2025 GS Pay: Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
The Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD locality pay area adds 28.99% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-PHL, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 28.99%
- Annual pay range
- $28,842 to $195,200
- GS-1 step 1 to GS-15 step 10
- Capped cells
- 3 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 | $28,842 | $29,810 | $30,768 | $31,724 | $32,681 | $33,241 | $34,190 | $35,146 | $35,185 | $36,079 |
| GS-2 | $32,431 | $33,202 | $34,277 | $35,185 | $35,579 | $36,625 | $37,672 | $38,718 | $39,764 | $40,810 |
| GS-3 | $35,387 | $36,566 | $37,745 | $38,924 | $40,103 | $41,282 | $42,461 | $43,640 | $44,819 | $45,998 |
| GS-4 | $39,722 | $41,047 | $42,372 | $43,697 | $45,021 | $46,346 | $47,671 | $48,996 | $50,320 | $51,645 |
| GS-5 | $44,442 | $45,923 | $47,404 | $48,885 | $50,365 | $51,846 | $53,327 | $54,808 | $56,289 | $57,769 |
| GS-6 | $49,541 | $51,192 | $52,843 | $54,494 | $56,145 | $57,797 | $59,448 | $61,099 | $62,750 | $64,401 |
| GS-7 | $55,052 | $56,887 | $58,723 | $60,558 | $62,394 | $64,229 | $66,065 | $67,900 | $69,736 | $71,571 |
| GS-8 | $60,967 | $63,000 | $65,033 | $67,066 | $69,099 | $71,132 | $73,164 | $75,197 | $77,230 | $79,263 |
| GS-9 | $67,339 | $69,584 | $71,828 | $74,073 | $76,317 | $78,561 | $80,806 | $83,050 | $85,295 | $87,539 |
| GS-10 | $74,155 | $76,627 | $79,098 | $81,569 | $84,041 | $86,512 | $88,984 | $91,455 | $93,927 | $96,398 |
| GS-11 | $81,474 | $84,189 | $86,904 | $89,620 | $92,335 | $95,050 | $97,765 | $100,481 | $103,196 | $105,911 |
| GS-12 | $97,653 | $100,909 | $104,165 | $107,420 | $110,676 | $113,932 | $117,187 | $120,443 | $123,699 | $126,955 |
| GS-13 | $116,123 | $119,994 | $123,865 | $127,736 | $131,607 | $135,478 | $139,349 | $143,220 | $147,091 | $150,962 |
| GS-14 | $137,222 | $141,796 | $146,370 | $150,944 | $155,518 | $160,092 | $164,666 | $169,240 | $173,814 | $178,388 |
| GS-15 | $161,409 | $166,789 | $172,169 | $177,550 | $182,930 | $188,310 | $193,690 | $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 | $13.82 | $14.28 | $14.74 | $15.20 | $15.66 | $15.93 | $16.38 | $16.84 | $16.86 | $17.29 |
| GS-2 | $15.54 | $15.91 | $16.42 | $16.86 | $17.05 | $17.55 | $18.05 | $18.55 | $19.05 | $19.55 |
| GS-3 | $16.96 | $17.52 | $18.09 | $18.65 | $19.22 | $19.78 | $20.35 | $20.91 | $21.48 | $22.04 |
| GS-4 | $19.03 | $19.67 | $20.30 | $20.94 | $21.57 | $22.21 | $22.84 | $23.48 | $24.11 | $24.75 |
| GS-5 | $21.29 | $22.00 | $22.71 | $23.42 | $24.13 | $24.84 | $25.55 | $26.26 | $26.97 | $27.68 |
| GS-6 | $23.74 | $24.53 | $25.32 | $26.11 | $26.90 | $27.69 | $28.48 | $29.28 | $30.07 | $30.86 |
| GS-7 | $26.38 | $27.26 | $28.14 | $29.02 | $29.90 | $30.78 | $31.66 | $32.53 | $33.41 | $34.29 |
| GS-8 | $29.21 | $30.19 | $31.16 | $32.14 | $33.11 | $34.08 | $35.06 | $36.03 | $37.01 | $37.98 |
| GS-9 | $32.27 | $33.34 | $34.42 | $35.49 | $36.57 | $37.64 | $38.72 | $39.79 | $40.87 | $41.94 |
| GS-10 | $35.53 | $36.72 | $37.90 | $39.08 | $40.27 | $41.45 | $42.64 | $43.82 | $45.01 | $46.19 |
| GS-11 | $39.04 | $40.34 | $41.64 | $42.94 | $44.24 | $45.54 | $46.84 | $48.15 | $49.45 | $50.75 |
| GS-12 | $46.79 | $48.35 | $49.91 | $51.47 | $53.03 | $54.59 | $56.15 | $57.71 | $59.27 | $60.83 |
| GS-13 | $55.64 | $57.50 | $59.35 | $61.21 | $63.06 | $64.92 | $66.77 | $68.62 | $70.48 | $72.33 |
| GS-14 | $65.75 | $67.94 | $70.13 | $72.33 | $74.52 | $76.71 | $78.90 | $81.09 | $83.28 | $85.48 |
| GS-15 | $77.34 | $79.92 | $82.50 | $85.07 | $87.65 | $90.23 | $92.81 | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped |
Compare Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 21 places in this area, in DE, MD, NJ, PA. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Berks County, PA | PA | 42011 |
| Bucks County, PA | PA | 42017 |
| Chester County, PA | PA | 42029 |
| Delaware County, PA | PA | 42045 |
| Montgomery County, PA | PA | 42091 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | PA | 42101 |
| Schuylkill County, PA | PA | 42107 |
| Atlantic County, NJ | NJ | 34001 |
| Burlington County, NJ | NJ | 34005 |
| Camden County, NJ | NJ | 34007 |
| Cape May County, NJ | NJ | 34009 |
| Cumberland County, NJ | NJ | 34011 |
| Gloucester County, NJ | NJ | 34015 |
| Salem County, NJ | NJ | 34033 |
| Kent County, DE | DE | 10001 |
| New Castle County, DE | DE | 10003 |
| Sussex County, DE | DE | 10005 |
| Cecil County, MD | MD | 24015 |
| Somerset County, MD | MD | 24039 |
| Wicomico County, MD | MD | 24045 |
| Worcester County, MD | MD | 24047 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-PHL, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, PHL.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.