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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for LOS ANGELES. For current pay, see the latest LOS ANGELES page.
32.41% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,877 to $170,800 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
9 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 LOS ANGELES full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 32.41% locality adjustment for 2020. 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 $25,877$26,744$27,605$28,460$29,321$29,824$30,674$31,532$31,567$32,372
GS-2 $29,096$29,788$30,752$31,567$31,921$32,860$33,799$34,738$35,677$36,615
GS-3 $31,747$32,805$33,863$34,920$35,978$37,036$38,094$39,152$40,210$41,268
GS-4 $35,638$36,826$38,014$39,201$40,389$41,577$42,764$43,952$45,140$46,328
GS-5 $39,873$41,202$42,531$43,861$45,190$46,520$47,849$49,178$50,508$51,837
GS-6 $44,446$45,928$47,409$48,891$50,373$51,854$53,336$54,818$56,299$57,781
GS-7 $49,390$51,036$52,682$54,328$55,974$57,620$59,265$60,911$62,557$64,203
GS-8 $54,699$56,522$58,345$60,168$61,992$63,815$65,638$67,462$69,285$71,108
GS-9 $60,415$62,429$64,443$66,457$68,471$70,484$72,498$74,512$76,526$78,540
GS-10 $66,531$68,749$70,966$73,184$75,402$77,620$79,838$82,056$84,274$86,492
GS-11 $73,096$75,532$77,968$80,405$82,841$85,277$87,714$90,150$92,586$95,023
GS-12 $87,612$90,533$93,454$96,375$99,296$102,217$105,138$108,058$110,979$113,900
GS-13 $104,182$107,655$111,128$114,601$118,074$121,547$125,020$128,493$131,966$135,440
GS-14 $123,111$127,214$131,318$135,421$139,524$143,628$147,731$151,835$155,938$160,041
GS-15 $144,812$149,639$154,467$159,295$164,122$168,950$170,800$170,800$170,800$170,800
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About the 2020 LOS ANGELES table

The LOS ANGELES Locality Area used the official OPM Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA boundary in 2020. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2020 nationwide base GS table.

In 2020, the locality adjustment was 32.41%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,877, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $170,800.

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.

2020 LOS ANGELES questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for LOS ANGELES?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA was 32.41%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in LOS ANGELES in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in LOS ANGELES earned $87,612 in 2020, rising to $113,900 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 LOS ANGELES page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest LOS ANGELES page.