Jun 19, 2019 FedSmith requires attribution for any use of articles or information, including use of data from the individual federal employee salary database, from this site that is published in any form. For additional details, see the About FedsDataCenter.com page. Mar 31, 2019 2019 GS Pay Scales General Schedule Pay Scale Wage Grade Pay Scale Executive Pay Scales. On this page you will find government pay scale & salary information for various pay grades & localities in 2019. All General Schedule (GS) government employees in the U.S. Earn more than the base rate pay through locality adjustments.
Series and grade is the Federal Government’s system for categorizing and defining jobs. The series is a numbered system for grouping similar occupations. For example, a Nurse is part of the 0610 series. A ‘grade’ refers to the General Schedule (GS) pay scale – it’s the pay level for the job. The higher the grade level, the higher the pay. The GS pay schedule is the most common pay schedule, but there are others, including the wage scale and special rates.
If you’ve never worked in the Federal Government, you don’t have to include a series or grade on your resume for previous, non-government jobs. However, when you apply, you might have to say the highest grade you’d like, or are eligible for.
Determining which grade is appropriate
Just starting out
If you’re just starting out in the workforce, and you have a high school diploma or as little as three months of general work experience, you can qualify for jobs at the GS-2. If you have more months of general experience, you can qualify for the GS-3 and GS-4 levels. Starting at GS-5, jobs generally require 1 year of specialized experience to qualify.
Graduates
When you have a degree but no specialized experience in a career field, you’re eligible for the GS-5 jobs. You can qualify for GS-7 jobs, if you maintained a B average, or met other academic credentials in college.
Experience
To qualify for jobs at the GS-7 and higher grades, you must have specific work experience related to the job you want and its responsibilities.
Advanced degree
You can qualify for GS-9 positions if you have a master’s degree, and for GS-11 positions if you have a doctorate.
Steps
A “step” is a raise in salary. In the GS pay scale, each grade has 10 steps.
Additional resources
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
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$32,716.00 | $33,807.00 | $34,898.00 | $35,989.00 | $37,080.00 | $38,171.00 | $39,262.00 | $40,353.00 | $41,444.00 | $42,535.00 |
GS-6 Federal Employee Base Salary
GS-6 government employees will receive a base salary of between $32,716.00 and $42,535.00, depending on their General Schedule Step.
The educational and experience requirements for most GS-6 government jobs are:
- Associate's or Bachelor's Degree
- At least 1 year experience at GS-5 or equivalent
The General Schedule pay raise this year was 1.4%. This translates to a base pay raise of approximately $458.02 for a GS-6 Step 1 employee.
Remember that final General Schedule salaries will be higher, depending on the locality in which you work. Visit our locality pages or use our pay calculator to determine adjusted pay for a GS-6 employee.
$32,716.00 / year
$15.68 per hour
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About Grade GS-6
GS-6 is a less common grade because of the trend in the GS pay system to advance people two grades at a time.Since most employees start at GS-3 or GS-5, GS-6 is commonly skipped.This rule is not set in stone, but many career paths follow this pattern.
Step Increases within GS-6 As employees gain more experience, they can receive in-grade step promotions. While step promotions generally do not correspond with an increase in authority or responsibility, they do provide a pay raise. Within the GS-6 paygrade, a single step increase will raise yearly base pay by a total of $1,091.00.
When you receive a paygrade promotion, you will maintain your previously attained step.For example, a GS-6 Step 3 employee who receives a paygrade promotion to GS-7 will now be paid at GS-7 Step 3.Read more about how step increases work.