Defense Cyber Excepted Service (CES)
TLMS Pay Rates

CES Pay Tables, JAN 2023

CES Base Pay

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10Step 11Step 12
GG-1$20,999$21,704$22,401$23,097$23,794$24,202$24,893$25,589$25,617$26,273$26,929$27,585
GG-2$23,612$24,174$24,956$25,617$25,906$26,668$27,430$28,192$28,954$29,716$30,478$31,240
GG-3$25,764$26,623$27,482$28,341$29,200$30,059$30,918$31,777$32,636$33,495$34,354$35,213
GG-4$28,921$29,885$30,849$31,813$32,777$33,741$34,705$35,669$36,633$37,597$38,561$39,525
GG-5$32,357$33,436$34,515$35,594$36,673$37,752$38,831$39,910$40,989$42,068$43,147$44,226
GG-6$36,070$37,272$38,474$39,676$40,878$42,080$43,282$44,484$45,686$46,888$48,090$49,292
GG-7$40,082$41,418$42,754$44,090$45,426$46,762$48,098$49,434$50,770$52,106$53,442$54,778
GG-8$44,389$45,869$47,349$48,829$50,309$51,789$53,269$54,749$56,229$57,709$59,189$60,669
GG-9$49,028$50,662$52,296$53,930$55,564$57,198$58,832$60,466$62,100$63,734$65,368$67,002
GG-10$53,990$55,790$57,590$59,390$61,190$62,990$64,790$66,590$68,390$70,190$71,990$73,790
GG-11$59,319$61,296$63,273$65,250$67,227$69,204$71,181$73,158$75,135$77,112$79,089$81,066
GG-12$71,099$73,469$75,839$78,209$80,579$82,949$85,319$87,689$90,059$92,429$94,799$97,169
GG-13$84,546$87,364$90,182$93,000$95,818$98,636$101,454$104,272$107,090$109,908$112,726$115,544
GG-14$99,908$103,238$106,568$109,898$113,228$116,558$119,888$123,218$126,548$129,878$133,208$136,538
GG-15$117,518$121,435$125,352$129,269$133,186$137,103$141,020$144,937$148,854$152,771$156,688$160,605

TLMS (Targeted Local Market Supplement) Locality Assignment

3 Work Role Group6 Work Role Group
TLMS TableOPM LocalityTLMS TableOPM 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 2023)

Provides coverage for (321) Network Operator, (322) Interactive Operator and (121) Exploitation Analyst 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 $78,962 $81,593 $84,225 $86,857 $89,489 $92,121 $94,753 $97,385 $100,017 $102,649 $105,281 $107,913 97%
GG - 08 $84,783 $87,610 $90,437 $93,263 $96,090 $98,917 $101,744 $104,571 $107,397 $110,224 $113,051 $115,878 91%
GG - 09 $91,682 $94,738 $97,794 $100,849 $103,905 $106,960 $110,016 $113,071 $116,127 $119,183 $122,238 $125,294 87%
GG - 10 $96,102 $99,306 $102,510 $105,714 $108,918 $112,122 $115,326 $118,530 $121,734 $124,938 $128,142 $131,346 78%
GG - 11 $101,435 $104,816 $108,197 $111,578 $114,958 $118,339 $121,720 $125,100 $128,481 $131,862 $135,242 $138,623 71%
GG - 12 $114,469 $118,285 $122,101 $125,916 $129,732 $133,548 $137,364 $141,179 $144,995 $148,811 $152,626 $156,442 61%
GG - 13 $136,119 $140,656 $145,193 $149,730 $154,267 $158,804 $163,341 $167,878 $172,415 $176,952 $181,489 $183,500 61%
GG - 14 $156,856 $162,084 $167,312 $172,540 $177,768 $182,996 $183,500 $183,500 $183,500 $183,500 $183,500 $183,500 57%
GG - 15 $183,500 $183,500 $183,500 $183,500 $183,500 $183,500 $183,500 $183,500 $183,500 $183,500 $183,500 $183,500 57%


 

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.

