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Birmingham, Alabama General Schedule Payscale

Location	County	Population	Gov't Employees	GS Locality
Birmingham	Jefferson County	212,247	3,412	Birmingham (BH)

There are approximately 3,412 federal employees under the General Schedule employed in Birmingham. All federal employees in Birmingham are paid under the adjusted General Schedule pay table for the Birmingham GS Locality, which provides for a 17.91% pay increase above the base GS pay rates. Locality Adjustments are used to account for higher costs of living in Birmingham, and to keep government salaries competitive with comparable private sector jobs.

The yearly base salaries of General Schedule employees in Birmingham can be determined from the 2024 pay chart below, based on their GS Grade and Step. For more details, learn more about the GS Payscale or use our General Schedule salary calculator.

Note: We have projected the 2025 General Schedule payscale below based on last year's General Schedule base pay increase of 4.7%. We will publish the official General Schedule payscale for 2025 when it becomes available.

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$26,182	$27,062	$27,931	$28,798	$29,667	$30,176	$31,037	$31,905	$31,941	$32,752
GS-2	$29,441	$30,141	$31,116	$31,941	$32,301	$33,252	$34,202	$35,153	$36,103	$37,053
GS-3	$32,123	$33,194	$34,265	$35,335	$36,406	$37,477	$38,547	$39,618	$40,688	$41,759
GS-4	$36,059	$37,261	$38,462	$39,665	$40,866	$42,068	$43,269	$44,471	$45,672	$46,874
GS-5	$40,344	$41,689	$43,034	$44,378	$45,722	$47,067	$48,411	$49,756	$51,101	$52,445
GS-6	$44,973	$46,473	$47,972	$49,471	$50,971	$52,470	$53,970	$55,468	$56,968	$58,467
GS-7	$49,976	$51,642	$53,308	$54,974	$56,640	$58,306	$59,973	$61,639	$63,305	$64,971
GS-8	$55,346	$57,191	$59,035	$60,880	$62,725	$64,570	$66,414	$68,259	$70,103	$71,949
GS-9	$61,130	$63,168	$65,205	$67,243	$69,280	$71,318	$73,355	$75,394	$77,431	$79,469
GS-10	$67,318	$69,562	$71,805	$74,049	$76,292	$78,536	$80,780	$83,024	$85,268	$87,510
GS-11	$73,963	$76,427	$78,892	$81,358	$83,822	$86,288	$88,753	$91,218	$93,683	$96,149
GS-12	$88,651	$91,605	$94,560	$97,514	$100,469	$103,424	$106,378	$109,333	$112,287	$115,242
GS-13	$105,417	$108,931	$112,446	$115,960	$119,475	$122,988	$126,503	$130,017	$133,532	$137,046
GS-14	$124,572	$128,724	$132,876	$137,029	$141,182	$145,335	$149,487	$153,640	$157,793	$161,945
GS-15	$146,528	$151,412	$156,296	$161,179	$166,063	$170,947	$175,831	$180,715	$185,599	$190,482

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$25,924	$26,794	$27,655	$28,514	$29,374	$29,877	$30,731	$31,590	$31,625	$32,428
GS-2	$29,150	$29,843	$30,809	$31,625	$31,982	$32,923	$33,864	$34,805	$35,746	$36,687
GS-3	$31,806	$32,866	$33,926	$34,986	$36,046	$37,106	$38,166	$39,226	$40,286	$41,346
GS-4	$35,703	$36,893	$38,083	$39,272	$40,462	$41,652	$42,841	$44,031	$45,221	$46,411
GS-5	$39,946	$41,277	$42,608	$43,939	$45,270	$46,602	$47,933	$49,264	$50,595	$51,926
GS-6	$44,529	$46,013	$47,498	$48,982	$50,467	$51,951	$53,436	$54,920	$56,405	$57,889
GS-7	$49,482	$51,132	$52,781	$54,431	$56,080	$57,730	$59,379	$61,029	$62,679	$64,328
GS-8	$54,799	$56,625	$58,452	$60,278	$62,104	$63,931	$65,757	$67,584	$69,410	$71,237
GS-9	$60,526	$62,543	$64,560	$66,578	$68,595	$70,613	$72,630	$74,648	$76,665	$78,683
GS-10	$66,652	$68,874	$71,095	$73,316	$75,538	$77,759	$79,981	$82,202	$84,424	$86,645
GS-11	$73,230	$75,671	$78,112	$80,553	$82,993	$85,434	$87,875	$90,316	$92,756	$95,197
GS-12	$87,773	$90,699	$93,624	$96,549	$99,475	$102,400	$105,325	$108,251	$111,176	$114,102
GS-13	$104,374	$107,853	$111,333	$114,813	$118,292	$121,772	$125,251	$128,731	$132,210	$135,690
GS-14	$123,339	$127,450	$131,562	$135,673	$139,785	$143,896	$148,008	$152,119	$156,231	$160,342
GS-15	$145,078	$149,913	$154,749	$159,584	$164,420	$169,255	$174,091	$178,926	$183,762	$188,597

