Section 531.603 - Locality pay areas(a) Locality rates of pay under this subpart shall be payable to employees whose official worksites are located in the locality pay areas listed in paragraph (b) of this section.(b) The following are locality pay areas for the purposes of this subpart: (1) Alaska-consisting of the State of Alaska;(2) Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA-consisting of the Albany-Schenectady, NY CSA and also including Berkshire County, MA, Greene County, NY, and Hamilton County, NY;(3) Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM-consisting of the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM CSA and also including Cibola County, NM, and McKinley County, NM;(4) Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL-consisting of the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA and also including Cherokee County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Lee County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Banks County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Greene County, GA, Harris County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Marion County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, and White County, GA;(5) Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX-consisting of the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX MSA and also including Blanco County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Lee County, TX, and Milam County, TX;(6) Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL-consisting of the Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL CSA and also including Calhoun County, AL, Clay County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, and Winston County, AL;(7) Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT-consisting of the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT CSA and also including Androscoggin County, ME, Cumberland County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, York County, ME, Dukes County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Carroll County, NH, Cheshire County, NH, Grafton County, NH, Sullivan County, NH, Orange County, VT, and Windsor County, VT;(8) Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY-consisting of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY CSA and also including Allegany County, NY, and Wyoming County, NY;(9) Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT-consisting of the Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT CSA and also including Addison County, VT, and Lamoille County, VT;(10) Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC-consisting of the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA and also including Alexander County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, and Chesterfield County, SC;(11) Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI-consisting of the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA and also including Boone County, IL, Iroquois County, IL, Ogle County, IL, Stephenson County, IL, Winnebago County, IL, and Starke County, IN;(12) Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN-consisting of the Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN CSA and also including Ripley County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Carroll County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Lewis County, KY, Owen County, KY, Robertson County, KY, Adams County, OH, and Highland County, OH;(13) Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA-consisting of the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH CSA and also including Ashland County, OH, Columbiana County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Harrison County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Richland County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, and Mercer County, PA;(14) Colorado Springs, CO-consisting of the Colorado Springs, CO MSA and also including Fremont County, CO, and Pueblo County, CO;(15) Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH-consisting of the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH CSA and also including Coshocton County, OH, Hardin County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Noble County, OH, Pike County, OH, and Vinton County, OH;(16) Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX-consisting of the Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX CSA and also including Brooks County, TX, Live Oak County, TX, and Refugio County, TX;(17) Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK-consisting of the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA and also including Carter County, OK, Love County, OK, Delta County, TX, Hill County, TX, Hopkins County, TX, Jack County, TX, Montague County, TX, Rains County, TX, Somervell County, TX, and Van Zandt County, TX;(18) Davenport-Moline, IA-IL-consisting of the Davenport-Moline, IA-IL CSA and also including Carroll County, IL, Lee County, IL, Whiteside County, IL, Cedar County, IA, Jackson County, IA, and Louisa County, IA;(19) Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH-consisting of the Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH CSA and also including Allen County, OH, Auglaize County, OH, Mercer County, OH, Preble County, OH, and Van Wert County, OH;(20) Denver-Aurora, CO-consisting of the Denver-Aurora, CO CSA and also including Larimer County, CO, and Lincoln County, CO;(21) Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA-consisting of the Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA CSA and also including Adair County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Greene County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Monroe County, IA, and Poweshiek County, IA;(22) Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI-consisting of the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI CSA and also including Clinton County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Huron County, MI, Ingham County, MI, Jackson County, MI, Sanilac County, MI, Shiawassee County, MI, and Tuscola County, MI;(23) Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA-consisting of the Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA CSA and also including Mariposa County, CA, and Tulare County, CA;(24) Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA-consisting of the Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA CSA, except for Adams County, PA, and York County, PA, and also including Juniata County, PA, and Lancaster County, PA;(25) Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA-consisting of the Hartford-East Hartford, CT CSA and also including Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, and Hampshire County, MA;(26) Hawaii-consisting of the State of Hawaii;(27) Houston-The Woodlands, TX-consisting of the Houston-The Woodlands, TX CSA and also including Colorado County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Madison County, TX, San Jacinto County, TX, and Trinity County, TX;(28) Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN-consisting of the Huntsville-Decatur, AL CSA and also including Colbert County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Marshall County, AL, and Lincoln County, TN;(29) Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN-consisting of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN CSA and also including Benton County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Fayette County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Grant County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Owen