2020 Locality Rates of Pay

Administrative Appeals Judges

Effective January 2020

Locality Pay Area	AA1	AA2	AA3	AA4	AA5	AA6
Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA	$134,383	$144,639	$155,012	$165,504	$175,995	$181,500*
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM	$133,015	$143,166	$153,434	$163,819	$174,203	$181,500*
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL	$139,262	$149,890	$160,640	$171,513	$181,500*	$181,500*
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$134,714	$144,995	$155,394	$165,911	$176,428	$181,500*
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL	$132,536	$142,651	$152,882	$163,229	$173,576	$181,500*
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-ME	$147,185	$158,418	$169,780	$181,270	$181,500*	$181,500*
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$137,028	$147,485	$158,063	$168,761	$179,459	$181,500*
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$133,255	$143,424	$153,710	$164,114	$174,517	$181,500*
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC	$133,882	$144,099	$154,434	$164,886	$175,338	$181,500*
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI	$146,593	$157,780	$169,096	$180,540	$181,500*	$181,500*
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN	$137,427	$147,915	$158,523	$169,252	$179,981	$181,500*
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH	$137,735	$148,246	$158,878	$169,631	$180,384	$181,500*
Colorado Springs, CO	$134,269	$144,516	$154,881	$165,363	$175,846	$181,500*
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH	$136,823	$147,265	$157,826	$168,508	$179,190	$181,500*
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX	$132,878	$143,019	$153,276	$163,650	$174,024	$181,500*
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK	$142,477	$153,350	$164,349	$175,472	$181,500*	$181,500*
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL	$133,426	$143,608	$153,908	$164,324	$174,741	$181,500*
Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH	$135,865	$146,234	$156,722	$167,329	$177,936	$181,500*
Denver-Aurora, CO	$144,928	$155,989	$167,176	$178,491	$181,500*	$181,500*
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI	$145,145	$156,222	$167,426	$178,757	$181,500*	$181,500*
Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA	$133,608	$143,804	$154,118	$164,549	$174,980	$181,500*
Hartford-West Hartford, CT-MA	$147,619	$158,884	$170,279	$181,500*	$181,500*	$181,500*
Houston-The Woodlands, TX	$151,985	$163,584	$175,316	$181,500*	$181,500*	$181,500*
Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL	$136,629	$147,056	$157,603	$168,269	$178,936	$181,500*
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN	$133,289	$143,461	$153,750	$164,156	$174,562	$181,500*
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS	$133,528	$143,719	$154,026	$164,451	$174,875	$181,500*
Laredo, TX	$135,523	$145,866	$156,327	$166,908	$177,488	$181,500*
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ	$134,155	$144,393	$154,749	$165,223	$175,696	$181,500*
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA	$150,947	$162,467	$174,119	$181,500*	$181,500*	$181,500*
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL	$140,801	$151,547	$162,416	$173,408	$181,500*	$181,500*
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI	$137,894	$148,418	$159,062	$169,828	$180,593	$181,500*
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI	$142,112	$152,958	$163,928	$175,023	$181,500*	$181,500*
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA	$152,737	$164,393	$176,184	$181,500*	$181,500*	$181,500*
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA	$132,616	$142,737	$152,974	$163,327	$173,681	$181,500*
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$133,072	$143,228	$153,500	$163,889	$174,278	$181,500*
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$143,686	$154,651	$165,743	$176,960	$181,500*	$181,500*
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$136,937	$147,387	$157,958	$168,648	$179,339	$181,500*
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV	$136,116	$146,504	$157,011	$167,638	$178,264	$181,500*
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA	$141,064	$151,829	$162,718	$173,731	$181,500*	$181,500*
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$137,359	$147,841	$158,444	$169,168	$179,892	$181,500*
Richmond, VA	$136,743	$147,179	$157,734	$168,410	$179,085	$181,500*
Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV	$144,062	$155,056	$166,177	$177,423	$181,500*	$181,500*
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX	$133,118	$143,277	$153,553	$163,945	$174,338	$181,500*
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$147,938	$159,228	$170,648	$181,500*	$181,500*	$181,500*
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA	$161,242	$173,547	$181,500*	$181,500*	$181,500*	$181,500*
Seattle-Tacoma, WA	$144,803	$155,854	$167,031	$178,336	$181,500*	$181,500*
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL	$134,121	$144,357	$154,710	$165,181	$175,651	$181,500*
Tucson-Nogales, AZ	$133,597	$143,792	$154,105	$164,535	$174,965	$181,500*
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC	$132,821	$142,958	$153,211	$163,580	$173,949	$181,500*
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA	$148,747	$160,099	$171,581	$181,500*	$181,500*	$181,500*
Rest of U.S.	$132,183	$142,271	$152,474	$162,794	$173,113	$181,500*
State of Alaska	$147,824	$159,105	$170,516	$181,500*	$181,500*	$181,500*
State of Hawaii	$136,298	$146,700	$157,221	$167,862	$178,503	$181,500*

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