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Texas Austin General Schedule Payscale

5,297 federal employees †
$71,681 average yearly pay
+2% salary raise this year

The Austin Locality Area is a General Schedule locality primarily located within Texas. Federal employees who work within the Austin locality area receive a locality adjustment of 20.35%, which is applied to the base General Schedule payscale.

Locality adjustment rates are set yearly by the OPM to account for higher costs of living within Austin, as compared to the Rest of U.S. locality raise (which is applied to all Federal employees not located within any other locality).

The chart below is the 2025 General Schedule pay table, with Austin's 20.35% locality raise applied to the base pay rates. These are the yearly pay rates that are applicable to most salaried federal employees within this region, based on their GS Grade and Step.


GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$26,910$27,813$28,707$29,599$30,492$31,014$31,900$32,792$32,828$33,662
GS-2$30,258$30,978$31,981$32,828$33,196$34,172$35,148$36,124$37,100$38,076
GS-3$33,017$34,117$35,217$36,317$37,417$38,517$39,617$40,717$41,817$42,917
GS-4$37,062$38,298$39,534$40,770$42,006$43,242$44,478$45,714$46,950$48,186
GS-5$41,465$42,847$44,229$45,610$46,992$48,373$49,755$51,137$52,518$53,900
GS-6$46,223$47,763$49,304$50,844$52,385$53,925$55,466$57,006$58,547$60,087
GS-7$51,364$53,077$54,789$56,502$58,214$59,927$61,640$63,352$65,065$66,777
GS-8$56,883$58,780$60,677$62,574$64,470$66,367$68,264$70,160$72,057$73,954
GS-9$62,829$64,923$67,017$69,111$71,205$73,299$75,393$77,487$79,581$81,676
GS-10$69,188$71,494$73,800$76,106$78,412$80,718$83,023$85,329$87,635$89,941
GS-11$76,017$78,550$81,083$83,617$86,150$88,684$91,217$93,750$96,284$98,817
GS-12$91,112$94,150$97,187$100,225$103,263$106,300$109,338$112,376$115,413$118,451
GS-13$108,345$111,957$115,568$119,180$122,792$126,404$130,015$133,627$137,239$140,850
GS-14$128,031$132,298$136,566$140,834$145,101$149,369$153,636$157,904$162,172$166,439
GS-15$150,598$155,617$160,637$165,657$170,677$175,697$180,716$185,736$190,756$195,200*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$26,381$27,267$28,142$29,017$29,892$30,404$31,273$32,148$32,183$33,000
GS-2$29,664$30,369$31,352$32,183$32,546$33,504$34,461$35,419$36,376$37,334
GS-3$32,367$33,446$34,525$35,603$36,682$37,761$38,840$39,918$40,997$42,076
GS-4$36,333$37,544$38,754$39,965$41,176$42,386$43,597$44,808$46,019$47,229
GS-5$40,650$42,005$43,360$44,714$46,069$47,424$48,778$50,133$51,488$52,842
GS-6$45,314$46,825$48,336$49,846$51,357$52,868$54,378$55,889$57,400$58,910
GS-7$50,355$52,034$53,712$55,391$57,070$58,748$60,427$62,106$63,784$65,463
GS-8$55,765$57,624$59,483$61,341$63,200$65,059$66,917$68,776$70,635$72,493
GS-9$61,593$63,646$65,699$67,752$69,805$71,858$73,911$75,964$78,017$80,071
GS-10$67,828$70,089$72,349$74,610$76,870$79,131$81,392$83,652$85,913$88,173
GS-11$74,522$77,006$79,490$81,974$84,457$86,941$89,425$91,909$94,393$96,876
GS-12$89,322$92,299$95,276$98,253$101,230$104,207$107,183$110,160$113,137$116,114
GS-13$106,215$109,756$113,297$116,838$120,379$123,920$127,461$131,001$134,542$138,083
GS-14$125,514$129,698$133,882$138,066$142,251$146,435$150,619$154,803$158,987$163,171
