Terms of Use

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of gspayscales.com ("GS Pay Scales," "we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use.

If you do not agree with these terms, please discontinue use of the website.

Informational Purpose

GS Pay Scales is an independent informational website that provides resources about the U.S. General Schedule (GS) pay system, including salary tables, locality pay information, historical pay data, calculators, and educational guides.

The information on this website is provided for general informational and educational purposes. It is not an official determination of salary, employment status, benefits, eligibility, retirement compensation, tax liability, or any other employment-related matter.

Not an Official Government Website

GS Pay Scales is not an official U.S. government website and is not operated by, endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) or any other federal agency.

References to OPM, federal agencies, the General Schedule, locality pay areas, pay grades, steps, and government publications are provided for informational purposes.

Official government publications and information provided by the appropriate federal agency remain the authoritative sources for federal pay and employment information.

Salary Data

We aim to present General Schedule salary information accurately and use authoritative government sources, primarily information published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

However, we do not guarantee that every salary figure, locality designation, calculation, explanation, source link, or other item on the website will always be complete, current, or free from error.

Government agencies may revise information, publish new pay schedules, issue special salary rates, or apply rules that are not represented by a standard General Schedule table.

Before making an important employment or financial decision based on a salary figure, you should verify the applicable information with OPM, your employing agency, human resources office, or another appropriate official source.

Salary Calculators

The calculators available on GS Pay Scales are provided as informational tools. They are designed to make published salary information easier to search and understand.

When available, an annual salary result is based on the applicable salary data stored for the selected pay year, grade, step, or locality. Additional values such as monthly, biweekly, or approximate hourly amounts may be mathematical conversions of an annual salary.

Calculator results do not represent a guarantee of actual compensation, payroll deposits, or take-home pay. Actual compensation may be affected by taxes, deductions, retirement contributions, benefits, premium pay, special rates, work schedules, agency rules, and other factors.

For more information about how our salary data and calculator results are prepared, see our Data & Methodology page.

Historical Information

Historical salary tables and calculators are provided for research and reference purposes. A historical salary figure applies to the data associated with the specified pay year and should not be treated as a current salary rate.

Rules, locality definitions, special rates, pay caps, and other federal pay provisions may differ between years. Current rules should not automatically be applied to historical salary information, and historical rules should not automatically be applied to current compensation.

No Professional Advice

Nothing on GS Pay Scales constitutes legal, financial, tax, employment, retirement, accounting, or professional advice.

The website is a research and informational resource. Questions concerning your individual federal employment, classification, salary, benefits, retirement, taxes, or eligibility should be directed to the appropriate qualified professional, federal agency, or human resources office.

Permitted Use

You may use GS Pay Scales for lawful personal, informational, educational, and research purposes.

You agree not to misuse the website, interfere with its operation, attempt to gain unauthorized access to its systems, introduce malicious software, use the website for unlawful activity, or intentionally place an unreasonable technical burden on our servers or infrastructure.

Automated Access

Automated access that disrupts the website, bypasses reasonable technical restrictions, attempts to exploit website functionality, or places an excessive burden on our infrastructure is prohibited.

We may restrict or block access when reasonably necessary to protect the security, performance, availability, or integrity of the website.

Government Data and Our Website Content

GS Pay Scales uses and references publicly available government information, including federal salary information published by OPM.

Government source material is distinct from the original elements of this website. Our site design, organization, explanatory text, software, calculator interfaces, graphics, and other original website elements may be protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to claim exclusive ownership over U.S. government works that are in the public domain under applicable law.

External Links

GS Pay Scales may contain links to OPM and other government or third-party websites. These links are provided for reference and convenience.

We do not control external websites and are not responsible for their content, availability, security, accuracy, privacy practices, or subsequent changes.

The inclusion of an external link does not necessarily mean that we endorse the website, organization, product, or service associated with that link.

Advertising and Third-Party Services

The website may use advertising, analytics, hosting, security, or other third-party services. Those services may operate under their own terms and privacy policies.

Advertising displayed on the website does not determine the salary figures shown in our pay tables or calculators and does not constitute an endorsement of an advertised product or service.

Website Availability

We aim to keep GS Pay Scales accessible and functioning properly, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free availability.

Pages, calculators, features, URLs, data, or other parts of the website may be added, modified, temporarily unavailable, or removed as the website is maintained and improved.

Corrections and Updates

We may correct, update, reorganize, or remove website content when we identify an error, receive new authoritative information, improve a feature, or otherwise determine that a change is appropriate.

If you believe you have found incorrect salary data, a calculator problem, a broken source link, or another error, please report it through our Contact page.

Disclaimer of Warranties

To the extent permitted by applicable law, GS Pay Scales and its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied.

We do not warrant that the website will always be available, that every calculation or item of information will be error-free, or that the website will meet every user's individual requirements.

Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, GS Pay Scales and its operators will not be liable for losses or damages arising from or related to reliance on website content, calculator results, interruptions, errors, external websites, or use of the website.

You are responsible for independently verifying information before relying on it for important employment, financial, legal, tax, retirement, or other decisions.

Privacy

Your use of the website is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how information may be collected and handled when you use GS Pay Scales.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms of Use when the website, its features, our practices, or applicable requirements change.

The updated Terms of Use will be published on this page. Continued use of the website after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Contact

If you have a question about these Terms of Use, please use our Contact page.