GS Locality Pay Tables

Salary Table 2026-SD
Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 33.72%
For the Locality Pay Area of San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
Total Increase: 1%
Effective January 2026
Annual Rates by Grade and Step

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 30199 31212 32216 33216 34218 34805 35798 36798 36840 37773
2 33956 34763 35889 36840 37252 38347 39442 40537 41632 42728
3 37051 38287 39522 40758 41993 43229 44465 45700 46936 48171
4 41591 42978 44364 45751 47138 48524 49911 51298 52684 54071
5 46533 48084 49636 51187 52738 54289 55840 57391 58942 60494
6 51871 53600 55329 57058 58787 60516 62245 63974 65703 67432
7 57641 59563 61484 63406 65328 67249 69171 71092 73014 74935
8 63835 65963 68090 70218 72345 74473 76600 78728 80855 82983
9 70507 72857 75208 77559 79910 82261 84611 86962 89313 91664
10 77643 80231 82818 85406 87993 90581 93168 95756 98343 100931
11 85307 88151 90995 93839 96684 99528 102372 105216 108060 110905
12 102246 105655 109063 112472 115880 119289 122697 126106 129515 132923
13 121585 125638 129691 133744 137797 141850 145903 149956 154009 158062
14 143677 148467 153256 158046 162836 167626 172416 177206 181996 186785
15 169001 174634 180268 185902 191535 197169 197200 * 197200 * 197200 * 197200 *

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).