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Reno General Schedule Payscale
The Reno Locality Area is a General Schedule locality primarily located within Nevada. Federal employees who work within the Reno locality area receive a locality adjustment of 17.52%, which is applied to the base General Schedule payscale.
Locality adjustment rates are set yearly by the OPM to account for higher costs of living within Reno, as compared to the Rest of U.S. locality raise (which is applied to all Federal employees not located within any other locality).
The chart below is the 2025 General Schedule pay table, with Reno's 17.52% locality raise applied to the base pay rates. These are the yearly pay rates that are applicable to most salaried federal employees within this region, based on their GS Grade and Step.
| GS Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,277 | $27,159 | $28,032 | $28,903 | $29,775 | $30,285 | $31,150 | $32,021 | $32,056 | $32,870 |
| GS-2 | $29,547 | $30,250 | $31,229 | $32,056 | $32,416 | $33,369 | $34,322 | $35,275 | $36,228 | $37,181 |
| GS-3 | $32,240 | $33,315 | $34,389 | $35,463 | $36,537 | $37,611 | $38,685 | $39,759 | $40,833 | $41,908 |
| GS-4 | $36,190 | $37,397 | $38,604 | $39,811 | $41,018 | $42,225 | $43,432 | $44,639 | $45,846 | $47,053 |
| GS-5 | $40,490 | $41,839 | $43,189 | $44,538 | $45,887 | $47,236 | $48,585 | $49,934 | $51,283 | $52,633 |
| GS-6 | $45,136 | $46,640 | $48,144 | $49,649 | $51,153 | $52,657 | $54,161 | $55,666 | $57,170 | $58,674 |
| GS-7 | $50,156 | $51,829 | $53,501 | $55,173 | $56,846 | $58,518 | $60,190 | $61,863 | $63,535 | $65,207 |
| GS-8 | $55,546 | $57,398 | $59,250 | $61,102 | $62,954 | $64,806 | $66,659 | $68,511 | $70,363 | $72,215 |
| GS-9 | $61,351 | $63,396 | $65,441 | $67,486 | $69,531 | $71,576 | $73,620 | $75,665 | $77,710 | $79,755 |
| GS-10 | $67,561 | $69,813 | $72,064 | $74,316 | $76,568 | $78,819 | $81,071 | $83,323 | $85,575 | $87,826 |
| GS-11 | $74,229 | $76,703 | $79,177 | $81,651 | $84,124 | $86,598 | $89,072 | $91,546 | $94,020 | $96,493 |
| GS-12 | $88,970 | $91,936 | $94,902 | $97,868 | $100,835 | $103,801 | $106,767 | $109,733 | $112,699 | $115,666 |
| GS-13 | $105,797 | $109,324 | $112,851 | $116,378 | $119,904 | $123,431 | $126,958 | $130,485 | $134,012 | $137,538 |
| GS-14 | $125,020 | $129,187 | $133,355 | $137,522 | $141,689 | $145,856 | $150,024 | $154,191 | $158,358 | $162,525 |
| GS-15 | $147,056 | $151,958 | $156,860 | $161,762 | $166,663 | $171,565 | $176,467 | $181,369 | $186,270 | $191,172 |
| GS Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $25,748 | $26,612 | $27,467 | $28,321 | $29,174 | $29,675 | $30,522 | $31,376 | $31,410 | $32,208 |
| GS-2 | $28,952 | $29,641 | $30,600 | $31,410 | $31,765 | $32,699 | $33,634 | $34,569 | $35,503 | $36,438 |
| GS-3 | $31,590 | $32,643 | $33,696 | $34,749 | $35,802 | $36,855 | $37,907 | $38,960 | $40,013 | $41,066 |
| GS-4 | $35,461 | $36,643 | $37,824 | $39,006 | $40,187 | $41,369 | $42,551 | $43,732 | $44,914 | $46,096 |
| GS-5 | $39,675 | $40,997 | $42,319 | $43,641 | $44,963 | $46,285 | $47,608 | $48,930 | $50,252 | $51,574 |
| GS-6 | $44,227 | $45,701 | $47,175 | $48,650 | $50,124 | $51,599 | $53,073 | $54,547 | $56,022 | $57,496 |
| GS-7 | $49,146 | $50,785 | $52,423 | $54,061 | $55,700 | $57,338 | $58,977 | $60,615 | $62,253 | $63,892 |
| GS-8 | $54,427 | $56,241 | $58,055 | $59,869 | $61,683 | $63,497 | $65,311 | $67,125 | $68,939 | $70,753 |
| GS-9 | $60,115 | $62,119 | $64,122 | $66,126 | $68,130 | $70,134 | $72,137 | $74,141 | $76,145 | $78,149 |
| GS-10 | $66,200 | $68,406 | $70,613 | $72,819 | $75,025 | $77,232 | $79,438 | $81,644 | $83,851 | $86,057 |
| GS-11 | $72,734 | $75,158 | $77,582 | $80,006 | $82,430 | $84,854 | $87,279 | $89,703 | $92,127 | $94,551 |
| GS-12 | $87,178 | $90,083 | $92,989 | $95,894 | $98,800 | $101,705 | $104,611 | $107,516 | $110,422 | $113,327 |
| GS-13 | $103,666 | $107,122 | $110,578 | $114,034 | $117,489 | $120,945 | $124,401 | $127,857 | $131,313 | $134,769 |
| GS-14 | $122,502 | $126,585 | $130,669 | $134,753 | $138,836 | $142,920 | $147,003 | $151,087 | $155,171 | $159,254 |
| GS-15 | $144,093 | $148,896 | $153,699 | $158,501 | $163,304 | $168,107 | $172,909 | $177,712 | $182,515 | $187,317 |
* The 2025 General Schedule payscale is capped at a maximum salary of $195,200 per year, which is Level 4 of the Senior Executive Service payscale.
Some of the largest cities and military installations covered by the Reno locality area include Naval Air Station Fallon and Reno.