GS-15$147,637$152,558$157,478$162,399$167,320$172,241$177,162$182,082$187,003$191,900*
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
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,964$24,769$25,565$26,358$27,154$27,620$28,409$29,202$29,234$29,978
GS-2$26,946$27,588$28,480$29,234$29,565$30,434$31,304$32,173$33,043$33,913
GS-3$29,402$30,382$31,362$32,342$33,322$34,302$35,282$36,263$37,243$38,223
GS-4$33,005$34,105$35,205$36,305$37,405$38,505$39,606$40,706$41,806$42,906
GS-5$36,927$38,157$39,388$40,619$41,850$43,080$44,311$45,542$46,773$48,004
GS-6$41,163$42,535$43,907$45,279$46,652$48,024$49,396$50,768$52,140$53,512
GS-7$45,742$47,266$48,790$50,314$51,838$53,363$54,887$56,411$57,935$59,459
GS-8$50,658$52,346$54,034$55,722$57,410$59,098$60,786$62,475$64,163$65,851
GS-9$55,951$57,816$59,682$61,547$63,412$65,277$67,142$69,007$70,873$72,738
GS-10$61,614$63,668$65,723$67,777$69,831$71,885$73,939$75,993$78,047$80,101
GS-11$67,696$69,952$72,208$74,464$76,720$78,976$81,232$83,488$85,744$88,000
GS-12$81,139$83,844$86,549$89,254$91,960$94,665$97,370$100,075$102,780$105,485
GS-13$96,485$99,701$102,916$106,132$109,348$112,564$115,780$118,996$122,212$125,428
GS-14$114,016$117,816$121,617$125,417$129,218$133,018$136,818$140,619$144,419$148,220
GS-15$134,113$138,584$143,054$147,525$151,995$156,466$160,936$165,406$169,877$174,347
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,324$24,107$24,882$25,654$26,429$26,882$27,649$28,422$28,453$29,176
GS-2$26,227$26,851$27,719$28,453$28,773$29,619$30,465$31,312$32,158$33,004
GS-3$28,616$29,570$30,523$31,477$32,431$33,384$34,338$35,291$36,245$37,199
GS-4$32,123$33,194$34,265$35,335$36,406$37,476$38,547$39,618$40,688$41,759
GS-5$35,940$37,138$38,337$39,535$40,733$41,931$43,130$44,328$45,526$46,724
GS-6$40,063$41,398$42,734$44,069$45,404$46,740$48,075$49,410$50,746$52,081
GS-7$44,519$46,004$47,488$48,972$50,456$51,940$53,425$54,909$56,393$57,877
GS-8$49,304$50,948$52,592$54,235$55,879$57,523$59,167$60,810$62,454$64,098
GS-9$54,456$56,271$58,086$59,902$61,717$63,532$65,347$67,162$68,977$70,792
GS-10$59,969$61,968$63,968$65,967$67,967$69,966$71,966$73,965$75,964$77,964
GS-11$65,887$68,084$70,280$72,477$74,674$76,871$79,068$81,264$83,461$85,658
GS-12$78,972$81,605$84,237$86,870$89,503$92,136$94,769$97,402$100,034$102,667
GS-13$93,907$97,038$100,168$103,298$106,429$109,559$112,689$115,820$118,950$122,080
GS-14$110,970$114,669$118,367$122,066$125,765$129,464$133,162$136,861$140,560$144,258
GS-15$130,531$134,882$139,233$143,584$147,935$152,286$156,637$160,988$165,339$169,690
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,094$23,868$24,636$25,399$26,168$26,617$27,375$28,141$28,172$28,890
GS-2$25,967$26,585$27,445$28,172$28,488$29,326$30,164$31,002$31,840$32,678
GS-3$28,332$29,277$30,221$31,165$32,109$33,053$33,998$34,942$35,886$36,830
GS-4$31,805$32,865$33,925$34,985$36,045$37,105$38,165$39,225$40,285$41,345
GS-5$35,585$36,771$37,957$39,144$40,330$41,517$42,703$43,890$45,076$46,262
GS-6$39,666$40,988$42,311$43,633$44,955$46,278$47,600$48,922$50,245$51,567
GS-7$44,079$45,547$47,016$48,485$49,954$51,423$52,892$54,361$55,829$57,298
GS-8$48,816$50,443$52,070$53,698$55,325$56,952$58,579$60,206$61,834$63,461
