The 2025 General Schedule (GS) pay scale for Washington, D.C. and the surrounding metropolitan areas provides important details about expected salary ranges for federal employees in this high-cost locality. This article breaks down the pay scale by GS grade and step, highlighting the 33.94% locality pay adjustment for this region. With salaries ranging from $29,949 for a GS-1 at Step ... https://www.federalpensionadvisors.com/post/2025-gs-pay-scale-dc