2022 Locality Rates of Pay

Administrative Appeals Judges

Effective January 2022

Locality Pay Area	AA1	AA2	AA3	AA4	AA5	AA6
Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA	$139,568	$150,249	$161,049	$171,967	$182,886	$187,300*
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM	$137,757	$148,299	$158,959	$169,736	$180,513	$187,300*
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL	$144,213	$155,250	$166,409	$177,691	$187,300*	$187,300*
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$139,709	$150,401	$161,212	$172,141	$183,071	$187,300*
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL	$137,369	$147,881	$158,511	$169,258	$180,004	$187,300*
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-ME	$152,986	$164,694	$176,532	$187,300*	$187,300*	$187,300*
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$142,037	$152,907	$163,898	$175,010	$186,122	$187,300*
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$138,321	$148,907	$159,610	$170,431	$181,252	$187,300*
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC	$138,839	$149,464	$160,207	$171,069	$181,930	$187,300*
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI	$151,916	$163,542	$175,297	$187,182	$187,300*	$187,300*
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN	$142,225	$153,110	$164,116	$175,242	$186,369	$187,300*
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH	$142,590	$153,503	$164,536	$175,691	$186,846	$187,300*
Colorado Springs, CO	$139,262	$149,920	$160,696	$171,591	$182,485	$187,300*
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH	$141,931	$152,794	$163,776	$174,880	$185,983	$187,300*
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX	$137,380	$147,894	$158,525	$169,272	$180,020	$187,300*
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK	$147,800	$159,111	$170,548	$182,110	$187,300*	$187,300*
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL	$138,274	$148,856	$159,556	$170,373	$181,191	$187,300*
Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH	$141,038	$151,831	$162,745	$173,779	$184,812	$187,300*
Denver-Aurora, CO	$150,646	$162,175	$173,832	$185,617	$187,300*	$187,300*
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA	$137,028	$147,514	$158,118	$168,837	$179,557	$187,300*
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI	$150,363	$161,871	$173,506	$185,269	$187,300*	$187,300*
Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA	$138,650	$149,261	$159,990	$170,837	$181,684	$187,300*
Hartford-West Hartford, CT-MA	$153,115	$164,833	$176,681	$187,300*	$187,300*	$187,300*
Houston-The Woodlands, TX	$157,537	$169,593	$181,784	$187,300*	$187,300*	$187,300*
Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL	$141,649	$152,490	$163,451	$174,532	$185,613	$187,300*
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN	$137,898	$148,451	$159,122	$169,910	$180,698	$187,300*
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS	$138,380	$148,970	$159,678	$170,504	$181,329	$187,300*
Laredo, TX	$140,944	$151,730	$162,636	$173,663	$184,689	$187,300*
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ	$139,062	$149,705	$160,465	$171,344	$182,223	$187,300*
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA	$157,125	$169,150	$181,309	$187,300*	$187,300*	$187,300*
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL	$145,589	$156,731	$167,997	$179,386	$187,300*	$187,300*
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI	$142,672	$153,591	$164,631	$175,793	$186,954	$187,300*
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI	$147,576	$158,870	$170,290	$181,835	$187,300*	$187,300*
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA	$158,831	$170,986	$183,276	$187,300*	$187,300*	$187,300*
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA	$137,510	$148,033	$158,674	$169,432	$180,189	$187,300*
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$137,604	$148,135	$158,783	$169,547	$180,312	$187,300*
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$149,293	$160,719	$172,271	$183,951	$187,300*	$187,300*
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$142,108	$152,983	$163,980	$175,097	$186,214	$187,300*
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV	$141,002	$151,793	$162,704	$173,735	$184,766	$187,300*
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA	$146,224	$157,414	$168,729	$180,169	$187,300*	$187,300*
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$142,225	$153,110	$164,116	$175,242	$186,369	$187,300*
Richmond, VA	$141,873	$152,730	$163,708	$174,807	$185,906	$187,300*
Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV	$149,705	$161,162	$172,746	$184,458	$187,300*	$187,300*
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX	$138,051	$148,616	$159,298	$170,098	$180,898	$187,300*
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$153,903	$165,681	$177,591	$187,300*	$187,300*	$187,300*
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA	$167,862	$180,709	$187,300*	$187,300*	$187,300*	$187,300*
Seattle-Tacoma, WA	$150,857	$162,402	$174,076	$185,878	$187,300*	$187,300*
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL	$139,180	$149,831	$160,601	$171,489	$182,377	$187,300*
Tucson-Nogales, AZ	$138,498	$149,097	$159,814	$170,649	$181,484	$187,300*
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC	$137,804	$148,350	$159,013	$169,794	$180,574	$187,300*
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA	$154,679	$166,517	$178,486	$187,300*	$187,300*	$187,300*
Rest of U.S.	$136,651	$147,109	$157,683	$168,374	$179,064	$187,300*
State of Alaska	$153,374	$165,112	$176,980	$187,300*	$187,300*	$187,300*
State of Hawaii	$141,590	$152,426	$163,383	$174,460	$185,536	$187,300*

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