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2021 SAN DIEGO GS Pay Table

The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA GS locality table for 2021. The 2021 locality adjustment was 29.77%, applied on top of the 2021 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.

Archive year. This is the 2021 table for SAN DIEGO. For current pay, see the latest SAN DIEGO page.
29.77% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,614 to $172,500 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
1 Counties covered by this pay area
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2021 SAN DIEGO GS Pay Table

Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.

29.77% locality adjustment
1 covered counties
$25,614 to $172,500 salary range

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 $25,614$26,473$27,324$28,172$29,023$29,521$30,364$31,212$31,246$32,040
GS-2 $28,801$29,486$30,440$31,246$31,598$32,527$33,456$34,385$35,314$36,243
GS-3 $31,425$32,472$33,520$34,567$35,614$36,661$37,709$38,756$39,803$40,850
GS-4 $35,277$36,452$37,628$38,804$39,980$41,155$42,331$43,507$44,682$45,858
GS-5 $39,468$40,784$42,100$43,416$44,732$46,048$47,363$48,679$49,995$51,311
GS-6 $43,996$45,462$46,929$48,395$49,862$51,328$52,794$54,261$55,727$57,194
GS-7 $48,890$50,519$52,149$53,779$55,409$57,039$58,669$60,299$61,929$63,559
GS-8 $54,144$55,949$57,754$59,559$61,364$63,169$64,975$66,780$68,585$70,390
GS-9 $59,802$61,795$63,788$65,782$67,775$69,768$71,762$73,755$75,748$77,741
GS-10 $65,856$68,051$70,247$72,443$74,639$76,834$79,030$81,226$83,421$85,617
GS-11 $72,355$74,767$77,179$79,592$82,004$84,417$86,829$89,242$91,654$94,066
GS-12 $86,724$89,615$92,507$95,398$98,289$101,180$104,072$106,963$109,854$112,745
GS-13 $103,126$106,563$110,001$113,438$116,876$120,314$123,751$127,189$130,626$134,064
GS-14 $121,863$125,925$129,987$134,049$138,110$142,172$146,234$150,296$154,358$158,419
GS-15 $143,344$148,122$152,900$157,678$162,456$167,235$172,013$172,500$172,500$172,500
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2021 SAN DIEGO full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 29.77% locality adjustment for 2021. 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 $25,614$26,473$27,324$28,172$29,023$29,521$30,364$31,212$31,246$32,040
GS-2 $28,801$29,486$30,440$31,246$31,598$32,527$33,456$34,385$35,314$36,243
GS-3 $31,425$32,472$33,520$34,567$35,614$36,661$37,709$38,756$39,803$40,850
GS-4 $35,277$36,452$37,628$38,804$39,980$41,155$42,331$43,507$44,682$45,858
GS-5 $39,468$40,784$42,100$43,416$44,732$46,048$47,363$48,679$49,995$51,311
GS-6 $43,996$45,462$46,929$48,395$49,862$51,328$52,794$54,261$55,727$57,194
GS-7 $48,890$50,519$52,149$53,779$55,409$57,039$58,669$60,299$61,929$63,559
GS-8 $54,144$55,949$57,754$59,559$61,364$63,169$64,975$66,780$68,585$70,390
GS-9 $59,802$61,795$63,788$65,782$67,775$69,768$71,762$73,755$75,748$77,741
GS-10 $65,856$68,051$70,247$72,443$74,639$76,834$79,030$81,226$83,421$85,617
GS-11 $72,355$74,767$77,179$79,592$82,004$84,417$86,829$89,242$91,654$94,066
GS-12 $86,724$89,615$92,507$95,398$98,289$101,180$104,072$106,963$109,854$112,745
GS-13 $103,126$106,563$110,001$113,438$116,876$120,314$123,751$127,189$130,626$134,064
GS-14 $121,863$125,925$129,987$134,049$138,110$142,172$146,234$150,296$154,358$158,419
GS-15 $143,344$148,122$152,900$157,678$162,456$167,235$172,013$172,500$172,500$172,500
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GS-1 $25,614 GS-2 $28,801 GS-3 $31,425 GS-4 $35,277 GS-5 $39,468 GS-6 $43,996 GS-7 $48,890 GS-8 $54,144 GS-9 $59,802 GS-10 $65,856 GS-11 $72,355 GS-12 $86,724 GS-13 $103,126 GS-14 $121,863 GS-15 $143,344

About the 2021 SAN DIEGO table

The SAN DIEGO Locality Area used the official OPM San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 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 29.77%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,614, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $172,500.

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.

2021 SAN DIEGO questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for SAN DIEGO?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA was 29.77%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in SAN DIEGO in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in SAN DIEGO earned $86,724 in 2021, rising to $112,745 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 SAN DIEGO page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest SAN DIEGO page.