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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

SALARY TABLE 2021-DCB

INCORPORATING THE 1% GENERAL SCHEDULE INCREASE AND A LOCALITY PAYMENT OF 30.48%

FOR THE LOCALITY PAY AREA OF WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-ARLINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA

TOTAL INCREASE: 1%

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2021

Hourly Basic (B) Rates by Grade and Step

Hourly Title 5 Overtime (O) Rates for FLSA-Exempt Employees by Grade and Step

Grade B/O Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 B 12.34 12.75 13.16 13.57 13.98 14.22 14.63 15.04 15.05 15.44
O 18.51 19.13 19.74 20.36 20.97 21.33 21.95 22.56 22.58 23.16
2 B 13.88 14.21 14.67 15.05 15.22 15.67 16.12 16.57 17.01 17.46
O 20.82 21.32 22.01 22.58 22.83 23.51 24.18 24.86 25.52 26.19
3 B 15.14 15.64 16.15 16.65 17.16 17.66 18.17 18.67 19.18 19.68
O 22.71 23.46 24.23 24.98 25.74 26.49 27.26 28.01 28.77 29.52
4 B 17.00 17.56 18.13 18.69 19.26 19.83 20.39 20.96 21.53 22.09
O 25.50 26.34 27.20 28.04 28.89 29.75 30.59 31.44 32.30 33.14
5 B 19.01 19.65 20.28 20.92 21.55 22.18 22.82 23.45 24.09 24.72
O 28.52 29.48 30.42 31.38 32.33 33.27 34.23 35.18 36.14 37.08
6 B 21.20 21.90 22.61 23.32 24.02 24.73 25.44 26.14 26.85 27.55
O 31.80 32.85 33.92 34.98 36.03 37.10 38.16 39.21 40.28 41.33
7 B 23.55 24.34 25.12 25.91 26.69 27.48 28.27 29.05 29.84 30.62
O 35.33 36.51 37.68 38.87 40.04 41.22 42.41 43.58 44.76 45.93
8 B 26.09 26.95 27.82 28.69 29.56 30.43 31.30 32.17 33.04 33.91
O 39.14 40.43 41.73 43.04 44.34 45.65 46.95 47.60 47.60 47.60
9 B 28.81 29.77 30.73 31.69 32.65 33.61 34.57 35.53 36.49 37.45
O 43.22 44.66 46.10 47.54 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60
10 B 31.73 32.79 33.84 34.90 35.96 37.02 38.07 39.13 40.19 41.25
O 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60
11 B 34.86 36.02 37.18 38.35 39.51 40.67 41.83 42.99 44.16 45.32
O 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60
12 B 41.78 43.17 44.57 45.96 47.35 48.75 50.14 51.53 52.93 54.32
O 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60 47.60 48.75 50.14 51.53 52.93 54.32
13 B 49.68 51.34 53.00 54.65 56.31 57.96 59.62 61.28 62.93 64.59
O 49.68 51.34 53.00 54.65 56.31 57.96 59.62 61.28 62.93 64.59
14 B 58.71 60.67 62.62 64.58 66.54 68.50 70.45 72.41 74.37 76.32
O 58.71 60.67 62.62 64.58 66.54 68.50 70.45 72.41 74.37 76.32
15 B 69.06 71.36 73.66 75.97 78.27 80.57 82.65 82.65 82.65 82.65
O 69.06 71.36 73.66 75.97 78.27 80.57 82.65 82.65 82.65 82.65

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

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