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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

SALARY TABLE 2021-SD

INCORPORATING THE 1% GENERAL SCHEDULE INCREASE AND A LOCALITY PAYMENT OF 29.77%

FOR THE LOCALITY PAY AREA OF SAN DIEGO-CARLSBAD, CA

TOTAL INCREASE: 1%

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2021

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 12.27 12.68 13.09 13.50 13.91 14.15 14.55 14.96 14.97 15.35
O 18.41 19.02 19.64 20.25 20.87 21.23 21.83 22.44 22.46 23.03
2 B 13.80 14.13 14.59 14.97 15.14 15.59 16.03 16.48 16.92 17.37
O 20.70 21.20 21.89 22.46 22.71 23.39 24.05 24.72 25.38 26.06
3 B 15.06 15.56 16.06 16.56 17.06 17.57 18.07 18.57 19.07 19.57
O 22.59 23.34 24.09 24.84 25.59 26.36 27.11 27.86 28.61 29.36
4 B 16.90 17.47 18.03 18.59 19.16 19.72 20.28 20.85 21.41 21.97
O 25.35 26.21 27.05 27.89 28.74 29.58 30.42 31.28 32.12 32.96
5 B 18.91 19.54 20.17 20.80 21.43 22.06 22.69 23.32 23.96 24.59
O 28.37 29.31 30.26 31.20 32.15 33.09 34.04 34.98 35.94 36.89
6 B 21.08 21.78 22.49 23.19 23.89 24.59 25.30 26.00 26.70 27.40
O 31.62 32.67 33.74 34.79 35.84 36.89 37.95 39.00 40.05 41.10
7 B 23.43 24.21 24.99 25.77 26.55 27.33 28.11 28.89 29.67 30.45
O 35.15 36.32 37.49 38.66 39.83 41.00 42.17 43.34 44.51 45.68
8 B 25.94 26.81 27.67 28.54 29.40 30.27 31.13 32.00 32.86 33.73
O 38.91 40.22 41.51 42.81 44.10 45.41 46.70 47.34 47.34 47.34
9 B 28.65 29.61 30.56 31.52 32.47 33.43 34.39 35.34 36.30 37.25
O 42.98 44.42 45.84 47.28 47.34 47.34 47.34 47.34 47.34 47.34
10 B 31.56 32.61 33.66 34.71 35.76 36.82 37.87 38.92 39.97 41.02
O 47.34 47.34 47.34 47.34 47.34 47.34 47.34 47.34 47.34 47.34
11 B 34.67 35.83 36.98 38.14 39.29 40.45 41.60 42.76 43.92 45.07
O 47.34 47.34 47.34 47.34 47.34 47.34 47.34 47.34 47.34 47.34
12 B 41.55 42.94 44.33 45.71 47.10 48.48 49.87 51.25 52.64 54.02
O 47.34 47.34 47.34 47.34 47.34 48.48 49.87 51.25 52.64 54.02
13 B 49.41 51.06 52.71 54.35 56.00 57.65 59.30 60.94 62.59 64.24
O 49.41 51.06 52.71 54.35 56.00 57.65 59.30 60.94 62.59 64.24
14 B 58.39 60.34 62.28 64.23 66.18 68.12 70.07 72.02 73.96 75.91
O 58.39 60.34 62.28 64.23 66.18 68.12 70.07 72.02 73.96 75.91
15 B 68.68 70.97 73.26 75.55 77.84 80.13 82.42 82.65 82.65 82.65
O 68.68 70.97 73.26 75.55 77.84 80.13 82.42 82.65 82.65 82.65

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

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