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2015 LOS ANGELES GS Pay Table

The Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA GS locality table for 2015. The 2015 locality adjustment was 27.16%, applied on top of the 2015 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.

Archive year. This is the 2015 table for LOS ANGELES. For current pay, see the latest LOS ANGELES page.
27.16% 2015 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,094 to $158,700 2015 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
9 Counties covered by this pay area
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2015 LOS ANGELES GS Pay Table

Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA.

27.16% locality adjustment
9 covered counties
$23,094 to $158,700 salary range

Covered area: Imperial County, CA, Kern County, CA, Los Angeles County, CA, Orange County, CA, Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Luis Obispo County, CA, Santa Barbara County, CA, Ventura County, CA.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,094$23,865$24,633$25,398$26,166$26,616$27,375$28,141$28,170$28,881
GS-2 $25,965$26,583$27,442$28,170$28,488$29,326$30,164$31,002$31,840$32,678
GS-3 $28,330$29,275$30,220$31,164$32,109$33,054$33,999$34,944$35,888$36,833
GS-4 $31,804$32,865$33,925$34,986$36,046$37,107$38,167$39,228$40,288$41,349
GS-5 $35,582$36,768$37,955$39,141$40,328$41,514$42,700$43,887$45,073$46,260
GS-6 $39,664$40,986$42,309$43,631$44,954$46,276$47,599$48,921$50,243$51,566
GS-7 $44,076$45,545$47,014$48,482$49,951$51,420$52,888$54,357$55,826$57,294
GS-8 $48,813$50,441$52,068$53,696$55,324$56,951$58,579$60,206$61,834$63,462
GS-9 $53,915$55,711$57,508$59,305$61,102$62,898$64,695$66,492$68,289$70,086
GS-10 $59,372$61,351$63,329$65,308$67,287$69,265$71,244$73,223$75,201$77,180
GS-11 $65,231$67,405$69,579$71,754$73,928$76,103$78,277$80,452$82,626$84,800
GS-12 $78,186$80,792$83,399$86,006$88,613$91,219$93,826$96,433$99,040$101,647
GS-13 $92,973$96,072$99,171$102,270$105,369$108,467$111,566$114,665$117,764$120,863
GS-14 $109,865$113,527$117,189$120,852$124,514$128,176$131,838$135,500$139,163$142,825
GS-15 $129,233$133,541$137,849$142,157$146,465$150,774$155,082$158,700$158,700$158,700
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2015 LOS ANGELES full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 27.16% locality adjustment for 2015. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for LOS ANGELES.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,094$23,865$24,633$25,398$26,166$26,616$27,375$28,141$28,170$28,881
GS-2 $25,965$26,583$27,442$28,170$28,488$29,326$30,164$31,002$31,840$32,678
GS-3 $28,330$29,275$30,220$31,164$32,109$33,054$33,999$34,944$35,888$36,833
GS-4 $31,804$32,865$33,925$34,986$36,046$37,107$38,167$39,228$40,288$41,349
GS-5 $35,582$36,768$37,955$39,141$40,328$41,514$42,700$43,887$45,073$46,260
GS-6 $39,664$40,986$42,309$43,631$44,954$46,276$47,599$48,921$50,243$51,566
GS-7 $44,076$45,545$47,014$48,482$49,951$51,420$52,888$54,357$55,826$57,294
GS-8 $48,813$50,441$52,068$53,696$55,324$56,951$58,579$60,206$61,834$63,462
GS-9 $53,915$55,711$57,508$59,305$61,102$62,898$64,695$66,492$68,289$70,086
GS-10 $59,372$61,351$63,329$65,308$67,287$69,265$71,244$73,223$75,201$77,180
GS-11 $65,231$67,405$69,579$71,754$73,928$76,103$78,277$80,452$82,626$84,800
GS-12 $78,186$80,792$83,399$86,006$88,613$91,219$93,826$96,433$99,040$101,647
GS-13 $92,973$96,072$99,171$102,270$105,369$108,467$111,566$114,665$117,764$120,863
GS-14 $109,865$113,527$117,189$120,852$124,514$128,176$131,838$135,500$139,163$142,825
GS-15 $129,233$133,541$137,849$142,157$146,465$150,774$155,082$158,700$158,700$158,700
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GS-1 $23,094 GS-2 $25,965 GS-3 $28,330 GS-4 $31,804 GS-5 $35,582 GS-6 $39,664 GS-7 $44,076 GS-8 $48,813 GS-9 $53,915 GS-10 $59,372 GS-11 $65,231 GS-12 $78,186 GS-13 $92,973 GS-14 $109,865 GS-15 $129,233

About the 2015 LOS ANGELES table

The LOS ANGELES Locality Area used the official OPM Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA boundary in 2015. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2015 nationwide base GS table.

In 2015, the locality adjustment was 27.16%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,094, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $158,700.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 9 counties and cities across California. Some of the included jurisdictions include Imperial County, CA, Kern County, CA, Los Angeles County, CA, Orange County, CA, Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Luis Obispo County, CA, Santa Barbara County, CA, Ventura County, CA.

2015 LOS ANGELES questions

  • What was the 2015 locality adjustment for LOS ANGELES?
    In 2015, the locality pay adjustment for Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA was 27.16%, added on top of the 2015 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in LOS ANGELES in 2015?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in LOS ANGELES earned $78,186 in 2015, rising to $101,647 at Step 10. See the 2015 GS-12 LOS ANGELES page.
  • Is the 2015 table still current?
    No. 2015 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest LOS ANGELES page.