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Salary Table 2026-LA

Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 36.47%

For the Locality Pay Area of Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA

Total Increase: 1%

Effective January 2026

Hourly Basic (B) Rates by Grade and Step

Hourly Title 5 Overtime (O) Rates for FLSA-Exempt Employees by Grade and Step

Grade B/O Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 B 14.77 15.26 15.75 16.24 16.73 17.02 17.51 17.99 18.01 18.47
O 22.16 22.89 23.63 24.36 25.10 25.53 26.27 26.99 27.02 27.71
2 B 16.60 17.00 17.55 18.01 18.22 18.75 19.29 19.82 20.36 20.89
O 24.90 25.50 26.33 27.02 27.33 28.13 28.94 29.73 30.54 31.34
3 B 18.12 18.72 19.33 19.93 20.54 21.14 21.74 22.35 22.95 23.56
O 27.18 28.08 29.00 29.90 30.81 31.71 32.61 33.53 34.43 35.34
4 B 20.34 21.02 21.69 22.37 23.05 23.73 24.41 25.09 25.76 26.44
O 30.51 31.53 32.54 33.56 34.58 35.60 36.62 37.64 38.64 39.66
5 B 22.76 23.51 24.27 25.03 25.79 26.55 27.31 28.07 28.82 29.58
O 34.14 35.27 36.41 37.55 38.69 39.83 40.97 42.11 43.23 44.37
6 B 25.37 26.21 27.06 27.90 28.75 29.59 30.44 31.28 32.13 32.98
O 38.06 39.32 40.59 41.85 43.13 44.39 45.66 46.92 48.20 49.47
7 B 28.19 29.13 30.07 31.01 31.95 32.89 33.83 34.76 35.70 36.64
O 42.29 43.70 45.11 46.52 47.93 49.34 50.75 52.14 53.55 54.96
8 B 31.22 32.26 33.30 34.34 35.38 36.42 37.46 38.50 39.54 40.58
O 46.83 48.39 49.95 51.51 53.07 54.63 56.19 56.96 56.96 56.96
9 B 34.48 35.63 36.78 37.93 39.08 40.23 41.38 42.53 43.68 44.82
O 51.72 53.45 55.17 56.90 56.96 56.96 56.96 56.96 56.96 56.96
10 B 37.97 39.23 40.50 41.76 43.03 44.29 45.56 46.83 48.09 49.36
O 56.96 56.96 56.96 56.96 56.96 56.96 56.96 56.96 56.96 56.96
11 B 41.72 43.11 44.50 45.89 47.28 48.67 50.06 51.45 52.84 54.23
O 56.96 56.96 56.96 56.96 56.96 56.96 56.96 56.96 56.96 56.96
12 B 50.00 51.67 53.33 55.00 56.67 58.33 60.00 61.67 63.33 65.00
O 56.96 56.96 56.96 56.96 56.96 58.33 60.00 61.67 63.33 65.00
13 B 59.46 61.44 63.42 65.40 67.38 69.37 71.35 73.33 75.31 77.29
O 59.46 61.44 63.42 65.40 67.38 69.37 71.35 73.33 75.31 77.29
14 B 70.26 72.60 74.94 77.29 79.63 81.97 84.31 86.66 89.00 91.34
O 70.26 72.60 74.94 77.29 79.63 81.97 84.31 86.66 89.00 91.34
15 B 82.64 85.40 88.15 90.91 93.66 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 82.64 85.40 88.15 90.91 93.66 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

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