GS-15 Pay in Burlington-South Burlington, VT

$150,859 โ€“ $196,117 per year • 19.36% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $3,295 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-15 Salary Summary โ€” Burlington-South Burlington, VT

Entry (Step 1) $150,859/yr $5,802 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $170,974/yr $6,576 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $196,117/yr $7,543 biweekly
Locality Adj. +19.36% +$27,732 at Step 5

Complete GS-15 Pay Table โ€” Burlington-South Burlington, VT (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $150,859 $12,572 $5,802 $72.29 $126,390 +$24,469
Step 2 $155,888 $12,991 $5,996 $74.69 $130,603 +$25,285
Step 3 $160,916 $13,410 $6,189 $77.10 $134,816 +$26,100
Step 4 $165,945 $13,829 $6,383 $79.51 $139,029 +$26,916
Step 5 $170,974 $14,248 $6,576 $81.92 $143,242 +$27,732
Step 6 $176,002 $14,667 $6,769 $84.33 $147,455 +$28,547
Step 7 $181,031 $15,086 $6,963 $86.74 $151,668 +$29,363
Step 8 $186,060 $15,505 $7,156 $89.15 $155,881 +$30,179
Step 9 $191,088 $15,924 $7,350 $91.56 $160,094 +$30,994
Step 10 $196,117 $16,343 $7,543 $93.97 $164,307 +$31,810

Compare Nearby Grades in Burlington-South Burlington, VT

How does GS-15 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-14
$145,345
GS-15
$170,974

Promotion from GS-14 to GS-15 at Step 5 in Burlington-South Burlington, VT is a raise of $25,629 per year.

GS-15 Federal Jobs in Burlington-South Burlington, VT

Federal employees at GS-15 in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT locality area earn between $150,859 and $196,117 annually in 2026. This includes a 19.36% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-15 base pay of $126,390 to $164,307.

The Burlington-South Burlington, VT locality area covers Vermont. At Step 5, a GS-15 employee here earns $3,295 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-15 Step 1 in this area is $5,802, or approximately $72.29 per hour based on the standard 2,087-hour work year. Step increases are automatic with acceptable performance โ€” it takes 18 years to progress from Step 1 to Step 10.

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