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GS-2 · San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA

GS-2 pay in San Jose, CA, 2026

A GS-2 here earns $37,160 at step 1 and $46,760 at step 10 a year. That includes 46.34% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-2, Step 1San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA locality · 46.34%
$37,160
a year · $1,429 per paycheck · $17.81 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$37,160$1,429$17.81$25,393+$367
Step 2$38,044$1,463$18.23$25,997+$376
Step 3$39,276$1,511$18.82$26,839+$389
Step 4$40,317$1,551$19.32$27,550+$400
Step 5$40,767$1,568$19.53$27,858+$402
Step 6$41,966$1,614$20.11$28,677+$414
Step 7$43,164$1,660$20.68$29,496+$425
Step 8$44,363$1,706$21.26$30,315+$438
Step 9$45,561$1,752$21.83$31,134+$449
Step 10$46,760$1,798$22.41$31,953+$461
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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