2015 Locality Rates of Pay

Administrative Appeals Judges

Effective January 2015

Locality Pay Area	AA1	AA2	AA3	AA4	AA5	AA6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL	$126,328	$135,991	$145,892	$155,554	$165,455	$168,700*
Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH-RI-ME	$132,163	$142,272	$152,630	$162,739	$168,700*	$168,700*
Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY	$123,882	$133,357	$143,067	$152,542	$162,251	$168,700*
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI	$132,481	$142,614	$152,997	$163,130	$168,700*	$168,700*
Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN	$125,544	$135,147	$144,987	$154,589	$164,429	$168,700*
Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH	$125,682	$135,295	$145,146	$154,759	$164,609	$168,700*
Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH	$124,072	$133,562	$143,287	$152,777	$162,501	$168,700*
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	$127,790	$137,564	$147,579	$157,354	$167,369	$168,700*
Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH	$123,098	$132,514	$142,162	$151,577	$161,225	$168,700*
Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO	$129,749	$139,673	$149,842	$159,766	$168,700*	$168,700*
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI	$131,411	$141,463	$151,762	$161,813	$168,700*	$168,700*
Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT-MA	$133,243	$143,435	$153,878	$164,069	$168,700*	$168,700*
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX	$136,304	$146,729	$157,412	$167,838	$168,700*	$168,700*
Huntsville-Decatur, AL	$122,865	$132,263	$141,892	$151,290	$160,920	$168,700*
Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN	$121,446	$130,735	$140,254	$149,543	$159,061	$168,121
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA	$134,662	$144,962	$155,517	$165,817	$168,700*	$168,700*
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL	$127,917	$137,701	$147,726	$157,510	$167,536	$168,700*
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI	$125,068	$134,634	$144,436	$154,002	$163,805	$168,700*
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI	$128,097	$137,894	$147,934	$157,732	$167,772	$168,700*
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA	$136,314	$146,741	$157,425	$167,851	$168,700*	$168,700*
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$128,976	$138,841	$148,949	$158,814	$168,700*	$168,700*
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$123,649	$133,106	$142,797	$152,255	$161,946	$168,700*
Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA	$123,236	$132,662	$142,321	$151,746	$161,405	$168,700*
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$127,451	$137,199	$147,188	$156,936	$166,925	$168,700*
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC	$124,581	$134,110	$143,874	$153,403	$163,167	$168,700*
Richmond, VA	$123,342	$132,776	$142,443	$151,877	$161,544	$168,700*
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Yuba City, CA-NV	$129,410	$139,308	$149,451	$159,349	$168,700*	$168,700*
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA	$131,517	$141,577	$151,884	$161,944	$168,700*	$168,700*
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA	$143,124	$154,071	$165,288	$168,700*	$168,700*	$168,700*
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA	$128,997	$138,863	$148,974	$158,840	$168,700*	$168,700*
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA	$131,549	$141,611	$151,921	$161,983	$168,700*	$168,700*
Rest of U.S.	$120,895	$130,142	$139,618	$148,865	$158,340	$167,359
State of Alaska	$132,047	$142,147	$152,496	$162,596	$168,700*	$168,700*
State of Hawaii	$123,384	$132,821	$142,492	$151,929	$161,599	$168,700*

* Rate limited to the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2))