GS-9$53,917$55,715$57,512$59,310$61,107$62,904$64,702$66,499$68,296$70,094
GS-10$59,376$61,355$63,334$65,314$67,293$69,272$71,252$73,231$75,210$77,190
GS-11$65,235$67,409$69,583$71,758$73,932$76,106$78,281$80,455$82,629$84,804
GS-12$78,190$80,796$83,403$86,010$88,617$91,224$93,831$96,437$99,044$101,651
GS-13$92,977$96,077$99,177$102,276$105,376$108,475$111,575$114,675$117,774$120,874
GS-14$109,871$113,533$117,195$120,857$124,519$128,181$131,843$135,506$139,168$142,830
GS-15$129,238$133,546$137,855$142,163$146,472$150,780$155,089$159,397$163,706$168,014
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,374$23,123$23,868$24,607$25,351$25,786$26,521$27,264$27,293$27,987
GS-2$25,156$25,755$26,588$27,293$27,600$28,411$29,223$30,035$30,846$31,658
GS-3$27,448$28,363$29,278$30,193$31,108$32,023$32,938$33,853$34,768$35,683
GS-4$30,813$31,840$32,866$33,893$34,920$35,946$36,973$37,999$39,026$40,053
GS-5$34,475$35,623$36,772$37,921$39,070$40,218$41,367$42,516$43,665$44,813
GS-6$38,428$39,710$40,991$42,273$43,554$44,836$46,117$47,399$48,680$49,962
GS-7$42,704$44,127$45,551$46,975$48,398$49,822$51,245$52,669$54,093$55,516
GS-8$47,293$48,869$50,446$52,022$53,598$55,174$56,751$58,327$59,903$61,480
GS-9$52,236$53,976$55,717$57,458$59,199$60,939$62,680$64,421$66,162$67,902
GS-10$57,524$59,441$61,358$63,275$65,191$67,108$69,025$70,942$72,859$74,776
GS-11$63,199$65,307$67,414$69,521$71,628$73,736$75,843$77,950$80,057$82,164
GS-12$75,750$78,275$80,801$83,326$85,852$88,377$90,902$93,428$95,953$98,478
GS-13$90,077$93,079$96,081$99,083$102,086$105,088$108,090$111,092$114,095$117,097
GS-14$106,443$109,992$113,540$117,089$120,637$124,186$127,734$131,283$134,831$138,380
GS-15$125,206$129,380$133,553$137,727$141,900$146,073$150,247$154,420$158,593$162,767
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,924$22,658$23,388$24,112$24,842$25,268$25,988$26,716$26,744$27,429
GS-2$24,650$25,237$26,053$26,744$27,048$27,844$28,639$29,435$30,231$31,027
GS-3$26,896$27,792$28,688$29,585$30,481$31,377$32,274$33,170$34,066$34,963
GS-4$30,194$31,200$32,206$33,212$34,218$35,224$36,230$37,236$38,242$39,248
GS-5$33,782$34,908$36,034$37,160$38,287$39,413$40,539$41,665$42,792$43,918
GS-6$37,655$38,910$40,165$41,419$42,674$43,928$45,183$46,438$47,692$48,947
GS-7$41,845$43,240$44,635$46,029$47,424$48,819$50,213$51,608$53,003$54,397
GS-8$46,342$47,887$49,433$50,978$52,523$54,068$55,613$57,159$58,704$60,249
GS-9$51,186$52,892$54,598$56,304$58,011$59,717$61,423$63,130$64,836$66,542
GS-10$56,367$58,246$60,125$62,005$63,884$65,763$67,642$69,521$71,400$73,279
GS-11$61,929$63,993$66,058$68,122$70,187$72,252$74,316$76,381$78,445$80,510
GS-12$74,228$76,702$79,176$81,650$84,125$86,599$89,073$91,547$94,022$96,496
GS-13$88,265$91,208$94,150$97,092$100,034$102,977$105,919$108,861$111,804$114,746
GS-14$104,304$107,781$111,257$114,734$118,211$121,688$125,164$128,641$132,118$135,595
GS-15$122,689$126,779$130,868$134,958$139,047$143,137$147,226$151,316$155,405$159,495
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,485$22,204$22,918$23,629$24,343$24,761$25,467$26,180$26,208$26,871
GS-2$24,155$24,731$25,531$26,208$26,503$27,282$28,061$28,841$29,620$30,399
GS-3$26,357$27,236$28,115$28,994$29,873$30,752$31,631$32,510$33,389$34,266
