San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA WG Pay Scale 2026 (Wage Area 018)

In the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, California wage area, a WG-10 earns $39.52 at step 1, $41.14 at step 2 and $46.03 at step 5 under schedule 018 (San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA), effective July 1, 2026. Step 2 is about $85,859 a year at 2,087 hours, an estimate.

Schedule 018 is the one that covers this wage area's survey area (5 CFR 532, Appendix C). One other schedule covers other GS locality pay areas inside the wage area; it is listed below.

Below are the WG, WL and WS hourly rates for every grade and step and the counties covered. See WG pay scale 2026 for every wage area.

Maintained by Archie Chang · DCPAS schedules checked October 31, 2026 · Methodology & sources

Estimates, not pay offers. FedRateCalc is independent and is not affiliated with the Department of Defense, OPM or any government agency. The hourly rates are the regular wage schedules published by DCPAS, rounded as published. Annual figures multiply the hourly rate by 2,087 hours and are estimates. Your own pay depends on your agency, your schedule, any special rate schedule, overtime and differentials, so confirm it with your agency HR office.

Schedule 018: San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA (San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA)

Issued June 16, 2026, effective July 1, 2026, superseding the schedule issued December 23, 2025. GS locality: San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA (SF). For General Schedule pay in the same locality, see San Francisco GS pay scale 2026.

WG: nonsupervisory grades 1 to 15

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA WG pay scale 2026, schedule 018: hourly rate by grade and step, with an estimated annual amount under each rate
WG (nonsupervisory) gradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WG-1$20.40$42,575$21.26$44,370$22.10$46,123$22.96$47,918$23.80$49,671
WG-2$21.67$45,225$22.54$47,041$23.45$48,940$24.36$50,839$25.24$52,676
WG-3$24.05$50,192$25.04$52,258$26.06$54,387$27.06$56,474$28.07$58,582
WG-4$26.49$55,285$27.59$57,580$28.66$59,813$29.72$62,026$30.84$64,363
WG-5$28.86$60,231$30.08$62,777$31.23$65,177$32.48$67,786$33.68$70,290
WG-6$31.23$65,177$32.55$67,932$33.85$70,645$35.16$73,379$36.45$76,071
WG-7$33.42$69,748$34.82$72,669$36.23$75,612$37.62$78,513$39.00$81,393
WG-8$35.48$74,047$36.91$77,031$38.41$80,162$39.87$83,209$41.32$86,235
WG-9$37.51$78,283$39.02$81,435$40.58$84,690$42.12$87,904$43.69$91,181
WG-10$39.52$82,478$41.14$85,859$42.81$89,344$44.41$92,684$46.03$96,065
WG-11$41.55$86,715$43.24$90,242$44.97$93,852$46.70$97,463$48.45$101,115
WG-12$43.26$90,284$45.06$94,040$46.89$97,859$48.66$101,553$50.47$105,331
WG-13$44.97$93,852$46.85$97,776$48.68$101,595$50.56$105,519$52.50$109,568
WG-14$46.67$97,400$48.60$101,428$50.56$105,519$52.50$109,568$54.43$113,595
WG-15$48.37$100,948$50.32$105,018$52.34$109,234$54.46$113,658$56.44$117,790

