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GS-1 · Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA

GS-1 pay in Los Angeles, CA, 2026

A GS-1 here earns $30,820 at step 1 and $38,550 at step 10 a year. That includes 36.47% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-1, Step 1Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA locality · 36.47%
$30,820
a year · $1,185 per paycheck · $14.77 an hour

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paybook · EO 14368Not affiliated with the U.S. government
01 · Every step
StepYearlyPer paycheckPer hourBase payvs 2025
Step 1$30,820$1,185$14.77$22,584+$305
Step 2$31,853$1,225$15.26$23,341+$315
Step 3$32,878$1,265$15.75$24,092+$326
Step 4$33,899$1,304$16.24$24,840+$336
Step 5$34,921$1,343$16.73$25,589+$345
Step 6$35,520$1,366$17.02$26,028+$352
Step 7$36,534$1,405$17.51$26,771+$361
Step 8$37,555$1,444$17.99$27,519+$371
Step 9$37,597$1,446$18.01$27,550+$372
Step 10$38,550$1,483$18.47$28,248+$379
2026 yearly pay with locality. Steps 2–4 come after 1 year each, steps 5–7 after 2 years, steps 8–10 after 3 years. Source: EO 14368, Schedules 1 and 9.
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