GS-4$29,589$30,574$31,560$32,546$33,532$34,517$35,503$36,489$37,475$38,460
GS-5$33,104$34,208$35,312$36,416$37,520$38,624$39,728$40,832$41,936$43,040
GS-6$36,900$38,131$39,361$40,592$41,822$43,053$44,283$45,514$46,744$47,974
GS-7$41,006$42,373$43,740$45,108$46,475$47,842$49,210$50,577$51,944$53,311
GS-8$45,413$46,926$48,440$49,953$51,466$52,980$54,493$56,007$57,520$59,033
GS-9$50,158$51,830$53,503$55,175$56,847$58,520$60,192$61,864$63,536$65,209
GS-10$55,237$57,078$58,920$60,761$62,603$64,445$66,286$68,128$69,969$71,811
GS-11$60,686$62,708$64,731$66,753$68,776$70,799$72,821$74,844$76,866$78,889
GS-12$72,739$75,164$77,589$80,014$82,438$84,863$87,288$89,713$92,138$94,563
GS-13$86,495$89,378$92,261$95,144$98,027$100,910$103,793$106,676$109,559$112,442
GS-14$102,211$105,619$109,026$112,433$115,840$119,247$122,655$126,062$129,469$132,876
GS-15$120,228$124,236$128,244$132,252$136,260$140,268$144,276$148,284$152,292$156,300
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,005$21,707$22,405$23,100$23,799$24,207$24,898$25,594$25,622$26,270
GS-2$23,615$24,178$24,960$25,622$25,912$26,675$27,438$28,200$28,963$29,726
GS-3$25,767$26,626$27,485$28,344$29,202$30,061$30,920$31,779$32,638$33,496
GS-4$28,926$29,891$30,855$31,819$32,783$33,747$34,711$35,676$36,640$37,604
GS-5$32,363$33,442$34,520$35,599$36,678$37,756$38,835$39,914$40,992$42,071
GS-6$36,075$37,278$38,480$39,682$40,885$42,087$43,289$44,492$45,694$46,896
GS-7$40,089$41,425$42,761$44,098$45,434$46,770$48,107$49,443$50,779$52,116
GS-8$44,397$45,876$47,356$48,835$50,315$51,794$53,273$54,753$56,232$57,712
GS-9$49,037$50,671$52,305$53,939$55,573$57,207$58,841$60,475$62,109$63,743
GS-10$54,001$55,801$57,601$59,401$61,201$63,001$64,801$66,601$68,401$70,202
GS-11$59,329$61,306$63,284$65,262$67,239$69,217$71,194$73,172$75,149$77,127
GS-12$71,112$73,482$75,853$78,223$80,593$82,964$85,334$87,704$90,075$92,445
GS-13$84,561$87,380$90,200$93,019$95,838$98,657$101,476$104,296$107,115$109,934
GS-14$99,925$103,256$106,587$109,918$113,249$116,580$119,911$123,243$126,574$129,905
GS-15$117,540$121,458$125,377$129,296$133,214$137,133$141,051$144,970$148,888$152,807
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,733$21,426$22,115$22,801$23,491$23,895$24,576$25,264$25,290$25,928
GS-2$23,310$23,865$24,637$25,290$25,575$26,328$27,080$27,832$28,585$29,337
GS-3$25,434$26,282$27,130$27,978$28,827$29,675$30,523$31,371$32,219$33,068
GS-4$28,553$29,505$30,457$31,409$32,361$33,313$34,265$35,217$36,169$37,121
GS-5$31,944$33,009$34,074$35,140$36,205$37,270$38,335$39,400$40,465$41,530
GS-6$35,609$36,796$37,983$39,171$40,358$41,545$42,732$43,920$45,107$46,294
GS-7$39,570$40,889$42,207$43,526$44,844$46,163$47,481$48,800$50,119$51,437
GS-8$43,823$45,284$46,745$48,206$49,668$51,129$52,590$54,051$55,513$56,974
GS-9$48,403$50,016$51,629$53,242$54,855$56,468$58,081$59,694$61,307$62,920
GS-10$53,302$55,079$56,855$58,631$60,408$62,184$63,960$65,737$67,513$69,289
GS-11$58,562$60,514$62,466$64,418$66,370$68,322$70,275$72,227$74,179$76,131
GS-12$70,192$72,533$74,873$77,213$79,554$81,894$84,234$86,574$88,915$91,255
GS-13$83,468$86,250$89,032$91,814$94,596$97,378$100,161$102,943$105,725$108,507
GS-14$98,633$101,921$105,209$108,497$111,784$115,072$118,360$121,648$124,936$128,223
