2025 GS Pay: San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
The San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA locality pay area adds 46.34% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-SF, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 46.34%
- Annual pay range
- $32,722 to $195,200
- GS-1 step 1 to GS-15 step 10
- Capped cells
- 10 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 | $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 | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped |
| GS-15 | $183,120 | $189,223 | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped | $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 | $15.68 | $16.20 | $16.73 | $17.25 | $17.77 | $18.07 | $18.59 | $19.11 | $19.13 | $19.61 |
| GS-2 | $17.63 | $18.05 | $18.63 | $19.13 | $19.34 | $19.91 | $20.48 | $21.05 | $21.62 | $22.18 |
| GS-3 | $19.24 | $19.88 | $20.52 | $21.16 | $21.80 | $22.44 | $23.08 | $23.72 | $24.36 | $25.00 |
| GS-4 | $21.59 | $22.31 | $23.03 | $23.75 | $24.47 | $25.19 | $25.91 | $26.63 | $27.35 | $28.07 |
| GS-5 | $24.16 | $24.96 | $25.77 | $26.57 | $27.38 | $28.18 | $28.99 | $29.79 | $30.60 | $31.40 |
| GS-6 | $26.93 | $27.83 | $28.73 | $29.62 | $30.52 | $31.42 | $32.32 | $33.21 | $34.11 | $35.01 |
| GS-7 | $29.93 | $30.92 | $31.92 | $32.92 | $33.92 | $34.92 | $35.91 | $36.91 | $37.91 | $38.91 |
| GS-8 | $33.14 | $34.25 | $35.35 | $36.46 | $37.56 | $38.67 | $39.77 | $40.88 | $41.98 | $43.09 |
| GS-9 | $36.61 | $37.83 | $39.05 | $40.27 | $41.49 | $42.71 | $43.93 | $45.15 | $46.37 | $47.59 |
| GS-10 | $40.31 | $41.65 | $43.00 | $44.34 | $45.69 | $47.03 | $48.37 | $49.72 | $51.06 | $52.40 |
| GS-11 | $44.29 | $45.77 | $47.24 | $48.72 | $50.19 | $51.67 | $53.15 | $54.62 | $56.10 | $57.57 |
| GS-12 | $53.08 | $54.85 | $56.62 | $58.39 | $60.16 | $61.93 | $63.70 | $65.47 | $67.24 | $69.01 |
| GS-13 | $63.13 | $65.23 | $67.33 | $69.44 | $71.54 | $73.65 | $75.75 | $77.86 | $79.96 | $82.06 |
| GS-14 | $74.59 | $77.08 | $79.57 | $82.05 | $84.54 | $87.03 | $89.51 | $92.00 | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped |
| GS-15 | $87.74 | $90.67 | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped |
Compare San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 16 places in this area, in CA. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | CA | 06001 |
| Calaveras County, CA | CA | 06009 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | CA | 06013 |
| Marin County, CA | CA | 06041 |
| Merced County, CA | CA | 06047 |
| Monterey County, CA | CA | 06053 |
| Napa County, CA | CA | 06055 |
| San Benito County, CA | CA | 06069 |
| San Francisco County, CA | CA | 06075 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | CA | 06077 |
| San Mateo County, CA | CA | 06081 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | CA | 06085 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | CA | 06087 |
| Solano County, CA | CA | 06095 |
| Sonoma County, CA | CA | 06097 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | CA | 06099 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-SF, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, SF.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.