Question: what is the difference between gs and gl pay scale?
Answer: General Law (GL) The GL pay system uses 8 grades with 10 steps per grade. Like GS, pay is determined based on the grade level of the job, step and then adjusted with locality pay if authorized. For example, a GL-6 starts out at Step 1 at $36,756 and tops out at $46,210 at Step 10.