Defense Cyber Excepted Service (CES)
TLMS Pay Rates

CES Pay Tables, JAN 2022

CES Base Pay

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10Step 11Step 12
GG-1$20,172$20,849$21,519$22,187$22,857$23,249$23,913$24,581$24,608$25,234$25,881$26,528
GG-2$22,682$23,222$23,973$24,608$24,886$25,618$26,350$27,082$27,814$28,546$29,278$30,010
GG-3$24,749$25,574$26,399$27,224$28,049$28,874$29,699$30,524$31,349$32,174$32,999$33,824
GG-4$27,782$28,708$29,634$30,560$31,486$32,412$33,338$34,264$35,190$36,116$37,042$37,968
GG-5$31,083$32,119$33,155$34,191$35,227$36,263$37,299$38,335$39,371$40,407$41,443$42,479
GG-6$34,649$35,804$36,959$38,114$39,269$40,424$41,579$42,734$43,889$45,044$46,199$47,354
GG-7$38,503$39,786$41,069$42,352$43,635$44,918$46,201$47,484$48,767$50,050$51,333$52,616
GG-8$42,641$44,062$45,483$46,904$48,325$49,746$51,167$52,588$54,009$55,430$56,851$58,272
GG-9$47,097$48,667$50,237$51,807$53,377$54,947$56,517$58,087$59,657$61,227$62,797$64,367
GG-10$51,864$53,593$55,322$57,051$58,780$60,509$62,238$63,967$65,696$67,425$69,154$70,883
GG-11$56,983$58,882$60,781$62,680$64,579$66,478$68,377$70,276$72,175$74,074$75,973$77,872
GG-12$68,299$70,576$72,853$75,130$77,407$79,684$81,961$84,238$86,515$88,792$91,069$93,346
GG-13$81,216$83,923$86,630$89,337$92,044$94,751$97,458$100,165$102,872$105,579$108,286$110,993
GG-14$95,973$99,172$102,371$105,570$108,769$111,968$115,167$118,366$121,565$124,764$127,963$131,162
GG-15$112,890$116,653$120,416$124,179$127,942$131,705$135,468$139,231$142,994$146,757$150,520$154,283

TLMS (Targeted Local Market Supplement) Locality Assignment

321 Work RoleOPM Locality6 Work Role GroupOPM Locality
A1AlaskaA2San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
Albany-Schenectady, NY-MAA3Alaska
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NMSeattle-Tacoma, WA
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-ALA4Houston-The Woodlands, TX
Austin-Round Rock, TXNew York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, ALWashington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-MEA5Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYLos Angeles-Long Beach, CA
Burlington-South Burlington, VTSan Diego-Carlsbad, CA
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SCA6Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WIBoston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-ME
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-INDallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OHDenver-Aurora, CO
Colorado Springs, CODetroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OHHartford-West Hartford, CT-MA
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TXMiami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OKMinneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
Davenport-Moline, IA-ILPhiladelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OHPortland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA
Denver-Aurora, COSacramento-Roseville, CA-NV
Des Moines - Ames - West Des Moines, IAA7Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MICincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN
Harrisburg-Lebanon, PACleveland-Akron-Canton, OH
Hartford-West Hartford, CT-MAColumbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH
HawaiiDayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH
Houston-The Woodlands, TXHuntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL
Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, ALLaredo, TX
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, INMilwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KSPhoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Laredo, TXPittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZRaleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CARichmond, VA
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FLA8Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WIAlbuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WIAustin-Round Rock, TX
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PABirmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IABurlington-South Burlington, VT
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLCharlotte-Concord, NC-SC
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MDColorado Springs, CO
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZCorpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WVDavenport-Moline, IA-IL
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WADes Moines - Ames - West Des Moines, IA
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NCHarrisburg-Lebanon, PA
Rest of USIndianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN
Richmond, VAKansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS
Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NVLas Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TXOmaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA
San Diego-Carlsbad, CAPalm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CARest of US
Seattle-Tacoma, WASan Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-ILSt. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL
Tucson-Nogales, AZTucson-Nogales, AZ
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NCVirginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PAA9Hawaii

TLMS (Targeted Local Market Supplement)

Established under authority provided in DoDI 1400.25 Vol 3006 Section 3.4.a

Cyber WR A1 (Effective date 01 JAN 2022)

