2024 San Diego GS Pay Table
The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA GS locality table for 2024. The 2024 locality adjustment was 33.05%, applied on top of the 2024 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2024 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 | $29,252 | $30,234 | $31,206 | $32,175 | $33,145 | $33,714 | $34,677 | $35,647 | $35,685 | $36,591 |
| GS-2 | $32,893 | $33,675 | $34,765 | $35,685 | $36,088 | $37,150 | $38,212 | $39,274 | $40,335 | $41,397 |
| GS-3 | $35,890 | $37,086 | $38,282 | $39,479 | $40,675 | $41,871 | $43,067 | $44,263 | $45,459 | $46,655 |
| GS-4 | $40,288 | $41,630 | $42,972 | $44,315 | $45,657 | $47,000 | $48,342 | $49,685 | $51,027 | $52,370 |
| GS-5 | $45,075 | $46,577 | $48,079 | $49,581 | $51,083 | $52,585 | $54,087 | $55,590 | $57,092 | $58,594 |
| GS-6 | $50,246 | $51,921 | $53,597 | $55,272 | $56,947 | $58,622 | $60,297 | $61,972 | $63,647 | $65,322 |
| GS-7 | $55,836 | $57,697 | $59,559 | $61,420 | $63,281 | $65,143 | $67,004 | $68,865 | $70,727 | $72,588 |
| GS-8 | $61,835 | $63,896 | $65,957 | $68,018 | $70,079 | $72,140 | $74,201 | $76,262 | $78,323 | $80,383 |
| GS-9 | $68,297 | $70,574 | $72,850 | $75,127 | $77,403 | $79,680 | $81,956 | $84,233 | $86,509 | $88,786 |
| GS-10 | $75,211 | $77,717 | $80,224 | $82,730 | $85,237 | $87,744 | $90,250 | $92,757 | $95,264 | $97,770 |
| GS-11 | $82,633 | $85,387 | $88,142 | $90,896 | $93,650 | $96,404 | $99,158 | $101,912 | $104,666 | $107,421 |
| GS-12 | $99,044 | $102,345 | $105,646 | $108,947 | $112,248 | $115,549 | $118,850 | $122,151 | $125,452 | $128,752 |
| GS-13 | $117,776 | $121,702 | $125,628 | $129,555 | $133,481 | $137,407 | $141,334 | $145,260 | $149,186 | $153,113 |
| GS-14 | $139,176 | $143,815 | $148,455 | $153,094 | $157,733 | $162,373 | $167,012 | $171,652 | $176,291 | $180,931 |
| GS-15 | $163,706 | $169,162 | $174,619 | $180,075 | $185,532 | $190,988 | $191,900 | $191,900 | $191,900 | $191,900 |
2024 San Diego full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 33.05% locality adjustment for 2024. 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 | $29,252 | $30,234 | $31,206 | $32,175 | $33,145 | $33,714 | $34,677 | $35,647 | $35,685 | $36,591 |
| GS-2 | $32,893 | $33,675 | $34,765 | $35,685 | $36,088 | $37,150 | $38,212 | $39,274 | $40,335 | $41,397 |
| GS-3 | $35,890 | $37,086 | $38,282 | $39,479 | $40,675 | $41,871 | $43,067 | $44,263 | $45,459 | $46,655 |
| GS-4 | $40,288 | $41,630 | $42,972 | $44,315 | $45,657 | $47,000 | $48,342 | $49,685 | $51,027 | $52,370 |
| GS-5 | $45,075 | $46,577 | $48,079 | $49,581 | $51,083 | $52,585 | $54,087 | $55,590 | $57,092 | $58,594 |
| GS-6 | $50,246 | $51,921 | $53,597 | $55,272 | $56,947 | $58,622 | $60,297 | $61,972 | $63,647 | $65,322 |
| GS-7 | $55,836 | $57,697 | $59,559 | $61,420 | $63,281 | $65,143 | $67,004 | $68,865 | $70,727 | $72,588 |
| GS-8 | $61,835 | $63,896 | $65,957 | $68,018 | $70,079 | $72,140 | $74,201 | $76,262 | $78,323 | $80,383 |
| GS-9 | $68,297 | $70,574 | $72,850 | $75,127 | $77,403 | $79,680 | $81,956 | $84,233 | $86,509 | $88,786 |
| GS-10 | $75,211 | $77,717 | $80,224 | $82,730 | $85,237 | $87,744 | $90,250 | $92,757 | $95,264 | $97,770 |
| GS-11 | $82,633 | $85,387 | $88,142 | $90,896 | $93,650 | $96,404 | $99,158 | $101,912 | $104,666 | $107,421 |
| GS-12 | $99,044 | $102,345 | $105,646 | $108,947 | $112,248 | $115,549 | $118,850 | $122,151 | $125,452 | $128,752 |
| GS-13 | $117,776 | $121,702 | $125,628 | $129,555 | $133,481 | $137,407 | $141,334 | $145,260 | $149,186 | $153,113 |
| GS-14 | $139,176 | $143,815 | $148,455 | $153,094 | $157,733 | $162,373 | $167,012 | $171,652 | $176,291 | $180,931 |
| GS-15 | $163,706 | $169,162 | $174,619 | $180,075 | $185,532 | $190,988 | $191,900 | $191,900 | $191,900 | $191,900 |
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About the 2024 San Diego table
The San Diego Locality Area used the official OPM San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 33.05%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $29,252, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $191,900.
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.
2024 San Diego questions
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What was the 2024 locality adjustment for San Diego?
In 2024, the locality pay adjustment for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA was 33.05%, added on top of the 2024 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in San Diego in 2024?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in San Diego earned $99,044 in 2024, rising to $128,752 at Step 10. See the 2024 GS-12 San Diego page. -
Is the 2024 table still current?
No. 2024 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest San Diego page.