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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for SACRAMENTO. For current pay, see the latest SACRAMENTO page.
26.37% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,696 to $170,800 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
14 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 SACRAMENTO full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 26.37% locality adjustment for 2020. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for SACRAMENTO.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $24,696$25,524$26,346$27,162$27,983$28,464$29,275$30,094$30,127$30,895
GS-2 $27,769$28,429$29,349$30,127$30,465$31,361$32,257$33,153$34,049$34,945
GS-3 $30,298$31,308$32,318$33,328$34,337$35,347$36,357$37,366$38,376$39,386
GS-4 $34,012$35,146$36,280$37,413$38,547$39,680$40,814$41,947$43,081$44,214
GS-5 $38,054$39,323$40,591$41,860$43,129$44,398$45,666$46,935$48,204$49,473
GS-6 $42,419$43,833$45,247$46,661$48,075$49,489$50,903$52,317$53,731$55,145
GS-7 $47,137$48,708$50,279$51,850$53,420$54,991$56,562$58,133$59,704$61,274
GS-8 $52,203$53,944$55,684$57,424$59,164$60,904$62,644$64,384$66,124$67,864
GS-9 $57,659$59,581$61,503$63,425$65,347$67,269$69,191$71,113$73,036$74,958
GS-10 $63,496$65,613$67,729$69,846$71,963$74,079$76,196$78,313$80,429$82,546
GS-11 $69,761$72,087$74,412$76,737$79,062$81,387$83,713$86,038$88,363$90,688
GS-12 $83,615$86,403$89,191$91,978$94,766$97,554$100,342$103,129$105,917$108,705
GS-13 $99,429$102,744$106,059$109,373$112,688$116,003$119,317$122,632$125,947$129,261
GS-14 $117,495$121,411$125,327$129,244$133,160$137,076$140,992$144,908$148,825$152,741
GS-15 $138,206$142,813$147,421$152,028$156,636$161,243$165,851$170,458$170,800$170,800
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About the 2020 SACRAMENTO table

The SACRAMENTO Locality Area used the official OPM Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV 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 26.37%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,696, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $170,800.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 14 counties and cities across California, Nevada. Some of the included jurisdictions include Alpine County, CA, Amador County, CA, Butte County, CA, Colusa County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Sacramento County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Sutter County, CA, Yolo County, CA, Yuba County, CA, and more.

2020 SACRAMENTO questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for SACRAMENTO?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV was 26.37%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in SACRAMENTO in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in SACRAMENTO earned $83,615 in 2020, rising to $108,705 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 SACRAMENTO page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest SACRAMENTO page.