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Salary Table 2026-SD

Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 33.72%

For the Locality Pay Area of San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 14.47 14.96 15.44 15.92 16.40 16.68 17.15 17.63 17.65 18.10
O 21.71 22.44 23.16 23.88 24.60 25.02 25.73 26.45 26.48 27.15
2 B 16.27 16.66 17.20 17.65 17.85 18.37 18.90 19.42 19.95 20.47
O 24.41 24.99 25.80 26.48 26.78 27.56 28.35 29.13 29.93 30.71
3 B 17.75 18.35 18.94 19.53 20.12 20.71 21.31 21.90 22.49 23.08
O 26.63 27.53 28.41 29.30 30.18 31.07 31.97 32.85 33.74 34.62
4 B 19.93 20.59 21.26 21.92 22.59 23.25 23.92 24.58 25.24 25.91
O 29.90 30.89 31.89 32.88 33.89 34.88 35.88 36.87 37.86 38.87
5 B 22.30 23.04 23.78 24.53 25.27 26.01 26.76 27.50 28.24 28.99
O 33.45 34.56 35.67 36.80 37.91 39.02 40.14 41.25 42.36 43.49
6 B 24.85 25.68 26.51 27.34 28.17 29.00 29.83 30.65 31.48 32.31
O 37.28 38.52 39.77 41.01 42.26 43.50 44.75 45.98 47.22 48.47
7 B 27.62 28.54 29.46 30.38 31.30 32.22 33.14 34.06 34.99 35.91
O 41.43 42.81 44.19 45.57 46.95 48.33 49.71 51.09 52.49 53.87
8 B 30.59 31.61 32.63 33.65 34.66 35.68 36.70 37.72 38.74 39.76
O 45.89 47.42 48.95 50.48 51.99 53.52 55.05 55.80 55.80 55.80
9 B 33.78 34.91 36.04 37.16 38.29 39.42 40.54 41.67 42.79 43.92
O 50.67 52.37 54.06 55.74 55.80 55.80 55.80 55.80 55.80 55.80
10 B 37.20 38.44 39.68 40.92 42.16 43.40 44.64 45.88 47.12 48.36
O 55.80 55.80 55.80 55.80 55.80 55.80 55.80 55.80 55.80 55.80
11 B 40.88 42.24 43.60 44.96 46.33 47.69 49.05 50.41 51.78 53.14
O 55.80 55.80 55.80 55.80 55.80 55.80 55.80 55.80 55.80 55.80
12 B 48.99 50.63 52.26 53.89 55.52 57.16 58.79 60.42 62.06 63.69
O 55.80 55.80 55.80 55.80 55.80 57.16 58.79 60.42 62.06 63.69
13 B 58.26 60.20 62.14 64.08 66.03 67.97 69.91 71.85 73.79 75.74
O 58.26 60.20 62.14 64.08 66.03 67.97 69.91 71.85 73.79 75.74
14 B 68.84 71.14 73.43 75.73 78.02 80.32 82.61 84.91 87.20 89.50
O 68.84 71.14 73.43 75.73 78.02 80.32 82.61 84.91 87.20 89.50
15 B 80.98 83.68 86.38 89.08 91.78 94.47 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 80.98 83.68 86.38 89.08 91.78 94.47 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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