California (CA)
1 county or equivalent
San Diego County
OPM salary table 2026-SD
2026 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA GS pay scale
Full grades 1–15 and steps 1–10, the published locality percentage, official worksite coverage, and a same-cell 2025 comparison.
- Data review
- Reviewed
- Primary sources
- Official OPM 2025–2026 salary tables and 2026 locality definitions
- Coverage
- 1 counties · 1 jurisdictions
- 2026 locality payment
- 33.72%
- Salary-table code
- 2026-SD
- Official table cells
- 15 grades × 10 steps
- Effective period
- January 2026
2026 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA GS salary table
Official scheduled annual rates by grade and step. These are gross salary figures before taxes, retirement, TSP, insurance, and other payroll deductions.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $30,199 | $31,212 | $32,216 | $33,216 | $34,218 | $34,805 | $35,798 | $36,798 | $36,840 | $37,773 |
| GS-2 | $33,956 | $34,763 | $35,889 | $36,840 | $37,252 | $38,347 | $39,442 | $40,537 | $41,632 | $42,728 |
| GS-3 | $37,051 | $38,287 | $39,522 | $40,758 | $41,993 | $43,229 | $44,465 | $45,700 | $46,936 | $48,171 |
| GS-4 | $41,591 | $42,978 | $44,364 | $45,751 | $47,138 | $48,524 | $49,911 | $51,298 | $52,684 | $54,071 |
| GS-5 | $46,533 | $48,084 | $49,636 | $51,187 | $52,738 | $54,289 | $55,840 | $57,391 | $58,942 | $60,494 |
| GS-6 | $51,871 | $53,600 | $55,329 | $57,058 | $58,787 | $60,516 | $62,245 | $63,974 | $65,703 | $67,432 |
| GS-7 | $57,641 | $59,563 | $61,484 | $63,406 | $65,328 | $67,249 | $69,171 | $71,092 | $73,014 | $74,935 |
| GS-8 | $63,835 | $65,963 | $68,090 | $70,218 | $72,345 | $74,473 | $76,600 | $78,728 | $80,855 | $82,983 |
| GS-9 | $70,507 | $72,857 | $75,208 | $77,559 | $79,910 | $82,261 | $84,611 | $86,962 | $89,313 | $91,664 |
| GS-10 | $77,643 | $80,231 | $82,818 | $85,406 | $87,993 | $90,581 | $93,168 | $95,756 | $98,343 | $100,931 |
| GS-11 | $85,307 | $88,151 | $90,995 | $93,839 | $96,684 | $99,528 | $102,372 | $105,216 | $108,060 | $110,905 |
| GS-12 | $102,246 | $105,655 | $109,063 | $112,472 | $115,880 | $119,289 | $122,697 | $126,106 | $129,515 | $132,923 |
| GS-13 | $121,585 | $125,638 | $129,691 | $133,744 | $137,797 | $141,850 | $145,903 | $149,956 | $154,009 | $158,062 |
| GS-14 | $143,677 | $148,467 | $153,256 | $158,046 | $162,836 | $167,626 | $172,416 | $177,206 | $181,996 | $186,785 |
| GS-15 | $169,001 | $174,634 | $180,268 | $185,902 | $191,535 | $197,169 | $197,200, statutory pay cap applies | $197,200, statutory pay cap applies | $197,200, statutory pay cap applies | $197,200, statutory pay cap applies |
The table scrolls horizontally on narrow screens. Salary cells come directly from OPM’s 2026 XML table SD.
A statutory pay cap can cause several upper-grade cells to show the same annual rate. Position-specific special rates are not included.
Areas covered by table SD
OPM’s 2026 locality definitions and the checked county mapping assign 1 county or county equivalent across 1 state or district to this salary table.
Locality pay generally follows the official worksite on the employee record—not a home address, mailing address, or ZIP code by itself. Use your SF-50 and agency HR office when the worksite assignment is uncertain.
2025 versus 2026
Each row holds locality, grade, and step constant. That keeps a promotion or within-grade increase out of the comparison.
- 2025 locality
- 33.72%
- 2026 locality
- 33.72%
- Point change
- 0.00 percentage points
| Grade and step | 2025 | 2026 | Dollar change | Percent change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-5, step 1 | $46,072 | $46,533 | +$461 | 1.00% |
| GS-9, step 1 | $69,809 | $70,507 | +$698 | 1.00% |
| GS-12, step 1 | $101,234 | $102,246 | +$1,012 | 1.00% |
| GS-15, step 1 | $167,328 | $169,001 | +$1,673 | 1.00% |
OPM reports a 1.00% total increase for table SD. Across all 150 published cells, annual dollar changes range from +$299 to +$2,000. Percentage changes can differ slightly because OPM publishes whole-dollar cells and applies statutory caps where required.
San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad GS pay questions
What is the 2026 San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad locality pay percentage?
OPM’s 2026 salary table SD uses a 33.72% locality payment. The annual cells shown on this page are OPM’s published locality rates, not a percentage reconstructed from an older base table.
Which worksites use the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA pay table?
OPM’s 2026 locality definitions and the checked county mapping assign 1 county or county equivalent across 1 state or district to this salary table. Locality generally follows the official worksite recorded by the agency, so employees should confirm an uncertain assignment with their SF-50 or agency HR office.
How did this GS locality table change from 2025 to 2026?
The locality percentage changed by 0.00 percentage points. OPM reports a 1.00% total increase for this 2026 table; individual salary-cell percentages can vary slightly because OPM publishes whole-dollar annual rates and applies statutory caps where required.
Does this table include every federal special salary rate?
No. It shows the ordinary OPM GS locality table. A position-specific special rate, law-enforcement schedule, wildland-firefighter schedule, retained rate, or another pay system may control instead. OPM special rate table 001M can also replace a lower locality cell for covered GS-1 through GS-4 employees.
Verify with OPM
OPM 2026 salary table XMLExact annual and hourly cells for table SD.OPM 2026 General ScheduleOfficial salary-table index and downloads.OPM 2026 locality definitionsOfficial county, city, and special-worksite coverage definitions.OPM 2025 General SchedulePrior-year table used for the same-cell comparison.
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