 

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10Step 11Step 12Supplement
GG - 07$62,127$64,198$66,269$68,340$70,410$72,481$74,552$76,623$78,694$80,764$82,835$84,90655%
GG - 08$68,803$71,097$73,391$75,685$77,979$80,273$82,567$84,861$87,155$89,449$91,743$94,03755%
GG - 09$75,993$78,526$81,059$83,592$86,124$88,657$91,190$93,722$96,255$98,788$101,320$103,85355%
GG - 10$83,685$86,475$89,265$92,055$94,845$97,635$100,425$103,215$106,005$108,795$111,585$114,37555%
GG - 11$94,910$98,074$101,237$104,400$107,563$110,726$113,890$117,053$120,216$123,379$126,542$129,70660%
GG - 12$113,758$117,550$121,342$125,134$128,926$132,718$136,510$140,302$144,094$147,886$151,678$155,47060%
GG - 13$133,583$138,035$142,488$146,940$151,392$155,845$160,297$164,750$169,202$173,655$178,107$182,56058%
GG - 14$149,862$154,857$159,852$164,847$169,842$174,837$179,832$183,500$183,500$183,500$183,500$183,50050%

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.

 

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10Step 11Step 12Supplement
GG - 07$67,338$69,582$71,827$74,071$76,316$78,560$80,805$83,049$85,294$87,538$89,783$92,02768%
GG - 08$75,905$78,436$80,967$83,498$86,028$88,559$91,090$93,621$96,152$98,682$101,213$103,74471%
GG - 09$84,818$87,645$90,472$93,299$96,126$98,953$101,779$104,606$107,433$110,260$113,087$115,91373%
GG - 10$93,403$96,517$99,631$102,745$105,859$108,973$112,087$115,201$118,315$121,429$124,543$127,65773%
GG - 11$101,435$104,816$108,197$111,578$114,958$118,339$121,720$125,100$128,481$131,862$135,242$138,62371%
GG - 12$110,203$113,877$117,550$121,224$124,897$128,571$132,244$135,918$139,591$143,265$146,938$150,61255%
GG - 13$122,592$126,678$130,764$134,850$138,936$143,022$147,108$151,194$155,281$159,367$163,453$167,53945%
GG - 14$139,871$144,533$149,195$153,857$158,519$163,181$167,843$172,505$177,167$181,829$183,500$183,50040%

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$62,127$64,198$66,269$68,340$70,410$72,481$74,552$76,623$78,694$80,764$82,835$84,90655%
GG - 08$68,803$71,097$73,391$75,685$77,979$80,273$82,567$84,861$87,155$89,449$91,743$94,03755%
GG - 09$81,877$84,606$87,334$90,063$92,792$95,521$98,249$100,978$103,707$106,436$109,165$111,89367%
GG - 10$89,084$92,054$95,024$97,994$100,964$103,934$106,904$109,874$112,844$115,814$118,784$121,75465%
GG - 11$94,910$98,074$101,237$104,400$107,563$110,726$113,890$117,053$120,216$123,379$126,542$129,70660%
GG - 12$106,649$110,204$113,759$117,314$120,869$124,424$127,979$131,534$135,089$138,644$142,199$145,75450%
GG - 13$122,592$126,678$130,764$134,850$138,936$143,022$147,108$151,194$155,281$159,367$163,453$167,53945%

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$62,929$65,026$67,124$69,221$71,319$73,416$75,514$77,611$79,709$81,806$83,904$86,00157%
GG - 08$72,798$75,225$77,652$80,080$82,507$84,934$87,361$89,788$92,216$94,643$97,070$99,49764%
GG - 09$81,877$84,606$87,334$90,063$92,792$95,521$98,249$100,978$103,707$106,436$109,165$111,89367%
GG - 10$86,384$89,264$92,144$95,024$97,904$100,784$103,664$106,544$109,424$112,304$115,184$118,06460%
GG - 11$103,215$106,655$110,095$113,535$116,975$120,415$123,855$127,295$130,735$134,175$137,615$141,05574%
GG - 12$110,914$114,612$118,309$122,006$125,703$129,400$133,098$136,795$140,492$144,189$147,886$151,58456%
GG - 13$119,210$123,183$127,157$131,130$135,103$139,077$143,050$147,024$150,997$154,970$158,944$162,91741%

