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Archive year. This is the 2016 table for LOS ANGELES. For current pay, see the latest LOS ANGELES page.
27.65% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,415 to $160,300 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
9 Counties covered by this pay area

2016 LOS ANGELES full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 27.65% locality adjustment for 2016. 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 $23,415$24,197$24,976$25,751$26,529$26,985$27,755$28,531$28,562$29,284
GS-2 $26,325$26,952$27,824$28,562$28,886$29,736$30,586$31,436$32,287$33,137
GS-3 $28,724$29,681$30,639$31,596$32,553$33,511$34,468$35,425$36,383$37,340
GS-4 $32,246$33,320$34,395$35,470$36,545$37,620$38,695$39,769$40,844$41,919
GS-5 $36,076$37,279$38,481$39,684$40,886$42,089$43,291$44,494$45,696$46,899
GS-6 $40,215$41,555$42,896$44,236$45,576$46,916$48,257$49,597$50,937$52,278
GS-7 $44,689$46,179$47,668$49,158$50,648$52,137$53,627$55,117$56,606$58,096
GS-8 $49,491$51,140$52,790$54,439$56,088$57,737$59,387$61,036$62,685$64,334
GS-9 $54,664$56,485$58,307$60,128$61,950$63,771$65,593$67,415$69,236$71,058
GS-10 $60,197$62,204$64,211$66,217$68,224$70,230$72,237$74,244$76,250$78,257
GS-11 $66,137$68,341$70,546$72,750$74,955$77,159$79,364$81,568$83,773$85,977
GS-12 $79,272$81,914$84,557$87,199$89,841$92,484$95,126$97,768$100,411$103,053
GS-13 $94,264$97,407$100,550$103,693$106,835$109,978$113,121$116,264$119,406$122,549
GS-14 $111,391$115,105$118,818$122,531$126,245$129,958$133,671$137,385$141,098$144,811
GS-15 $131,028$135,396$139,764$144,132$148,500$152,869$157,237$160,300$160,300$160,300
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About the 2016 LOS ANGELES table

The LOS ANGELES Locality Area used the official OPM Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA boundary in 2016. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2016 nationwide base GS table.

In 2016, the locality adjustment was 27.65%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,415, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $160,300.

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.

2016 LOS ANGELES questions

  • What was the 2016 locality adjustment for LOS ANGELES?
    In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA was 27.65%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in LOS ANGELES in 2016?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in LOS ANGELES earned $79,272 in 2016, rising to $103,053 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 LOS ANGELES page.
  • Is the 2016 table still current?
    No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest LOS ANGELES page.