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$24,655	$25,483	$26,301	$27,118	$27,937	$28,416	$29,227	$30,044	$30,077	$30,847
GS-2	$27,723	$28,383	$29,301	$30,077	$30,416	$31,311	$32,206	$33,100	$33,995	$34,890
GS-3	$30,250	$31,258	$32,267	$33,275	$34,284	$35,292	$36,301	$37,309	$38,318	$39,326
GS-4	$33,956	$35,088	$36,220	$37,352	$38,483	$39,615	$40,747	$41,879	$43,011	$44,143
GS-5	$37,990	$39,257	$40,524	$41,791	$43,058	$44,325	$45,591	$46,858	$48,125	$49,392
GS-6	$42,350	$43,761	$45,172	$46,584	$47,995	$49,406	$50,817	$52,229	$53,640	$55,051
GS-7	$47,060	$48,629	$50,197	$51,766	$53,335	$54,903	$56,472	$58,040	$59,609	$61,178
GS-8	$52,117	$53,855	$55,592	$57,330	$59,068	$60,805	$62,543	$64,281	$66,018	$67,756
GS-9	$57,564	$59,482	$61,401	$63,319	$65,238	$67,156	$69,075	$70,993	$72,912	$74,830
GS-10	$63,390	$65,503	$67,616	$69,730	$71,843	$73,957	$76,070	$78,183	$80,297	$82,410
GS-11	$69,646	$71,968	$74,289	$76,610	$78,931	$81,252	$83,574	$85,895	$88,216	$90,537
GS-12	$83,477	$86,260	$89,043	$91,825	$94,608	$97,390	$100,173	$102,956	$105,738	$108,521
GS-13	$99,265	$102,574	$105,883	$109,191	$112,500	$115,809	$119,117	$122,426	$125,734	$129,043
GS-14	$117,302	$121,212	$125,121	$129,031	$132,941	$136,851	$140,761	$144,670	$148,580	$152,490
GS-15	$137,978	$142,577	$147,176	$151,775	$156,374	$160,973	$165,572	$170,171	$174,769	$179,368

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$23,563	$24,354	$25,136	$25,917	$26,699	$27,157	$27,933	$28,713	$28,745	$29,476
GS-2	$26,495	$27,126	$28,003	$28,745	$29,069	$29,924	$30,779	$31,634	$32,490	$33,345
GS-3	$28,909	$29,873	$30,837	$31,800	$32,764	$33,728	$34,691	$35,655	$36,619	$37,582
GS-4	$32,452	$33,534	$34,615	$35,697	$36,779	$37,860	$38,942	$40,024	$41,105	$42,187
GS-5	$36,308	$37,518	$38,728	$39,939	$41,149	$42,359	$43,569	$44,779	$45,989	$47,199
GS-6	$40,473	$41,823	$43,172	$44,521	$45,870	$47,219	$48,568	$49,918	$51,267	$52,616
GS-7	$44,975	$46,474	$47,973	$49,471	$50,970	$52,469	$53,967	$55,466	$56,965	$58,463
GS-8	$49,809	$51,469	$53,129	$54,789	$56,448	$58,108	$59,768	$61,428	$63,088	$64,748
GS-9	$55,014	$56,848	$58,682	$60,516	$62,350	$64,184	$66,018	$67,851	$69,685	$71,519
GS-10	$60,582	$62,602	$64,622	$66,641	$68,661	$70,681	$72,700	$74,720	$76,739	$78,759
GS-11	$66,562	$68,780	$70,998	$73,217	$75,435	$77,653	$79,871	$82,089	$84,308	$86,526
GS-12	$79,780	$82,440	$85,100	$87,759	$90,419	$93,079	$95,739	$98,398	$101,058	$103,718
GS-13	$94,868	$98,030	$101,193	$104,355	$107,517	$110,679	$113,841	$117,003	$120,165	$123,327
GS-14	$112,106	$115,843	$119,580	$123,316	$127,053	$130,790	$134,527	$138,263	$142,000	$145,737
GS-15	$131,867	$136,262	$140,658	$145,053	$149,449	$153,845	$158,240	$162,636	$167,031	$171,427

