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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in Texas for 2023

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The General Schedule (GS) payscale is the federal government payscale used to determine the salaries of over 70% of federal civilian employees.

Under the GS payscale, an employee's base pay depends on two factors - the GS Paygrade of their job, and the Paygrade Step they have achieved (depending on seniority or performance). This base pay is then modified based on a "Locality Pay Adjustment", which adjusts the GS payscale based on cost-of-living in different areas within the United States.

Texas has one or more Locality Pay Adjustment areas with special locality pay adjustment rates. This page lists the locality-adjusted yearly GS pay scales for each area, with starting pay for a GS-1 broken down by county in the interactive map. For a detailed calculation of your pay as a GS employee in Texas, see our General Schedule Pay Calculator.

HOUSTON-THE WOODLANDS, TX

The HOUSTON-THE WOODLANDS, TX General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Houston and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 34.47% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$28,237$29,185$30,123$31,059$31,996$32,544$33,474$34,410$34,447$35,329
GS-2$31,751$32,507$33,558$34,447$34,836$35,860$36,885$37,910$38,934$39,959
GS-3$34,645$35,800$36,955$38,110$39,265$40,420$41,575$42,731$43,886$45,041
GS-4$38,890$40,186$41,483$42,779$44,075$45,372$46,668$47,964$49,260$50,557
GS-5$43,510$44,961$46,412$47,863$49,314$50,765$52,216$53,667$55,118$56,569
GS-6$48,503$50,120$51,736$53,352$54,969$56,585$58,201$59,818$61,434$63,050
GS-7$53,898$55,695$57,491$59,288$61,084$62,881$64,677$66,474$68,270$70,067
GS-8$59,690$61,680$63,670$65,660$67,651$69,641$71,631$73,621$75,611$77,601
GS-9$65,928$68,125$70,322$72,520$74,717$76,914$79,111$81,309$83,506$85,703
GS-10$72,600$75,021$77,441$79,862$82,282$84,703$87,123$89,544$91,964$94,384
GS-11$79,766$82,425$85,083$87,742$90,400$93,059$95,717$98,376$101,034$103,693
GS-12$95,607$98,794$101,981$105,168$108,355$111,542$114,728$117,915$121,102$124,289
GS-13$113,689$117,478$121,268$125,057$128,846$132,636$136,425$140,215$144,004$147,793
GS-14$134,346$138,824$143,302$147,780$152,258$156,736$161,213$165,691$170,169$174,647
GS-15$158,026$163,294$168,561$173,828$179,095$183,500*$183,500*$183,500*$183,500*$183,500*

The Houston locality pay rate also applies to Houston, Pasadena, Pearland, and other cities within the region.

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DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX-OK

The DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX-OK General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Dallas and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 26.37% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$26,536$27,427$28,308$29,188$30,068$30,584$31,457$32,337$32,372$33,201
GS-2$29,838$30,549$31,537$32,372$32,737$33,700$34,663$35,626$36,589$37,552
GS-3$32,558$33,643$34,729$35,815$36,900$37,986$39,071$40,157$41,242$42,328
GS-4$36,547$37,766$38,984$40,202$41,420$42,639$43,857$45,075$46,293$47,511
GS-5$40,890$42,253$43,617$44,980$46,344$47,707$49,071$50,434$51,798$53,161
GS-6$45,582$47,101$48,620$50,139$51,658$53,176$54,695$56,214$57,733$59,252
GS-7$50,652$52,340$54,028$55,717$57,405$59,093$60,781$62,470$64,158$65,846
GS-8$56,094$57,965$59,835$61,705$63,575$65,446$67,316$69,186$71,057$72,927
GS-9$61,957$64,022$66,086$68,151$70,216$72,281$74,346$76,411$78,476$80,541
GS-10$68,227$70,502$72,776$75,051$77,326$79,600$81,875$84,150$86,424$88,699
GS-11$74,961$77,460$79,958$82,456$84,955$87,453$89,951$92,450$94,948$97,446
GS-12$89,848$92,843$95,838$98,833$101,828$104,823$107,818$110,813$113,808$116,803
GS-13$106,841$110,402$113,963$117,524$121,085$124,646$128,207$131,769$135,330$138,891
GS-14$126,254$130,462$134,670$138,878$143,086$147,294$151,502$155,711$159,919$164,127
GS-15$148,507$153,457$158,407$163,357$168,307$173,257$178,207$183,157$183,500*$183,500*

The Dallas locality pay rate also applies to Arlington, Carrollton, Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, Frisco, Garland, Grand Prairie, Irving, Lewisville, McKinney, Mesquite, Plano, Richardson, and other cities within the region.

