2025 GS Pay: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA locality pay area adds 33.72% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-SD, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 33.72%
- Annual pay range
- $29,900 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 | $29,900 | $30,903 | $31,896 | $32,887 | $33,879 | $34,460 | $35,444 | $36,435 | $36,475 | $37,401 |
| GS-2 | $33,620 | $34,420 | $35,533 | $36,475 | $36,884 | $37,968 | $39,053 | $40,137 | $41,222 | $42,306 |
| GS-3 | $36,685 | $37,907 | $39,129 | $40,351 | $41,574 | $42,796 | $44,018 | $45,240 | $46,462 | $47,685 |
| GS-4 | $41,179 | $42,552 | $43,926 | $45,299 | $46,672 | $48,046 | $49,419 | $50,792 | $52,166 | $53,539 |
| GS-5 | $46,072 | $47,607 | $49,142 | $50,677 | $52,212 | $53,747 | $55,283 | $56,818 | $58,353 | $59,888 |
| GS-6 | $51,358 | $53,069 | $54,781 | $56,493 | $58,204 | $59,916 | $61,628 | $63,339 | $65,051 | $66,762 |
| GS-7 | $57,070 | $58,973 | $60,876 | $62,779 | $64,682 | $66,585 | $68,487 | $70,390 | $72,293 | $74,196 |
| GS-8 | $63,203 | $65,310 | $67,418 | $69,525 | $71,632 | $73,740 | $75,847 | $77,955 | $80,062 | $82,170 |
| GS-9 | $69,809 | $72,135 | $74,462 | $76,789 | $79,115 | $81,442 | $83,769 | $86,096 | $88,422 | $90,749 |
| GS-10 | $76,874 | $79,436 | $81,998 | $84,561 | $87,123 | $89,685 | $92,247 | $94,809 | $97,371 | $99,933 |
| GS-11 | $84,462 | $87,276 | $90,091 | $92,906 | $95,721 | $98,536 | $101,350 | $104,165 | $106,980 | $109,795 |
| GS-12 | $101,234 | $104,609 | $107,984 | $111,359 | $114,734 | $118,110 | $121,485 | $124,860 | $128,235 | $131,610 |
| GS-13 | $120,381 | $124,394 | $128,407 | $132,420 | $136,433 | $140,446 | $144,459 | $148,472 | $152,485 | $156,498 |
| GS-14 | $142,254 | $146,996 | $151,737 | $156,479 | $161,221 | $165,963 | $170,704 | $175,446 | $180,188 | $184,929 |
| GS-15 | $167,328 | $172,905 | $178,483 | $184,060 | $189,638 | $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 | $14.33 | $14.81 | $15.28 | $15.76 | $16.23 | $16.51 | $16.98 | $17.46 | $17.48 | $17.92 |
| GS-2 | $16.11 | $16.49 | $17.03 | $17.48 | $17.67 | $18.19 | $18.71 | $19.23 | $19.75 | $20.27 |
| GS-3 | $17.58 | $18.16 | $18.75 | $19.33 | $19.92 | $20.51 | $21.09 | $21.68 | $22.26 | $22.85 |
| GS-4 | $19.73 | $20.39 | $21.05 | $21.71 | $22.36 | $23.02 | $23.68 | $24.34 | $25.00 | $25.65 |
| GS-5 | $22.08 | $22.81 | $23.55 | $24.28 | $25.02 | $25.75 | $26.49 | $27.22 | $27.96 | $28.70 |
| GS-6 | $24.61 | $25.43 | $26.25 | $27.07 | $27.89 | $28.71 | $29.53 | $30.35 | $31.17 | $31.99 |
| GS-7 | $27.35 | $28.26 | $29.17 | $30.08 | $30.99 | $31.90 | $32.82 | $33.73 | $34.64 | $35.55 |
| GS-8 | $30.28 | $31.29 | $32.30 | $33.31 | $34.32 | $35.33 | $36.34 | $37.35 | $38.36 | $39.37 |
| GS-9 | $33.45 | $34.56 | $35.68 | $36.79 | $37.91 | $39.02 | $40.14 | $41.25 | $42.37 | $43.48 |
| GS-10 | $36.83 | $38.06 | $39.29 | $40.52 | $41.75 | $42.97 | $44.20 | $45.43 | $46.66 | $47.88 |
| GS-11 | $40.47 | $41.82 | $43.17 | $44.52 | $45.87 | $47.21 | $48.56 | $49.91 | $51.26 | $52.61 |
| GS-12 | $48.51 | $50.12 | $51.74 | $53.36 | $54.98 | $56.59 | $58.21 | $59.83 | $61.44 | $63.06 |
| GS-13 | $57.68 | $59.60 | $61.53 | $63.45 | $65.37 | $67.30 | $69.22 | $71.14 | $73.06 | $74.99 |
| GS-14 | $68.16 | $70.43 | $72.71 | $74.98 | $77.25 | $79.52 | $81.79 | $84.07 | $86.34 | $88.61 |
| GS-15 | $80.18 | $82.85 | $85.52 | $88.19 | $90.87 | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped |
Compare San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 1 place in this area, in CA. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego County, CA | CA | 06073 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-SD, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, SD.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.