Oops! Take a look at next years probable pay increase of 2.2% for federal employees and military personnel, including a detailed glance at locality pay. From these data, the salary for each locality is calculated for the coming year. Most of the locality pay areas cover large metropolitan areas (e.g., Los Angeles, New York, Washington, DC), two cover entire StatesAlaska and Hawaii, and the remainder of the United States and its territories and possessions are included in the catch-all Rest of U.S. (RUS) locality pay area. Use this OPM General Schedule (GS) Salary Calculator to help you understand how GS level, step and locality affect compensation. A person can live in an area that is about a 2.5 hour drive each way to go to work and back every day. Census Bureau (Census)' >U.S. 5305 to achieve a $15 minimum hourly rate), beginning on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after 01/30/2022, a table 001M special rate applies in place of any corresponding locality rate or other applicable special rate that is lower than the table 001M special rate. For Civilian Federal Employees, the end of the calendar year marks a possibility for changes to General Schedule (GS) Pay Scales.