2025 San Diego GS Pay Table
The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA GS locality table for 2025. The 2025 locality adjustment was 33.72%, applied on top of the 2025 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2025 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 | $29,900 | $30,903 | $31,896 | $32,887 | $33,879 | $34,460 | $35,444 | $36,435 | $36,475 | $37,401 |
| GS-2 | $33,620 | $34,420 | $35,533 | $36,475 | $36,884 | $37,968 | $39,053 | $40,137 | $41,222 | $42,306 |
| GS-3 | $36,685 | $37,907 | $39,129 | $40,351 | $41,574 | $42,796 | $44,018 | $45,240 | $46,462 | $47,685 |
| GS-4 | $41,179 | $42,552 | $43,926 | $45,299 | $46,672 | $48,046 | $49,419 | $50,792 | $52,166 | $53,539 |
| GS-5 | $46,072 | $47,607 | $49,142 | $50,677 | $52,212 | $53,747 | $55,283 | $56,818 | $58,353 | $59,888 |
| GS-6 | $51,358 | $53,069 | $54,781 | $56,493 | $58,204 | $59,916 | $61,628 | $63,339 | $65,051 | $66,762 |
| GS-7 | $57,070 | $58,973 | $60,876 | $62,779 | $64,682 | $66,585 | $68,487 | $70,390 | $72,293 | $74,196 |
| GS-8 | $63,203 | $65,310 | $67,418 | $69,525 | $71,632 | $73,740 | $75,847 | $77,955 | $80,062 | $82,170 |
| GS-9 | $69,809 | $72,135 | $74,462 | $76,789 | $79,115 | $81,442 | $83,769 | $86,096 | $88,422 | $90,749 |
| GS-10 | $76,874 | $79,436 | $81,998 | $84,561 | $87,123 | $89,685 | $92,247 | $94,809 | $97,371 | $99,933 |
| GS-11 | $84,462 | $87,276 | $90,091 | $92,906 | $95,721 | $98,536 | $101,350 | $104,165 | $106,980 | $109,795 |
| GS-12 | $101,234 | $104,609 | $107,984 | $111,359 | $114,734 | $118,110 | $121,485 | $124,860 | $128,235 | $131,610 |
| GS-13 | $120,381 | $124,394 | $128,407 | $132,420 | $136,433 | $140,446 | $144,459 | $148,472 | $152,485 | $156,498 |
| GS-14 | $142,254 | $146,996 | $151,737 | $156,479 | $161,221 | $165,963 | $170,704 | $175,446 | $180,188 | $184,929 |
| GS-15 | $167,328 | $172,905 | $178,483 | $184,060 | $189,638 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 |
2025 San Diego full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 33.72% locality adjustment for 2025. 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 | $29,900 | $30,903 | $31,896 | $32,887 | $33,879 | $34,460 | $35,444 | $36,435 | $36,475 | $37,401 |
| GS-2 | $33,620 | $34,420 | $35,533 | $36,475 | $36,884 | $37,968 | $39,053 | $40,137 | $41,222 | $42,306 |
| GS-3 | $36,685 | $37,907 | $39,129 | $40,351 | $41,574 | $42,796 | $44,018 | $45,240 | $46,462 | $47,685 |
| GS-4 | $41,179 | $42,552 | $43,926 | $45,299 | $46,672 | $48,046 | $49,419 | $50,792 | $52,166 | $53,539 |
| GS-5 | $46,072 | $47,607 | $49,142 | $50,677 | $52,212 | $53,747 | $55,283 | $56,818 | $58,353 | $59,888 |
| GS-6 | $51,358 | $53,069 | $54,781 | $56,493 | $58,204 | $59,916 | $61,628 | $63,339 | $65,051 | $66,762 |
| GS-7 | $57,070 | $58,973 | $60,876 | $62,779 | $64,682 | $66,585 | $68,487 | $70,390 | $72,293 | $74,196 |
| GS-8 | $63,203 | $65,310 | $67,418 | $69,525 | $71,632 | $73,740 | $75,847 | $77,955 | $80,062 | $82,170 |
| GS-9 | $69,809 | $72,135 | $74,462 | $76,789 | $79,115 | $81,442 | $83,769 | $86,096 | $88,422 | $90,749 |
| GS-10 | $76,874 | $79,436 | $81,998 | $84,561 | $87,123 | $89,685 | $92,247 | $94,809 | $97,371 | $99,933 |
| GS-11 | $84,462 | $87,276 | $90,091 | $92,906 | $95,721 | $98,536 | $101,350 | $104,165 | $106,980 | $109,795 |
| GS-12 | $101,234 | $104,609 | $107,984 | $111,359 | $114,734 | $118,110 | $121,485 | $124,860 | $128,235 | $131,610 |
| GS-13 | $120,381 | $124,394 | $128,407 | $132,420 | $136,433 | $140,446 | $144,459 | $148,472 | $152,485 | $156,498 |
| GS-14 | $142,254 | $146,996 | $151,737 | $156,479 | $161,221 | $165,963 | $170,704 | $175,446 | $180,188 | $184,929 |
| GS-15 | $167,328 | $172,905 | $178,483 | $184,060 | $189,638 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 |
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About the 2025 San Diego table
The San Diego Locality Area used the official OPM San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA boundary in 2025. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2025 nationwide base GS table.
In 2025, the locality adjustment was 33.72%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $29,900, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $195,200.
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.
2025 San Diego questions
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What was the 2025 locality adjustment for San Diego?
In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA was 33.72%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in San Diego in 2025?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in San Diego earned $101,234 in 2025, rising to $131,610 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 San Diego page. -
Is the 2025 table still current?
No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest San Diego page.