2018 SAN DIEGO GS Pay Table
The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA GS locality table for 2018. The 2018 locality adjustment was 27.88%, applied on top of the 2018 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2018 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 | $24,022 | $24,827 | $25,626 | $26,420 | $27,219 | $27,686 | $28,475 | $29,273 | $29,304 | $30,054 |
| GS-2 | $27,010 | $27,653 | $28,547 | $29,304 | $29,636 | $30,508 | $31,380 | $32,253 | $33,125 | $33,997 |
| GS-3 | $29,470 | $30,452 | $31,434 | $32,416 | $33,398 | $34,381 | $35,363 | $36,345 | $37,327 | $38,309 |
| GS-4 | $33,084 | $34,186 | $35,288 | $36,391 | $37,493 | $38,595 | $39,698 | $40,800 | $41,902 | $43,005 |
| GS-5 | $37,015 | $38,249 | $39,483 | $40,717 | $41,951 | $43,185 | $44,419 | $45,653 | $46,887 | $48,121 |
| GS-6 | $41,259 | $42,634 | $44,009 | $45,383 | $46,758 | $48,133 | $49,507 | $50,882 | $52,257 | $53,632 |
| GS-7 | $45,850 | $47,378 | $48,906 | $50,435 | $51,963 | $53,491 | $55,019 | $56,547 | $58,075 | $59,604 |
| GS-8 | $50,777 | $52,470 | $54,164 | $55,857 | $57,550 | $59,243 | $60,936 | $62,629 | $64,322 | $66,015 |
| GS-9 | $56,084 | $57,954 | $59,824 | $61,693 | $63,563 | $65,432 | $67,302 | $69,172 | $71,041 | $72,911 |
| GS-10 | $61,762 | $63,821 | $65,880 | $67,939 | $69,998 | $72,057 | $74,115 | $76,174 | $78,233 | $80,292 |
| GS-11 | $67,856 | $70,118 | $72,380 | $74,642 | $76,904 | $79,167 | $81,429 | $83,691 | $85,953 | $88,215 |
| GS-12 | $81,332 | $84,043 | $86,754 | $89,465 | $92,176 | $94,887 | $97,598 | $100,309 | $103,020 | $105,731 |
| GS-13 | $96,713 | $99,937 | $103,161 | $106,385 | $109,609 | $112,832 | $116,056 | $119,280 | $122,504 | $125,728 |
| GS-14 | $114,286 | $118,096 | $121,905 | $125,715 | $129,525 | $133,334 | $137,144 | $140,953 | $144,763 | $148,572 |
| GS-15 | $134,431 | $138,912 | $143,393 | $147,874 | $152,355 | $156,836 | $161,317 | $164,200 | $164,200 | $164,200 |
2018 SAN DIEGO full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 27.88% locality adjustment for 2018. 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 | $24,022 | $24,827 | $25,626 | $26,420 | $27,219 | $27,686 | $28,475 | $29,273 | $29,304 | $30,054 |
| GS-2 | $27,010 | $27,653 | $28,547 | $29,304 | $29,636 | $30,508 | $31,380 | $32,253 | $33,125 | $33,997 |
| GS-3 | $29,470 | $30,452 | $31,434 | $32,416 | $33,398 | $34,381 | $35,363 | $36,345 | $37,327 | $38,309 |
| GS-4 | $33,084 | $34,186 | $35,288 | $36,391 | $37,493 | $38,595 | $39,698 | $40,800 | $41,902 | $43,005 |
| GS-5 | $37,015 | $38,249 | $39,483 | $40,717 | $41,951 | $43,185 | $44,419 | $45,653 | $46,887 | $48,121 |
| GS-6 | $41,259 | $42,634 | $44,009 | $45,383 | $46,758 | $48,133 | $49,507 | $50,882 | $52,257 | $53,632 |
| GS-7 | $45,850 | $47,378 | $48,906 | $50,435 | $51,963 | $53,491 | $55,019 | $56,547 | $58,075 | $59,604 |
| GS-8 | $50,777 | $52,470 | $54,164 | $55,857 | $57,550 | $59,243 | $60,936 | $62,629 | $64,322 | $66,015 |
| GS-9 | $56,084 | $57,954 | $59,824 | $61,693 | $63,563 | $65,432 | $67,302 | $69,172 | $71,041 | $72,911 |
| GS-10 | $61,762 | $63,821 | $65,880 | $67,939 | $69,998 | $72,057 | $74,115 | $76,174 | $78,233 | $80,292 |
| GS-11 | $67,856 | $70,118 | $72,380 | $74,642 | $76,904 | $79,167 | $81,429 | $83,691 | $85,953 | $88,215 |
| GS-12 | $81,332 | $84,043 | $86,754 | $89,465 | $92,176 | $94,887 | $97,598 | $100,309 | $103,020 | $105,731 |
| GS-13 | $96,713 | $99,937 | $103,161 | $106,385 | $109,609 | $112,832 | $116,056 | $119,280 | $122,504 | $125,728 |
| GS-14 | $114,286 | $118,096 | $121,905 | $125,715 | $129,525 | $133,334 | $137,144 | $140,953 | $144,763 | $148,572 |
| GS-15 | $134,431 | $138,912 | $143,393 | $147,874 | $152,355 | $156,836 | $161,317 | $164,200 | $164,200 | $164,200 |
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About the 2018 SAN DIEGO table
The SAN DIEGO Locality Area used the official OPM San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 27.88%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,022, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $164,200.
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.
2018 SAN DIEGO questions
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What was the 2018 locality adjustment for SAN DIEGO?
In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA was 27.88%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in SAN DIEGO in 2018?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in SAN DIEGO earned $81,332 in 2018, rising to $105,731 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 SAN DIEGO page. -
Is the 2018 table still current?
No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest SAN DIEGO page.