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GS-7 · San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA

GS-7 pay in San Jose, CA, 2026

A GS-7 here earns $63,081 at step 1 and $82,007 at step 10 a year. That includes 46.34% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-7, Step 1San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA locality · 46.34%
$63,081
a year · $2,426 per paycheck · $30.23 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$63,081$2,426$30.23$43,106+$625
Step 2$65,184$2,507$31.23$44,543+$645
Step 3$67,287$2,588$32.24$45,980+$666
Step 4$69,390$2,669$33.25$47,417+$686
Step 5$71,493$2,750$34.26$48,854+$707
Step 6$73,596$2,831$35.26$50,291+$727
Step 7$75,699$2,912$36.27$51,728+$748
Step 8$77,802$2,992$37.28$53,165+$769
Step 9$79,905$3,073$38.29$54,602+$789
Step 10$82,007$3,154$39.29$56,039+$809
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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