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2017 LOS ANGELES GS Pay Table

The Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA GS locality table for 2017. The 2017 locality adjustment was 29.65%, applied on top of the 2017 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.

Archive year. This is the 2017 table for LOS ANGELES. For current pay, see the latest LOS ANGELES page.
29.65% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,019 to $161,900 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
9 Counties covered by this pay area
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2017 LOS ANGELES GS Pay Table

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

29.65% locality adjustment
9 covered counties
$24,019 to $161,900 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 $24,019$24,823$25,621$26,416$27,215$27,682$28,471$29,268$29,300$30,041
GS-2 $27,005$27,648$28,542$29,300$29,629$30,500$31,371$32,243$33,114$33,985
GS-3 $29,466$30,448$31,431$32,414$33,397$34,379$35,362$36,345$37,328$38,310
GS-4 $33,079$34,181$35,283$36,385$37,487$38,589$39,691$40,793$41,895$42,997
GS-5 $37,009$38,243$39,477$40,711$41,946$43,180$44,414$45,648$46,883$48,117
GS-6 $41,253$42,629$44,005$45,380$46,756$48,131$49,507$50,882$52,258$53,634
GS-7 $45,843$47,372$48,900$50,429$51,957$53,486$55,014$56,543$58,072$59,600
GS-8 $50,770$52,462$54,154$55,845$57,537$59,229$60,921$62,613$64,305$65,997
GS-9 $56,075$57,944$59,814$61,684$63,553$65,423$67,292$69,162$71,031$72,901
GS-10 $61,752$63,811$65,870$67,929$69,988$72,047$74,105$76,164$78,223$80,282
GS-11 $67,845$70,106$72,367$74,628$76,889$79,150$81,411$83,672$85,933$88,194
GS-12 $81,319$84,030$86,741$89,452$92,163$94,874$97,585$100,296$103,007$105,718
GS-13 $96,698$99,921$103,144$106,367$109,591$112,814$116,037$119,260$122,483$125,706
GS-14 $114,268$118,077$121,887$125,696$129,505$133,314$137,123$140,932$144,741$148,550
GS-15 $134,411$138,891$143,372$147,853$152,334$156,814$161,295$161,900$161,900$161,900
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2017 LOS ANGELES full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 29.65% locality adjustment for 2017. 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 $24,019$24,823$25,621$26,416$27,215$27,682$28,471$29,268$29,300$30,041
GS-2 $27,005$27,648$28,542$29,300$29,629$30,500$31,371$32,243$33,114$33,985
GS-3 $29,466$30,448$31,431$32,414$33,397$34,379$35,362$36,345$37,328$38,310
GS-4 $33,079$34,181$35,283$36,385$37,487$38,589$39,691$40,793$41,895$42,997
GS-5 $37,009$38,243$39,477$40,711$41,946$43,180$44,414$45,648$46,883$48,117
GS-6 $41,253$42,629$44,005$45,380$46,756$48,131$49,507$50,882$52,258$53,634
GS-7 $45,843$47,372$48,900$50,429$51,957$53,486$55,014$56,543$58,072$59,600
GS-8 $50,770$52,462$54,154$55,845$57,537$59,229$60,921$62,613$64,305$65,997
GS-9 $56,075$57,944$59,814$61,684$63,553$65,423$67,292$69,162$71,031$72,901
GS-10 $61,752$63,811$65,870$67,929$69,988$72,047$74,105$76,164$78,223$80,282
GS-11 $67,845$70,106$72,367$74,628$76,889$79,150$81,411$83,672$85,933$88,194
GS-12 $81,319$84,030$86,741$89,452$92,163$94,874$97,585$100,296$103,007$105,718
GS-13 $96,698$99,921$103,144$106,367$109,591$112,814$116,037$119,260$122,483$125,706
GS-14 $114,268$118,077$121,887$125,696$129,505$133,314$137,123$140,932$144,741$148,550
GS-15 $134,411$138,891$143,372$147,853$152,334$156,814$161,295$161,900$161,900$161,900
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GS-1 $24,019 GS-2 $27,005 GS-3 $29,466 GS-4 $33,079 GS-5 $37,009 GS-6 $41,253 GS-7 $45,843 GS-8 $50,770 GS-9 $56,075 GS-10 $61,752 GS-11 $67,845 GS-12 $81,319 GS-13 $96,698 GS-14 $114,268 GS-15 $134,411

About the 2017 LOS ANGELES table

The LOS ANGELES Locality Area used the official OPM Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA boundary in 2017. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2017 nationwide base GS table.

In 2017, the locality adjustment was 29.65%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,019, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $161,900.

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.

2017 LOS ANGELES questions

  • What was the 2017 locality adjustment for LOS ANGELES?
    In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA was 29.65%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in LOS ANGELES in 2017?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in LOS ANGELES earned $81,319 in 2017, rising to $105,718 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 LOS ANGELES page.
  • Is the 2017 table still current?
    No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest LOS ANGELES page.