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Archive year. This is the 2025 table for San Francisco. For current pay, see the latest San Francisco page.
46.34% 2025 locality adjustment above base GS
$32,722 to $195,200 2025 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
16 Counties covered by this pay area

2025 San Francisco full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 46.34% locality adjustment for 2025. 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 $32,722$33,819$34,906$35,991$37,077$37,712$38,789$39,873$39,917$40,931
GS-2 $36,793$37,668$38,887$39,917$40,365$41,552$42,739$43,925$45,112$46,299
GS-3 $40,147$41,484$42,822$44,160$45,497$46,835$48,172$49,510$50,847$52,185
GS-4 $45,065$46,568$48,071$49,574$51,077$52,580$54,083$55,586$57,089$58,592
GS-5 $50,420$52,100$53,780$55,460$57,140$58,820$60,500$62,180$63,860$65,540
GS-6 $56,205$58,078$59,951$61,824$63,697$65,571$67,444$69,317$71,190$73,063
GS-7 $62,456$64,539$66,621$68,704$70,786$72,869$74,951$77,033$79,116$81,198
GS-8 $69,168$71,474$73,780$76,087$78,393$80,699$83,006$85,312$87,618$89,924
GS-9 $76,397$78,943$81,489$84,036$86,582$89,128$91,675$94,221$96,767$99,314
GS-10 $84,129$86,933$89,737$92,541$95,345$98,149$100,953$103,757$106,560$109,364
GS-11 $92,433$95,513$98,594$101,674$104,755$107,835$110,915$113,996$117,076$120,157
GS-12 $110,788$114,482$118,175$121,869$125,563$129,256$132,950$136,644$140,337$144,031
GS-13 $131,743$136,134$140,526$144,918$149,309$153,701$158,093$162,484$166,876$171,268
GS-14 $155,679$160,869$166,058$171,247$176,436$181,626$186,815$192,004$195,200$195,200
GS-15 $183,120$189,223$195,200$195,200$195,200$195,200$195,200$195,200$195,200$195,200
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About the 2025 San Francisco table

The San Francisco Locality Area used the official OPM San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, 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 46.34%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $32,722, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $195,200.

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.

2025 San Francisco questions

  • What was the 2025 locality adjustment for San Francisco?
    In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA was 46.34%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in San Francisco in 2025?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in San Francisco earned $110,788 in 2025, rising to $144,031 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 San Francisco page.
  • Is the 2025 table still current?
    No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest San Francisco page.