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Archive year. This is the 2022 table for Los Angeles. For current pay, see the latest Los Angeles page.
33.61% 2022 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,952 to $176,300 2022 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
9 Counties covered by this pay area

2022 Los Angeles full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 33.61% locality adjustment for 2022. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Los Angeles.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $26,952$27,856$28,752$29,644$30,539$31,063$31,950$32,843$32,879$33,715
GS-2 $30,305$31,027$32,030$32,879$33,250$34,228$35,206$36,184$37,162$38,140
GS-3 $33,067$34,169$35,272$36,374$37,476$38,579$39,681$40,783$41,885$42,988
GS-4 $37,120$38,357$39,594$40,831$42,068$43,306$44,543$45,780$47,017$48,255
GS-5 $41,530$42,914$44,298$45,683$47,067$48,451$49,835$51,219$52,604$53,988
GS-6 $46,295$47,838$49,381$50,924$52,467$54,011$55,554$57,097$58,640$60,183
GS-7 $51,444$53,158$54,872$56,587$58,301$60,015$61,729$63,443$65,158$66,872
GS-8 $56,973$58,871$60,770$62,668$64,567$66,466$68,364$70,263$72,161$74,060
GS-9 $62,926$65,024$67,122$69,219$71,317$73,415$75,512$77,610$79,708$81,805
GS-10 $69,295$71,606$73,916$76,226$78,536$80,846$83,156$85,466$87,776$90,087
GS-11 $76,135$78,672$81,209$83,747$86,284$88,821$91,359$93,896$96,433$98,970
GS-12 $91,254$94,297$97,339$100,381$103,423$106,466$109,508$112,550$115,593$118,635
GS-13 $108,513$112,130$115,746$119,363$122,980$126,597$130,214$133,830$137,447$141,064
GS-14 $128,230$132,504$136,778$141,052$145,326$149,600$153,875$158,149$162,423$166,697
GS-15 $150,832$155,860$160,888$165,916$170,943$175,971$176,300$176,300$176,300$176,300
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About the 2022 Los Angeles table

The Los Angeles Locality Area used the official OPM Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA boundary in 2022. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2022 nationwide base GS table.

In 2022, the locality adjustment was 33.61%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,952, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $176,300.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 9 counties and cities across California. Some of the included jurisdictions include Imperial County, CA, Kern County, CA, Los Angeles County, CA, Orange County, CA, Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Luis Obispo County, CA, Santa Barbara County, CA, Ventura County, CA.

2022 Los Angeles questions

  • What was the 2022 locality adjustment for Los Angeles?
    In 2022, the locality pay adjustment for Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA was 33.61%, added on top of the 2022 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Los Angeles in 2022?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Los Angeles earned $91,254 in 2022, rising to $118,635 at Step 10. See the 2022 GS-12 Los Angeles page.
  • Is the 2022 table still current?
    No. 2022 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Los Angeles page.