2023 Locality Rates of Pay

Administrative Appeals Judges

Effective January 2023

Locality Pay Area	AA1	AA2	AA3	AA4	AA5	AA6
Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA	$146,207	$157,435	$168,783	$180,131	$191,598	$195,000*
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM	$143,979	$155,036	$166,211	$177,386	$188,679	$195,000*
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL	$150,576	$162,140	$173,827	$185,514	$195,000*	$195,000*
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$146,146	$157,369	$168,712	$180,055	$191,518	$195,000*
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL	$143,710	$154,746	$165,900	$177,054	$188,326	$195,000*
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-ME	$160,405	$172,724	$185,174	$195,000*	$195,000*	$195,000*
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$148,532	$159,939	$171,468	$182,996	$194,645	$195,000*
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$144,811	$155,933	$167,172	$178,411	$189,769	$195,000*
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC	$145,203	$156,354	$167,624	$178,894	$190,283	$195,000*
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI	$158,863	$171,063	$183,393	$195,000*	$195,000*	$195,000*
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN	$148,532	$159,939	$171,468	$182,996	$194,645	$195,000*
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH	$148,949	$160,387	$171,948	$183,509	$195,000*	$195,000*
Colorado Springs, CO	$145,791	$156,987	$168,302	$179,618	$191,052	$195,000*
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH	$148,434	$159,834	$171,355	$182,875	$194,517	$195,000*
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX	$143,330	$154,338	$165,462	$176,587	$187,828	$195,000*
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK	$154,677	$166,556	$178,561	$190,566	$195,000*	$195,000*
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL	$144,689	$155,801	$167,031	$178,261	$189,609	$195,000*
Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH	$147,602	$158,938	$170,394	$181,850	$193,426	$195,000*
Denver-Aurora, CO	$157,957	$170,088	$182,348	$194,607	$195,000*	$195,000*
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA	$143,367	$154,377	$165,505	$176,632	$187,877	$195,000*
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI	$157,125	$169,192	$181,387	$193,582	$195,000*	$195,000*
Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA	$145,154	$156,302	$167,568	$178,834	$190,218	$195,000*
Hartford-West Hartford, CT-MA	$160,234	$172,539	$184,976	$195,000*	$195,000*	$195,000*
Houston-The Woodlands, TX	$164,591	$177,231	$190,006	$195,000*	$195,000*	$195,000*
Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL	$148,055	$159,425	$170,916	$182,408	$194,020	$195,000*
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN	$143,906	$154,957	$166,126	$177,296	$188,582	$195,000*
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS	$144,652	$155,761	$166,988	$178,215	$189,561	$195,000*
Laredo, TX	$147,663	$159,004	$170,464	$181,925	$193,507	$195,000*
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ	$145,362	$156,526	$167,808	$179,090	$190,491	$195,000*
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA	$165,105	$177,785	$190,600	$195,000*	$195,000*	$195,000*
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL	$151,947	$163,617	$175,410	$187,203	$195,000*	$195,000*
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI	$149,010	$160,453	$172,019	$183,584	$195,000*	$195,000*
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI	$154,701	$166,582	$178,589	$190,596	$195,000*	$195,000*
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA	$166,660	$179,459	$192,394	$195,000*	$195,000*	$195,000*
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA	$143,844	$154,891	$166,056	$177,220	$188,502	$195,000*
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$143,575	$154,601	$165,745	$176,888	$188,149	$195,000*
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$156,476	$168,493	$180,638	$192,783	$195,000*	$195,000*
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$148,643	$160,058	$171,595	$183,132	$194,790	$195,000*
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV	$147,333	$158,648	$170,083	$181,518	$193,073	$195,000*
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA	$152,976	$164,724	$176,597	$188,470	$195,000*	$195,000*
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$148,557	$159,966	$171,496	$183,026	$194,677	$195,000*
Richmond, VA	$148,569	$159,979	$171,510	$183,041	$194,694	$195,000*
Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV	$157,039	$169,099	$181,288	$193,476	$195,000*	$195,000*
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX	$144,432	$155,524	$166,734	$177,944	$189,272	$195,000*
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$161,580	$173,989	$186,530	$195,000*	$195,000*	$195,000*
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA	$176,440	$189,990	$195,000*	$195,000*	$195,000*	$195,000*
Seattle-Tacoma, WA	$158,594	$170,773	$183,082	$195,000*	$195,000*	$195,000*
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL	$145,778	$156,974	$168,288	$179,603	$191,036	$195,000*
Tucson-Nogales, AZ	$144,922	$156,051	$167,299	$178,547	$189,914	$195,000*
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC	$144,359	$155,445	$166,649	$177,854	$189,176	$195,000*
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA	$162,168	$174,622	$187,208	$195,000*	$195,000*	$195,000*
Rest of U.S.	$142,596	$153,547	$164,615	$175,682	$186,866	$195,000*
State of Alaska	$160,736	$173,080	$185,555	$195,000*	$195,000*	$195,000*
State of Hawaii	$148,312	$159,702	$171,213	$182,724	$194,357	$195,000*

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