2025 Locality Rates of Pay<br />Administrative Appeals Judges<br />Effective January 2025 * Rate limited to the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)) Locality Pay Area AA1 AA2 AA3 AA4 AA5 AA6 Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA $157,484 $169,440 $181,638 $193,957 $206,275 $207,500* Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM $154,302 $166,017 $177,968 $190,038 $202,108 $207,500* Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL $161,422 $173,677 $186,180 $198,807 $207,500* $207,500* Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX $156,936 $168,851 $181,006 $193,282 $205,558 $207,500* Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL $154,185 $165,891 $177,833 $189,893 $201,954 $207,500* Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT $172,884 $186,010 $199,400 $207,500* $207,500* $207,500* Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY $159,623 $171,741 $184,105 $196,590 $207,500* $207,500* Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT $155,763 $167,588 $179,653 $191,837 $204,021 $207,500* Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC $156,050 $167,897 $179,984 $192,190 $204,396 $207,500* Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI $170,641 $183,597 $196,813 $207,500* $207,500* $207,500* Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN $158,997 $171,068 $183,383 $195,820 $207,500* $207,500* Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA $159,388 $171,489 $183,834 $196,301 $207,500* $207,500* Colorado Springs, CO $156,676 $168,570 $180,706 $192,961 $205,216 $207,500* Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH $159,284 $171,376 $183,714 $196,173 $207,500* $207,500* Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX $153,390 $165,035 $176,916 $188,914 $200,912 $207,500* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK $165,947 $178,546 $191,399 $204,380 $207,500* $207,500* Davenport-Moline, IA-IL $155,085 $166,859 $178,871 $191,002 $203,132 $207,500* Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH $158,332 $170,352 $182,616 $195,001 $207,385 $207,500* Denver-Aurora, CO $170,198 $183,120 $196,302 $207,500* $207,500* $207,500* Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA $153,885 $165,568 $177,487 $189,524 $201,561 $207,500* Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI $168,372 $181,155 $194,196 $207,367 $207,500* $207,500* Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA $153,416 $165,063 $176,946 $188,946 $200,946 $207,500* Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA $155,737 $167,560 $179,623 $191,805 $203,986 $207,500* Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA $172,232 $185,308 $198,648 $207,500* $207,500* $207,500* Houston-The Woodlands, TX $176,040 $189,405 $203,040 $207,500* $207,500* $207,500* Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN $158,971 $171,040 $183,353 $195,787 $207,500* $207,500* Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN $154,068 $165,764 $177,698 $189,749 $201,800 $207,500* Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS $155,137 $166,915 $178,931 $191,066 $203,201 $207,500* Laredo, TX $158,553 $170,591 $182,871 $195,274 $207,500* $207,500* Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ $155,919 $167,757 $179,833 $192,029 $204,226 $207,500* Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA $177,957 $191,467 $205,251 $207,500* $207,500* $207,500* Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL $162,570 $174,912 $187,504 $200,220 $207,500* $207,500* Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI $159,636 $171,755 $184,120 $196,607 $207,500* $207,500* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI $166,416 $179,051 $191,940 $204,958 $207,500* $207,500* New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA $179,887 $193,544 $207,477 $207,500* $207,500* $207,500* Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA $154,172 $165,877 $177,818 $189,877 $201,937 $207,500* Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $153,781 $165,456 $177,367 $189,396 $201,424 $207,500* Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD $168,203 $180,973 $194,001 $207,158 $207,500* $207,500* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ $159,675 $171,797 $184,165 $196,655 $207,500* $207,500* Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV $157,823 $169,805 $182,029 $194,374 $206,719 $207,500* Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA $164,474 $176,960 $189,700 $202,565 $207,500* $207,500* Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC $159,401 $171,503 $183,849 $196,317 $207,500* $207,500* Reno-Fernley, NV $153,246 $164,881 $176,750 $188,737 $200,724 $207,500* Richmond, VA $159,453 $171,559 $183,909 $196,382 $207,500* $207,500* Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY $153,716 $165,386 $177,292 $189,315 $201,339 $207,500* Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV $169,207 $182,053 $195,159 $207,500* $207,500* $207,500* San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX $154,889 $166,648 $178,645 $190,761 $202,876 $207,500* San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $174,371 $187,609 $201,115 $207,500* $207,500* $207,500* San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA $190,827 $205,315 $207,500* $207,500* $207,500* $207,500* Seattle-Tacoma, WA $171,567 $184,593 $197,881 $207,500* $207,500* $207,500* Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID $153,442 $165,091 $176,976 $188,978 $200,980 $207,500* St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL $156,519 $168,402 $180,525 $192,768 $205,011 $207,500* Tucson-Nogales, AZ $155,541 $167,350 $179,397 $191,564 $203,730 $207,500* Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC $154,915 $166,676 $178,675 $190,793 $202,910 $207,500* Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA $174,658 $187,918 $201,446 $207,500* $207,500* $207,500* Rest of U.S. $152,646 $164,235 $176,058 $187,998 $199,938 $207,500* State of Alaska $172,597 $185,701 $199,069 $207,500* $207,500* $207,500* State of Hawaii $159,362 $171,461 $183,804 $196,269 $207,500* $207,500*