

GS-14 Pay Scale - General Schedule 2015

GS-14 Yearly Pay
$86,399.00 - $112,319.00
GS-14 Monthly Pay
$7,199.92 - $9,359.92
GS-14 Hourly Pay
$41.40 - $53.82
Per-Step Increase
Education Req's

GS-14 is the 14th paygrade in the General Schedule (GS) payscale, the payscale used to determine the salaries of most civilian government employees. The GS-14 pay grade is generally reserved for top-level positions such as supervisors, high-level technical specialists, and top professionals holding advanced degrees.

GS-14 is an advanced position for those who have excelled in their field. This is often a supervisory position with sometimes up to 100 people working below them. There are also science, engineering , and research positions at GS-14. These technical positions are roughly university professor level position.

Starting salary for a GS-14 employee is $86,399.00 per year at Step 1, with a maximum possible base pay of $112,319.00 per year at Step 10. The hourly base pay of a Step 1 GS-14 employee is $41.40 per hour1.

The table on this page shows the base pay rates for a GS-14 employee. To calculate pay with locality adjustments taken into account, use our General Schedule pay calculator.



How much will I actually earn as a GS-14 employee?

The salary table and hourly rates listed above are the base pay for a GS-14 employee, which will be determined by your paygrade and step. However, the actual pay you will earn will be higher, based on the cost-of-living adjustment for the locality in which you work.

In 2015, the actual salary adjustments for a GS-14 employee will range from a maximum cost-of-living raise of 35.15% for employees working in San Francisco, to a minimum of a 14.16% cost-of-living raise in areas without a specified cost-of-living adjustment. To determine the adjusted base pay for a GS-14 in your area, visit the Locality Adjustments Table or use our GS Salary Calculator

How do I get a promotion to GS-14?

Within the GS scale, promotions between grades (like a promotion from GS-13 to GS-14) come from advancing up the "career ladder" associated with a position, or by moving to a job with a higher starting pay grade then your current GS grade.

The basic requirements for advancing to the GS-14 paygrade are: At least 1 year experience at GS-13 or equivalent.

What kind of jobs are paid at GS-14 rates?


Job Series Job Category Starting Paygrade Maximum Paygrade
EconomistProfessional and ScientificGS-6GS-15
Wage and Hour InvestigationAdministrative and ManagementGS-4GS-15
Hospital Housekeeping ManagementAdministrative and ManagementGS-4GS-15
MathematicsProfessional and ScientificGS-6GS-15
Land SurveyingProfessional and ScientificGS-6GS-15
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