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GS-14 · San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA

GS-14 pay in San Jose, CA, 2026

A GS-14 here earns $157,236 at step 1 and $197,200 at step 10 a year. That includes 46.34% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-14, Step 1San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA locality · 46.34%
$157,236
a year · $6,048 per paycheck · $75.34 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$157,236$6,048$75.34$107,446+$1,557
Step 2$162,478$6,249$77.85$111,028+$1,609
Step 3$167,720$6,451$80.36$114,610+$1,662
Step 4$172,962$6,652$82.88$118,192+$1,715
Step 5$178,204$6,854$85.39$121,774+$1,768
Step 6$183,446$7,056$87.90$125,356+$1,820
Step 7$188,688$7,257$90.41$128,938+$1,873
Step 8$193,930$7,459$92.92$132,520+$1,926
Step 9$197,200$7,585$94.49$136,102+$2,000
Step 10$197,200$7,585$94.49$139,684+$2,000
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. Some steps are capped at Executive Schedule level IV. Source: EO 14368, Schedules 1 and 9.
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