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,947	$23,717	$24,480	$25,239	$26,002	$26,448	$27,203	$27,963	$27,993	$28,705
GS-2	$25,803	$26,417	$27,271	$27,993	$28,308	$29,141	$29,973	$30,805	$31,638	$32,470
GS-3	$28,154	$29,092	$30,030	$30,968	$31,906	$32,845	$33,783	$34,721	$35,659	$36,597
GS-4	$31,604	$32,657	$33,711	$34,764	$35,817	$36,871	$37,924	$38,977	$40,031	$41,084
GS-5	$35,359	$36,538	$37,717	$38,896	$40,075	$41,254	$42,433	$43,611	$44,790	$45,969
GS-6	$39,416	$40,729	$42,043	$43,357	$44,671	$45,984	$47,298	$48,612	$49,926	$51,239
GS-7	$43,800	$45,260	$46,720	$48,180	$49,641	$51,101	$52,561	$54,021	$55,482	$56,942
GS-8	$48,507	$50,124	$51,742	$53,359	$54,976	$56,593	$58,210	$59,827	$61,445	$63,062
GS-9	$53,576	$55,362	$57,148	$58,933	$60,719	$62,505	$64,291	$66,076	$67,862	$69,648
GS-10	$59,000	$60,967	$62,934	$64,901	$66,868	$68,835	$70,802	$72,769	$74,737	$76,704
GS-11	$64,822	$66,983	$69,144	$71,306	$73,467	$75,628	$77,790	$79,951	$82,112	$84,273
GS-12	$77,695	$80,286	$82,876	$85,466	$88,056	$90,647	$93,237	$95,827	$98,418	$101,008
GS-13	$92,389	$95,469	$98,549	$101,629	$104,708	$107,788	$110,868	$113,948	$117,027	$120,107
GS-14	$109,176	$112,815	$116,454	$120,093	$123,732	$127,371	$131,010	$134,649	$138,288	$141,927
GS-15	$128,421	$132,701	$136,982	$141,263	$145,544	$149,824	$154,105	$158,386	$162,666	$166,947

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,721	$23,482	$24,238	$24,989	$25,745	$26,186	$26,933	$27,686	$27,716	$28,423
GS-2	$25,547	$26,155	$27,001	$27,716	$28,028	$28,852	$29,677	$30,501	$31,325	$32,149
GS-3	$27,874	$28,803	$29,732	$30,661	$31,590	$32,519	$33,448	$34,377	$35,306	$36,235
GS-4	$31,291	$32,334	$33,377	$34,420	$35,463	$36,506	$37,548	$38,591	$39,634	$40,677
GS-5	$35,009	$36,177	$37,344	$38,511	$39,678	$40,846	$42,013	$43,180	$44,347	$45,515
GS-6	$39,025	$40,326	$41,627	$42,928	$44,229	$45,530	$46,831	$48,132	$49,433	$50,734
GS-7	$43,366	$44,811	$46,256	$47,701	$49,147	$50,592	$52,037	$53,482	$54,927	$56,372
GS-8	$48,027	$49,628	$51,229	$52,830	$54,431	$56,032	$57,632	$59,233	$60,834	$62,435
GS-9	$53,046	$54,814	$56,583	$58,351	$60,119	$61,888	$63,656	$65,424	$67,192	$68,961
GS-10	$58,416	$60,363	$62,311	$64,258	$66,205	$68,153	$70,100	$72,047	$73,995	$75,942
GS-11	$64,180	$66,319	$68,459	$70,598	$72,737	$74,876	$77,015	$79,154	$81,294	$83,433
GS-12	$76,926	$79,490	$82,055	$84,620	$87,185	$89,749	$92,314	$94,879	$97,443	$100,008
GS-13	$91,475	$94,524	$97,574	$100,623	$103,673	$106,722	$109,772	$112,821	$115,871	$118,920
GS-14	$108,095	$111,698	$115,301	$118,904	$122,507	$126,110	$129,712	$133,315	$136,918	$140,521
GS-15	$127,149	$131,388	$135,627	$139,865	$144,104	$148,343	$152,582	$156,821	$161,060	$165,298

