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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for SACRAMENTO. For current pay, see the latest SACRAMENTO page.
26.37% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,943 to $172,500 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
14 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 SACRAMENTO full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 26.37% locality adjustment for 2021. 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 $24,943$25,779$26,608$27,434$28,263$28,748$29,568$30,395$30,427$31,201
GS-2 $28,047$28,714$29,643$30,427$30,770$31,675$32,579$33,484$34,389$35,294
GS-3 $30,602$31,622$32,641$33,661$34,681$35,701$36,721$37,740$38,760$39,780
GS-4 $34,352$35,497$36,642$37,787$38,932$40,077$41,222$42,367$43,512$44,657
GS-5 $38,434$39,716$40,997$42,278$43,560$44,841$46,123$47,404$48,685$49,967
GS-6 $42,843$44,271$45,699$47,127$48,555$49,983$51,411$52,839$54,267$55,695
GS-7 $47,609$49,196$50,783$52,370$53,957$55,545$57,132$58,719$60,306$61,893
GS-8 $52,725$54,483$56,241$57,999$59,757$61,514$63,272$65,030$66,788$68,546
GS-9 $58,235$60,176$62,117$64,058$65,999$67,940$69,881$71,822$73,763$75,704
GS-10 $64,130$66,268$68,407$70,545$72,683$74,821$76,959$79,098$81,236$83,374
GS-11 $70,459$72,808$75,157$77,507$79,856$82,205$84,554$86,903$89,253$91,602
GS-12 $84,452$87,267$90,083$92,898$95,714$98,529$101,345$104,160$106,976$109,792
GS-13 $100,424$103,771$107,119$110,466$113,814$117,161$120,509$123,857$127,204$130,552
GS-14 $118,670$122,626$126,581$130,536$134,492$138,447$142,403$146,358$150,313$154,269
GS-15 $139,588$144,241$148,894$153,547$158,200$162,853$167,506$172,159$172,500$172,500
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About the 2021 SACRAMENTO table

The SACRAMENTO Locality Area used the official OPM Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV boundary in 2021. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2021 nationwide base GS table.

In 2021, the locality adjustment was 26.37%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,943, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $172,500.

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.

2021 SACRAMENTO questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for SACRAMENTO?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV was 26.37%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in SACRAMENTO in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in SACRAMENTO earned $84,452 in 2021, rising to $109,792 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 SACRAMENTO page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest SACRAMENTO page.