $117,067 | $120,725 | $124,384 | $128,042 | $131,701 | $135,359 | $139,018 | $142,676 |
| GS-14 | $129,690 | $134,013 | $138,336 | $142,659 | $146,982 | $151,305 | $155,628 | $159,951 | $164,274 | $168,597 |
| GS-15 | $152,550 | $157,635 | $162,719 | $167,804 | $172,889 | $177,974 | $183,059 | $188,144 | $193,229 | $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 | $13.06 | $13.50 | $13.93 | $14.37 | $14.80 | $15.05 | $15.48 | $15.92 | $15.93 | $16.34 |
| GS-2 | $14.69 | $15.04 | $15.52 | $15.93 | $16.11 | $16.59 | $17.06 | $17.53 | $18.01 | $18.48 |
| GS-3 | $16.03 | $16.56 | $17.09 | $17.63 | $18.16 | $18.69 | $19.23 | $19.76 | $20.30 | $20.83 |
| GS-4 | $17.99 | $18.59 | $19.19 | $19.79 | $20.39 | $20.99 | $21.59 | $22.19 | $22.79 | $23.39 |
| GS-5 | $20.13 | $20.80 | $21.47 | $22.14 | $22.81 | $23.48 | $24.15 | $24.82 | $25.49 | $26.16 |
| GS-6 | $22.44 | $23.18 | $23.93 | $24.68 | $25.43 | $26.17 | $26.92 | $27.67 | $28.42 | $29.16 |
| GS-7 | $24.93 | $25.76 | $26.59 | $27.42 | $28.26 | $29.09 | $29.92 | $30.75 | $31.58 | $32.41 |
| GS-8 | $27.61 | $28.53 | $29.45 | $30.37 | $31.29 | $32.21 | $33.13 | $34.05 | $34.97 | $35.89 |
| GS-9 | $30.49 | $31.51 | $32.53 | $33.54 | $34.56 | $35.58 | $36.59 | $37.61 | $38.63 | $39.64 |
| GS-10 | $33.58 | $34.70 | $35.82 | $36.94 | $38.06 | $39.18 | $40.30 | $41.42 | $42.54 | $43.65 |
| GS-11 | $36.90 | $38.13 | $39.36 | $40.59 | $41.81 | $43.04 | $44.27 | $45.50 | $46.73 | $47.96 |
| GS-12 | $44.22 | $45.70 | $47.17 | $48.65 | $50.12 | $51.59 | $53.07 | $54.54 | $56.02 | $57.49 |
| GS-13 | $52.59 | $54.34 | $56.09 | $57.85 | $59.60 | $61.35 | $63.11 | $64.86 | $66.61 | $68.36 |
| GS-14 | $62.14 | $64.21 | $66.28 | $68.36 | $70.43 | $72.50 | $74.57 | $76.64 | $78.71 | $80.78 |
| GS-15 | $73.10 | $75.53 | $77.97 | $80.40 | $82.84 | $85.28 | $87.71 | $90.15 | $92.59 | $93.53Capped |
Compare Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 9 places in this area, in AL, TN. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Colbert County, AL | AL | 01033 |
| DeKalb County, AL | AL | 01049 |
| Lauderdale County, AL | AL | 01077 |
| Lawrence County, AL | AL | 01079 |
| Limestone County, AL | AL | 01083 |
| Madison County, AL | AL | 01089 |
| Marshall County, AL | AL | 01095 |
| Morgan County, AL | AL | 01103 |
| Lincoln County, TN | TN | 47103 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-HNT, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, HNT.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.