Provides coverage for (321) Access Network Operator work role codes.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 Supplement
GG - 07 $75,851 $78,378 $80,906 $83,433 $85,961 $88,488 $91,016 $93,543 $96,071 $98,599 $101,126 $103,654 97%
GG - 08 $81,444 $84,158 $86,873 $89,587 $92,301 $95,015 $97,729 $100,443 $103,157 $105,871 $108,585 $111,300 91%
GG - 09 $88,071 $91,007 $93,943 $96,879 $99,815 $102,751 $105,687 $108,623 $111,559 $114,494 $117,430 $120,366 87%
GG - 10 $92,318 $95,396 $98,473 $101,551 $104,628 $107,706 $110,784 $113,861 $116,939 $120,017 $123,094 $126,172 78%
GG - 11 $97,441 $100,688 $103,936 $107,183 $110,430 $113,677 $116,925 $120,172 $123,419 $126,667 $129,914 $133,161 71%
GG - 12 $109,961 $113,627 $117,293 $120,959 $124,625 $128,291 $131,957 $135,623 $139,289 $142,955 $146,621 $150,287 61%
GG - 13 $130,758 $135,116 $139,474 $143,833 $148,191 $152,549 $156,907 $161,266 $165,624 $169,982 $174,340 $176,300 61%
GG - 14 $141,080 $145,783 $150,485 $155,188 $159,890 $164,593 $169,295 $173,998 $176,300 $176,300 $176,300 $176,300 47%


 

Cyber WR A2 

Provides coverage for (612) Security Control Assessor, (511) Cyber Defense Analyst, (461) System Security Analyst, (531) Cyber Defense Incident Responder, (611) Authorizing Official/Designating Representative and (621) Software Developer work role codes.

 

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 Supplement
GG - 07 $59,680 $61,668 $63,657 $65,646 $67,634 $69,623 $71,612 $73,600 $75,589 $77,578 $79,566 $81,555 55%
GG - 08 $66,094 $68,296 $70,499 $72,701 $74,904 $77,106 $79,309 $81,511 $83,714 $85,917 $88,119 $90,322 55%
GG - 09 $73,000 $75,434 $77,867 $80,301 $82,734 $85,168 $87,601 $90,035 $92,468 $94,902 $97,335 $99,769 55%
GG - 10 $80,389 $83,069 $85,749 $88,429 $91,109 $93,789 $96,469 $99,149 $101,829 $104,509 $107,189 $109,869 55%
GG - 11 $91,173 $94,211 $97,250 $100,288 $103,326 $106,365 $109,403 $112,442 $115,480 $118,518 $121,557 $124,595 60%
GG - 12 $109,278 $112,922 $116,565 $120,208 $123,851 $127,494 $131,138 $134,781 $138,424 $142,067 $145,710 $149,354 60%
GG - 13 $128,321 $132,598 $136,875 $141,152 $145,430 $149,707 $153,984 $158,261 $162,538 $166,815 $171,092 $175,369 58%
GG - 14 $143,960 $148,758 $153,557 $158,355 $163,154 $167,952 $172,751 $176,300 $176,300 $176,300 $176,300 $176,300 50%

Cyber WR A3 

Provides coverage for (612) Security Control Assessor, (511) Cyber Defense Analyst, (461) System Security Analyst, (531) Cyber Defense Incident Responder, (611) Authorizing Official/Designating Representative and (621) Software Developer work role codes.

 

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 Supplement
GG - 07 $64,685 $66,840 $68,996 $71,151 $73,307 $75,462 $77,618 $79,773 $81,929 $84,084 $86,239 $88,395 68%
GG - 08 $72,916 $75,346 $77,776 $80,206 $82,636 $85,066 $87,496 $89,925 $92,355 $94,785 $97,215 $99,645 71%
GG - 09 $81,478 $84,194 $86,910 $89,626 $92,342 $95,058 $97,774 $100,491 $103,207 $105,923 $108,639 $111,355 73%
GG - 10 $89,725 $92,716 $95,707 $98,698 $101,689 $104,681 $107,672 $110,663 $113,654 $116,645 $119,636 $122,628 73%
GG - 11 $97,441 $100,688 $103,936 $107,183 $110,430 $113,677 $116,925 $120,172 $123,419 $126,667 $129,914 $133,161 71%
GG - 12 $105,863 $109,393 $112,922 $116,452 $119,981 $123,510 $127,040 $130,569 $134,098 $137,628 $141,157 $144,686 55%
GG - 13 $117,763 $121,688 $125,614 $129,539 $133,464 $137,389 $141,314 $145,239 $149,164 $153,090 $157,015 $160,940 45%
GG - 14 $134,362 $138,841 $143,319 $147,798 $152,277 $156,755 $161,234 $165,712 $170,191 $174,670 $176,300 $176,300 40%