County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Warren County, IN, and Wayne County, IN;(30) Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS-consisting of the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA and also including Anderson County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Osage County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Carroll County, MO, Daviess County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Henry County, MO, and Holt County, MO;(31) Laredo, TX-consisting of the Laredo, TX MSA and also including Jim Hogg County, TX, and La Salle County, TX;(32) Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ-consisting of the Las Vegas-Henderson, NV CSA and also including Mohave County, AZ;(33) Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA-consisting of the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA CSA and also including Imperial County, CA, Kern County, CA, San Luis Obispo County, CA, and Santa Barbara County, CA;(34) Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL-consisting of the Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL CSA and also including Okeechobee County, FL;(35) Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI-consisting of the Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA and also including Fond du Lac County, WI, and Sheboygan County, WI;(36) Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI-consisting of the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA and also including Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Mower County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Pine County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Waseca County, MN, and Polk County, WI;(37) New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA-consisting of the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA and also including Warren County, NJ, Sullivan County, NY, Carbon County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Wayne County, PA, and all of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst;(38) Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA-consisting of the Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA CSA and also including Fremont County, IA, Shelby County, IA, and Burt County, NE;(39) Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL-consisting of the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA;(40) Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD-consisting of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA, except for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, and also including Sussex County, DE, Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, and Schuylkill County, PA;(41) Phoenix-Mesa, AZ-consisting of the Phoenix-Mesa, AZ CSA;(42) Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV-consisting of the Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV CSA and also including Belmont County, OH, Cambria County, PA, Greene County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Marshall County, WV, and Ohio County, WV;(43) Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA-consisting of the Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA CSA and also including Wahkiakum County, WA;(44) Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC-consisting of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA and also including Caswell County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Lee County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Robeson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Warren County, NC, Wayne County, NC, and Wilson County, NC;(45) Reno-Fernley, NV-consisting of the Reno-Carson City-Fernley, NV CSA, except for Carson City, NV, and Douglas County, NV, and also including Churchill County, NV;(46) Richmond, VA-consisting of the Richmond, VA MSA and also including Brunswick County, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Essex County, VA, Greensville County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, and Emporia city, VA;(47) Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY-consisting of the Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY CSA;(48) Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV-consisting of the Sacramento-Roseville, CA CSA and also including Alpine County, CA, Amador County, CA, Butte County, CA, Colusa County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Carson City, NV, and Douglas County, NV;(49) San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX-consisting of the San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX CSA and also including Gillespie County, TX, Gonzales County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Kerr County, TX, and McMullen County, TX;(50) San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA-consisting of the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA;(51) San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA-consisting of the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA and also including Calaveras County, CA, and Monterey County, CA;(52) Seattle-Tacoma, WA-consisting of the Seattle-Tacoma, WA CSA and also including Clallam County, WA, Grays Harbor County, WA, Jefferson County, WA, Pacific County, WA, San Juan County, WA, and Whatcom County, WA;(53) Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID-consisting of the Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID CSA and also including Benewah County, ID, Shoshone County, ID, Ferry County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, and Pend Oreille County, WA;(54) St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL-consisting of the St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL CSA and also including Fayette County, IL, Greene County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Washington County, IL, Crawford County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Iron County, MO, Madison County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ste. Genevieve County, MO, and Washington County, MO;(55) Tucson-Nogales, AZ-consisting of the Tucson-Nogales, AZ CSA and also including Cochise County, AZ;(56) Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC-consisting of the Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC CSA and also including Chowan County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Middlesex County, VA, and Surry County, VA;(57) Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA-consisting of the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA and also including Allegany County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Kent County, MD, Adams County, PA, Fulton County, PA, York County, PA, Caroline County, VA, King George County, VA, Orange County, VA, Shenandoah County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA, Hardy County, WV, and Mineral County, WV; and(58) Rest of U.S.-consisting of those portions of the United States and its territories and possessions as listed in 5 CFR 591.205 not located within another locality pay area.58 FR 69174, Dec. 30, 1993, as amended at 59 FR 67605, Dec. 30, 1994; 61 FR 3540, Feb. 1, 1996; 62 FR 25425, May 9, 1997; 64 FR 69173, Dec. 10, 1999; 66 FR 67070 , Dec. 28, 2001; 68 FR 19708 , Apr. 22, 2003; 69 FR 2050 , Jan. 13, 2004; 69 FR 75453 , Dec. 17, 2004; 70 FR 31302 , May 31, 2005; 70 FR 74995 , Dec. 19, 2005; 73 FR 66153 , Nov. 7, 2008; 76 FR 32862 , June 7, 2011; 78 FR 5115 , Jan. 24, 2013; 80 FR 65610 , Oct. 27, 2015; 83 FR 63045 , Dec. 7, 2018 83 FR 63045 , 1/5/2019; 85 FR 65188 , 11/16/2020; 87 FR 74290 , 1/4/2023; 88 FR 78634 , 12/18/2023; 88 FR 85467 , 12/18/2023