2021 San Francisco GS Pay Table
The San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA GS locality table for 2021. The 2021 locality adjustment was 41.44%, applied on top of the 2021 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2021 San Francisco GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA.
Covered area: Alameda County, CA, Calaveras County, CA, Contra Costa County, CA, Marin County, CA, Merced County, CA, Monterey County, CA, Napa County, CA, San Benito County, CA, San Francisco County, CA, San Joaquin County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, and more.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $27,917 | $28,854 | $29,782 | $30,705 | $31,633 | $32,176 | $33,094 | $34,019 | $34,056 | $34,922 |
| GS-2 | $31,391 | $32,138 | $33,178 | $34,056 | $34,439 | $35,452 | $36,465 | $37,477 | $38,490 | $39,503 |
| GS-3 | $34,251 | $35,393 | $36,534 | $37,675 | $38,817 | $39,958 | $41,100 | $42,241 | $43,382 | $44,524 |
| GS-4 | $38,449 | $39,730 | $41,012 | $42,293 | $43,575 | $44,856 | $46,138 | $47,419 | $48,701 | $49,982 |
| GS-5 | $43,018 | $44,452 | $45,886 | $47,320 | $48,754 | $50,189 | $51,623 | $53,057 | $54,491 | $55,925 |
| GS-6 | $47,952 | $49,551 | $51,149 | $52,747 | $54,345 | $55,944 | $57,542 | $59,140 | $60,739 | $62,337 |
| GS-7 | $53,286 | $55,063 | $56,839 | $58,616 | $60,392 | $62,169 | $63,945 | $65,722 | $67,498 | $69,274 |
| GS-8 | $59,013 | $60,980 | $62,948 | $64,915 | $66,883 | $68,850 | $70,818 | $72,785 | $74,752 | $76,720 |
| GS-9 | $65,180 | $67,352 | $69,525 | $71,697 | $73,870 | $76,042 | $78,215 | $80,387 | $82,560 | $84,732 |
| GS-10 | $71,778 | $74,171 | $76,564 | $78,957 | $81,351 | $83,744 | $86,137 | $88,530 | $90,923 | $93,316 |
| GS-11 | $78,861 | $81,491 | $84,120 | $86,749 | $89,379 | $92,008 | $94,638 | $97,267 | $99,896 | $102,526 |
| GS-12 | $94,523 | $97,674 | $100,826 | $103,977 | $107,128 | $110,279 | $113,431 | $116,582 | $119,733 | $122,884 |
| GS-13 | $112,400 | $116,146 | $119,893 | $123,640 | $127,387 | $131,133 | $134,880 | $138,627 | $142,374 | $146,120 |
| GS-14 | $132,822 | $137,249 | $141,676 | $146,103 | $150,530 | $154,957 | $159,384 | $163,812 | $168,239 | $172,500 |
| GS-15 | $156,235 | $161,442 | $166,650 | $171,858 | $172,500 | $172,500 | $172,500 | $172,500 | $172,500 | $172,500 |
2021 San Francisco full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 41.44% locality adjustment for 2021. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for San Francisco.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $27,917 | $28,854 | $29,782 | $30,705 | $31,633 | $32,176 | $33,094 | $34,019 | $34,056 | $34,922 |
| GS-2 | $31,391 | $32,138 | $33,178 | $34,056 | $34,439 | $35,452 | $36,465 | $37,477 | $38,490 | $39,503 |
| GS-3 | $34,251 | $35,393 | $36,534 | $37,675 | $38,817 | $39,958 | $41,100 | $42,241 | $43,382 | $44,524 |
| GS-4 | $38,449 | $39,730 | $41,012 | $42,293 | $43,575 | $44,856 | $46,138 | $47,419 | $48,701 | $49,982 |
| GS-5 | $43,018 | $44,452 | $45,886 | $47,320 | $48,754 | $50,189 | $51,623 | $53,057 | $54,491 | $55,925 |
| GS-6 | $47,952 | $49,551 | $51,149 | $52,747 | $54,345 | $55,944 | $57,542 | $59,140 | $60,739 | $62,337 |
| GS-7 | $53,286 | $55,063 | $56,839 | $58,616 | $60,392 | $62,169 | $63,945 | $65,722 | $67,498 | $69,274 |
| GS-8 | $59,013 | $60,980 | $62,948 | $64,915 | $66,883 | $68,850 | $70,818 | $72,785 | $74,752 | $76,720 |
| GS-9 | $65,180 | $67,352 | $69,525 | $71,697 | $73,870 | $76,042 | $78,215 | $80,387 | $82,560 | $84,732 |
| GS-10 | $71,778 | $74,171 | $76,564 | $78,957 | $81,351 | $83,744 | $86,137 | $88,530 | $90,923 | $93,316 |
| GS-11 | $78,861 | $81,491 | $84,120 | $86,749 | $89,379 | $92,008 | $94,638 | $97,267 | $99,896 | $102,526 |
| GS-12 | $94,523 | $97,674 | $100,826 | $103,977 | $107,128 | $110,279 | $113,431 | $116,582 | $119,733 | $122,884 |
| GS-13 | $112,400 | $116,146 | $119,893 | $123,640 | $127,387 | $131,133 | $134,880 | $138,627 | $142,374 | $146,120 |
| GS-14 | $132,822 | $137,249 | $141,676 | $146,103 | $150,530 | $154,957 | $159,384 | $163,812 | $168,239 | $172,500 |
| GS-15 | $156,235 | $161,442 | $166,650 | $171,858 | $172,500 | $172,500 | $172,500 | $172,500 | $172,500 | $172,500 |
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About the 2021 San Francisco table
The San Francisco Locality Area used the official OPM San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, 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 41.44%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $27,917, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $172,500.
What was covered by this pay area
The pay area covered 16 counties and cities across California. Some of the included jurisdictions include Alameda County, CA, Calaveras County, CA, Contra Costa County, CA, Marin County, CA, Merced County, CA, Monterey County, CA, Napa County, CA, San Benito County, CA, San Francisco County, CA, San Joaquin County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, and more.
2021 San Francisco questions
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What was the 2021 locality adjustment for San Francisco?
In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA was 41.44%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in San Francisco in 2021?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in San Francisco earned $94,523 in 2021, rising to $122,884 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 San Francisco page. -
Is the 2021 table still current?
No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest San Francisco page.