What is the 2026 locality pay for Sacramento?

Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV has a 29.76% locality payment in 2026, ranked 13 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $117,984; a GS-7 step 1 earns $55,934.

How much more is Sacramento than Rest of U.S.?

29.76% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $99,218 in Sacramento versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $9,710.

Sacramento GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV — 29.76% locality payment, ranked #13 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-SAC · 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	29,305	30,287	31,262	32,232	33,204	33,774	34,738	35,709	35,749	36,655
GS-2	32,950	33,734	34,826	35,749	36,149	37,211	38,274	39,337	40,399	41,462
GS-3	35,954	37,153	38,352	39,551	40,750	41,949	43,148	44,347	45,546	46,745
GS-4	40,359	41,705	43,050	44,396	45,742	47,087	48,433	49,779	51,124	52,470
GS-5	45,155	46,660	48,166	49,671	51,176	52,681	54,186	55,692	57,197	58,702
GS-6	50,335	52,013	53,691	55,369	57,046	58,724	60,402	62,080	63,758	65,435
GS-7	55,934	57,799	59,664	61,528	63,393	65,258	67,122	68,987	70,852	72,716
GS-8	61,945	64,009	66,074	68,138	70,203	72,267	74,332	76,396	78,461	80,525
GS-9	68,419	70,700	72,981	75,262	77,543	79,824	82,106	84,387	86,668	88,949
GS-10	75,344	77,855	80,366	82,876	85,387	87,898	90,409	92,920	95,431	97,942
GS-11	82,780	85,540	88,300	91,060	93,820	96,580	99,340	102,100	104,860	107,620
GS-12	99,218	102,526	105,834	109,141	112,449	115,756	119,064	122,371	125,679	128,987
GS-13	117,984	121,917	125,850	129,783	133,716	137,649	141,582	145,515	149,448	153,382
GS-14	139,422	144,070	148,718	153,366	158,014	162,662	167,310	171,958	176,606	181,254
GS-15	163,996	169,463	174,929	180,396	185,863	191,330	196,797	197,200*	197,200*	197,200*

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$14.04 – $17.56/hr

GS-2

$15.79 – $19.87/hr

GS-3

$17.23 – $22.40/hr

GS-4

$19.34 – $25.14/hr

GS-5

$21.64 – $28.13/hr

GS-6

$24.12 – $31.35/hr

GS-7

$26.80 – $34.84/hr

GS-8

$29.68 – $38.58/hr

GS-9

$32.78 – $42.62/hr

GS-10

$36.10 – $46.93/hr

GS-11

$39.66 – $51.57/hr

GS-12

$47.54 – $61.80/hr

GS-13

$56.53 – $73.49/hr

GS-14

$66.80 – $86.85/hr

GS-15

$78.58 – $94.49/hr

Private-sector pay in this area

BLS metro wage data for the same region:

Accountant · Sacramento Registered nurse · Sacramento

Other locality areas

San Francisco Bay Area 46.34%New York 37.95%Los Angeles 36.47%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%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%