Cyber WR A4

Provides coverage for (612) Security Control Assessor, (511) Cyber Defense Analyst, (461) System Security Analyst, (531) Cyber Defense Incident Responder, (611) Authorizing Official/Designating Representative and (621) Software Developer work role codes.

 

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10Step 11Step 12Supplement
GG - 07$59,680$61,668$63,657$65,646$67,634$69,623$71,612$73,600$75,589$77,578$79,566$81,55555%
GG - 08$66,094$68,296$70,499$72,701$74,904$77,106$79,309$81,511$83,714$85,917$88,119$90,32255%
GG - 09$78,652$81,274$83,896$86,518$89,140$91,761$94,383$97,005$99,627$102,249$104,871$107,49367%
GG - 10$85,576$88,428$91,281$94,134$96,987$99,840$102,693$105,546$108,398$111,251$114,104$116,95765%
GG - 11$91,173$94,211$97,250$100,288$103,326$106,365$109,403$112,442$115,480$118,518$121,557$124,59560%
GG - 12$102,449$105,864$109,280$112,695$116,111$119,526$122,942$126,357$129,773$133,188$136,604$140,01950%
GG - 13$117,763$121,688$125,614$129,539$133,464$137,389$141,314$145,239$149,164$153,090$157,015$160,94045%

Cyber WR A5

Provides coverage for (612) Security Control Assessor, (511) Cyber Defense Analyst, (461) System Security Analyst, (531) Cyber Defense Incident Responder, (611) Authorizing Official/Designating Representative and (621) Software Developer work role codes.

 

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10Step 11Step 12Supplement
GG - 07$60,450$62,464$64,478$66,493$68,507$70,521$72,536$74,550$76,564$78,579$80,593$82,60757%
GG - 08$69,931$72,262$74,592$76,923$79,253$81,583$83,914$86,244$88,575$90,905$93,236$95,56664%
GG - 09$78,652$81,274$83,896$86,518$89,140$91,761$94,383$97,005$99,627$102,249$104,871$107,49367%
GG - 10$82,982$85,749$88,515$91,282$94,048$96,814$99,581$102,347$105,114$107,880$110,646$113,41360%
GG - 11$99,150$102,455$105,759$109,063$112,367$115,672$118,976$122,280$125,585$128,889$132,193$135,49774%
GG - 12$106,546$110,099$113,651$117,203$120,755$124,307$127,859$131,411$134,963$138,516$142,068$145,62056%
GG - 13$114,515$118,331$122,148$125,965$129,782$133,599$137,416$141,233$145,050$148,866$152,683$156,50041%

 

Cyber WR A6

Provides coverage for (612) Security Control Assessor, (511) Cyber Defense Analyst, (461) System Security Analyst, (531) Cyber Defense Incident Responder, (611) Authorizing Official/Designating Representative and (621) Software Developer work role codes.

 

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10Step 11Step 12Supplement
GG - 07$57,755$59,679$61,604$63,528$65,453$67,377$69,302$71,226$73,151$75,075$77,000$78,92450%
GG - 08$64,814$66,974$69,134$71,294$73,454$75,614$77,774$79,934$82,094$84,254$86,414$88,57352%
GG - 09$74,413$76,894$79,374$81,855$84,336$86,816$89,297$91,777$94,258$96,739$99,219$101,70058%
GG - 10$79,871$82,533$85,196$87,859$90,521$93,184$95,847$98,509$101,172$103,835$106,497$109,16054%
GG - 11$88,893$91,856$94,818$97,781$100,743$103,706$106,668$109,631$112,593$115,555$118,518$121,48056%
GG - 12$96,985$100,218$103,451$106,685$109,918$113,151$116,385$119,618$122,851$126,085$129,318$132,55142%
GG - 13$113,702$117,492$121,282$125,072$128,862$132,651$136,441$140,231$144,021$147,811$151,600$155,39040%

 

Cyber WR A7

Provides coverage for (612) Security Control Assessor, (511) Cyber Defense Analyst, (461) System Security Analyst, (531) Cyber Defense Incident Responder, (611) Authorizing Official/Designating Representative and (621) Software Developer work role codes.

