2018 Locality Rates of Pay

Administrative Law Judges

Effective January 2018

Locality Pay Area	AL_3/A	AL_3/B	AL_3/C	AL_3/D	AL_3/E	AL_3/F	AL_2	AL_1
Albany-Schenectady, NY	$127,684	$137,354	$147,256	$157,159	$167,178	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM	$126,873	$136,481	$146,321	$156,160	$166,116	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL	$132,791	$142,848	$153,146	$163,445	$173,865	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$127,914	$137,601	$147,521	$157,442	$167,479	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME	$139,718	$150,299	$161,135	$171,971	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$130,621	$140,513	$150,644	$160,774	$171,023	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC	$127,366	$137,012	$146,889	$156,767	$166,761	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI	$139,707	$150,287	$161,122	$171,957	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN	$131,378	$141,327	$151,516	$161,705	$172,013	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH	$131,608	$141,574	$151,781	$161,988	$172,315	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Colorado Springs, CO	$127,783	$137,460	$147,370	$157,280	$167,307	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH	$130,391	$140,266	$150,378	$160,491	$170,722	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK	$135,246	$145,489	$155,978	$166,467	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL	$127,224	$136,858	$146,725	$156,592	$166,575	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH	$129,449	$139,252	$149,291	$159,330	$169,488	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Denver-Aurora, CO	$137,515	$147,929	$158,594	$169,259	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI	$138,370	$148,849	$159,580	$170,311	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA	$127,300	$136,941	$146,814	$156,686	$166,675	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Hartford-West Hartford, CT-MA	$140,518	$151,160	$162,057	$172,955	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Houston-The Woodlands, TX	$144,387	$155,321	$166,519	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL	$129,865	$139,700	$149,771	$159,843	$170,033	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN	$127,388	$137,035	$146,915	$156,794	$166,790	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS	$127,246	$136,882	$146,750	$156,619	$166,604	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Laredo, TX	$128,670	$138,415	$148,394	$158,373	$168,469	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ	$127,673	$137,342	$147,243	$157,145	$167,163	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA	$143,105	$153,942	$165,040	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL	$134,413	$144,593	$155,017	$165,441	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI	$131,673	$141,645	$151,857	$162,069	$172,401	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI	$135,214	$145,453	$155,940	$166,426	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA	$144,814	$155,781	$167,012	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$127,059	$136,681	$146,536	$156,390	$166,360	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$136,551	$146,892	$157,482	$168,072	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$130,523	$140,407	$150,530	$160,652	$170,894	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV	$129,712	$139,535	$149,594	$159,654	$169,832	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA	$134,293	$144,463	$154,878	$165,293	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$130,994	$140,914	$151,073	$161,232	$171,511	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Richmond, VA	$130,194	$140,053	$150,151	$160,248	$170,464	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV	$136,847	$147,210	$157,823	$168,436	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$140,156	$150,771	$161,640	$172,510	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA	$152,651	$164,211	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Seattle-Tacoma, WA	$137,121	$147,505	$158,139	$168,773	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL	$127,651	$137,318	$147,218	$157,118	$167,134	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Tucson-Nogales, AZ	$127,322	$136,964	$146,839	$156,713	$166,704	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA	$140,529	$151,171	$162,070	$172,969	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
Rest of U.S.	$126,446	$136,021	$145,828	$155,634	$165,556	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
State of Alaska	$140,310	$150,936	$161,817	$172,699	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*
State of Hawaii	$129,799	$139,629	$149,696	$159,762	$169,947	$174,500*	$174,500*	$174,500*

* Rate limited to the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2))