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Archive year. This is the 2017 table for San Francisco. For current pay, see the latest San Francisco page.
38.17% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,597 to $161,900 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
16 Counties covered by this pay area

2017 San Francisco full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 38.17% locality adjustment for 2017. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for San Francisco.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $25,597$26,454$27,305$28,152$29,003$29,501$30,342$31,192$31,225$32,015
GS-2 $28,779$29,465$30,418$31,225$31,576$32,504$33,433$34,361$35,290$36,219
GS-3 $31,402$32,449$33,497$34,544$35,591$36,639$37,686$38,733$39,781$40,828
GS-4 $35,253$36,427$37,602$38,776$39,950$41,125$42,299$43,474$44,648$45,823
GS-5 $39,441$40,756$42,071$43,387$44,702$46,018$47,333$48,648$49,964$51,279
GS-6 $43,964$45,430$46,896$48,362$49,828$51,294$52,760$54,226$55,692$57,158
GS-7 $48,856$50,485$52,114$53,743$55,372$57,001$58,630$60,259$61,888$63,517
GS-8 $54,106$55,909$57,712$59,515$61,318$63,122$64,925$66,728$68,531$70,334
GS-9 $59,760$61,752$63,745$65,737$67,730$69,722$71,714$73,707$75,699$77,692
GS-10 $65,810$68,005$70,199$72,393$74,587$76,781$78,975$81,169$83,363$85,558
GS-11 $72,303$74,713$77,122$79,532$81,942$84,351$86,761$89,171$91,580$93,990
GS-12 $86,663$89,552$92,441$95,330$98,220$101,109$103,998$106,887$109,776$112,665
GS-13 $103,053$106,488$109,923$113,357$116,792$120,227$123,662$127,097$130,532$133,967
GS-14 $121,778$125,837$129,896$133,956$138,015$142,075$146,134$150,194$154,253$158,312
GS-15 $143,244$148,019$152,794$157,569$161,900$161,900$161,900$161,900$161,900$161,900
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About the 2017 San Francisco table

The San Francisco Locality Area used the official OPM San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, 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 38.17%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,597, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $161,900.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 16 counties and cities across California. Some of the included jurisdictions include Alameda County, CA, Calaveras County, CA, Contra Costa County, CA, Marin County, CA, Merced County, CA, Monterey County, CA, Napa County, CA, San Benito County, CA, San Francisco County, CA, San Joaquin County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, and more.

2017 San Francisco questions

  • What was the 2017 locality adjustment for San Francisco?
    In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA was 38.17%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in San Francisco in 2017?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in San Francisco earned $86,663 in 2017, rising to $112,665 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 San Francisco page.
  • Is the 2017 table still current?
    No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest San Francisco page.