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2019 LOS ANGELES GS Pay Table

The Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA GS locality table for 2019. The 2019 locality adjustment was 31.47%, applied on top of the 2019 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.

Archive year. This is the 2019 table for LOS ANGELES. For current pay, see the latest LOS ANGELES page.
31.47% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,042 to $166,500 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
9 Counties covered by this pay area
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2019 LOS ANGELES GS Pay Table

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

31.47% locality adjustment
9 covered counties
$25,042 to $166,500 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 $25,042$25,881$26,715$27,542$28,375$28,862$29,685$30,516$30,548$31,325
GS-2 $28,157$28,827$29,760$30,548$30,892$31,800$32,708$33,617$34,525$35,434
GS-3 $30,722$31,746$32,770$33,794$34,819$35,843$36,867$37,891$38,915$39,939
GS-4 $34,489$35,638$36,787$37,936$39,085$40,234$41,383$42,532$43,681$44,830
GS-5 $38,586$39,872$41,158$42,444$43,730$45,015$46,301$47,587$48,873$50,158
GS-6 $43,012$44,446$45,880$47,315$48,749$50,183$51,618$53,052$54,486$55,921
GS-7 $47,797$49,391$50,984$52,577$54,171$55,764$57,358$58,951$60,545$62,138
GS-8 $52,934$54,698$56,462$58,227$59,991$61,755$63,520$65,284$67,048$68,813
GS-9 $58,466$60,414$62,363$64,311$66,260$68,208$70,156$72,105$74,053$76,001
GS-10 $64,385$66,530$68,676$70,822$72,967$75,113$77,258$79,404$81,550$83,695
GS-11 $70,737$73,096$75,455$77,813$80,172$82,530$84,889$87,247$89,606$91,965
GS-12 $84,785$87,612$90,438$93,265$96,091$98,918$101,745$104,571$107,398$110,224
GS-13 $100,820$104,181$107,541$110,902$114,262$117,622$120,983$124,343$127,703$131,064
GS-14 $119,139$123,111$127,083$131,055$135,026$138,998$142,970$146,941$150,913$154,885
GS-15 $140,140$144,812$149,483$154,154$158,825$163,496$166,500$166,500$166,500$166,500
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2019 LOS ANGELES full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 31.47% locality adjustment for 2019. 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 $25,042$25,881$26,715$27,542$28,375$28,862$29,685$30,516$30,548$31,325
GS-2 $28,157$28,827$29,760$30,548$30,892$31,800$32,708$33,617$34,525$35,434
GS-3 $30,722$31,746$32,770$33,794$34,819$35,843$36,867$37,891$38,915$39,939
GS-4 $34,489$35,638$36,787$37,936$39,085$40,234$41,383$42,532$43,681$44,830
GS-5 $38,586$39,872$41,158$42,444$43,730$45,015$46,301$47,587$48,873$50,158
GS-6 $43,012$44,446$45,880$47,315$48,749$50,183$51,618$53,052$54,486$55,921
GS-7 $47,797$49,391$50,984$52,577$54,171$55,764$57,358$58,951$60,545$62,138
GS-8 $52,934$54,698$56,462$58,227$59,991$61,755$63,520$65,284$67,048$68,813
GS-9 $58,466$60,414$62,363$64,311$66,260$68,208$70,156$72,105$74,053$76,001
GS-10 $64,385$66,530$68,676$70,822$72,967$75,113$77,258$79,404$81,550$83,695
GS-11 $70,737$73,096$75,455$77,813$80,172$82,530$84,889$87,247$89,606$91,965
GS-12 $84,785$87,612$90,438$93,265$96,091$98,918$101,745$104,571$107,398$110,224
GS-13 $100,820$104,181$107,541$110,902$114,262$117,622$120,983$124,343$127,703$131,064
GS-14 $119,139$123,111$127,083$131,055$135,026$138,998$142,970$146,941$150,913$154,885
GS-15 $140,140$144,812$149,483$154,154$158,825$163,496$166,500$166,500$166,500$166,500
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GS-1 $25,042 GS-2 $28,157 GS-3 $30,722 GS-4 $34,489 GS-5 $38,586 GS-6 $43,012 GS-7 $47,797 GS-8 $52,934 GS-9 $58,466 GS-10 $64,385 GS-11 $70,737 GS-12 $84,785 GS-13 $100,820 GS-14 $119,139 GS-15 $140,140

About the 2019 LOS ANGELES table

The LOS ANGELES Locality Area used the official OPM Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA boundary in 2019. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2019 nationwide base GS table.

In 2019, the locality adjustment was 31.47%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,042, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $166,500.

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.

2019 LOS ANGELES questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for LOS ANGELES?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA was 31.47%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in LOS ANGELES in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in LOS ANGELES earned $84,785 in 2019, rising to $110,224 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 LOS ANGELES page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest LOS ANGELES page.