WL: leader grades 1 to 15

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA WL pay scale 2026, schedule 018: hourly rate by grade and step, with an estimated annual amount under each rate
WL (leader) gradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$22.44$46,832$23.39$48,815$24.33$50,777$25.24$52,676$26.18$54,638
WL-2$23.82$49,712$24.80$51,758$25.79$53,824$26.75$55,827$27.75$57,914
WL-3$26.49$55,285$27.59$57,580$28.66$59,813$29.72$62,026$30.84$64,363
WL-4$29.14$60,815$30.33$63,299$31.51$65,761$32.73$68,308$33.91$70,770
WL-5$31.77$66,304$33.08$69,038$34.39$71,772$35.72$74,548$37.01$77,240
WL-6$34.39$71,772$35.84$74,798$37.25$77,741$38.66$80,683$40.11$83,710
WL-7$36.76$76,718$38.26$79,849$39.83$83,125$41.33$86,256$42.88$89,491
WL-8$39.00$81,393$40.60$84,732$42.27$88,217$43.84$91,494$45.45$94,854
WL-9$41.21$86,005$42.90$89,532$44.60$93,080$46.33$96,691$48.04$100,259
WL-10$43.43$90,638$45.24$94,416$47.06$98,214$48.87$101,992$50.66$105,727
WL-11$45.68$95,334$47.56$99,258$49.45$103,202$51.36$107,188$53.27$111,174
WL-12$47.60$99,341$49.61$103,536$51.57$107,627$53.56$111,780$55.64$116,121
WL-13$49.44$103,181$51.54$107,564$53.58$111,821$55.66$116,162$57.70$120,420
WL-14$51.29$107,042$53.39$111,425$55.60$116,037$57.70$120,420$59.78$124,761
WL-15$53.14$110,903$55.33$115,474$57.60$120,211$59.74$124,677$61.98$129,352

WS: supervisory grades 1 to 19

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA WS pay scale 2026, schedule 018: hourly rate by grade and step, with an estimated annual amount under each rate
WS (supervisory) gradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$33.76$70,457$35.16$73,379$36.58$76,342$37.98$79,264$39.37$82,165
WS-2$34.78$72,586$36.22$75,591$37.67$78,617$39.11$81,623$40.57$84,670
WS-3$37.13$77,490$38.68$80,725$40.22$83,939$41.76$87,153$43.31$90,388
WS-4$38.83$81,038$40.45$84,419$42.06$87,779$43.68$91,160$45.29$94,520
WS-5$41.10$85,776$42.82$89,365$44.53$92,934$46.21$96,440$47.89$99,946
WS-6$43.23$90,221$45.01$93,936$46.85$97,776$48.61$101,449$50.42$105,227
WS-7$45.25$94,437$47.14$98,381$49.00$102,263$50.89$106,207$52.79$110,173
WS-8$47.28$98,673$49.23$102,743$51.19$106,834$53.17$110,966$55.17$115,140
WS-9$49.30$102,889$51.33$107,126$53.35$111,341$55.41$115,641$57.48$119,961
WS-10$51.29$107,042$53.45$111,550$55.60$116,037$57.74$120,503$59.88$124,970
WS-11$51.91$108,336$54.11$112,928$56.27$117,435$58.39$121,860$60.57$126,410
WS-12$52.72$110,027$54.92$114,618$57.09$119,147$59.34$123,843$61.52$128,392
WS-13$53.74$112,155$55.94$116,747$58.21$121,484$60.42$126,097$62.71$130,876
WS-14$54.91$114,597$57.21$119,397$59.43$124,030$61.73$128,831$64.03$133,631
WS-15$56.28$117,456$58.64$122,382$60.96$127,224$63.30$132,107$65.65$137,012
WS-16$57.77$120,566$60.16$125,554$62.59$130,625$64.98$135,613$67.38$140,622
WS-17$59.02$123,175$61.47$128,288$63.95$133,464$66.39$138,556$68.85$143,690
WS-18$60.41$126,076$62.91$131,293$65.40$136,490$67.96$141,833$70.45$147,029
WS-19$52.20$108,941$54.37$113,470$56.54$117,999$58.72$122,549$60.89$127,077

Counties covered by schedule 018

Alameda County, CA; Calaveras County, CA; Contra Costa County, CA; Marin County, CA; Merced County, CA; Monterey County, CA; Napa County, CA; San Benito County, CA; San Francisco County, CA; San Joaquin County, CA; San Mateo County, CA; Santa Clara County, CA; Santa Cruz County, CA; Solano County, CA; Sonoma County, CA; Stanislaus County, CA

Schedule 218: Rest of United States (San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA)

Issued June 16, 2026, effective July 1, 2026, superseding the schedule issued December 23, 2025. GS locality: Rest of United States (RUS). For General Schedule pay in the same locality, see Rest of U.S. GS pay scale 2026.

