2023 Locality Rates of Pay<br />Administrative Law Judges<br />Effective January 2023 * Rate limited to the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)) Locality Pay Area AL_3/A AL_3/B AL_3/C AL_3/D AL_3/E AL_3/F AL_2 AL_1 Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA $146,207 $157,435 $168,783 $180,131 $191,598 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM $143,979 $155,036 $166,211 $177,386 $188,679 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL $150,576 $162,140 $173,827 $185,514 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Austin-Round Rock, TX $146,146 $157,369 $168,712 $180,055 $191,518 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL $143,710 $154,746 $165,900 $177,054 $188,326 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-ME $160,405 $172,724 $185,174 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $148,532 $159,939 $171,468 $182,996 $194,645 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Burlington-South Burlington, VT $144,811 $155,933 $167,172 $178,411 $189,769 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC $145,203 $156,354 $167,624 $178,894 $190,283 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI $158,863 $171,063 $183,393 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN $148,532 $159,939 $171,468 $182,996 $194,645 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH $148,949 $160,387 $171,948 $183,509 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Colorado Springs, CO $145,791 $156,987 $168,302 $179,618 $191,052 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH $148,434 $159,834 $171,355 $182,875 $194,517 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX $143,330 $154,338 $165,462 $176,587 $187,828 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK $154,677 $166,556 $178,561 $190,566 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Davenport-Moline, IA-IL $144,689 $155,801 $167,031 $178,261 $189,609 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH $147,602 $158,938 $170,394 $181,850 $193,426 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Denver-Aurora, CO $157,957 $170,088 $182,348 $194,607 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA $143,367 $154,377 $165,505 $176,632 $187,877 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI $157,125 $169,192 $181,387 $193,582 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA $145,154 $156,302 $167,568 $178,834 $190,218 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Hartford-West Hartford, CT-MA $160,234 $172,539 $184,976 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Houston-The Woodlands, TX $164,591 $177,231 $190,006 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL $148,055 $159,425 $170,916 $182,408 $194,020 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN $143,906 $154,957 $166,126 $177,296 $188,582 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS $144,652 $155,761 $166,988 $178,215 $189,561 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Laredo, TX $147,663 $159,004 $170,464 $181,925 $193,507 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ $145,362 $156,526 $167,808 $179,090 $190,491 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA $165,105 $177,785 $190,600 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL $151,947 $163,617 $175,410 $187,203 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI $149,010 $160,453 $172,019 $183,584 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI $154,701 $166,582 $178,589 $190,596 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA $166,660 $179,459 $192,394 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA $143,844 $154,891 $166,056 $177,220 $188,502 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $143,575 $154,601 $165,745 $176,888 $188,149 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD $156,476 $168,493 $180,638 $192,783 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $148,643 $160,058 $171,595 $183,132 $194,790 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV $147,333 $158,648 $170,083 $181,518 $193,073 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA $152,976 $164,724 $176,597 $188,470 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $148,557 $159,966 $171,496 $183,026 $194,677 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Richmond, VA $148,569 $159,979 $171,510 $183,041 $194,694 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV $157,039 $169,099 $181,288 $193,476 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX $144,432 $155,524 $166,734 $177,944 $189,272 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $161,580 $173,989 $186,530 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA $176,440 $189,990 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Seattle-Tacoma, WA $158,594 $170,773 $183,082 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL $145,778 $156,974 $168,288 $179,603 $191,036 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Tucson-Nogales, AZ $144,922 $156,051 $167,299 $178,547 $189,914 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC $144,359 $155,445 $166,649 $177,854 $189,176 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA $162,168 $174,622 $187,208 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* Rest of U.S. $142,596 $153,547 $164,615 $175,682 $186,866 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* State of Alaska $160,736 $173,080 $185,555 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* $195,000* State of Hawaii $148,312 $159,702 $171,213 $182,724 $194,357 $195,000* $195,000* $195,000*