2023 San Diego GS Pay Table
The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA GS locality table for 2023. The 2023 locality adjustment was 32.01%, applied on top of the 2023 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2023 San Diego GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
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 | $27,721 | $28,651 | $29,572 | $30,490 | $31,410 | $31,949 | $32,861 | $33,780 | $33,817 | $34,683 |
| GS-2 | $31,170 | $31,912 | $32,944 | $33,817 | $34,199 | $35,204 | $36,210 | $37,216 | $38,222 | $39,228 |
| GS-3 | $34,011 | $35,145 | $36,279 | $37,413 | $38,547 | $39,681 | $40,815 | $41,949 | $43,083 | $44,217 |
| GS-4 | $38,179 | $39,451 | $40,724 | $41,996 | $43,269 | $44,541 | $45,814 | $47,087 | $48,359 | $49,632 |
| GS-5 | $42,714 | $44,139 | $45,563 | $46,988 | $48,412 | $49,836 | $51,261 | $52,685 | $54,110 | $55,534 |
| GS-6 | $47,616 | $49,203 | $50,790 | $52,376 | $53,963 | $55,550 | $57,137 | $58,723 | $60,310 | $61,897 |
| GS-7 | $52,912 | $54,676 | $56,440 | $58,203 | $59,967 | $61,731 | $63,494 | $65,258 | $67,021 | $68,785 |
| GS-8 | $58,598 | $60,552 | $62,505 | $64,459 | $66,413 | $68,367 | $70,320 | $72,274 | $74,228 | $76,182 |
| GS-9 | $64,722 | $66,879 | $69,036 | $71,193 | $73,350 | $75,507 | $77,664 | $79,821 | $81,978 | $84,135 |
| GS-10 | $71,272 | $73,648 | $76,025 | $78,401 | $80,777 | $83,153 | $85,529 | $87,905 | $90,282 | $92,658 |
| GS-11 | $78,307 | $80,917 | $83,527 | $86,137 | $88,746 | $91,356 | $93,966 | $96,576 | $99,186 | $101,796 |
| GS-12 | $93,858 | $96,986 | $100,115 | $103,244 | $106,372 | $109,501 | $112,630 | $115,758 | $118,887 | $122,016 |
| GS-13 | $111,609 | $115,329 | $119,049 | $122,769 | $126,489 | $130,209 | $133,929 | $137,649 | $141,370 | $145,090 |
| GS-14 | $131,889 | $136,284 | $140,680 | $145,076 | $149,472 | $153,868 | $158,264 | $162,660 | $167,056 | $171,452 |
| GS-15 | $155,136 | $160,306 | $165,477 | $170,648 | $175,819 | $180,990 | $183,500 | $183,500 | $183,500 | $183,500 |
2023 San Diego full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 32.01% locality adjustment for 2023. 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 | $27,721 | $28,651 | $29,572 | $30,490 | $31,410 | $31,949 | $32,861 | $33,780 | $33,817 | $34,683 |
| GS-2 | $31,170 | $31,912 | $32,944 | $33,817 | $34,199 | $35,204 | $36,210 | $37,216 | $38,222 | $39,228 |
| GS-3 | $34,011 | $35,145 | $36,279 | $37,413 | $38,547 | $39,681 | $40,815 | $41,949 | $43,083 | $44,217 |
| GS-4 | $38,179 | $39,451 | $40,724 | $41,996 | $43,269 | $44,541 | $45,814 | $47,087 | $48,359 | $49,632 |
| GS-5 | $42,714 | $44,139 | $45,563 | $46,988 | $48,412 | $49,836 | $51,261 | $52,685 | $54,110 | $55,534 |
| GS-6 | $47,616 | $49,203 | $50,790 | $52,376 | $53,963 | $55,550 | $57,137 | $58,723 | $60,310 | $61,897 |
| GS-7 | $52,912 | $54,676 | $56,440 | $58,203 | $59,967 | $61,731 | $63,494 | $65,258 | $67,021 | $68,785 |
| GS-8 | $58,598 | $60,552 | $62,505 | $64,459 | $66,413 | $68,367 | $70,320 | $72,274 | $74,228 | $76,182 |
| GS-9 | $64,722 | $66,879 | $69,036 | $71,193 | $73,350 | $75,507 | $77,664 | $79,821 | $81,978 | $84,135 |
| GS-10 | $71,272 | $73,648 | $76,025 | $78,401 | $80,777 | $83,153 | $85,529 | $87,905 | $90,282 | $92,658 |
| GS-11 | $78,307 | $80,917 | $83,527 | $86,137 | $88,746 | $91,356 | $93,966 | $96,576 | $99,186 | $101,796 |
| GS-12 | $93,858 | $96,986 | $100,115 | $103,244 | $106,372 | $109,501 | $112,630 | $115,758 | $118,887 | $122,016 |
| GS-13 | $111,609 | $115,329 | $119,049 | $122,769 | $126,489 | $130,209 | $133,929 | $137,649 | $141,370 | $145,090 |
| GS-14 | $131,889 | $136,284 | $140,680 | $145,076 | $149,472 | $153,868 | $158,264 | $162,660 | $167,056 | $171,452 |
| GS-15 | $155,136 | $160,306 | $165,477 | $170,648 | $175,819 | $180,990 | $183,500 | $183,500 | $183,500 | $183,500 |
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About the 2023 San Diego table
The San Diego Locality Area used the official OPM San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 32.01%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $27,721, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $183,500.
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.
2023 San Diego questions
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What was the 2023 locality adjustment for San Diego?
In 2023, the locality pay adjustment for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA was 32.01%, added on top of the 2023 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in San Diego in 2023?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in San Diego earned $93,858 in 2023, rising to $122,016 at Step 10. See the 2023 GS-12 San Diego page. -
Is the 2023 table still current?
No. 2023 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest San Diego page.