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Reno, Nevada General Schedule Payscale

Location	County	Population	Gov't Employees	GS Locality
Reno	Washoe County	236,995	1,167	Reno (RN)

There are approximately 1,167 federal employees under the General Schedule employed in Reno. All federal employees in Reno are paid under the adjusted General Schedule pay table for the Reno GS Locality, which provides for a 17.11% pay increase above the base GS pay rates. Locality Adjustments are used to account for higher costs of living in Reno, and to keep government salaries competitive with comparable private sector jobs.

The yearly base salaries of General Schedule employees in Reno 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	$26,004	$26,878	$27,741	$28,603	$29,466	$29,971	$30,827	$31,689	$31,724	$32,530
GS-2	$29,241	$29,937	$30,905	$31,724	$32,082	$33,026	$33,970	$34,914	$35,858	$36,802
GS-3	$31,905	$32,969	$34,032	$35,096	$36,159	$37,222	$38,286	$39,349	$40,412	$41,476
GS-4	$35,815	$37,008	$38,201	$39,396	$40,589	$41,783	$42,976	$44,169	$45,363	$46,556
GS-5	$40,070	$41,407	$42,742	$44,077	$45,412	$46,748	$48,083	$49,418	$50,754	$52,089
GS-6	$44,668	$46,158	$47,646	$49,136	$50,625	$52,114	$53,604	$55,092	$56,582	$58,070
GS-7	$49,637	$51,292	$52,947	$54,601	$56,256	$57,911	$59,566	$61,220	$62,875	$64,530
GS-8	$54,970	$56,803	$58,635	$60,467	$62,299	$64,132	$65,963	$67,796	$69,628	$71,461
GS-9	$60,716	$62,739	$64,763	$66,787	$68,810	$70,834	$72,858	$74,882	$76,906	$78,930
GS-10	$66,862	$69,090	$71,318	$73,546	$75,775	$78,003	$80,232	$82,461	$84,689	$86,917
GS-11	$73,461	$75,908	$78,357	$80,806	$83,253	$85,702	$88,151	$90,599	$93,047	$95,496
GS-12	$88,049	$90,984	$93,919	$96,852	$99,787	$102,722	$105,657	$108,591	$111,525	$114,460
GS-13	$104,702	$108,192	$111,683	$115,173	$118,664	$122,154	$125,645	$129,135	$132,626	$136,116
GS-14	$123,727	$127,850	$131,975	$136,099	$140,224	$144,349	$148,473	$152,598	$156,722	$160,846
GS-15	$145,534	$150,384	$155,235	$160,086	$164,937	$169,787	$174,638	$179,489	$184,339	$189,190

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 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.

Reno Federal Employment Statistics

This section provides statistics on Federal government employees in Reno, 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 Reno.

Common Occupations in Reno

Occupation	Number Employed	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Medical Support Assistance	155	$56,394.00	$1.00

This table lists the top one occupations held by the approximately 155 federal employees working in Reno, Nevada, as well as average yearly compensation for Reno based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Reno

Agency	Reno Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Veterans Health Administration	155	$56,394.00	$1.00

There are one Federal agency with a significant workforce in Reno. 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 Reno

There are approximately 155 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within Reno. The average federal employee in Reno earns $56,394 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $1.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in Reno is Medical Support Assistance. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in Reno is the Veterans Health Administration, which has total of 155 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in Reno 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.