 

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10Step 11Step 12Supplement
GG - 07$52,364$54,109$55,854$57,599$59,344$61,088$62,833$64,578$66,323$68,068$69,813$71,55836%
GG - 08$54,154$55,959$57,763$59,568$61,373$63,177$64,982$66,787$68,591$70,396$72,201$74,00527%
GG - 09$62,168$64,240$66,313$68,385$70,458$72,530$74,602$76,675$78,747$80,820$82,892$84,96432%
GG - 10$67,423$69,671$71,919$74,166$76,414$78,662$80,909$83,157$85,405$87,653$89,900$92,14830%
GG - 11$75,218$77,724$80,231$82,738$85,244$87,751$90,258$92,764$95,271$97,778$100,284$102,79132%
GG - 12$90,155$93,160$96,166$99,172$102,177$105,183$108,189$111,194$114,200$117,205$120,211$123,21732%
GG - 13$102,332$105,743$109,154$112,565$115,975$119,386$122,797$126,208$129,619$133,030$136,440$139,85126%

 

Cyber WR A8

Provides coverage for (612) Security Control Assessor, (511) Cyber Defense Analyst, (461) System Security Analyst, (531) Cyber Defense Incident Responder, (611) Authorizing Official/Designating Representative and (621) Software Developer work role codes.

 

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10Step 11Step 12Supplement
GG - 07$53,134$54,905$56,675$58,446$60,216$61,987$63,757$65,528$67,298$69,069$70,840$72,61038%
GG - 08$59,697$61,687$63,676$65,666$67,655$69,644$71,634$73,623$75,613$77,602$79,591$81,58140%
GG - 09$65,936$68,134$70,332$72,530$74,728$76,926$79,124$81,322$83,520$85,718$87,916$90,11440%
GG - 10$71,572$73,958$76,344$78,730$81,116$83,502$85,888$88,274$90,660$93,047$95,433$97,81938%
GG - 11$78,637$81,257$83,878$86,498$89,119$91,740$94,360$96,981$99,602$102,222$104,843$107,46338%
GG - 12$92,204$95,278$98,352$101,426$104,499$107,573$110,647$113,721$116,795$119,869$122,943$126,01735%
GG - 13$103,144$106,582$110,020$113,458$116,896$120,334$123,772$127,210$130,647$134,085$137,523$140,96127%

 

Cyber WR A9

Provides coverage for (612) Security Control Assessor, (511) Cyber Defense Analyst, (461) System Security Analyst, (531) Cyber Defense Incident Responder, (611) Authorizing Official/Designating Representative and (621) Software Developer work role codes.

 

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 Supplement
GG - 07 $58,140 $60,077 $62,014 $63,952 $65,889 $67,826 $69,764 $71,701 $73,638 $75,576 $77,513 $79,450 51%
GG - 08 $64,814 $66,974 $69,134 $71,294 $73,454 $75,614 $77,774 $79,934 $82,094 $84,254 $86,414 $88,573 52%
GG - 09 $71,116 $73,487 $75,858 $78,229 $80,599 $82,970 $85,341 $87,711 $90,082 $92,453 $94,823 $97,194 51%
GG - 10 $75,203 $77,710 $80,217 $82,724 $85,231 $87,738 $90,245 $92,752 $95,259 $97,766 $100,273 $102,780 45%
GG - 11 $78,637 $81,257 $83,878 $86,498 $89,119 $91,740 $94,360 $96,981 $99,602 $102,222 $104,843 $107,463 38%
GG - 12 $89,472 $92,455 $95,437 $98,420 $101,403 $104,386 $107,369 $110,352 $113,335 $116,318 $119,300 $122,283 31%
GG - 13 $99,896 $103,225 $106,555 $109,885 $113,214 $116,544 $119,873 $123,203 $126,533 $129,862 $133,192 $136,521 23%