We want to not only combat crime efficiently, but also to provide services that remove the Fear of Crime for the majority of our citizens. We value your input and feedback. We believe that a better informed community will become a safer community.
The locality adjustments keep the salaries of federal employees competitive with their private sector equivalent. Federal jobs still typically pay less than the private sector but it would be much worse without the locality adjustments.
GS salaries are based on the principle that within each local pay area 1) there be equal pay for substantially equal work; 2) pay distinction based on work and performance; and 3) federal pay rates be comparable to non-federal pay rates for the same level of work.