GS-5 government employees will receive a base salary of between $34,454.00 and $44,786.00, depending on their General Schedule Step. The educational and experience requirements for most GS-5 government jobs are: The General Schedule pay raise this year was 1.7%.

2025 General Schedule (GS) Pay Tables. For more information about the structure of the XML files available below, please see the Data Dictionary

SALARY TABLE 2021-GS. INCORPORATING THE 1% GENERAL SCHEDULE INCREASE. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2021. Annual Rates by Grade and Step

The General Schedule has 15 grades--GS-1 (lowest) to GS-15 (highest). Agencies establish (classify) the grade of each job based on the level of difficulty, responsibility, and qualifications required.

Starting salary for a GS-5 employee is $31,083.00 per year at Step 1, with a maximum possible base pay of $40,407.00 per year at Step 10. The hourly base pay of a Step 1 GS-5 employee is $14.89 per hour1. The table on this page shows the base pay rates for a GS-5 employee.

This table shows the base pay amounts for all General Schedule employees based on the 2025 GS Pay Scale, as published by the Office of Personnel Management. General Schedule base pay tables are revised yearly, effective each January, to reflect inflation and increasing costs of living.

The General Schedule (GS) is the predominant pay scale within the United States civil service. The GS includes the majority of white collar personnel (professional, technical, administrative, and clerical) positions.

Our 2025 GS Pay Calculator allows you to calculate the exact salary of any General Schedule employee by choosing the area in which you work, your GS Grade, and your GS Step.

(a) (1) The General Schedule, the symbol for which is "GS", is the basic pay schedule for positions to which this subchapter applies. Each employee to whom this subchapter applies is entitled to basic pay in accordance with the General Schedule.

Starting at GS-5, jobs generally require 1 year of specialized experience to qualify. When you have a degree but no specialized experience in a career field, you're eligible for the GS-5 jobs. You can qualify for GS-7 jobs, if you maintained a B average, or …