No..you lied by omission and/or you were just ignorant..as is par for your course. Local pay in San Diego adds over $20k to annual salary.
Some truth..is about the same as no truth, not that I expect you to be able to parse the difference~
BTW..entry level base pay is only relevant for first year...then you start climbing the steps.
Yes, you start climbing the steps. And that takes time. How long till you get up to GS 11