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29.76% 2026 locality adjustment above base GS
$29,305 to $197,200 2026 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
14 Counties covered by this pay area

2026 Sacramento full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 29.76% locality adjustment for 2026. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Sacramento.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $29,305$30,287$31,262$32,232$33,204$33,774$34,738$35,709$35,749$36,655
GS-2 $32,950$33,734$34,826$35,749$36,149$37,211$38,274$39,337$40,399$41,462
GS-3 $35,954$37,153$38,352$39,551$40,750$41,949$43,148$44,347$45,546$46,745
GS-4 $40,359$41,705$43,050$44,396$45,742$47,087$48,433$49,779$51,124$52,470
GS-5 $45,155$46,660$48,166$49,671$51,176$52,681$54,186$55,692$57,197$58,702
GS-6 $50,335$52,013$53,691$55,369$57,046$58,724$60,402$62,080$63,758$65,435
GS-7 $55,934$57,799$59,664$61,528$63,393$65,258$67,122$68,987$70,852$72,716
GS-8 $61,945$64,009$66,074$68,138$70,203$72,267$74,332$76,396$78,461$80,525
GS-9 $68,419$70,700$72,981$75,262$77,543$79,824$82,106$84,387$86,668$88,949
GS-10 $75,344$77,855$80,366$82,876$85,387$87,898$90,409$92,920$95,431$97,942
GS-11 $82,780$85,540$88,300$91,060$93,820$96,580$99,340$102,100$104,860$107,620
GS-12 $99,218$102,526$105,834$109,141$112,449$115,756$119,064$122,371$125,679$128,987
GS-13 $117,984$121,917$125,850$129,783$133,716$137,649$141,582$145,515$149,448$153,382
GS-14 $139,422$144,070$148,718$153,366$158,014$162,662$167,310$171,958$176,606$181,254
GS-15 $163,996$169,463$174,929$180,396$185,863$191,330$196,797$197,200$197,200$197,200
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About the 2026 Sacramento table

The Sacramento Locality Area used the official OPM Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV boundary in 2026. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2026 nationwide base GS table.

In 2026, the locality adjustment was 29.76%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $29,305, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $197,200.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 14 counties and cities across California, Nevada. Some of the included jurisdictions include Alpine County, CA, Amador County, CA, Butte County, CA, Colusa County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Sacramento County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Sutter County, CA, Yolo County, CA, Yuba County, CA, and more.

2026 Sacramento questions

  • What was the 2026 locality adjustment for Sacramento?
    In 2026, the locality pay adjustment for Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV was 29.76%, added on top of the 2026 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Sacramento in 2026?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Sacramento earned $99,218 in 2026, rising to $128,987 at Step 10. See the 2026 GS-12 Sacramento page.
  • Is the 2026 table still current?
    Yes. 2026 is the current year. This is the active OPM pay table for federal employees in Sacramento.