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Archive year. This is the 2015 table for SAN DIEGO. For current pay, see the latest SAN DIEGO page.
24.19% 2015 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,554 to $158,700 2015 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
1 Counties covered by this pay area

2015 SAN DIEGO full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 24.19% locality adjustment for 2015. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for SAN DIEGO.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,554$23,308$24,058$24,804$25,555$25,994$26,736$27,483$27,512$28,206
GS-2 $25,358$25,962$26,801$27,512$27,822$28,641$29,459$30,278$31,096$31,914
GS-3 $27,668$28,591$29,514$30,436$31,359$32,282$33,205$34,127$35,050$35,973
GS-4 $31,061$32,097$33,133$34,168$35,204$36,240$37,276$38,311$39,347$40,383
GS-5 $34,751$35,910$37,068$38,227$39,386$40,544$41,703$42,862$44,020$45,179
GS-6 $38,737$40,029$41,320$42,612$43,904$45,195$46,487$47,778$49,070$50,362
GS-7 $43,047$44,481$45,916$47,350$48,784$50,219$51,653$53,087$54,522$55,956
GS-8 $47,673$49,262$50,852$52,442$54,031$55,621$57,211$58,800$60,390$61,980
GS-9 $52,655$54,410$56,165$57,920$59,675$61,429$63,184$64,939$66,694$68,449
GS-10 $57,986$59,918$61,850$63,783$65,715$67,648$69,580$71,512$73,445$75,377
GS-11 $63,707$65,831$67,954$70,078$72,202$74,325$76,449$78,573$80,696$82,820
GS-12 $76,359$78,905$81,451$83,997$86,543$89,089$91,635$94,181$96,727$99,273
GS-13 $90,802$93,828$96,855$99,881$102,908$105,934$108,961$111,987$115,014$118,040
GS-14 $107,299$110,876$114,452$118,029$121,606$125,182$128,759$132,336$135,912$139,489
GS-15 $126,214$130,422$134,629$138,837$143,045$147,252$151,460$155,667$158,700$158,700
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About the 2015 SAN DIEGO table

The SAN DIEGO Locality Area used the official OPM San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 24.19%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,554, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $158,700.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 1 counties and cities across California. Some of the included jurisdictions include San Diego County, CA.

2015 SAN DIEGO questions

  • What was the 2015 locality adjustment for SAN DIEGO?
    In 2015, the locality pay adjustment for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA was 24.19%, added on top of the 2015 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in SAN DIEGO in 2015?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in SAN DIEGO earned $76,359 in 2015, rising to $99,273 at Step 10. See the 2015 GS-12 SAN DIEGO page.
  • Is the 2015 table still current?
    No. 2015 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest SAN DIEGO page.