Gs Pay Scale Seattle Tacoma 2024. The federal government’s general schedule (gs) pay system covers most employees and is divided into 15 grades, each of which has 10 steps. Opm has issued a proposed rule to add about 33,000 federal employees into locality pay areas or creating new areas.

Conversely, federal pay in 2023 peaked at $183,500. Opm has issued a proposed rule to add about 33,000 federal employees into locality pay areas or creating new areas.