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LAREDO, TX

The LAREDO, TX General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Laredo and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 20.64% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$25,333$26,184$27,025$27,864$28,705$29,197$30,031$30,871$30,904$31,696
GS-2$28,486$29,164$30,107$30,904$31,253$32,172$33,092$34,011$34,930$35,849
GS-3$31,082$32,118$33,154$34,191$35,227$36,263$37,299$38,336$39,372$40,408
GS-4$34,890$36,053$37,216$38,379$39,542$40,705$41,868$43,031$44,194$45,357
GS-5$39,035$40,337$41,639$42,941$44,242$45,544$46,846$48,147$49,449$50,751
GS-6$43,515$44,965$46,415$47,865$49,315$50,765$52,215$53,665$55,116$56,566
GS-7$48,355$49,967$51,578$53,190$54,802$56,414$58,025$59,637$61,249$62,861
GS-8$53,551$55,336$57,122$58,907$60,693$62,478$64,264$66,049$67,835$69,620
GS-9$59,147$61,119$63,090$65,061$67,032$69,004$70,975$72,946$74,917$76,889
GS-10$65,134$67,305$69,477$71,648$73,820$75,991$78,163$80,334$82,506$84,677
GS-11$71,562$73,947$76,333$78,718$81,103$83,488$85,873$88,258$90,643$93,028
GS-12$85,774$88,633$91,492$94,351$97,211$100,070$102,929$105,788$108,647$111,506
GS-13$101,996$105,396$108,796$112,195$115,595$118,994$122,394$125,794$129,193$132,593
GS-14$120,529$124,546$128,564$132,581$136,598$140,616$144,633$148,650$152,668$156,685
GS-15$141,774$146,499$151,225$155,950$160,676$165,401$170,127$174,852$179,577$183,500*

The Laredo locality pay rate also applies to Laredo, and other cities within the region.

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AUSTIN-ROUND ROCK-GEORGETOWN, TX

The AUSTIN-ROUND ROCK-GEORGETOWN, TX General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Austin and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 19.4% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$25,073$25,915$26,747$27,578$28,410$28,897$29,722$30,553$30,587$31,370
GS-2$28,193$28,864$29,797$30,587$30,932$31,842$32,751$33,661$34,571$35,481
GS-3$30,762$31,788$32,814$33,839$34,865$35,890$36,916$37,942$38,967$39,993
GS-4$34,532$35,683$36,834$37,985$39,136$40,287$41,438$42,589$43,740$44,891
GS-5$38,634$39,923$41,211$42,499$43,788$45,076$46,364$47,653$48,941$50,229
GS-6$43,068$44,503$45,938$47,373$48,808$50,244$51,679$53,114$54,549$55,984
GS-7$47,858$49,453$51,048$52,643$54,239$55,834$57,429$59,024$60,619$62,215
GS-8$53,000$54,768$56,535$58,302$60,069$61,836$63,603$65,370$67,137$68,905
GS-9$58,539$60,490$62,441$64,392$66,343$68,294$70,245$72,196$74,147$76,098
GS-10$64,464$66,613$68,762$70,912$73,061$75,210$77,359$79,508$81,658$83,807
GS-11$70,827$73,187$75,548$77,909$80,269$82,630$84,990$87,351$89,711$92,072
GS-12$84,892$87,722$90,552$93,382$96,211$99,041$101,871$104,701$107,530$110,360
GS-13$100,948$104,313$107,677$111,042$114,407$117,771$121,136$124,501$127,865$131,230
GS-14$119,290$123,266$127,242$131,218$135,194$139,170$143,146$147,122$151,098$155,074
GS-15$140,316$144,993$149,670$154,347$159,024$163,701$168,378$173,055$177,732$182,409

The Austin locality pay rate also applies to Austin, Bastrop, Round Rock, and other cities within the region.

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SAN ANTONIO-NEW BRAUNFELS-PEARSALL, TX

The SAN ANTONIO-NEW BRAUNFELS-PEARSALL, TX General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in San Antonio and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 18% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$24,779$25,611$26,433$27,254$28,077$28,558$29,374$30,195$30,228$31,002
GS-2$27,862$28,525$29,448$30,228$30,569$31,468$32,367$33,267$34,166$35,065
GS-3$30,402$31,415$32,429$33,442$34,456$35,470$36,483$37,497$38,510$39,524
GS-4$34,127$35,264$36,402$37,539$38,677$39,814$40,952$42,089$43,227$44,364
GS-5$38,181$39,454$40,728$42,001$43,274$44,547$45,821$47,094$48,367$49,640
GS-6$42,563$43,981$45,399$46,818$48,236$49,654$51,073$52,491$53,909$55,328
GS-7$47,297$48,873$50,450$52,026$53,603$55,179$56,756$58,332$59,909$61,485
GS-8$52,379$54,125$55,872$57,618$59,365$61,111$62,857$64,604$66,350$68,097
GS-9$57,853$59,781$61,709$63,637$65,566$67,494$69,422$71,350$73,278$75,206
GS-10$63,708$65,832$67,956$70,080$72,204$74,328$76,452$78,576$80,700$82,824
GS-11$69,996$72,329$74,662$76,995$79,328$81,661$83,994$86,326$88,659$90,992
GS-12$83,897$86,693$89,490$92,287$95,083$97,880$100,676$103,473$106,270$109,066
GS-13$99,764$103,090$106,415$109,740$113,065$116,390$119,716$123,041$126,366$129,691
GS-14$117,891$121,821$125,750$129,680$133,609$137,538$141,468$145,397$149,327$153,256
GS-15$138,671$143,293$147,915$152,537$157,159$161,782$166,404$171,026$175,648$180,270

The San Antonio locality pay rate also applies to San Antonio, Universal City, and other cities within the region.

