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2018 LOS ANGELES GS Pay Table

The Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA GS locality table for 2018. The 2018 locality adjustment was 30.57%, applied on top of the 2018 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.

Archive year. This is the 2018 table for LOS ANGELES. For current pay, see the latest LOS ANGELES page.
30.57% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,528 to $164,200 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
9 Counties covered by this pay area
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2018 LOS ANGELES GS Pay Table

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

30.57% locality adjustment
9 covered counties
$24,528 to $164,200 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 $24,528$25,349$26,165$26,976$27,792$28,268$29,074$29,889$29,920$30,687
GS-2 $27,578$28,234$29,147$29,920$30,260$31,150$32,041$32,931$33,822$34,712
GS-3 $30,090$31,093$32,095$33,098$34,101$35,104$36,107$37,109$38,112$39,115
GS-4 $33,780$34,905$36,031$37,156$38,282$39,407$40,533$41,658$42,784$43,909
GS-5 $37,793$39,053$40,313$41,573$42,833$44,093$45,353$46,613$47,873$49,133
GS-6 $42,127$43,531$44,934$46,338$47,742$49,145$50,549$51,952$53,356$54,760
GS-7 $46,815$48,375$49,935$51,496$53,056$54,616$56,176$57,737$59,297$60,857
GS-8 $51,845$53,574$55,303$57,032$58,760$60,489$62,218$63,947$65,675$67,404
GS-9 $57,264$59,173$61,082$62,991$64,900$66,809$68,718$70,627$72,536$74,444
GS-10 $63,061$65,164$67,266$69,368$71,470$73,572$75,674$77,777$79,879$81,981
GS-11 $69,283$71,593$73,903$76,212$78,522$80,832$83,142$85,452$87,761$90,071
GS-12 $83,043$85,811$88,579$91,347$94,115$96,883$99,651$102,419$105,187$107,955
GS-13 $98,747$102,039$105,331$108,622$111,914$115,206$118,497$121,789$125,081$128,373
GS-14 $116,690$120,580$124,470$128,359$132,249$136,139$140,028$143,918$147,808$151,698
GS-15 $137,259$141,834$146,409$150,985$155,560$160,135$164,200$164,200$164,200$164,200
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2018 LOS ANGELES full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 30.57% locality adjustment for 2018. 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 $24,528$25,349$26,165$26,976$27,792$28,268$29,074$29,889$29,920$30,687
GS-2 $27,578$28,234$29,147$29,920$30,260$31,150$32,041$32,931$33,822$34,712
GS-3 $30,090$31,093$32,095$33,098$34,101$35,104$36,107$37,109$38,112$39,115
GS-4 $33,780$34,905$36,031$37,156$38,282$39,407$40,533$41,658$42,784$43,909
GS-5 $37,793$39,053$40,313$41,573$42,833$44,093$45,353$46,613$47,873$49,133
GS-6 $42,127$43,531$44,934$46,338$47,742$49,145$50,549$51,952$53,356$54,760
GS-7 $46,815$48,375$49,935$51,496$53,056$54,616$56,176$57,737$59,297$60,857
GS-8 $51,845$53,574$55,303$57,032$58,760$60,489$62,218$63,947$65,675$67,404
GS-9 $57,264$59,173$61,082$62,991$64,900$66,809$68,718$70,627$72,536$74,444
GS-10 $63,061$65,164$67,266$69,368$71,470$73,572$75,674$77,777$79,879$81,981
GS-11 $69,283$71,593$73,903$76,212$78,522$80,832$83,142$85,452$87,761$90,071
GS-12 $83,043$85,811$88,579$91,347$94,115$96,883$99,651$102,419$105,187$107,955
GS-13 $98,747$102,039$105,331$108,622$111,914$115,206$118,497$121,789$125,081$128,373
GS-14 $116,690$120,580$124,470$128,359$132,249$136,139$140,028$143,918$147,808$151,698
GS-15 $137,259$141,834$146,409$150,985$155,560$160,135$164,200$164,200$164,200$164,200
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GS-1 $24,528 GS-2 $27,578 GS-3 $30,090 GS-4 $33,780 GS-5 $37,793 GS-6 $42,127 GS-7 $46,815 GS-8 $51,845 GS-9 $57,264 GS-10 $63,061 GS-11 $69,283 GS-12 $83,043 GS-13 $98,747 GS-14 $116,690 GS-15 $137,259

About the 2018 LOS ANGELES table

The LOS ANGELES Locality Area used the official OPM Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA boundary in 2018. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2018 nationwide base GS table.

In 2018, the locality adjustment was 30.57%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,528, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $164,200.

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.

2018 LOS ANGELES questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for LOS ANGELES?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA was 30.57%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in LOS ANGELES in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in LOS ANGELES earned $83,043 in 2018, rising to $107,955 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 LOS ANGELES page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest LOS ANGELES page.