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Archive year. This is the 2016 table for SAN DIEGO. For current pay, see the latest SAN DIEGO page.
24.73% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,879 to $160,300 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
1 Counties covered by this pay area

2016 SAN DIEGO full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 24.73% locality adjustment for 2016. 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 $22,879$23,644$24,405$25,162$25,923$26,368$27,120$27,878$27,908$28,614
GS-2 $25,723$26,335$27,187$27,908$28,225$29,056$29,887$30,717$31,548$32,379
GS-3 $28,067$29,002$29,938$30,873$31,809$32,744$33,680$34,615$35,551$36,486
GS-4 $31,508$32,558$33,608$34,659$35,709$36,759$37,809$38,860$39,910$40,960
GS-5 $35,251$36,426$37,601$38,776$39,951$41,126$42,301$43,476$44,651$45,826
GS-6 $39,295$40,605$41,914$43,224$44,534$45,843$47,153$48,463$49,772$51,082
GS-7 $43,667$45,122$46,578$48,034$49,489$50,945$52,400$53,856$55,312$56,767
GS-8 $48,359$49,971$51,582$53,194$54,805$56,417$58,028$59,640$61,251$62,863
GS-9 $53,413$55,193$56,973$58,753$60,533$62,313$64,093$65,872$67,652$69,432
GS-10 $58,820$60,781$62,742$64,702$66,663$68,624$70,585$72,545$74,506$76,467
GS-11 $64,624$66,778$68,932$71,086$73,240$75,394$77,548$79,702$81,857$84,011
GS-12 $77,459$80,040$82,622$85,204$87,786$90,368$92,950$95,532$98,114$100,696
GS-13 $92,108$95,179$98,250$101,321$104,392$107,462$110,533$113,604$116,675$119,746
GS-14 $108,843$112,472$116,100$119,728$123,357$126,985$130,614$134,242$137,870$141,499
GS-15 $128,030$132,299$136,567$140,835$145,103$149,372$153,640$157,908$160,300$160,300
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About the 2016 SAN DIEGO table

The SAN DIEGO Locality Area used the official OPM San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 24.73%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,879, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $160,300.

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.

2016 SAN DIEGO questions

  • What was the 2016 locality adjustment for SAN DIEGO?
    In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA was 24.73%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in SAN DIEGO in 2016?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in SAN DIEGO earned $77,459 in 2016, rising to $100,696 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 SAN DIEGO page.
  • Is the 2016 table still current?
    No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest SAN DIEGO page.