Locality-Based Comparability Payments and Pay Increases in 2008 for General Schedule Employees
Locality Pay Area [1] |
New Locality Rate [2] |
Total Increase Over 2007 Pay |
|---|---|---|
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL |
16.59% |
3.12% |
Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH-RI-ME |
21.74% |
3.15% |
Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY |
14.76% |
3.05% |
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI |
22.47% |
3.07% |
Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN |
17.57% |
2.67% |
Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH |
16.53% |
3.00% |
Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH |
15.40% |
2.86% |
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX |
18.04% |
3.11% |
Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH |
14.76% |
2.94% |
Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO |
20.52% |
2.93% |
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI |
22.03% |
2.92% |
Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT-MA |
23.20% |
3.14% |
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX |
27.02% |
2.80% |
Huntsville-Decatur, AL |
13.92% |
2.79% |
Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN |
13.25% |
2.73% |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA |
24.64% |
3.00% |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL |
18.70% |
2.85% |
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI |
16.13% |
3.02% |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI |
18.80% |
3.05% |
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA |
25.46% |
3.23% |
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
19.49% |
3.05% |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
13.98% |
3.19% |
Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA |
14.54% |
2.84% |
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA |
18.17% |
2.97% |
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC |
16.50% |
2.78% |
Richmond, VA |
14.90% |
2.94% |
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Yuba City, CA-NV |
19.62% |
3.04% |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA |
21.17% |
3.21% |
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA |
31.43% |
3.37% |
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA |
19.16% |
3.00% |
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA |
19.73% |
3.49% |
Rest of U.S. |
12.91% |
2.75% |
[1] Locality pay areas are defined in 5 CFR 531.603(b) and are available at http://www.opm.gov/oca/08tables/locdef.asp.
[2] The 2008 locality rate replaces the 2007 rate. It is not paid in addition to or on top of the 2007 locality rate.
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