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Archive year. This is the 2024 table for San Francisco. For current pay, see the latest San Francisco page.
45.41% 2024 locality adjustment above base GS
$31,970 to $191,900 2024 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
16 Counties covered by this pay area

2024 San Francisco full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 45.41% locality adjustment for 2024. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for San Francisco.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $31,970$33,043$34,104$35,165$36,225$36,845$37,898$38,958$39,000$39,991
GS-2 $35,948$36,803$37,994$39,000$39,441$40,601$41,762$42,922$44,082$45,243
GS-3 $39,224$40,532$41,839$43,146$44,453$45,761$47,068$48,375$49,682$50,989
GS-4 $44,030$45,497$46,965$48,432$49,899$51,366$52,833$54,300$55,768$57,235
GS-5 $49,262$50,904$52,545$54,187$55,829$57,470$59,112$60,754$62,395$64,037
GS-6 $54,914$56,745$58,576$60,406$62,237$64,068$65,898$67,729$69,560$71,390
GS-7 $61,023$63,057$65,091$67,126$69,160$71,194$73,228$75,263$77,297$79,331
GS-8 $67,579$69,832$72,084$74,337$76,589$78,841$81,094$83,346$85,599$87,851
GS-9 $74,642$77,130$79,618$82,106$84,594$87,082$89,570$92,058$94,546$97,034
GS-10 $82,197$84,937$87,676$90,416$93,155$95,895$98,635$101,374$104,114$106,853
GS-11 $90,310$93,320$96,330$99,340$102,350$105,360$108,370$111,380$114,390$117,400
GS-12 $108,245$111,852$115,460$119,068$122,675$126,283$129,890$133,498$137,106$140,713
GS-13 $128,717$133,008$137,299$141,590$145,881$150,172$154,463$158,754$163,045$167,336
GS-14 $152,105$157,175$162,246$167,316$172,386$177,457$182,527$187,598$191,900$191,900
GS-15 $178,914$184,877$190,840$191,900$191,900$191,900$191,900$191,900$191,900$191,900
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About the 2024 San Francisco table

The San Francisco Locality Area used the official OPM San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, 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 45.41%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $31,970, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $191,900.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 16 counties and cities across California. Some of the included jurisdictions include Alameda County, CA, Calaveras County, CA, Contra Costa County, CA, Marin County, CA, Merced County, CA, Monterey County, CA, Napa County, CA, San Benito County, CA, San Francisco County, CA, San Joaquin County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, and more.

2024 San Francisco questions

  • What was the 2024 locality adjustment for San Francisco?
    In 2024, the locality pay adjustment for San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA was 45.41%, added on top of the 2024 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in San Francisco in 2024?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in San Francisco earned $108,245 in 2024, rising to $140,713 at Step 10. See the 2024 GS-12 San Francisco page.
  • Is the 2024 table still current?
    No. 2024 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest San Francisco page.