2021 Locality Rates of Pay

Administrative Appeals Judges

Effective January 2021

Locality Pay Area	AA1	AA2	AA3	AA4	AA5	AA6
Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA	$135,680	$146,053	$156,545	$167,154	$177,763	$183,300*
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM	$134,299	$144,567	$154,951	$165,452	$175,953	$183,300*
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL	$140,606	$151,356	$162,228	$173,223	$183,300*	$183,300*
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$136,014	$146,413	$156,930	$167,565	$178,200	$183,300*
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL	$133,815	$144,046	$154,393	$164,857	$175,320	$183,300*
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-ME	$148,606	$159,967	$171,458	$183,078	$183,300*	$183,300*
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$138,350	$148,928	$159,626	$170,444	$181,262	$183,300*
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$134,540	$144,827	$155,230	$165,750	$176,270	$183,300*
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC	$135,173	$145,508	$155,960	$166,530	$177,100	$183,300*
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI	$148,007	$159,323	$170,768	$182,341	$183,300*	$183,300*
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN	$138,753	$149,361	$160,090	$170,940	$181,789	$183,300*
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH	$139,064	$149,696	$160,449	$171,323	$182,197	$183,300*
Colorado Springs, CO	$135,565	$145,929	$156,412	$167,012	$177,612	$183,300*
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH	$138,143	$148,705	$159,387	$170,188	$180,990	$183,300*
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX	$134,161	$144,418	$154,792	$165,282	$175,772	$183,300*
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK	$143,852	$154,850	$165,973	$177,222	$183,300*	$183,300*
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL	$134,713	$145,013	$155,429	$165,963	$176,496	$183,300*
Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH	$137,176	$147,664	$158,271	$168,997	$179,723	$183,300*
Denver-Aurora, CO	$146,327	$157,514	$168,829	$180,270	$183,300*	$183,300*
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA	$133,458	$143,662	$153,982	$164,417	$174,853	$183,300*
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI	$146,545	$157,749	$169,081	$180,540	$183,300*	$183,300*
Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA	$134,897	$145,211	$155,642	$166,190	$176,738	$183,300*
Hartford-West Hartford, CT-MA	$149,043	$160,438	$171,963	$183,300*	$183,300*	$183,300*
Houston-The Woodlands, TX	$153,451	$165,183	$177,049	$183,300*	$183,300*	$183,300*
Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL	$137,947	$148,494	$159,161	$169,947	$180,734	$183,300*
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN	$134,575	$144,864	$155,270	$165,793	$176,315	$183,300*
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS	$134,817	$145,124	$155,549	$166,090	$176,632	$183,300*
Laredo, TX	$136,831	$147,292	$157,873	$168,572	$179,271	$183,300*
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ	$135,450	$145,806	$156,279	$166,870	$177,461	$183,300*
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA	$152,404	$164,056	$175,840	$183,300*	$183,300*	$183,300*
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL	$142,160	$153,029	$164,021	$175,137	$183,300*	$183,300*
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI	$139,225	$149,869	$160,635	$171,521	$182,408	$183,300*
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI	$143,484	$154,454	$165,548	$176,768	$183,300*	$183,300*
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA	$154,211	$166,001	$177,925	$183,300*	$183,300*	$183,300*
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA	$133,896	$144,133	$154,486	$164,956	$175,426	$183,300*
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$134,356	$144,628	$155,017	$165,523	$176,029	$183,300*
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$145,072	$156,164	$167,381	$178,725	$183,300*	$183,300*
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$138,258	$148,829	$159,519	$170,330	$181,141	$183,300*
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV	$137,429	$147,937	$158,563	$169,309	$180,055	$183,300*
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA	$142,425	$153,314	$164,327	$175,463	$183,300*	$183,300*
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$138,684	$149,287	$160,011	$170,855	$181,699	$183,300*
Richmond, VA	$138,062	$148,618	$159,294	$170,089	$180,885	$183,300*
Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV	$145,452	$156,572	$167,819	$179,193	$183,300*	$183,300*
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX	$134,402	$144,678	$155,071	$165,580	$176,089	$183,300*
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$149,365	$160,785	$172,335	$183,300*	$183,300*	$183,300*
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA	$162,797	$175,244	$183,300*	$183,300*	$183,300*	$183,300*
Seattle-Tacoma, WA	$146,200	$157,378	$168,683	$180,114	$183,300*	$183,300*
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL	$135,415	$145,768	$156,239	$166,828	$177,416	$183,300*
Tucson-Nogales, AZ	$134,886	$145,198	$155,628	$166,175	$176,723	$183,300*
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC	$134,103	$144,356	$154,725	$165,211	$175,697	$183,300*
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA	$150,182	$161,665	$173,277	$183,300*	$183,300*	$183,300*
Rest of U.S.	$133,458	$143,662	$153,982	$164,417	$174,853	$183,300*
State of Alaska	$149,250	$160,661	$172,202	$183,300*	$183,300*	$183,300*
State of Hawaii	$137,614	$148,135	$158,776	$169,536	$180,296	$183,300*

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