gs level government pay
All General Schedule (GS) government employees in the U.S. earn more than the base rate pay through locality adjustments. Locality pay rates for all areas are listed on this site. For those not in a specific locality area use the table titled Rest of U.S. The GS-9 step-1 pay on the Base Rate Chart is $42,39.The same grade pays $48,403 on the Rest of U.S. chart and $57,302 in the San Jose, San Francisco-Oakland areas.or those not in a specific locality area use the table titled Rest of U.S. The GS-9 step-1 pay on the Base Rate Chart is $42,39. The same grade pays $48,403 on the Rest of U.S. chart and $57,302 in the San Jose, San Francisco-Oakland areas.