2016 SAN DIEGO GS Pay Table
The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA GS locality table for 2016. The 2016 locality adjustment was 24.73%, applied on top of the 2016 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2016 SAN DIEGO GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Covered area: San Diego 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 | $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 |
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
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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.