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Salary Table 2026-SD (LEO)

Including Special Base Rates at GS-3 through GS-10 and

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 21.31 21.90 22.49 23.08 23.67 24.27 24.86 25.45 26.04 26.63
O 31.97 32.85 33.74 34.62 35.51 36.41 37.29 38.18 39.06 39.95
4 B 23.92 24.58 25.24 25.91 26.57 27.24 27.90 28.57 29.23 29.90
O 35.88 36.87 37.86 38.87 39.86 40.86 41.85 42.86 43.85 44.85
5 B 27.50 28.24 28.99 29.73 30.47 31.22 31.96 32.70 33.45 34.19
O 41.25 42.36 43.49 44.60 45.71 46.83 47.94 49.05 50.18 51.29
6 B 29.00 29.83 30.65 31.48 32.31 33.14 33.97 34.80 35.62 36.45
O 43.50 44.75 45.98 47.22 48.47 49.71 50.96 52.20 53.43 54.68
7 B 31.30 32.22 33.14 34.06 34.99 35.91 36.83 37.75 38.67 39.59
O 46.95 48.33 49.71 51.09 52.49 53.87 55.25 56.63 57.66 57.66
8 B 32.63 33.65 34.66 35.68 36.70 37.72 38.74 39.76 40.78 41.80
O 48.95 50.48 51.99 53.52 55.05 56.58 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66
9 B 34.91 36.04 37.16 38.29 39.42 40.54 41.67 42.79 43.92 45.05
O 52.37 54.06 55.74 57.44 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66
10 B 38.44 39.68 40.92 42.16 43.40 44.64 45.88 47.12 48.36 49.60
O 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66
11 B 40.88 42.24 43.60 44.96 46.33 47.69 49.05 50.41 51.78 53.14
O 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66
12 B 48.99 50.63 52.26 53.89 55.52 57.16 58.79 60.42 62.06 63.69
O 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 57.66 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)).

Note: Locality rates for “law enforcement officers” (LEOs) (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5541(3) and 5 CFR 550.103) are computed using special base rates for LEOs at grades 3 through 10, as authorized by section 403 of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990, as amended. Also, the LEO special base rate for GS-10, step 1, is used in computing the title 5 overtime hourly rate cap under 5 U.S.C. 5542 and 5 CFR 550.113 for all FLSA-exempt LEOs regardless of GS grade level.

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