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GS-9 · Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA

GS-9 pay in Los Angeles, CA, 2026

A GS-9 here earns $71,957 at step 1 and $93,549 at step 10 a year. That includes 36.47% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-9, Step 1Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA locality · 36.47%
$71,957
a year · $2,768 per paycheck · $34.48 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$71,957$2,768$34.48$52,727+$713
Step 2$74,356$2,860$35.63$54,485+$737
Step 3$76,755$2,952$36.78$56,243+$762
Step 4$79,154$3,044$37.93$58,001+$786
Step 5$81,553$3,137$39.08$59,759+$811
Step 6$83,952$3,229$40.23$61,517+$835
Step 7$86,351$3,321$41.38$63,275+$859
Step 8$88,751$3,414$42.53$65,033+$885
Step 9$91,150$3,506$43.68$66,791+$909
Step 10$93,549$3,598$44.82$68,549+$934
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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