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GS-13 · San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA

GS-13 pay in San Jose, CA, 2026

A GS-13 here earns $133,060 at step 1 and $172,980 at step 10 a year. That includes 46.34% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-13, Step 1San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA locality · 46.34%
$133,060
a year · $5,118 per paycheck · $63.76 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$133,060$5,118$63.76$90,925+$1,317
Step 2$137,495$5,288$65.88$93,956+$1,361
Step 3$141,931$5,459$68.01$96,987+$1,405
Step 4$146,366$5,629$70.13$100,018+$1,448
Step 5$150,802$5,800$72.26$103,049+$1,493
Step 6$155,237$5,971$74.38$106,080+$1,536
Step 7$159,673$6,141$76.51$109,111+$1,580
Step 8$164,109$6,312$78.63$112,142+$1,625
Step 9$168,544$6,482$80.76$115,173+$1,668
Step 10$172,980$6,653$82.88$118,204+$1,712
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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