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Archive year. This is the 2024 table for Los Angeles. For current pay, see the latest Los Angeles page.
35.84% 2024 locality adjustment above base GS
$29,866 to $191,900 2024 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
9 Counties covered by this pay area

2024 Los Angeles full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 35.84% locality adjustment for 2024. 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 $29,866$30,868$31,860$32,850$33,840$34,420$35,404$36,394$36,434$37,359
GS-2 $33,582$34,381$35,494$36,434$36,845$37,929$39,013$40,097$41,181$42,265
GS-3 $36,643$37,864$39,085$40,306$41,528$42,749$43,970$45,191$46,412$47,634
GS-4 $41,132$42,503$43,874$45,244$46,615$47,985$49,356$50,727$52,097$53,468
GS-5 $46,020$47,554$49,087$50,621$52,154$53,688$55,222$56,755$58,289$59,823
GS-6 $51,300$53,010$54,720$56,431$58,141$59,851$61,561$63,272$64,982$66,692
GS-7 $57,007$58,907$60,807$62,708$64,608$66,509$68,409$70,309$72,210$74,110
GS-8 $63,132$65,236$67,340$69,444$71,548$73,652$75,757$77,861$79,965$82,069
GS-9 $69,729$72,054$74,378$76,702$79,026$81,351$83,675$85,999$88,323$90,647
GS-10 $76,788$79,347$81,906$84,465$87,025$89,584$92,143$94,702$97,261$99,821
GS-11 $84,366$87,178$89,990$92,802$95,614$98,426$101,237$104,049$106,861$109,673
GS-12 $101,121$104,491$107,861$111,231$114,601$117,972$121,342$124,712$128,082$131,452
GS-13 $120,246$124,254$128,263$132,271$136,280$140,289$144,297$148,306$152,315$156,323
GS-14 $142,094$146,831$151,568$156,304$161,041$165,778$170,515$175,251$179,988$184,725
GS-15 $167,139$172,710$178,280$183,851$189,422$191,900$191,900$191,900$191,900$191,900
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About the 2024 Los Angeles table

The Los Angeles Locality Area used the official OPM Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA boundary in 2024. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2024 nationwide base GS table.

In 2024, the locality adjustment was 35.84%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $29,866, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $191,900.

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.

2024 Los Angeles questions

  • What was the 2024 locality adjustment for Los Angeles?
    In 2024, the locality pay adjustment for Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA was 35.84%, added on top of the 2024 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Los Angeles in 2024?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Los Angeles earned $101,121 in 2024, rising to $131,452 at Step 10. See the 2024 GS-12 Los Angeles page.
  • Is the 2024 table still current?
    No. 2024 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Los Angeles page.