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,052	$22,790	$23,524	$24,253	$24,987	$25,415	$26,140	$26,871	$26,900	$27,585
GS-2	$24,794	$25,385	$26,206	$26,900	$27,202	$28,002	$28,802	$29,602	$30,402	$31,202
GS-3	$27,053	$27,955	$28,857	$29,759	$30,661	$31,562	$32,464	$33,366	$34,268	$35,170
GS-4	$30,370	$31,382	$32,394	$33,405	$34,417	$35,429	$36,441	$37,453	$38,465	$39,476
GS-5	$33,978	$35,111	$36,243	$37,375	$38,507	$39,640	$40,772	$41,904	$43,036	$44,169
GS-6	$37,875	$39,138	$40,401	$41,664	$42,928	$44,191	$45,454	$46,717	$47,980	$49,243
GS-7	$42,089	$43,492	$44,896	$46,299	$47,702	$49,105	$50,508	$51,911	$53,314	$54,718
GS-8	$46,612	$48,166	$49,720	$51,273	$52,827	$54,381	$55,934	$57,488	$59,042	$60,595
GS-9	$51,484	$53,200	$54,915	$56,631	$58,347	$60,063	$61,778	$63,494	$65,210	$66,925
GS-10	$56,696	$58,585	$60,475	$62,364	$64,254	$66,143	$68,032	$69,922	$71,811	$73,700
GS-11	$62,290	$64,367	$66,444	$68,521	$70,598	$72,675	$74,752	$76,828	$78,905	$80,982
GS-12	$74,660	$77,149	$79,638	$82,127	$84,616	$87,105	$89,594	$92,083	$94,573	$97,062
GS-13	$88,781	$91,740	$94,699	$97,658	$100,617	$103,576	$106,535	$109,494	$112,453	$115,412
GS-14	$104,912	$108,409	$111,907	$115,404	$118,902	$122,399	$125,896	$129,394	$132,891	$136,389
GS-15	$123,405	$127,518	$131,632	$135,745	$139,858	$143,972	$148,085	$152,198	$156,311	$160,425

* The 2024 General Schedule payscale is capped at a maximum salary of $191,900 per year, which is Level 4 of the Senior Executive Service payscale.

Birmingham Federal Employment Statistics

This section provides statistics on Federal government employees in Birmingham, including most common occupations, agencies with the most local employees, and the average paygrade and salary rates of general schedule employees in the area. All data in this section is derived from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)'s most recent available listings of federal employees in Birmingham.

Common Occupations in Birmingham

Occupation	Number Employed	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Contact Representative	653	$53,965.00	$0.00
Social Insurance Administration	467	$88,941.00	$0.00
General Legal And Kindred Administration	425	$61,375.00	$0.00
Medical Support Assistance	236	$43,855.00	$58.00
Nursing Assistant	110	$39,963.00	$82.00
Social Work	106	$80,641.00	$22.00

This table lists the top six occupations held by the approximately 1,997 federal employees working in Birmingham, Alabama, as well as average yearly compensation for Birmingham based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Birmingham

Agency	Birmingham Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Social Security Administration	1,545	$68,094.00	$0.00
Veterans Health Administration	452	$54,820.00	$54.00

There are two Federal agencies with a significant workforce in Birmingham. General Schedule employees at all of the agencies listed below will be paid according to the locality-adjusted GS payscale listed on this page.

Distribution of GS Employees in Birmingham

There are approximately 1,997 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within Birmingham. The average federal employee in Birmingham earns $61,457 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $27.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in Birmingham is Contact Representative. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in Birmingham is the Social Security Administration, which has total of 1,545 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in Birmingham by paygrade, from GS-1 to GS-15. To learn more about how paygrades are determined and how they affect a federal employee's salary, see how to calculate GS Pay.