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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for SAN DIEGO. For current pay, see the latest SAN DIEGO page.
28.80% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,534 to $166,500 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
1 Counties covered by this pay area

2019 SAN DIEGO full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 28.80% locality adjustment for 2019. 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 $24,534$25,356$26,172$26,982$27,799$28,275$29,082$29,896$29,928$30,689
GS-2 $27,585$28,242$29,155$29,928$30,264$31,154$32,044$32,934$33,824$34,714
GS-3 $30,098$31,101$32,105$33,108$34,111$35,115$36,118$37,121$38,125$39,128
GS-4 $33,788$34,914$36,040$37,165$38,291$39,417$40,542$41,668$42,794$43,920
GS-5 $37,803$39,062$40,322$41,582$42,841$44,101$45,361$46,620$47,880$49,140
GS-6 $42,138$43,543$44,949$46,354$47,759$49,164$50,569$51,975$53,380$54,785
GS-7 $46,827$48,388$49,949$51,510$53,071$54,632$56,193$57,754$59,315$60,876
GS-8 $51,859$53,587$55,316$57,044$58,773$60,501$62,230$63,958$65,687$67,415
GS-9 $57,279$59,187$61,096$63,005$64,914$66,823$68,732$70,640$72,549$74,458
GS-10 $63,077$65,179$67,281$69,383$71,485$73,587$75,689$77,791$79,893$81,995
GS-11 $69,301$71,612$73,922$76,233$78,544$80,854$83,165$85,476$87,786$90,097
GS-12 $83,063$85,832$88,602$91,371$94,140$96,909$99,678$102,448$105,217$107,986
GS-13 $98,773$102,065$105,357$108,649$111,941$115,233$118,526$121,818$125,110$128,402
GS-14 $116,720$120,611$124,502$128,393$132,284$136,175$140,066$143,957$147,848$151,739
GS-15 $137,294$141,871$146,447$151,023$155,599$160,176$164,752$166,500$166,500$166,500
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About the 2019 SAN DIEGO table

The SAN DIEGO Locality Area used the official OPM San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 28.80%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,534, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $166,500.

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.

2019 SAN DIEGO questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for SAN DIEGO?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA was 28.80%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in SAN DIEGO in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in SAN DIEGO earned $83,063 in 2019, rising to $107,986 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 SAN DIEGO page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest SAN DIEGO page.