GS-15$116,021$119,889$123,756$127,624$131,492$135,360$139,227$143,095$146,963$150,830
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,527$21,213$21,896$22,575$23,258$23,659$24,333$25,014$25,040$25,679
GS-2$23,080$23,629$24,393$25,040$25,320$26,064$26,808$27,553$28,297$29,041
GS-3$25,181$26,020$26,860$27,699$28,538$29,377$30,216$31,055$31,894$32,733
GS-4$28,269$29,211$30,153$31,095$32,037$32,979$33,920$34,862$35,804$36,746
GS-5$31,628$32,683$33,738$34,793$35,847$36,902$37,957$39,012$40,067$41,122
GS-6$35,256$36,431$37,605$38,780$39,955$41,130$42,304$43,479$44,654$45,828
GS-7$39,179$40,485$41,791$43,097$44,403$45,709$47,015$48,321$49,626$50,932
GS-8$43,389$44,835$46,282$47,728$49,174$50,621$52,067$53,514$54,960$56,406
GS-9$47,923$49,520$51,117$52,715$54,312$55,909$57,506$59,103$60,700$62,297
GS-10$52,775$54,534$56,293$58,053$59,812$61,571$63,330$65,089$66,849$68,608
GS-11$57,982$59,915$61,847$63,780$65,713$67,646$69,578$71,511$73,444$75,376
GS-12$69,497$71,813$74,130$76,446$78,762$81,079$83,395$85,711$88,028$90,344
GS-13$82,642$85,396$88,151$90,906$93,660$96,415$99,170$101,924$104,679$107,434
GS-14$97,657$100,912$104,166$107,421$110,676$113,931$117,185$120,440$123,695$126,949
GS-15$114,872$118,701$122,530$126,359$130,188$134,017$137,846$141,675$145,504$149,333
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,324$21,003$21,679$22,351$23,027$23,424$24,092$24,766$24,792$25,422
GS-2$22,851$23,395$24,151$24,792$25,071$25,808$26,546$27,283$28,021$28,758
GS-3$24,933$25,764$26,595$27,426$28,257$29,088$29,919$30,750$31,581$32,412
GS-4$27,990$28,922$29,855$30,788$31,720$32,653$33,586$34,519$35,451$36,384
GS-5$31,315$32,359$33,402$34,445$35,489$36,532$37,576$38,619$39,663$40,706
GS-6$34,907$36,070$37,233$38,397$39,560$40,723$41,886$43,050$44,213$45,376
GS-7$38,790$40,084$41,377$42,671$43,964$45,258$46,551$47,844$49,138$50,431
GS-8$42,960$44,391$45,823$47,254$48,686$50,117$51,549$52,981$54,412$55,844
GS-9$47,448$49,029$50,611$52,192$53,773$55,354$56,935$58,516$60,097$61,678
GS-10$52,252$53,994$55,736$57,478$59,221$60,963$62,705$64,447$66,189$67,931
GS-11$57,408$59,321$61,234$63,148$65,061$66,974$68,888$70,801$72,714$74,628
GS-12$68,809$71,102$73,396$75,689$77,983$80,276$82,570$84,863$87,157$89,450
GS-13$81,823$84,550$87,278$90,005$92,732$95,459$98,187$100,914$103,641$106,369
GS-14$96,690$99,913$103,136$106,358$109,581$112,804$116,027$119,249$122,472$125,695
GS-15$113,735$117,527$121,318$125,109$128,900$132,692$136,483$140,274$144,065$147,857
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,324$21,003$21,679$22,351$23,027$23,424$24,092$24,766$24,792$25,422
GS-2$22,851$23,395$24,151$24,792$25,071$25,808$26,546$27,283$28,021$28,758
GS-3$24,933$25,764$26,595$27,426$28,257$29,088$29,919$30,750$31,581$32,412
GS-4$27,990$28,922$29,855$30,788$31,720$32,653$33,586$34,519$35,451$36,384
GS-5$31,315$32,359$33,402$34,445$35,489$36,532$37,576$38,619$39,663$40,706
GS-6$34,907$36,070$37,233$38,397$39,560$40,723$41,886$43,050$44,213$45,376
GS-7$38,790$40,084$41,377$42,671$43,964$45,258$46,551$47,844$49,138$50,431
GS-8$42,960$44,391$45,823$47,254$48,686$50,117$51,549$52,981$54,412$55,844
GS-9$47,448$49,029$50,611$52,192$53,773$55,354$56,935$58,516$60,097$61,678
