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GS-10 · San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA

GS-10 pay in San Jose, CA, 2026

A GS-10 here earns $84,971 at step 1 and $110,456 at step 10 a year. That includes 46.34% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-10, Step 1San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA locality · 46.34%
$84,971
a year · $3,268 per paycheck · $40.71 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$84,971$3,268$40.71$58,064+$842
Step 2$87,803$3,377$42.07$59,999+$870
Step 3$90,634$3,486$43.43$61,934+$897
Step 4$93,466$3,595$44.78$63,869+$925
Step 5$96,298$3,704$46.14$65,804+$953
Step 6$99,129$3,813$47.50$67,739+$980
Step 7$101,961$3,922$48.86$69,674+$1,008
Step 8$104,793$4,031$50.21$71,609+$1,036
Step 9$107,624$4,139$51.57$73,544+$1,064
Step 10$110,456$4,248$52.93$75,479+$1,092
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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