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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2022-SEA

Incorporating the 2.2% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 28.28%

For the Locality Pay Area of Seattle-Tacoma, WA

Total Increase: 3.21%

Effective January 2022

Hourly Basic (B) Rates by Grade and Step

Hourly Title 5 Overtime (O) Rates for FLSA-Exempt Employees by Grade and Step

Grade B/O Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 B 12.40 12.82 13.23 13.64 14.05 14.29 14.70 15.11 15.13 15.51
O 18.60 19.23 19.85 20.46 21.08 21.44 22.05 22.67 22.70 23.27
2 B 13.94 14.27 14.74 15.13 15.30 15.75 16.20 16.65 17.10 17.55
O 20.91 21.41 22.11 22.70 22.95 23.63 24.30 24.98 25.65 26.33
3 B 15.21 15.72 16.23 16.73 17.24 17.75 18.25 18.76 19.27 19.78
O 22.82 23.58 24.35 25.10 25.86 26.63 27.38 28.14 28.91 29.67
4 B 17.08 17.65 18.21 18.78 19.35 19.92 20.49 21.06 21.63 22.20
O 25.62 26.48 27.32 28.17 29.03 29.88 30.74 31.59 32.45 33.30
5 B 19.11 19.74 20.38 21.02 21.65 22.29 22.93 23.56 24.20 24.84
O 28.67 29.61 30.57 31.53 32.48 33.44 34.40 35.34 36.30 37.26
6 B 21.30 22.01 22.72 23.43 24.14 24.85 25.56 26.27 26.98 27.69
O 31.95 33.02 34.08 35.15 36.21 37.28 38.34 39.41 40.47 41.54
7 B 23.67 24.45 25.24 26.03 26.82 27.61 28.40 29.19 29.98 30.76
O 35.51 36.68 37.86 39.05 40.23 41.42 42.60 43.79 44.97 46.14
8 B 26.21 27.08 27.96 28.83 29.70 30.58 31.45 32.32 33.20 34.07
O 39.32 40.62 41.94 43.25 44.55 45.87 47.18 47.82 47.82 47.82
9 B 28.95 29.91 30.88 31.84 32.81 33.77 34.74 35.70 36.67 37.63
O 43.43 44.87 46.32 47.76 47.82 47.82 47.82 47.82 47.82 47.82
10 B 31.88 32.94 34.00 35.07 36.13 37.19 38.26 39.32 40.38 41.44
O 47.82 47.82 47.82 47.82 47.82 47.82 47.82 47.82 47.82 47.82
11 B 35.03 36.19 37.36 38.53 39.69 40.86 42.03 43.20 44.36 45.53
O 47.82 47.82 47.82 47.82 47.82 47.82 47.82 47.82 47.82 47.82
12 B 41.98 43.38 44.78 46.18 47.58 48.98 50.38 51.78 53.18 54.58
O 47.82 47.82 47.82 47.82 47.82 48.98 50.38 51.78 53.18 54.58
13 B 49.92 51.58 53.25 54.91 56.58 58.24 59.90 61.57 63.23 64.90
O 49.92 51.58 53.25 54.91 56.58 58.24 59.90 61.57 63.23 64.90
14 B 58.99 60.96 62.92 64.89 66.86 68.82 70.79 72.76 74.72 76.69
O 58.99 60.96 62.92 64.89 66.86 68.82 70.79 72.76 74.72 76.69
15 B 69.39 71.70 74.02 76.33 78.64 80.95 83.27 84.48 84.48 84.48
O 69.39 71.70 74.02 76.33 78.64 80.95 83.27 84.48 84.48 84.48

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

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