GS-10$52,252$53,994$55,736$57,478$59,221$60,963$62,705$64,447$66,189$67,931
GS-11$57,408$59,321$61,234$63,148$65,061$66,974$68,888$70,801$72,714$74,628
GS-12$68,809$71,102$73,396$75,689$77,983$80,276$82,570$84,863$87,157$89,450
GS-13$81,823$84,550$87,278$90,005$92,732$95,459$98,187$100,914$103,641$106,369
GS-14$96,690$99,913$103,136$106,358$109,581$112,804$116,027$119,249$122,472$125,695
GS-15$113,735$117,527$121,318$125,109$128,900$132,692$136,483$140,274$144,065$147,857
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,324$21,003$21,679$22,351$23,027$23,424$24,092$24,766$24,792$25,422
GS-2$22,851$23,395$24,151$24,792$25,071$25,808$26,546$27,283$28,021$28,758
GS-3$24,933$25,764$26,595$27,426$28,257$29,088$29,919$30,750$31,581$32,412
GS-4$27,990$28,922$29,855$30,788$31,720$32,653$33,586$34,519$35,451$36,384
GS-5$31,315$32,359$33,402$34,445$35,489$36,532$37,576$38,619$39,663$40,706
GS-6$34,907$36,070$37,233$38,397$39,560$40,723$41,886$43,050$44,213$45,376
GS-7$38,790$40,084$41,377$42,671$43,964$45,258$46,551$47,844$49,138$50,431
GS-8$42,960$44,391$45,823$47,254$48,686$50,117$51,549$52,981$54,412$55,844
GS-9$47,448$49,029$50,611$52,192$53,773$55,354$56,935$58,516$60,097$61,678
GS-10$52,252$53,994$55,736$57,478$59,221$60,963$62,705$64,447$66,189$67,931
GS-11$57,408$59,321$61,234$63,148$65,061$66,974$68,888$70,801$72,714$74,628
GS-12$68,809$71,102$73,396$75,689$77,983$80,276$82,570$84,863$87,157$89,450
GS-13$81,823$84,550$87,278$90,005$92,732$95,459$98,187$100,914$103,641$106,369
GS-14$96,690$99,913$103,136$106,358$109,581$112,804$116,027$119,249$122,472$125,695
GS-15$113,735$117,527$121,318$125,109$128,900$132,692$136,483$140,274$144,065$147,857
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,324$21,003$21,679$22,351$23,027$23,424$24,092$24,766$24,792$25,422
GS-2$22,851$23,395$24,151$24,792$25,071$25,808$26,546$27,283$28,021$28,758
GS-3$24,933$25,764$26,595$27,426$28,257$29,088$29,919$30,750$31,581$32,412
GS-4$27,990$28,922$29,855$30,788$31,720$32,653$33,586$34,519$35,451$36,384
GS-5$31,315$32,359$33,402$34,445$35,489$36,532$37,576$38,619$39,663$40,706
GS-6$34,907$36,070$37,233$38,397$39,560$40,723$41,886$43,050$44,213$45,376
GS-7$38,790$40,084$41,377$42,671$43,964$45,258$46,551$47,844$49,138$50,431
GS-8$42,960$44,391$45,823$47,254$48,686$50,117$51,549$52,981$54,412$55,844
GS-9$47,448$49,029$50,611$52,192$53,773$55,354$56,935$58,516$60,097$61,678
GS-10$52,252$53,994$55,736$57,478$59,221$60,963$62,705$64,447$66,189$67,931
GS-11$57,408$59,321$61,234$63,148$65,061$66,974$68,888$70,801$72,714$74,628
GS-12$68,809$71,102$73,396$75,689$77,983$80,276$82,570$84,863$87,157$89,450
GS-13$81,823$84,550$87,278$90,005$92,732$95,459$98,187$100,914$103,641$106,369
GS-14$96,690$99,913$103,136$106,358$109,581$112,804$116,027$119,249$122,472$125,695
GS-15$113,735$117,527$121,318$125,109$128,900$132,692$136,483$140,274$144,065$147,857
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$19,971$20,638$21,302$21,964$22,627$23,018$23,674$24,335$24,361$24,985
GS-2$22,454$22,988$23,731$24,361$24,634$25,358$26,082$26,806$27,530$28,254
GS-3$24,499$25,316$26,132$26,948$27,765$28,581$29,398$30,214$31,030$31,847
GS-4$27,504$28,421$29,337$30,254$31,170$32,087$33,003$33,920$34,837$35,753
