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Home > For Students > Careers and Resources > Salary Information for MPAs/MPPs
The federal government has a General Schedule (GS) pay scale that is based upon grades and steps. In the two tables below, you see how much an individual earns at each grade and step. When individuals enter the federal government after earning their undergraduate degrees, they will usually enter as a GS-7. On the other hand, the lowest grade at which a person who has completed a masters program, such as an MPA or MPP, will enter is a GS-9 (and many enter at higher grades). Federal employees' salaries tend to advance about 2 steps per year. In the tables below, the GS-7 pay rates for 2012 are highlighted in blue, while the GS-9 pay rates are highlighted in red. Comparing the GS-7 and GS-9 pay rates illustrates the higher salaries associated with MPA/MPP degrees. The first table below shows the base General Schedule pay rates for 2012. The second table shows the 2012 General Schedule pay rates for the Washington, DC area. 2012 Federal Employee Pay
Tables* Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 7 33979 35112 36245 37378 38511 39644 40777 41910 43043 44176 8 37631 38885 40139 41393 42647 43901 45155 46409 47663 48917 9 41563 42948 44333 45718 47103 48488 49873 51258 52643 54028 10 45771 47297 48823 50349 51875 53401 54927 56453 57979 59505 11 50287 51963 53639 55315 56991 58667 60343 62019 63695 65371 12 60274 62283 64292 66301 68310 70319 72328 74337 76346 78355 13 71674 74063 76452 78841 81230 83619 86008 88397 90786 93175 14 84697 87520 90343 93166 95989 98812 101635 104458 107281 110104 15 99628 102949 106270 109591 112912 116233 119554 122875 126196 129517 * Source: U.S.
Office of Personal Management; see Pay Rate if
enter without MPA/MPP
(GS-7) Washington, DC/Baltimore* INCORPORATING THE
1.5% GENERAL SCHEDULE INCREASE AND FOR THE LOCALITY PAY AREA OF WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-NORTHERN VIRGINIA, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA (See http://www.opm.gov/oca/12tables/html/dcb.asp EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2012
http://www.opm.gov/oca/12tables/html/dcb.asp Pay Rate if
enter without MPA/MPP
(GS-7)
Average
Salaries of Municipal Officials* Position Average
Salary Chief
admin officer / city manager
106,408 Chief
elected official 51,918 Chief
financial officer 87,173 Chief
law enforcement official 82,015 Chief
librarian 67,101 Clerk 56,565 Economic
development advisor 83,261 Engineer 90,570 Fire
chief 83,009 Health
officer 71,247 Human
resources director 80,336 Human
services director 76,683 Information
services director 88,312 Parks
and recreation director 76,587 Parks
superintendent 58,946 Planning
director 80,852 Primary
assistant manager / CAO 98,439 Public
safety director 87,997 Public
works director 80,214 Purchasing
director 69,037 Recreation
director 64,926 Risk
manager 73,751 Treasurer 60,576 *
Source: National League of Cities
ADDITIONAL
WEBSITES OFFERING SALARY INFORMATION JobStar US Labor Department's Occupational Outlook Handbook
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