Gs Pay Scale 2024 Opm Adjustments. In fiscal year 2024, the wage ceiling, inclusive of basic pay and locality pay, for most federal personnel is set at $191,900. The federal government’s general schedule (gs) pay system covers most employees and is divided into 15 grades, each of which has 10 steps.

Incorporating the 4.7% general schedule increase and a locality payment of 30.41% for the locality pay area of. For more information about the structure of the xml files available below, please see the data dictionary.