 

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$60,123$62,127$64,131$66,135$68,139$70,143$72,147$74,151$76,155$78,159$80,163$82,16750%
GG - 08$67,471$69,721$71,970$74,220$76,470$78,719$80,969$83,218$85,468$87,718$89,967$92,21752%
GG - 09$77,464$80,046$82,628$85,209$87,791$90,373$92,955$95,536$98,118$100,700$103,281$105,86358%
GG - 10$83,145$85,917$88,689$91,461$94,233$97,005$99,777$102,549$105,321$108,093$110,865$113,63754%
GG - 11$92,538$95,622$98,706$101,790$104,874$107,958$111,042$114,126$117,211$120,295$123,379$126,46356%
GG - 12$100,961$104,326$107,691$111,057$114,422$117,788$121,153$124,518$127,884$131,249$134,615$137,98042%
GG - 13$118,364$122,310$126,255$130,200$134,145$138,090$142,036$145,981$149,926$153,871$157,816$161,76240%

 

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$54,512$56,328$58,145$59,962$61,779$63,596$65,413$67,230$69,047$70,864$72,681$74,49836%
GG - 08$56,374$58,254$60,133$62,013$63,892$65,772$67,652$69,531$71,411$73,290$75,170$77,05027%
GG - 09$64,717$66,874$69,031$71,188$73,344$75,501$77,658$79,815$81,972$84,129$86,286$88,44332%
GG - 10$70,187$72,527$74,867$77,207$79,547$81,887$84,227$86,567$88,907$91,247$93,587$95,92730%
GG - 11$78,301$80,911$83,520$86,130$88,740$91,349$93,959$96,569$99,178$101,788$104,397$107,00732%
GG - 12$93,851$96,979$100,107$103,236$106,364$109,493$112,621$115,749$118,878$122,006$125,135$128,26332%
GG - 13$106,528$110,079$113,629$117,180$120,731$124,281$127,832$131,383$134,933$138,484$142,035$145,58526%

 

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$55,313$57,157$59,001$60,844$62,688$64,532$66,375$68,219$70,063$71,906$73,750$75,59438%
GG - 08$62,145$64,217$66,289$68,361$70,433$72,505$74,577$76,649$78,721$80,793$82,865$84,93740%
GG - 09$68,639$70,927$73,214$75,502$77,790$80,077$82,365$84,652$86,940$89,228$91,515$93,80340%
GG - 10$74,506$76,990$79,474$81,958$84,442$86,926$89,410$91,894$94,378$96,862$99,346$101,83038%
GG - 11$81,860$84,588$87,317$90,045$92,773$95,502$98,230$100,958$103,686$106,415$109,143$111,87138%
GG - 12$95,984$99,183$102,383$105,582$108,782$111,981$115,181$118,380$121,580$124,779$127,979$131,17835%
GG - 13$107,373$110,952$114,531$118,110$121,689$125,268$128,847$132,425$136,004$139,583$143,162$146,74127%

 

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.

 

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10Step 11Step 12Supplement
GG - 07$60,524$62,541$64,559$66,576$68,593$70,611$72,628$74,645$76,663$78,680$80,697$82,71551%
GG - 08$67,471$69,721$71,970$74,220$76,470$78,719$80,969$83,218$85,468$87,718$89,967$92,21752%
GG - 09$74,032$76,500$78,967$81,434$83,902$86,369$88,836$91,304$93,771$96,238$98,706$101,17351%
GG - 10$78,286$80,896$83,506$86,116$88,726$91,336$93,946$96,556$99,166$101,776$104,386$106,99645%
GG - 11$81,860$84,588$87,317$90,045$92,773$95,502$98,230$100,958$103,686$106,415$109,143$111,87138%
GG - 12$93,140$96,244$99,349$102,454$105,558$108,663$111,768$114,873$117,977$121,082$124,187$127,29131%
GG - 13$103,992$107,458$110,924$114,390$117,856$121,322$124,788$128,255$131,721$135,187$138,653$142,11923%