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Archive year. This is the 2017 table for SAN DIEGO. For current pay, see the latest SAN DIEGO page.
26.98% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,524 to $161,900 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
1 Counties covered by this pay area

2017 SAN DIEGO full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 26.98% locality adjustment for 2017. 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 $23,524$24,312$25,094$25,872$26,654$27,111$27,885$28,666$28,696$29,423
GS-2 $26,449$27,078$27,955$28,696$29,019$29,872$30,725$31,579$32,432$33,285
GS-3 $28,859$29,821$30,784$31,746$32,709$33,671$34,634$35,596$36,559$37,521
GS-4 $32,398$33,477$34,556$35,636$36,715$37,794$38,874$39,953$41,032$42,112
GS-5 $36,246$37,455$38,664$39,873$41,082$42,291$43,500$44,708$45,917$47,126
GS-6 $40,404$41,751$43,098$44,446$45,793$47,140$48,487$49,835$51,182$52,529
GS-7 $44,899$46,396$47,893$49,390$50,887$52,384$53,881$55,379$56,876$58,373
GS-8 $49,724$51,381$53,038$54,695$56,352$58,010$59,667$61,324$62,981$64,638
GS-9 $54,920$56,751$58,582$60,413$62,244$64,075$65,906$67,737$69,569$71,400
GS-10 $60,481$62,497$64,513$66,530$68,546$70,563$72,579$74,596$76,612$78,629
GS-11 $66,447$68,662$70,876$73,091$75,305$77,520$79,735$81,949$84,164$86,378
GS-12 $79,644$82,300$84,955$87,610$90,265$92,920$95,575$98,230$100,886$103,541
GS-13 $94,707$97,863$101,020$104,177$107,334$110,490$113,647$116,804$119,961$123,117
GS-14 $111,915$115,646$119,376$123,107$126,838$130,568$134,299$138,030$141,760$145,491
GS-15 $131,643$136,031$140,420$144,808$149,196$153,585$157,973$161,900$161,900$161,900
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About the 2017 SAN DIEGO table

The SAN DIEGO Locality Area used the official OPM San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 26.98%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,524, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $161,900.

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.

2017 SAN DIEGO questions

  • What was the 2017 locality adjustment for SAN DIEGO?
    In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA was 26.98%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in SAN DIEGO in 2017?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in SAN DIEGO earned $79,644 in 2017, rising to $103,541 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 SAN DIEGO page.
  • Is the 2017 table still current?
    No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest SAN DIEGO page.