2025 GS Pay: Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
The Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC locality pay area adds 22.24% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-RA, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 22.24%
- Annual pay range
- $27,333 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 | $27,333 | $28,250 | $29,158 | $30,064 | $30,971 | $31,501 | $32,401 | $33,307 | $33,343 | $34,191 |
| GS-2 | $30,734 | $31,465 | $32,483 | $33,343 | $33,717 | $34,709 | $35,700 | $36,692 | $37,683 | $38,674 |
| GS-3 | $33,535 | $34,653 | $35,770 | $36,887 | $38,004 | $39,122 | $40,239 | $41,356 | $42,474 | $43,591 |
| GS-4 | $37,644 | $38,899 | $40,155 | $41,410 | $42,665 | $43,921 | $45,176 | $46,432 | $47,687 | $48,942 |
| GS-5 | $42,117 | $43,520 | $44,923 | $46,327 | $47,730 | $49,133 | $50,536 | $51,940 | $53,343 | $54,746 |
| GS-6 | $46,949 | $48,513 | $50,078 | $51,643 | $53,207 | $54,772 | $56,337 | $57,901 | $59,466 | $61,031 |
| GS-7 | $52,171 | $53,910 | $55,650 | $57,389 | $59,129 | $60,868 | $62,608 | $64,347 | $66,087 | $67,826 |
| GS-8 | $57,777 | $59,703 | $61,630 | $63,556 | $65,483 | $67,409 | $69,336 | $71,262 | $73,189 | $75,115 |
| GS-9 | $63,815 | $65,942 | $68,069 | $70,196 | $72,323 | $74,450 | $76,577 | $78,704 | $80,831 | $82,958 |
| GS-10 | $70,275 | $72,617 | $74,959 | $77,301 | $79,643 | $81,985 | $84,327 | $86,669 | $89,012 | $91,354 |
| GS-11 | $77,210 | $79,784 | $82,357 | $84,930 | $87,503 | $90,076 | $92,649 | $95,223 | $97,796 | $100,369 |
| GS-12 | $92,543 | $95,628 | $98,714 | $101,799 | $104,884 | $107,970 | $111,055 | $114,140 | $117,226 | $120,311 |
| GS-13 | $110,047 | $113,715 | $117,383 | $121,052 | $124,720 | $128,389 | $132,057 | $135,726 | $139,394 | $143,062 |
| GS-14 | $130,041 | $134,376 | $138,711 | $143,045 | $147,380 | $151,715 | $156,049 | $160,384 | $164,718 | $169,053 |
| GS-15 | $152,963 | $158,061 | $163,160 | $168,258 | $173,357 | $178,456 | $183,554 | $188,653 | $193,752 | $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 | $13.10 | $13.54 | $13.97 | $14.41 | $14.84 | $15.09 | $15.53 | $15.96 | $15.98 | $16.38 |
| GS-2 | $14.73 | $15.08 | $15.56 | $15.98 | $16.16 | $16.63 | $17.11 | $17.58 | $18.06 | $18.53 |
| GS-3 | $16.07 | $16.60 | $17.14 | $17.67 | $18.21 | $18.75 | $19.28 | $19.82 | $20.35 | $20.89 |
| GS-4 | $18.04 | $18.64 | $19.24 | $19.84 | $20.44 | $21.05 | $21.65 | $22.25 | $22.85 | $23.45 |
| GS-5 | $20.18 | $20.85 | $21.53 | $22.20 | $22.87 | $23.54 | $24.21 | $24.89 | $25.56 | $26.23 |
| GS-6 | $22.50 | $23.25 | $24.00 | $24.75 | $25.49 | $26.24 | $26.99 | $27.74 | $28.49 | $29.24 |
| GS-7 | $25.00 | $25.83 | $26.67 | $27.50 | $28.33 | $29.17 | $30.00 | $30.83 | $31.67 | $32.50 |
| GS-8 | $27.68 | $28.61 | $29.53 | $30.45 | $31.38 | $32.30 | $33.22 | $34.15 | $35.07 | $35.99 |
| GS-9 | $30.58 | $31.60 | $32.62 | $33.63 | $34.65 | $35.67 | $36.69 | $37.71 | $38.73 | $39.75 |
| GS-10 | $33.67 | $34.79 | $35.92 | $37.04 | $38.16 | $39.28 | $40.41 | $41.53 | $42.65 | $43.77 |
| GS-11 | $37.00 | $38.23 | $39.46 | $40.69 | $41.93 | $43.16 | $44.39 | $45.63 | $46.86 | $48.09 |
| GS-12 | $44.34 | $45.82 | $47.30 | $48.78 | $50.26 | $51.73 | $53.21 | $54.69 | $56.17 | $57.65 |
| GS-13 | $52.73 | $54.49 | $56.24 | $58.00 | $59.76 | $61.52 | $63.28 | $65.03 | $66.79 | $68.55 |
| GS-14 | $62.31 | $64.39 | $66.46 | $68.54 | $70.62 | $72.70 | $74.77 | $76.85 | $78.93 | $81.00 |
| GS-15 | $73.29 | $75.74 | $78.18 | $80.62 | $83.07 | $85.51 | $87.95 | $90.39 | $92.84 | $93.53Capped |
Compare Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 24 places in this area, in NC. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Caswell County, NC | NC | 37033 |
| Chatham County, NC | NC | 37037 |
| Cumberland County, NC | NC | 37051 |
| Durham County, NC | NC | 37063 |
| Edgecombe County, NC | NC | 37065 |
| Franklin County, NC | NC | 37069 |
| Granville County, NC | NC | 37077 |
| Halifax County, NC | NC | 37083 |
| Harnett County, NC | NC | 37085 |
| Hoke County, NC | NC | 37093 |
| Johnston County, NC | NC | 37101 |
| Lee County, NC | NC | 37105 |
| Moore County, NC | NC | 37125 |
| Nash County, NC | NC | 37127 |
| Northampton County, NC | NC | 37131 |
| Orange County, NC | NC | 37135 |
| Person County, NC | NC | 37145 |
| Robeson County, NC | NC | 37155 |
| Scotland County, NC | NC | 37165 |
| Vance County, NC | NC | 37181 |
| Wake County, NC | NC | 37183 |
| Warren County, NC | NC | 37185 |
| Wayne County, NC | NC | 37191 |
| Wilson County, NC | NC | 37195 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-RA, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, RA.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.