GS-5$30,772$31,798$32,824$33,849$34,875$35,901$36,927$37,953$38,979$40,005
GS-6$34,300$35,443$36,587$37,730$38,873$40,016$41,159$42,302$43,446$44,589
GS-7$38,117$39,388$40,658$41,929$43,200$44,470$45,741$47,012$48,282$49,553
GS-8$42,214$43,621$45,028$46,436$47,843$49,250$50,657$52,065$53,472$54,879
GS-9$46,625$48,179$49,733$51,287$52,841$54,395$55,950$57,504$59,058$60,612
GS-10$51,345$53,056$54,768$56,479$58,190$59,902$61,613$63,324$65,036$66,747
GS-11$56,411$58,291$60,170$62,050$63,930$65,810$67,690$69,570$71,449$73,329
GS-12$67,613$69,867$72,120$74,373$76,627$78,880$81,133$83,387$85,640$87,893
GS-13$80,402$83,083$85,763$88,443$91,123$93,804$96,484$99,164$101,844$104,525
GS-14$95,010$98,178$101,346$104,513$107,681$110,848$114,016$117,184$120,351$123,519
GS-15$111,760$115,486$119,211$122,937$126,662$130,388$134,113$137,839$141,564$145,290
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$19,247$19,889$20,529$21,166$21,806$22,182$22,815$23,453$23,477$24,077
GS-2$21,639$22,154$22,870$23,477$23,739$24,437$25,135$25,833$26,530$27,228
GS-3$23,611$24,398$25,185$25,972$26,759$27,546$28,333$29,119$29,906$30,693
GS-4$26,506$27,390$28,274$29,158$30,042$30,926$31,810$32,694$33,578$34,462
GS-5$29,655$30,643$31,631$32,619$33,607$34,594$35,582$36,570$37,558$38,546
GS-6$33,056$34,158$35,260$36,362$37,464$38,566$39,668$40,770$41,872$42,974
GS-7$36,734$37,958$39,182$40,406$41,630$42,854$44,078$45,302$46,526$47,750
GS-8$40,681$42,038$43,394$44,750$46,106$47,462$48,818$50,174$51,530$52,886
GS-9$44,933$46,431$47,929$49,427$50,926$52,424$53,922$55,421$56,919$58,417
GS-10$49,482$51,131$52,781$54,431$56,080$57,730$59,379$61,029$62,679$64,328
GS-11$54,364$56,176$57,988$59,801$61,613$63,425$65,237$67,049$68,862$70,674
GS-12$65,159$67,332$69,504$71,676$73,849$76,021$78,194$80,366$82,538$84,711
GS-13$77,484$80,068$82,651$85,235$87,818$90,401$92,985$95,568$98,152$100,735
GS-14$91,562$94,614$97,666$100,718$103,770$106,822$109,874$112,926$115,978$119,030
GS-15$107,705$111,295$114,886$118,476$122,067$125,658$129,248$132,839$136,429$140,020
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$18,732$19,357$19,981$20,601$21,224$21,590$22,205$22,825$22,850$23,427
GS-2$21,061$21,562$22,259$22,850$23,105$23,784$24,463$25,142$25,822$26,501
GS-3$22,980$23,746$24,512$25,278$26,043$26,809$27,575$28,341$29,107$29,873
GS-4$25,797$26,656$27,516$28,375$29,235$30,094$30,953$31,813$32,672$33,532
GS-5$28,862$29,824$30,786$31,748$32,710$33,671$34,633$35,595$36,557$37,519
GS-6$32,172$33,245$34,317$35,389$36,462$37,534$38,606$39,679$40,751$41,823
GS-7$35,752$36,944$38,135$39,327$40,519$41,711$42,902$44,094$45,286$46,478
GS-8$39,594$40,914$42,234$43,555$44,875$46,195$47,515$48,835$50,155$51,475
GS-9$43,731$45,189$46,646$48,104$49,562$51,019$52,477$53,934$55,392$56,849
GS-10$48,159$49,764$51,369$52,975$54,580$56,185$57,790$59,395$61,000$62,605
GS-11$52,912$54,675$56,439$58,203$59,967$61,731$63,495$65,259$67,023$68,787
GS-12$63,417$65,532$67,646$69,760$71,874$73,989$76,103$78,217$80,331$82,446
GS-13$75,414$77,928$80,442$82,956$85,470$87,984$90,498$93,012$95,527$98,041
GS-14$89,115$92,085$95,056$98,026$100,996$103,967$106,937$109,907$112,878$115,848
GS-15$104,826$108,320$111,814$115,308$118,803$122,297$125,791$129,285$132,779$136,273

