2025 San Francisco GS Pay Table
The San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA GS locality table for 2025. The 2025 locality adjustment was 46.34%, applied on top of the 2025 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2025 San Francisco GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA.
Covered area: 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.
| 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 |
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
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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.