SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE, CA-NV — 29.76% locality adjustment · Ranks 13th of 58 pay areas
| 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 |
* One or more GS-15 steps are capped at $197,200 (Executive Schedule Level IV, 5 CFR 531.606).
Your Sacramento locality salary feeds directly into your FERS High-3 average, which sets your pension for life. Use the GS Pay Calculator to see your exact salary and projected pension by grade, step, and locality.
The SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE, CA-NV pay area carries a 29.76% locality adjustment for 2026, making it #13 out of 58 OPM-defined pay areas. A GS-13 Step 1 employee here earns $117,984 annually, compared to $90,925 in the national base table — a difference of $27,059 per year.
Locality pay is calculated as: Base Pay × (1 + 29.76%). The resulting salary applies to all General Schedule employees assigned to a duty station within the SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE, CA-NV geographic area as defined by OPM. Locality adjustments are effective each January alongside the across-the-board base pay increase.
GS locality pay is capped at the Executive Schedule Level IV rate ($197,200 in 2026) regardless of grade, step, or locality percentage. This cap affects higher steps at GS-15 in the most generous pay areas. See the full interactive GS pay scale to compare all 58 locality pay areas side by side.