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GS-6 · San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA

GS-6 pay in San Jose, CA, 2026

A GS-6 here earns $56,767 at step 1 and $73,796 at step 10 a year. That includes 46.34% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-6, Step 1San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA locality · 46.34%
$56,767
a year · $2,183 per paycheck · $27.20 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$56,767$2,183$27.20$38,791+$562
Step 2$58,659$2,256$28.11$40,084+$581
Step 3$60,551$2,329$29.01$41,377+$600
Step 4$62,443$2,402$29.92$42,670+$619
Step 5$64,335$2,474$30.83$43,963+$638
Step 6$66,228$2,547$31.73$45,256+$657
Step 7$68,120$2,620$32.64$46,549+$676
Step 8$70,012$2,693$33.55$47,842+$695
Step 9$71,904$2,766$34.45$49,135+$714
Step 10$73,796$2,838$35.36$50,428+$733
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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