Information about Spreadsheet Format

The Excel spreadsheet contains General Schedule rates of pay for 2025, and—

Column A in the spreadsheet contains the codes for the locality pay area,
Column B contains grades,
Column C contains the annual rates for step 1,
Column D contains the hourly rates for step 1,
Column E contains the hourly overtime rates for step 1, and
Subsequent columns contain similar information for steps 2 through 10.

Locality codes used in the file are as shown in the table below:

Locality Pay Area	Locality Code
Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA	AL
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM	AQ
Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL	ATL
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX	AU
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL	BH
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT	BOS
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY	BU
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT	BN
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC	CT
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI	CHI
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN	CIN
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA	CLE
Colorado Springs, CO	CS
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH	COL
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX	CC
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK	DFW
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL	DV
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH	DAY
Denver-Aurora, CO	DEN
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA	DM
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI	DET
Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA	FN
Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA	HB
Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA	HAR
Houston-The Woodlands, TX	HOU
Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN	HNT
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN	IND
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS	KC
Laredo, TX	LR
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ	LV
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA	LA
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL	MFL
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI	MIL
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI	MSP
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA	NY
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA	OM
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	PB
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD	PHL
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ	PX
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV	PIT
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA	POR
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC	RA
Reno-Fernley, NV	RN
Richmond, VA	RCH
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY	RT
Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV	SAC
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX	SO
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	SD
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA	SF
Seattle-Tacoma, WA	SEA
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID	SN
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL	SL
Tucson-Nogales, AZ	TU
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC	VB
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA	DCB
Rest of U.S.	RUS
State of Alaska	AK
State of Hawaii	HI

Please email us at PayPolicy@opm.gov if you have questions about the spreadsheet.