What is the 2026 locality pay for Los Angeles?

Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA has a 36.47% locality payment in 2026, ranked 3 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $124,085; a GS-7 step 1 earns $58,827.

How much more is Los Angeles than Rest of U.S.?

36.47% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $104,349 in Los Angeles versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $14,841.

Los Angeles GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA — 36.47% locality payment, ranked #3 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-LA · area definition. Cells marked * are limited to EX-IV ($197,200).

Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	30,820	31,853	32,878	33,899	34,921	35,520	36,534	37,555	37,597	38,550
GS-2	34,654	35,478	36,627	37,597	38,018	39,136	40,253	41,371	42,489	43,606
GS-3	37,813	39,074	40,335	41,596	42,857	44,118	45,379	46,640	47,901	49,162
GS-4	42,446	43,861	45,277	46,692	48,107	49,522	50,937	52,353	53,768	55,183
GS-5	47,490	49,073	50,656	52,239	53,822	55,405	56,989	58,572	60,155	61,738
GS-6	52,938	54,703	56,467	58,232	59,996	61,761	63,525	65,290	67,055	68,819
GS-7	58,827	60,788	62,749	64,710	66,671	68,632	70,593	72,554	74,515	76,476
GS-8	65,148	67,319	69,491	71,662	73,833	76,004	78,175	80,347	82,518	84,689
GS-9	71,957	74,356	76,755	79,154	81,553	83,952	86,351	88,751	91,150	93,549
GS-10	79,240	81,881	84,521	87,162	89,803	92,443	95,084	97,725	100,365	103,006
GS-11	87,061	89,964	92,866	95,769	98,672	101,575	104,477	107,380	110,283	113,185
GS-12	104,349	107,828	111,306	114,785	118,264	121,742	125,221	128,699	132,178	135,657
GS-13	124,085	128,222	132,358	136,495	140,631	144,767	148,904	153,040	157,177	161,313
GS-14	146,632	151,520	156,408	161,297	166,185	171,073	175,962	180,850	185,738	190,627
GS-15	172,476	178,226	183,975	189,725	195,474	197,200*	197,200*	197,200*	197,200*	197,200*

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$14.77 – $18.47/hr

GS-2

$16.60 – $20.89/hr

GS-3

$18.12 – $23.56/hr

GS-4

$20.34 – $26.44/hr

GS-5

$22.76 – $29.58/hr

GS-6

$25.37 – $32.98/hr

GS-7

$28.19 – $36.64/hr

GS-8

$31.22 – $40.58/hr

GS-9

$34.48 – $44.82/hr

GS-10

$37.97 – $49.36/hr

GS-11

$41.72 – $54.23/hr

GS-12

$50.00 – $65.00/hr

GS-13

$59.46 – $77.29/hr

GS-14

$70.26 – $91.34/hr

GS-15

$82.64 – $94.49/hr

Private-sector pay in this area

BLS metro wage data for the same region:

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Other locality areas

San Francisco Bay Area 46.34%New York 37.95%Houston 35%Washington DC 33.94%San Diego 33.72%Boston 32.58%Alaska 32.36%Hartford 32.08%Seattle 31.57%Chicago 30.86%Denver 30.52%Sacramento 29.76%Detroit 29.12%Philadelphia 28.99%Minneapolis 27.62%Dallas-Fort Worth 27.26%Portland 26.13%Miami 24.67%Atlanta 23.79%Phoenix 22.45%Milwaukee 22.42%Buffalo 22.41%Richmond 22.28%Raleigh 22.24%Cleveland 22.23%Hawaii 22.21%Columbus 22.15%Cincinnati 21.93%Huntsville 21.91%Laredo 21.59%Dayton 21.42%Pittsburgh 21.03%Albany 20.77%Austin 20.35%Colorado Springs 20.15%St. Louis 20.03%Charlotte 19.67%Las Vegas 19.57%Burlington 19.45%Harrisburg 19.43%Tucson 19.28%Kansas City 18.97%Davenport 18.93%Virginia Beach 18.8%San Antonio 18.78%Albuquerque 18.33%Birmingham 18.24%Omaha 18.23%Indianapolis 18.15%Des Moines 18.01%Palm Bay 17.93%Rochester 17.88%Spokane 17.67%Fresno 17.65%Corpus Christi 17.63%Reno 17.52%Rest of U.S. 17.06%