* The 2025 General Schedule payscale is capped at a maximum salary of $195,200 per year, which is Level 4 of the Senior Executive Service payscale.

Austin Pay Locality Federal Employment Statistics

This section provides statistics on Federal government employees in the Austin pay area, including most common occupations, agencies with the most local employees, and the average paygrade and salary rates of general schedule employees in the area. All data in this section is derived from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)'s most recent available listings of federal employees in the Austin pay area.

Common Occupations in Austin Locality

Occupation Number Employed Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
Tax Examining 1,761 $46,862.00 $1.00
Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant 1,151 $37,142.00 $0.00
Contact Representative 851 $54,212.00 $38.00
Information Technology Management 722 $108,403.00 $3.00
Financial Administration And Program 375 $83,944.00 $31.00
Management And Program Analysis 180 $105,622.00 $4.00
Financial Clerical And Assistance 153 $53,162.00 $27.00
Mail And File 104 $35,117.00 $0.00

This table lists the top eight occupations held by the approximately 5,297 federal employees working in the Austin Locality, across all agencies, as well as average yearly compensation for Austin Locality based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Austin Locality

Agency Austin Locality Employees Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
Internal Revenue Service 4,662 $65,767.00 $12.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary For Information And Technology 426 $114,734.00 $0.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary For Finance 209 $75,939.00 $41.00

There are three Federal agencies with a significant workforce in the Austin Locality. General Schedule employees at all of the agencies listed below will be paid according to the locality-adjusted GS payscale listed on this page.


Distribution of GS Employees in Austin Locality

There are approximately 5,297 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within the Austin pay area. The average federal employee in the Austin lcality earns $71,681 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $14.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in the Austin locality is Tax Examining. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in the Austin locality is the Internal Revenue Service, which has total of 4,662 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in the Austin pay area by paygrade, from GS-1 to GS-15. To learn more about how paygrades are determined and how they affect a federal employee's salary, see how to calculate GS Pay.


Some of the largest cities and military installations covered by the Austin locality area include Camp Marby, Camp Swift and Round Rock.

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