2020 Locality Rates of Pay <br />Administrative Law Judges<br />Effective January 2020 * Rate limited to the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)) Locality Pay Area AL_3/A AL_3/B AL_3/C AL_3/D AL_3/E AL_3/F AL_2 AL_1 Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA $134,383 $144,639 $155,012 $165,504 $175,995 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM $133,015 $143,166 $153,434 $163,819 $174,203 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL $139,262 $149,890 $160,640 $171,513 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Austin-Round Rock, TX $134,714 $144,995 $155,394 $165,911 $176,428 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL $132,536 $142,651 $152,882 $163,229 $173,576 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-ME $147,185 $158,418 $169,780 $181,270 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $137,028 $147,485 $158,063 $168,761 $179,459 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Burlington-South Burlington, VT $133,255 $143,424 $153,710 $164,114 $174,517 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC $133,882 $144,099 $154,434 $164,886 $175,338 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI $146,593 $157,780 $169,096 $180,540 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN $137,427 $147,915 $158,523 $169,252 $179,981 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH $137,735 $148,246 $158,878 $169,631 $180,384 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Colorado Springs, CO $134,269 $144,516 $154,881 $165,363 $175,846 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH $136,823 $147,265 $157,826 $168,508 $179,190 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX $132,878 $143,019 $153,276 $163,650 $174,024 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK $142,477 $153,350 $164,349 $175,472 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Davenport-Moline, IA-IL $133,426 $143,608 $153,908 $164,324 $174,741 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH $135,865 $146,234 $156,722 $167,329 $177,936 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Denver-Aurora, CO $144,928 $155,989 $167,176 $178,491 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI $145,145 $156,222 $167,426 $178,757 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA $133,608 $143,804 $154,118 $164,549 $174,980 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Hartford-West Hartford, CT-MA $147,619 $158,884 $170,279 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Houston-The Woodlands, TX $151,985 $163,584 $175,316 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL $136,629 $147,056 $157,603 $168,269 $178,936 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN $133,289 $143,461 $153,750 $164,156 $174,562 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS $133,528 $143,719 $154,026 $164,451 $174,875 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Laredo, TX $135,523 $145,866 $156,327 $166,908 $177,488 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ $134,155 $144,393 $154,749 $165,223 $175,696 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA $150,947 $162,467 $174,119 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL $140,801 $151,547 $162,416 $173,408 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI $137,894 $148,418 $159,062 $169,828 $180,593 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI $142,112 $152,958 $163,928 $175,023 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA $152,737 $164,393 $176,184 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA $132,616 $142,737 $152,974 $163,327 $173,681 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $133,072 $143,228 $153,500 $163,889 $174,278 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD $143,686 $154,651 $165,743 $176,960 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $136,937 $147,387 $157,958 $168,648 $179,339 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV $136,116 $146,504 $157,011 $167,638 $178,264 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA $141,064 $151,829 $162,718 $173,731 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $137,359 $147,841 $158,444 $169,168 $179,892 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Richmond, VA $136,743 $147,179 $157,734 $168,410 $179,085 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV $144,062 $155,056 $166,177 $177,423 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX $133,118 $143,277 $153,553 $163,945 $174,338 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $147,938 $159,228 $170,648 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA $161,242 $173,547 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Seattle-Tacoma, WA $144,803 $155,854 $167,031 $178,336 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL $134,121 $144,357 $154,710 $165,181 $175,651 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Tucson-Nogales, AZ $133,597 $143,792 $154,105 $164,535 $174,965 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC $132,821 $142,958 $153,211 $163,580 $173,949 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA $148,747 $160,099 $171,581 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* Rest of U.S. $132,183 $142,271 $152,474 $162,794 $173,113 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* State of Alaska $147,824 $159,105 $170,516 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* $181,500* State of Hawaii $136,298 $146,700 $157,221 $167,862 $178,503 $181,500* $181,500* $181,500*