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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2023-SEA

Incorporating the 4.1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 29.57%

For the Locality Pay Area of Seattle-Tacoma, WA

Total Increase: 5.15%

Effective January 2023

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 13.04 13.47 13.91 14.34 14.77 15.03 15.45 15.89 15.90 16.31
O 19.56 20.21 20.87 21.51 22.16 22.55 23.18 23.84 23.85 24.47
2 B 14.66 15.01 15.49 15.90 16.08 16.56 17.03 17.50 17.98 18.45
O 21.99 22.52 23.24 23.85 24.12 24.84 25.55 26.25 26.97 27.68
3 B 16.00 16.53 17.06 17.60 18.13 18.66 19.20 19.73 20.26 20.79
O 24.00 24.80 25.59 26.40 27.20 27.99 28.80 29.60 30.39 31.19
4 B 17.96 18.55 19.15 19.75 20.35 20.95 21.55 22.14 22.74 23.34
O 26.94 27.83 28.73 29.63 30.53 31.43 32.33 33.21 34.11 35.01
5 B 20.09 20.76 21.43 22.10 22.77 23.44 24.11 24.78 25.45 26.12
O 30.14 31.14 32.15 33.15 34.16 35.16 36.17 37.17 38.18 39.18
6 B 22.39 23.14 23.89 24.63 25.38 26.13 26.87 27.62 28.36 29.11
O 33.59 34.71 35.84 36.95 38.07 39.20 40.31 41.43 42.54 43.67
7 B 24.88 25.71 26.54 27.37 28.20 29.03 29.86 30.69 31.52 32.35
O 37.32 38.57 39.81 41.06 42.30 43.55 44.79 46.04 47.28 48.53
8 B 27.56 28.48 29.40 30.32 31.23 32.15 33.07 33.99 34.91 35.83
O 41.34 42.72 44.10 45.48 46.85 48.23 49.61 50.28 50.28 50.28
9 B 30.44 31.45 32.47 33.48 34.50 35.51 36.53 37.54 38.55 39.57
O 45.66 47.18 48.71 50.22 50.28 50.28 50.28 50.28 50.28 50.28
10 B 33.52 34.64 35.75 36.87 37.99 39.11 40.22 41.34 42.46 43.58
O 50.28 50.28 50.28 50.28 50.28 50.28 50.28 50.28 50.28 50.28
11 B 36.83 38.06 39.28 40.51 41.74 42.97 44.19 45.42 46.65 47.87
O 50.28 50.28 50.28 50.28 50.28 50.28 50.28 50.28 50.28 50.28
12 B 44.14 45.61 47.08 48.56 50.03 51.50 52.97 54.44 55.91 57.38
O 50.28 50.28 50.28 50.28 50.28 51.50 52.97 54.44 55.91 57.38
13 B 52.49 54.24 55.99 57.74 59.49 61.24 62.99 64.74 66.49 68.24
O 52.49 54.24 55.99 57.74 59.49 61.24 62.99 64.74 66.49 68.24
14 B 62.03 64.09 66.16 68.23 70.30 72.36 74.43 76.50 78.57 80.63
O 62.03 64.09 66.16 68.23 70.30 72.36 74.43 76.50 78.57 80.63
15 B 72.96 75.39 77.82 80.26 82.69 85.12 87.55 87.93 87.93 87.93
O 72.96 75.39 77.82 80.26 82.69 85.12 87.55 87.93 87.93 87.93

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

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