2025 GS Pay: Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
The Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA locality pay area adds 36.47% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-LA, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 36.47%
- Annual pay range
- $30,515 to $195,200
- GS-1 step 1 to GS-15 step 10
- Capped cells
- 5 of 150
Annual pay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $30,515 | $31,538 | $32,552 | $33,563 | $34,576 | $35,168 | $36,173 | $37,184 | $37,225 | $38,171 |
| GS-2 | $34,311 | $35,127 | $36,264 | $37,225 | $37,643 | $38,749 | $39,856 | $40,963 | $42,070 | $43,176 |
| GS-3 | $37,439 | $38,687 | $39,934 | $41,181 | $42,429 | $43,676 | $44,923 | $46,171 | $47,418 | $48,665 |
| GS-4 | $42,026 | $43,427 | $44,829 | $46,231 | $47,632 | $49,034 | $50,435 | $51,837 | $53,238 | $54,640 |
| GS-5 | $47,019 | $48,586 | $50,153 | $51,719 | $53,286 | $54,853 | $56,419 | $57,986 | $59,553 | $61,119 |
| GS-6 | $52,414 | $54,161 | $55,908 | $57,654 | $59,401 | $61,148 | $62,895 | $64,642 | $66,389 | $68,135 |
| GS-7 | $58,244 | $60,186 | $62,128 | $64,070 | $66,012 | $67,954 | $69,896 | $71,838 | $73,780 | $75,722 |
| GS-8 | $64,503 | $66,653 | $68,804 | $70,955 | $73,106 | $75,256 | $77,407 | $79,558 | $81,709 | $83,859 |
| GS-9 | $71,244 | $73,619 | $75,993 | $78,368 | $80,742 | $83,117 | $85,492 | $87,866 | $90,241 | $92,615 |
| GS-10 | $78,455 | $81,070 | $83,685 | $86,300 | $88,914 | $91,529 | $94,144 | $96,759 | $99,373 | $101,988 |
| GS-11 | $86,199 | $89,071 | $91,944 | $94,817 | $97,689 | $100,562 | $103,435 | $106,307 | $109,180 | $112,053 |
| GS-12 | $103,316 | $106,760 | $110,205 | $113,649 | $117,094 | $120,538 | $123,983 | $127,427 | $130,872 | $134,317 |
| GS-13 | $122,857 | $126,953 | $131,048 | $135,144 | $139,239 | $143,334 | $147,430 | $151,525 | $155,621 | $159,716 |
| GS-14 | $145,180 | $150,019 | $154,858 | $159,697 | $164,536 | $169,376 | $174,215 | $179,054 | $183,893 | $188,733 |
| GS-15 | $170,769 | $176,461 | $182,153 | $187,845 | $193,538 | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $14.62 | $15.11 | $15.60 | $16.08 | $16.57 | $16.85 | $17.33 | $17.82 | $17.84 | $18.29 |
| GS-2 | $16.44 | $16.83 | $17.38 | $17.84 | $18.04 | $18.57 | $19.10 | $19.63 | $20.16 | $20.69 |
| GS-3 | $17.94 | $18.54 | $19.13 | $19.73 | $20.33 | $20.93 | $21.53 | $22.12 | $22.72 | $23.32 |
| GS-4 | $20.14 | $20.81 | $21.48 | $22.15 | $22.82 | $23.49 | $24.17 | $24.84 | $25.51 | $26.18 |
| GS-5 | $22.53 | $23.28 | $24.03 | $24.78 | $25.53 | $26.28 | $27.03 | $27.78 | $28.54 | $29.29 |
| GS-6 | $25.11 | $25.95 | $26.79 | $27.63 | $28.46 | $29.30 | $30.14 | $30.97 | $31.81 | $32.65 |
| GS-7 | $27.91 | $28.84 | $29.77 | $30.70 | $31.63 | $32.56 | $33.49 | $34.42 | $35.35 | $36.28 |
| GS-8 | $30.91 | $31.94 | $32.97 | $34.00 | $35.03 | $36.06 | $37.09 | $38.12 | $39.15 | $40.18 |
| GS-9 | $34.14 | $35.28 | $36.41 | $37.55 | $38.69 | $39.83 | $40.96 | $42.10 | $43.24 | $44.38 |
| GS-10 | $37.59 | $38.85 | $40.10 | $41.35 | $42.60 | $43.86 | $45.11 | $46.36 | $47.62 | $48.87 |
| GS-11 | $41.30 | $42.68 | $44.06 | $45.43 | $46.81 | $48.18 | $49.56 | $50.94 | $52.31 | $53.69 |
| GS-12 | $49.50 | $51.15 | $52.81 | $54.46 | $56.11 | $57.76 | $59.41 | $61.06 | $62.71 | $64.36 |
| GS-13 | $58.87 | $60.83 | $62.79 | $64.76 | $66.72 | $68.68 | $70.64 | $72.60 | $74.57 | $76.53 |
| GS-14 | $69.56 | $71.88 | $74.20 | $76.52 | $78.84 | $81.16 | $83.48 | $85.79 | $88.11 | $90.43 |
| GS-15 | $81.83 | $84.55 | $87.28 | $90.01 | $92.74 | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped |
Compare Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 9 places in this area, in CA. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial County, CA | CA | 06025 |
| Kern County, CA | CA | 06029 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | CA | 06037 |
| Orange County, CA | CA | 06059 |
| Riverside County, CA | CA | 06065 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | CA | 06071 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | CA | 06079 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | CA | 06083 |
| Ventura County, CA | CA | 06111 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-LA, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, LA.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Pay cap (level IV of the Executive Schedule), Salary Table No. 2025-EX, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): EX.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Locality pay area definitions, 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 locality pay area definitions. Retrieved October 20, 2026.