* Rates for grade adjusted to comply with minimum wage for localities within the wage area

WG: nonsupervisory grades 1 to 15

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA WG pay scale 2026, schedule 218: hourly rate by grade and step, with an estimated annual amount under each rate
WG (nonsupervisory) gradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WG-1$20.34* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$42,450$21.19* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$44,224$22.04* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$45,997$22.89* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$47,771$23.73* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$49,525
WG-2$21.36* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$44,578$22.25* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$46,436$23.14* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$48,293$24.03* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$50,151$24.92* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$52,008
WG-3$22.38* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$46,707$23.31* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$48,648$24.24* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$50,589$25.17* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$52,530$26.11* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$54,492
WG-4$24.11$50,318$25.10$52,384$26.11$54,492$27.12$56,599$28.10$58,645
WG-5$26.35$54,992$27.46$57,309$28.51$59,500$29.64$61,859$30.68$64,029
WG-6$28.51$59,500$29.71$62,005$30.89$64,467$32.09$66,972$33.25$69,393
WG-7$30.59$63,841$31.87$66,513$33.15$69,184$34.45$71,897$35.71$74,527
WG-8$32.56$67,953$33.95$70,854$35.28$73,629$36.65$76,489$38.01$79,327
WG-9$34.75$72,523$36.18$75,508$37.67$78,617$39.12$81,643$40.59$84,711
WG-10$37.03$77,282$38.58$80,516$40.09$83,668$41.67$86,965$43.20$90,158
WG-11$38.93$81,247$40.56$84,649$42.16$87,988$43.80$91,411$45.43$94,812
WG-12$40.81$85,170$42.52$88,739$44.21$92,266$45.92$95,835$47.62$99,383
WG-13$42.42$88,531$44.19$92,225$45.94$95,877$47.71$99,571$49.56$103,432
WG-14$44.03$91,891$45.84$95,668$47.71$99,571$49.56$103,432$51.38$107,230
WG-15$45.66$95,292$47.47$99,070$49.41$103,119$51.43$107,334$53.28$111,195

WL: leader grades 1 to 15

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA WL pay scale 2026, schedule 218: hourly rate by grade and step, with an estimated annual amount under each rate
WL (leader) gradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WL-1$22.38* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$46,707$23.31* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$48,648$24.24* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$50,589$25.17* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$52,530$26.11* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$54,492
WL-2$23.50* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$49,045$24.48* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$51,090$25.46* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$53,135$26.44* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$55,180$27.42* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$57,226
WL-3$24.61* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$51,361$25.64* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$53,511$26.67* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$55,660$27.69* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$57,789$28.72* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$59,939
WL-4$26.51$55,326$27.61$57,622$28.74$59,980$29.87$62,339$30.94$64,572
WL-5$28.96$60,440$30.14$62,902$31.36$65,448$32.56$67,953$33.78$70,499
WL-6$31.36$65,448$32.68$68,203$33.98$70,916$35.27$73,608$36.59$76,363
WL-7$33.66$70,248$35.08$73,212$36.48$76,134$37.85$78,993$39.27$81,956
WL-8$35.84$74,798$37.33$77,908$38.85$81,080$40.29$84,085$41.83$87,299
WL-9$38.23$79,786$39.82$83,104$41.44$86,485$43.03$89,804$44.62$93,122
WL-10$40.73$85,004$42.42$88,531$44.12$92,078$45.83$95,647$47.53$99,195
WL-11$42.80$89,324$44.63$93,143$46.38$96,795$48.21$100,614$49.96$104,267
WL-12$44.93$93,769$46.83$97,734$48.68$101,595$50.54$105,477$52.54$109,651
WL-13$46.64$97,338$48.61$101,449$50.56$105,519$52.58$109,734$54.48$113,700
WL-14$48.42$101,053$50.42$105,227$52.46$109,484$54.48$113,700$56.47$117,853
WL-15$50.16$104,684$52.24$109,025$54.37$113,470$56.40$117,707$58.53$122,152