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CORPUS CHRISTI-KINGSVILLE-ALICE, TX

The CORPUS CHRISTI-KINGSVILLE-ALICE, TX General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Corpus Christi and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.1% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$24,590$25,415$26,232$27,047$27,863$28,341$29,150$29,965$29,998$30,766
GS-2$27,650$28,308$29,223$29,998$30,336$31,228$32,121$33,013$33,905$34,797
GS-3$30,170$31,176$32,181$33,187$34,193$35,199$36,205$37,211$38,217$39,223
GS-4$33,866$34,995$36,124$37,253$38,382$39,511$40,640$41,768$42,897$44,026
GS-5$37,890$39,154$40,417$41,681$42,944$44,208$45,471$46,735$47,998$49,262
GS-6$42,238$43,646$45,053$46,461$47,868$49,276$50,683$52,091$53,498$54,906
GS-7$46,936$48,500$50,065$51,629$53,194$54,758$56,323$57,887$59,452$61,016
GS-8$51,980$53,713$55,446$57,179$58,912$60,645$62,378$64,111$65,844$67,577
GS-9$57,412$59,325$61,239$63,152$65,065$66,979$68,892$70,806$72,719$74,633
GS-10$63,222$65,330$67,438$69,546$71,653$73,761$75,869$77,977$80,085$82,192
GS-11$69,463$71,778$74,093$76,408$78,723$81,038$83,353$85,668$87,983$90,298
GS-12$83,257$86,032$88,807$91,583$94,358$97,133$99,909$102,684$105,459$108,234
GS-13$99,003$102,303$105,603$108,903$112,203$115,503$118,803$122,103$125,402$128,702
GS-14$116,992$120,892$124,791$128,691$132,590$136,489$140,389$144,288$148,188$152,087
GS-15$137,614$142,200$146,787$151,374$155,961$160,548$165,134$169,721$174,308$178,895

The Corpus Christi locality pay rate also applies to Corpus Christi, Ingleside, Kingsville, and other cities within the region.

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Rest of Texas

Any federal employees in Texas who do not live in an area for which a specific Locality Pay Adjustment has been set will receive the generic "Rest of the United States" locality pay adjustment of 16.5% (shown in the table below).

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$24,464$25,285$26,097$26,908$27,720$28,195$29,000$29,811$29,844$30,608
GS-2$27,508$28,163$29,074$29,844$30,180$31,068$31,956$32,844$33,731$34,619
GS-3$30,015$31,016$32,017$33,017$34,018$35,019$36,019$37,020$38,021$39,022
GS-4$33,693$34,816$35,939$37,062$38,185$39,308$40,431$41,554$42,677$43,801
GS-5$37,696$38,953$40,210$41,467$42,724$43,981$45,238$46,495$47,752$49,009
GS-6$42,022$43,422$44,822$46,223$47,623$49,023$50,424$51,824$53,224$54,625
GS-7$46,696$48,252$49,808$51,365$52,921$54,478$56,034$57,591$59,147$60,703
GS-8$51,713$53,437$55,162$56,886$58,610$60,334$62,058$63,783$65,507$67,231
GS-9$57,118$59,021$60,925$62,828$64,732$66,636$68,539$70,443$72,347$74,250
GS-10$62,898$64,995$67,092$69,189$71,286$73,383$75,480$77,577$79,674$81,771
GS-11$69,107$71,410$73,713$76,016$78,319$80,623$82,926$85,229$87,532$89,835
GS-12$82,830$85,591$88,352$91,113$93,875$96,636$99,397$102,158$104,919$107,680
GS-13$98,496$101,779$105,062$108,345$111,628$114,911$118,194$121,477$124,760$128,043
GS-14$116,393$120,272$124,152$128,031$131,911$135,790$139,670$143,549$147,428$151,308
GS-15$136,908$141,472$146,035$150,598$155,162$159,725$164,288$168,852$173,415$177,978

The Rest of U.S. locality pay rate also applies to Abilene, Amarillo, Beaumont, Brownsville, Brownwood, College Station, Del Rio, El Paso, Killeen, Lubbock, McAllen, Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, Texarkana, Tyler, Waco, Wichita Falls, and other cities within the region.

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* For some high-paygrade workers pay under the GS scale may be capped at $183,500, which is the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).


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Source: www.federalpay.org/gs/2023/texas