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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for San Francisco. For current pay, see the latest San Francisco page.
39.28% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,164 to $164,200 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
16 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 San Francisco full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 39.28% locality adjustment for 2018. 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 $26,164$27,040$27,910$28,775$29,646$30,154$31,013$31,883$31,916$32,734
GS-2 $29,417$30,118$31,091$31,916$32,278$33,228$34,178$35,128$36,078$37,028
GS-3 $32,097$33,167$34,236$35,306$36,376$37,445$38,515$39,585$40,654$41,724
GS-4 $36,033$37,234$38,434$39,635$40,836$42,036$43,237$44,437$45,638$46,838
GS-5 $40,315$41,659$43,003$44,347$45,691$47,035$48,379$49,723$51,067$52,411
GS-6 $44,937$46,435$47,932$49,429$50,926$52,424$53,921$55,418$56,915$58,413
GS-7 $49,937$51,602$53,266$54,931$56,595$58,259$59,924$61,588$63,253$64,917
GS-8 $55,304$57,148$58,992$60,836$62,680$64,524$66,368$68,212$70,056$71,901
GS-9 $61,084$63,120$65,157$67,193$69,229$71,265$73,302$75,338$77,374$79,410
GS-10 $67,268$69,510$71,753$73,995$76,238$78,480$80,723$82,965$85,207$87,450
GS-11 $73,905$76,369$78,832$81,296$83,760$86,224$88,688$91,152$93,616$96,080
GS-12 $88,582$91,535$94,488$97,440$100,393$103,346$106,298$109,251$112,204$115,157
GS-13 $105,335$108,846$112,357$115,868$119,380$122,891$126,402$129,913$133,425$136,936
GS-14 $124,475$128,624$132,773$136,922$141,071$145,220$149,369$153,519$157,668$161,817
GS-15 $146,415$151,296$156,176$161,056$164,200$164,200$164,200$164,200$164,200$164,200
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About the 2018 San Francisco table

The San Francisco Locality Area used the official OPM San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, 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 39.28%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,164, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $164,200.

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.

2018 San Francisco questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for San Francisco?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA was 39.28%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in San Francisco in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in San Francisco earned $88,582 in 2018, rising to $115,157 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 San Francisco page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest San Francisco page.