2020 SAN DIEGO GS Pay Table
The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA GS locality table for 2020. The 2020 locality adjustment was 29.77%, applied on top of the 2020 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2020 SAN DIEGO GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Covered area: San Diego 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 | $25,361 | $26,211 | $27,054 | $27,893 | $28,736 | $29,229 | $30,063 | $30,903 | $30,937 | $31,726 |
| GS-2 | $28,516 | $29,194 | $30,139 | $30,937 | $31,285 | $32,205 | $33,125 | $34,045 | $34,965 | $35,885 |
| GS-3 | $31,114 | $32,151 | $33,187 | $34,224 | $35,261 | $36,298 | $37,335 | $38,372 | $39,409 | $40,445 |
| GS-4 | $34,928 | $36,092 | $37,256 | $38,420 | $39,584 | $40,748 | $41,912 | $43,076 | $44,240 | $45,404 |
| GS-5 | $39,078 | $40,381 | $41,683 | $42,986 | $44,289 | $45,592 | $46,895 | $48,198 | $49,501 | $50,804 |
| GS-6 | $43,560 | $45,012 | $46,464 | $47,916 | $49,368 | $50,821 | $52,273 | $53,725 | $55,177 | $56,629 |
| GS-7 | $48,406 | $50,019 | $51,632 | $53,245 | $54,858 | $56,471 | $58,084 | $59,697 | $61,310 | $62,923 |
| GS-8 | $53,608 | $55,395 | $57,182 | $58,969 | $60,756 | $62,543 | $64,330 | $66,117 | $67,903 | $69,690 |
| GS-9 | $59,210 | $61,184 | $63,158 | $65,132 | $67,105 | $69,079 | $71,053 | $73,027 | $75,001 | $76,974 |
| GS-10 | $65,204 | $67,378 | $69,552 | $71,725 | $73,899 | $76,072 | $78,246 | $80,420 | $82,593 | $84,767 |
| GS-11 | $71,638 | $74,026 | $76,414 | $78,802 | $81,189 | $83,577 | $85,965 | $88,353 | $90,740 | $93,128 |
| GS-12 | $85,865 | $88,728 | $91,590 | $94,453 | $97,316 | $100,179 | $103,041 | $105,904 | $108,767 | $111,629 |
| GS-13 | $102,104 | $105,508 | $108,912 | $112,316 | $115,720 | $119,124 | $122,528 | $125,931 | $129,335 | $132,739 |
| GS-14 | $120,656 | $124,678 | $128,699 | $132,721 | $136,743 | $140,764 | $144,786 | $148,807 | $152,829 | $156,850 |
| GS-15 | $141,924 | $146,656 | $151,387 | $156,119 | $160,850 | $165,581 | $170,313 | $170,800 | $170,800 | $170,800 |
2020 SAN DIEGO full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 29.77% locality adjustment for 2020. 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 | $25,361 | $26,211 | $27,054 | $27,893 | $28,736 | $29,229 | $30,063 | $30,903 | $30,937 | $31,726 |
| GS-2 | $28,516 | $29,194 | $30,139 | $30,937 | $31,285 | $32,205 | $33,125 | $34,045 | $34,965 | $35,885 |
| GS-3 | $31,114 | $32,151 | $33,187 | $34,224 | $35,261 | $36,298 | $37,335 | $38,372 | $39,409 | $40,445 |
| GS-4 | $34,928 | $36,092 | $37,256 | $38,420 | $39,584 | $40,748 | $41,912 | $43,076 | $44,240 | $45,404 |
| GS-5 | $39,078 | $40,381 | $41,683 | $42,986 | $44,289 | $45,592 | $46,895 | $48,198 | $49,501 | $50,804 |
| GS-6 | $43,560 | $45,012 | $46,464 | $47,916 | $49,368 | $50,821 | $52,273 | $53,725 | $55,177 | $56,629 |
| GS-7 | $48,406 | $50,019 | $51,632 | $53,245 | $54,858 | $56,471 | $58,084 | $59,697 | $61,310 | $62,923 |
| GS-8 | $53,608 | $55,395 | $57,182 | $58,969 | $60,756 | $62,543 | $64,330 | $66,117 | $67,903 | $69,690 |
| GS-9 | $59,210 | $61,184 | $63,158 | $65,132 | $67,105 | $69,079 | $71,053 | $73,027 | $75,001 | $76,974 |
| GS-10 | $65,204 | $67,378 | $69,552 | $71,725 | $73,899 | $76,072 | $78,246 | $80,420 | $82,593 | $84,767 |
| GS-11 | $71,638 | $74,026 | $76,414 | $78,802 | $81,189 | $83,577 | $85,965 | $88,353 | $90,740 | $93,128 |
| GS-12 | $85,865 | $88,728 | $91,590 | $94,453 | $97,316 | $100,179 | $103,041 | $105,904 | $108,767 | $111,629 |
| GS-13 | $102,104 | $105,508 | $108,912 | $112,316 | $115,720 | $119,124 | $122,528 | $125,931 | $129,335 | $132,739 |
| GS-14 | $120,656 | $124,678 | $128,699 | $132,721 | $136,743 | $140,764 | $144,786 | $148,807 | $152,829 | $156,850 |
| GS-15 | $141,924 | $146,656 | $151,387 | $156,119 | $160,850 | $165,581 | $170,313 | $170,800 | $170,800 | $170,800 |
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About the 2020 SAN DIEGO table
The SAN DIEGO Locality Area used the official OPM San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 29.77%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,361, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $170,800.
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.
2020 SAN DIEGO questions
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What was the 2020 locality adjustment for SAN DIEGO?
In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA was 29.77%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in SAN DIEGO in 2020?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in SAN DIEGO earned $85,865 in 2020, rising to $111,629 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 SAN DIEGO page. -
Is the 2020 table still current?
No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest SAN DIEGO page.