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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for San Francisco. For current pay, see the latest San Francisco page.
40.35% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,734 to $166,500 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
16 Counties covered by this pay area

2019 San Francisco full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 40.35% locality adjustment for 2019. 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 $26,734$27,629$28,519$29,402$30,292$30,811$31,690$32,577$32,612$33,441
GS-2 $30,059$30,775$31,770$32,612$32,978$33,948$34,918$35,887$36,857$37,827
GS-3 $32,797$33,890$34,984$36,077$37,170$38,264$39,357$40,450$41,544$42,637
GS-4 $36,818$38,045$39,271$40,498$41,725$42,951$44,178$45,405$46,631$47,858
GS-5 $41,193$42,565$43,938$45,311$46,683$48,056$49,428$50,801$52,174$53,546
GS-6 $45,917$47,448$48,979$50,511$52,042$53,573$55,104$56,635$58,167$59,698
GS-7 $51,026$52,727$54,428$56,129$57,830$59,531$61,232$62,933$64,634$66,335
GS-8 $56,509$58,393$60,276$62,160$64,043$65,927$67,810$69,694$71,577$73,461
GS-9 $62,415$64,495$66,575$68,655$70,735$72,815$74,895$76,975$79,055$81,135
GS-10 $68,734$71,024$73,315$75,605$77,896$80,186$82,477$84,767$87,058$89,348
GS-11 $75,515$78,033$80,551$83,069$85,587$88,105$90,623$93,140$95,658$98,176
GS-12 $90,512$93,529$96,547$99,564$102,582$105,599$108,617$111,634$114,652$117,669
GS-13 $107,630$111,218$114,805$118,392$121,980$125,567$129,154$132,742$136,329$139,916
GS-14 $127,187$131,427$135,667$139,906$144,146$148,386$152,626$156,866$161,106$165,346
GS-15 $149,606$154,593$159,579$164,566$166,500$166,500$166,500$166,500$166,500$166,500
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About the 2019 San Francisco table

The San Francisco Locality Area used the official OPM San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, 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 40.35%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,734, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $166,500.

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.

2019 San Francisco questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for San Francisco?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA was 40.35%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in San Francisco in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in San Francisco earned $90,512 in 2019, rising to $117,669 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 San Francisco page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest San Francisco page.