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GS-11 · San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA

GS-11 pay in San Jose, CA, 2026

A GS-11 here earns $93,358 at step 1 and $121,371 at step 10 a year. That includes 46.34% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-11, Step 1San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA locality · 46.34%
$93,358
a year · $3,591 per paycheck · $44.73 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$93,358$3,591$44.73$63,795+$925
Step 2$96,470$3,710$46.22$65,922+$957
Step 3$99,583$3,830$47.72$68,049+$989
Step 4$102,696$3,950$49.21$70,176+$1,022
Step 5$105,808$4,070$50.70$72,303+$1,053
Step 6$108,921$4,189$52.19$74,430+$1,086
Step 7$112,034$4,309$53.68$76,557+$1,119
Step 8$115,146$4,429$55.17$78,684+$1,150
Step 9$118,259$4,548$56.66$80,811+$1,183
Step 10$121,371$4,668$58.16$82,938+$1,214
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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