GS-1 Pay in Sacramento-Roseville, CA

$28,898 โ€“ $36,146 per year • 27.96% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,790 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-1 Salary Summary โ€” Sacramento-Roseville, CA

Entry (Step 1) $28,898/yr $1,111 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $32,744/yr $1,259 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $36,146/yr $1,390 biweekly
Locality Adj. +27.96% +$7,155 at Step 5

Complete GS-1 Pay Table โ€” Sacramento-Roseville, CA (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $28,898 $2,408 $1,111 $13.85 $22,584 +$6,314
Step 2 $29,867 $2,489 $1,149 $14.31 $23,341 +$6,526
Step 3 $30,828 $2,569 $1,186 $14.77 $24,092 +$6,736
Step 4 $31,785 $2,649 $1,223 $15.23 $24,840 +$6,945
Step 5 $32,744 $2,729 $1,259 $15.69 $25,589 +$7,155
Step 6 $33,305 $2,775 $1,281 $15.96 $26,028 +$7,277
Step 7 $34,256 $2,855 $1,318 $16.41 $26,771 +$7,485
Step 8 $35,213 $2,934 $1,354 $16.87 $27,519 +$7,694
Step 9 $35,253 $2,938 $1,356 $16.89 $27,550 +$7,703
Step 10 $36,146 $3,012 $1,390 $17.32 $28,248 +$7,898

Compare Nearby Grades in Sacramento-Roseville, CA

How does GS-1 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-1
$32,744
GS-2
$35,647

GS-1 Federal Jobs in Sacramento-Roseville, CA

Federal employees at GS-1 in the Sacramento-Roseville, CA locality area earn between $28,898 and $36,146 annually in 2026. This includes a 27.96% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-1 base pay of $22,584 to $28,248.

The Sacramento-Roseville, CA locality area covers California. At Step 5, a GS-1 employee here earns $2,790 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-1 Step 1 in this area is $1,111, or approximately $13.85 per hour based on the standard 2,087-hour work year. Step increases are automatic with acceptable performance โ€” it takes 18 years to progress from Step 1 to Step 10.

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