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Special Rate Tables

OPM-approved special salary rates for Federal employees in shortage categories or hard-to-fill positions. Agencies and payroll providers: this beta site does not change existing pay tables so no payroll updates are required. We'd love your feedback on the new site itself. Read more.

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6 active special rate tables
L122 Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA Locality Pay Area + 33 more Locality Pay Area Nationwide
L123 Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN Locality Pay Area + 5 more Locality Pay Area Nationwide
L124 Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT Locality Pay Area + 7 more Locality Pay Area Nationwide
L125 Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Locality Pay Area + 1 more Locality Pay Area Nationwide
L126 San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Locality Pay Area Locality Pay Area Nationwide
L127 Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Locality Pay Area Locality Pay Area Nationwide

Agency Requests for Special Rates

Individuals cannot request a special rate. Requests for special rates must come to OPM through agency headquarters.

Information on how agencies can make special rates requests can be found here.

Contact Information

Mailing address:

U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Pay Systems
1900 E Street, NW.
Room 7439
Washington, DC 20415-6000

Email address: PayPolicy@opm.gov