2023 Los Angeles GS Pay Table
The Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA GS locality table for 2023. The 2023 locality adjustment was 34.89%, applied on top of the 2023 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2023 Los Angeles GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA.
Covered area: 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.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $28,326 | $29,277 | $30,217 | $31,156 | $32,096 | $32,646 | $33,578 | $34,517 | $34,555 | $35,440 |
| GS-2 | $31,850 | $32,608 | $33,663 | $34,555 | $34,945 | $35,972 | $37,000 | $38,028 | $39,056 | $40,084 |
| GS-3 | $34,753 | $35,912 | $37,070 | $38,229 | $39,388 | $40,547 | $41,705 | $42,864 | $44,023 | $45,181 |
| GS-4 | $39,012 | $40,312 | $41,612 | $42,913 | $44,213 | $45,513 | $46,814 | $48,114 | $49,414 | $50,715 |
| GS-5 | $43,646 | $45,102 | $46,557 | $48,013 | $49,468 | $50,924 | $52,379 | $53,835 | $55,290 | $56,746 |
| GS-6 | $48,655 | $50,276 | $51,898 | $53,519 | $55,140 | $56,762 | $58,383 | $60,004 | $61,626 | $63,247 |
| GS-7 | $54,067 | $55,869 | $57,671 | $59,473 | $61,275 | $63,077 | $64,879 | $66,682 | $68,484 | $70,286 |
| GS-8 | $59,876 | $61,873 | $63,869 | $65,865 | $67,862 | $69,858 | $71,855 | $73,851 | $75,847 | $77,844 |
| GS-9 | $66,134 | $68,338 | $70,542 | $72,746 | $74,950 | $77,154 | $79,358 | $81,563 | $83,767 | $85,971 |
| GS-10 | $72,827 | $75,255 | $77,683 | $80,111 | $82,539 | $84,967 | $87,395 | $89,823 | $92,251 | $94,679 |
| GS-11 | $80,015 | $82,682 | $85,349 | $88,016 | $90,683 | $93,349 | $96,016 | $98,683 | $101,350 | $104,016 |
| GS-12 | $95,905 | $99,102 | $102,299 | $105,496 | $108,693 | $111,890 | $115,087 | $118,284 | $121,481 | $124,677 |
| GS-13 | $114,044 | $117,845 | $121,646 | $125,448 | $129,249 | $133,050 | $136,851 | $140,653 | $144,454 | $148,255 |
| GS-14 | $134,766 | $139,258 | $143,750 | $148,241 | $152,733 | $157,225 | $161,717 | $166,209 | $170,701 | $175,192 |
| GS-15 | $158,520 | $163,804 | $169,087 | $174,371 | $179,655 | $183,500 | $183,500 | $183,500 | $183,500 | $183,500 |
2023 Los Angeles full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 34.89% locality adjustment for 2023. 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 | $28,326 | $29,277 | $30,217 | $31,156 | $32,096 | $32,646 | $33,578 | $34,517 | $34,555 | $35,440 |
| GS-2 | $31,850 | $32,608 | $33,663 | $34,555 | $34,945 | $35,972 | $37,000 | $38,028 | $39,056 | $40,084 |
| GS-3 | $34,753 | $35,912 | $37,070 | $38,229 | $39,388 | $40,547 | $41,705 | $42,864 | $44,023 | $45,181 |
| GS-4 | $39,012 | $40,312 | $41,612 | $42,913 | $44,213 | $45,513 | $46,814 | $48,114 | $49,414 | $50,715 |
| GS-5 | $43,646 | $45,102 | $46,557 | $48,013 | $49,468 | $50,924 | $52,379 | $53,835 | $55,290 | $56,746 |
| GS-6 | $48,655 | $50,276 | $51,898 | $53,519 | $55,140 | $56,762 | $58,383 | $60,004 | $61,626 | $63,247 |
| GS-7 | $54,067 | $55,869 | $57,671 | $59,473 | $61,275 | $63,077 | $64,879 | $66,682 | $68,484 | $70,286 |
| GS-8 | $59,876 | $61,873 | $63,869 | $65,865 | $67,862 | $69,858 | $71,855 | $73,851 | $75,847 | $77,844 |
| GS-9 | $66,134 | $68,338 | $70,542 | $72,746 | $74,950 | $77,154 | $79,358 | $81,563 | $83,767 | $85,971 |
| GS-10 | $72,827 | $75,255 | $77,683 | $80,111 | $82,539 | $84,967 | $87,395 | $89,823 | $92,251 | $94,679 |
| GS-11 | $80,015 | $82,682 | $85,349 | $88,016 | $90,683 | $93,349 | $96,016 | $98,683 | $101,350 | $104,016 |
| GS-12 | $95,905 | $99,102 | $102,299 | $105,496 | $108,693 | $111,890 | $115,087 | $118,284 | $121,481 | $124,677 |
| GS-13 | $114,044 | $117,845 | $121,646 | $125,448 | $129,249 | $133,050 | $136,851 | $140,653 | $144,454 | $148,255 |
| GS-14 | $134,766 | $139,258 | $143,750 | $148,241 | $152,733 | $157,225 | $161,717 | $166,209 | $170,701 | $175,192 |
| GS-15 | $158,520 | $163,804 | $169,087 | $174,371 | $179,655 | $183,500 | $183,500 | $183,500 | $183,500 | $183,500 |
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About the 2023 Los Angeles table
The Los Angeles Locality Area used the official OPM Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA boundary in 2023. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2023 nationwide base GS table.
In 2023, the locality adjustment was 34.89%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $28,326, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $183,500.
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.
2023 Los Angeles questions
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What was the 2023 locality adjustment for Los Angeles?
In 2023, the locality pay adjustment for Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA was 34.89%, added on top of the 2023 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in Los Angeles in 2023?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Los Angeles earned $95,905 in 2023, rising to $124,677 at Step 10. See the 2023 GS-12 Los Angeles page. -
Is the 2023 table still current?
No. 2023 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Los Angeles page.