The Federal Government Pay Scale The federal government has a pay scale with 15 levels, termed GS-1 (the lowest salary) to GS-15 (the highest). The table below shows the basic GS pay scale. This may be useful when researching federal law enforcement jobs, as federal job descriptions often...
OPM is issuing a final rule to bar the government from considering a person’s current or past pay when determining their salary for federal jobs. The Federal Salary Council also suggests in its examination of the federal pay scale that the GS base pay increase in 2025 would...