2022 Locality Rates of Pay<br />Administrative Law Judges<br />Effective January 2022 * 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 $139,568 $150,249 $161,049 $171,967 $182,886 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM $137,757 $148,299 $158,959 $169,736 $180,513 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL $144,213 $155,250 $166,409 $177,691 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Austin-Round Rock, TX $139,709 $150,401 $161,212 $172,141 $183,071 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL $137,369 $147,881 $158,511 $169,258 $180,004 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-ME $152,986 $164,694 $176,532 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $142,037 $152,907 $163,898 $175,010 $186,122 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Burlington-South Burlington, VT $138,321 $148,907 $159,610 $170,431 $181,252 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC $138,839 $149,464 $160,207 $171,069 $181,930 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI $151,916 $163,542 $175,297 $187,182 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN $142,225 $153,110 $164,116 $175,242 $186,369 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH $142,590 $153,503 $164,536 $175,691 $186,846 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Colorado Springs, CO $139,262 $149,920 $160,696 $171,591 $182,485 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH $141,931 $152,794 $163,776 $174,880 $185,983 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX $137,380 $147,894 $158,525 $169,272 $180,020 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK $147,800 $159,111 $170,548 $182,110 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Davenport-Moline, IA-IL $138,274 $148,856 $159,556 $170,373 $181,191 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH $141,038 $151,831 $162,745 $173,779 $184,812 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Denver-Aurora, CO $150,646 $162,175 $173,832 $185,617 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA $137,028 $147,514 $158,118 $168,837 $179,557 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI $150,363 $161,871 $173,506 $185,269 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA $138,650 $149,261 $159,990 $170,837 $181,684 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Hartford-West Hartford, CT-MA $153,115 $164,833 $176,681 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Houston-The Woodlands, TX $157,537 $169,593 $181,784 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL $141,649 $152,490 $163,451 $174,532 $185,613 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN $137,898 $148,451 $159,122 $169,910 $180,698 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS $138,380 $148,970 $159,678 $170,504 $181,329 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Laredo, TX $140,944 $151,730 $162,636 $173,663 $184,689 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ $139,062 $149,705 $160,465 $171,344 $182,223 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA $157,125 $169,150 $181,309 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL $145,589 $156,731 $167,997 $179,386 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI $142,672 $153,591 $164,631 $175,793 $186,954 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI $147,576 $158,870 $170,290 $181,835 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA $158,831 $170,986 $183,276 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA $137,510 $148,033 $158,674 $169,432 $180,189 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $137,604 $148,135 $158,783 $169,547 $180,312 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD $149,293 $160,719 $172,271 $183,951 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $142,108 $152,983 $163,980 $175,097 $186,214 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV $141,002 $151,793 $162,704 $173,735 $184,766 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA $146,224 $157,414 $168,729 $180,169 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $142,225 $153,110 $164,116 $175,242 $186,369 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Richmond, VA $141,873 $152,730 $163,708 $174,807 $185,906 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV $149,705 $161,162 $172,746 $184,458 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX $138,051 $148,616 $159,298 $170,098 $180,898 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $153,903 $165,681 $177,591 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA $167,862 $180,709 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Seattle-Tacoma, WA $150,857 $162,402 $174,076 $185,878 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL $139,180 $149,831 $160,601 $171,489 $182,377 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Tucson-Nogales, AZ $138,498 $149,097 $159,814 $170,649 $181,484 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC $137,804 $148,350 $159,013 $169,794 $180,574 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA $154,679 $166,517 $178,486 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* Rest of U.S. $136,651 $147,109 $157,683 $168,374 $179,064 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* State of Alaska $153,374 $165,112 $176,980 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* $187,300* State of Hawaii $141,590 $152,426 $163,383 $174,460 $185,536 $187,300* $187,300* $187,300*