Please note that GS pay is adjusted geographically and the majority of
jobs pay a higher salary. When locality payments are included, pay
rates in the continental U.S. are 5.6% to 12% higher. Pay rates outside
the continental U.S. are 10% to 25% higher. Also, certain hard-to-fill
jobs, usually in the scientific, technical, medical fields, may have
higher starting salaries. Exact pay information can be found on
position vacancy announcements.