WS: supervisory grades 1 to 19

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA WS pay scale 2026, schedule 218: hourly rate by grade and step, with an estimated annual amount under each rate
WS (supervisory) gradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5
WS-1$33.99* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$70,937$35.41* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$73,901$36.83* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$76,864$38.24* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$79,807$39.66* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$82,770
WS-2$35.01* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$73,066$36.47* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$76,113$37.93* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$79,160$39.39* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$82,207$40.85* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$85,254
WS-3$36.71* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$76,614$38.24* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$79,807$39.77* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$83,000$41.30* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$86,193$42.83* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$89,386
WS-4$38.41* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$80,162$40.01* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$83,501$41.61* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$86,840$43.21* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$90,179$44.81* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$93,518
WS-5$40.11* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$83,710$41.78* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$87,195$43.45* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$90,680$45.12* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$94,165$46.79* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$97,651
WS-6$41.81* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$87,257$43.55* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$90,889$45.29* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$94,520$47.03* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$98,152$48.78* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$101,804
WS-7$43.51* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$90,805$45.32* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$94,583$47.13* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$98,360$48.95* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$102,159$50.76* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$105,936
WS-8$45.21* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$94,353$47.09* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$98,277$48.97* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$102,200$50.86* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$106,145$52.74* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$110,068
WS-9$46.91* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$97,901$48.86* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$101,971$50.81* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$106,040$52.77* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$110,131$54.72* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$114,201
WS-10$48.60* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$101,428$50.63* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$105,665$52.66* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$109,901$54.68* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$114,117$56.71* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$118,354
WS-11$50.30* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$104,976$52.40* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$109,359$54.50* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$113,742$56.59* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$118,103$58.69* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$122,486
WS-12$52.00* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$108,524$54.17* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$113,053$56.34* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$117,582$58.50* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$122,090$60.67* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$126,618
WS-13$53.70* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$112,072$55.94* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$116,747$58.18* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$121,422$60.42* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$126,097$62.65* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$130,751
WS-14$55.40* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$115,620$57.71* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$120,441$60.02* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$125,262$62.33* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$130,083$64.64* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$134,904
WS-15$56.35* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$117,602$58.70* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$122,507$61.05* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$127,411$63.40* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$132,316$65.74* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$137,199
WS-16$58.04* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$121,129$60.46* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$126,180$62.88* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$131,231$65.30* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$136,281$67.72* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$141,332
WS-17$59.78* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$124,761$62.27* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$129,957$64.76* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$135,154$67.25* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$140,351$69.74* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$145,547
WS-18$61.57* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$128,497$64.14* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$133,860$66.71* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$139,224$69.27* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$144,566$71.84* (marked with an asterisk; see the footnote)$149,930
WS-19$52.20$108,941$54.37$113,470$56.54$117,999$58.72$122,549$60.89$127,077

Counties covered by schedule 218

Mendocino County, CA; Tuolumne County, CA - Does not include the Yosemite National Park portion.

Other wage areas in California

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA WG pay questions

What is the WG-10 rate in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA?

Under schedule 018 (San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA, the schedule that covers this wage area's survey area), WG-10 is $39.52 at step 1, $41.14 at step 2 and $46.03 at step 5. At 2,087 hours a year, step 2 is about $85,859, an estimate. The other schedule is on this page.

When did the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA wage schedule take effect?

DCPAS issued schedule 018 on June 16, 2026 with an effective date of July 1, 2026. It replaced the schedule issued December 23, 2025. New schedules follow each local wage survey, so check DCPAS for a newer one.

Why does San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA have two schedules?

The wage area overlaps more than one General Schedule locality pay area, so DCPAS publishes one schedule for each: 018 (San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA); 218 (Rest of United States). This page leads with schedule 018, the one that covers this wage area's survey area (5 CFR 532 Appendix C). Use the schedule for the GS locality of your duty station. The county lists on this page show where each applies.

Which counties does the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA wage area cover?

DCPAS lists 16 counties or areas for schedule 018; the full list is on this page. OPM's final rule on wage area criteria took effect on October 1, 2025, and DCPAS says it affects approximately 230 counties, so check the list if your county may have moved.