2021 Western Texas (RUS) Federal Wage System Pay Table
This page shows the published 2021 hourly pay table for Western Texas, linked to the Rest of U.S. (RUS) GS locality variant. Use it when your official duty station falls inside one of the covered counties below.
2021 Western Texas (RUS) FWS Pay Table
Official hourly rates for WG, WL, and WS employees in Western Texas.
Covered counties: Andrews County, Armstrong County, Bailey County, Beaver County, Borden County, Brewster County, Briscoe County, Brown County, Callahan County, Carson County, Castro County, Childress County, Cimarron County, Cochran County, Coke County, Coleman County, Collingsworth County, Comanche County, Concho County, Cottle County, Crane County, Crockett County, Crosby County, Dallam County, Dawson County, Deaf Smith County, Dickens County, Donley County, Eastland County, Ector County, Fisher County, Floyd County, Gaines County, Garza County, Glasscock County, Gray County, Hale County, Hall County, Hansford County, Hartley County, Haskell County, Hemphill County, Hockley County, Howard County, Hutchinson County, Irion County, Jeff Davis County, Jones County, Kent County, Kimble County, King County, Lamb County, Lea County, Lipscomb County, Loving County, Lubbock County, Lynn County, Martin County, McCulloch County, Menard County, Midland County, Mitchell County, Moore County, Motley County, Nolan County, Ochiltree County, Oldham County, Parmer County, Pecos County, Potter County, Presidio County, Randall County, Reagan County, Reeves County, Roberts County, Runnels County, Schleicher County, Scurry County, Shackelford County, Sherman County, Stephens County, Sterling County, Stonewall County, Sutton County, Swisher County, Taylor County, Terrell County, Terry County, Texas County, Throckmorton County, Tom Green County, Upton County, Ward County, Wheeler County, Winkler County, Yoakum County.
| WG grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $11.78 | $12.27 | $12.77 | $13.26 | $13.75 |
| WG-2 | $12.43 | $12.94 | $13.45 | $13.98 | $14.49 |
| WG-3 | $13.65 | $14.25 | $14.79 | $15.35 | $15.93 |
| WG-4 | $15.13 | $15.78 | $16.42 | $17.05 | $17.68 |
| WG-5 | $16.61 | $17.30 | $18.01 | $18.69 | $19.39 |
| WG-6 | $18.01 | $18.74 | $19.53 | $20.29 | $21.02 |
| WG-7 | $19.38 | $20.18 | $21.01 | $21.82 | $22.64 |
| WG-8 | $20.86 | $21.73 | $22.60 | $23.48 | $24.32 |
| WG-9 | $22.34 | $23.27 | $24.22 | $25.13 | $26.09 |
| WG-10 | $23.88 | $24.88 | $25.87 | $26.86 | $27.86 |
| WG-11 | $25.38 | $26.46 | $27.50 | $28.56 | $29.61 |
| WG-12 | $26.84 | $27.97 | $29.10 | $30.22 | $31.34 |
| WG-13 | $28.29 | $29.47 | $30.61 | $31.80 | $32.96 |
| WG-14 | $29.69 | $30.92 | $32.15 | $33.41 | $34.63 |
| WG-15 | $31.12 | $32.40 | $33.72 | $34.97 | $36.29 |
| WL grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $12.96 | $13.50 | $14.05 | $14.58 | $15.12 |
| WL-2 | $13.67 | $14.24 | $14.80 | $15.38 | $15.94 |
| WL-3 | $15.02 | $15.66 | $16.27 | $16.90 | $17.54 |
| WL-4 | $16.69 | $17.33 | $18.03 | $18.72 | $19.43 |
| WL-5 | $18.28 | $19.07 | $19.83 | $20.59 | $21.36 |
| WL-6 | $19.83 | $20.65 | $21.47 | $22.28 | $23.13 |
| WL-7 | $21.36 | $22.21 | $23.12 | $24.00 | $24.89 |
| WL-8 | $22.96 | $23.93 | $24.86 | $25.82 | $26.78 |
| WL-9 | $24.59 | $25.61 | $26.64 | $27.65 | $28.66 |
| WL-10 | $26.28 | $27.38 | $28.47 | $29.55 | $30.64 |
| WL-11 | $27.92 | $29.08 | $30.26 | $31.43 | $32.58 |
| WL-12 | $29.54 | $30.77 | $32.00 | $33.24 | $34.48 |
| WL-13 | $31.11 | $32.40 | $33.72 | $34.98 | $36.29 |
| WL-14 | $32.65 | $34.04 | $35.39 | $36.74 | $38.09 |
| WL-15 | $34.20 | $35.64 | $37.08 | $38.49 | $39.96 |
| WS grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $19.48 | $20.28 | $21.09 | $21.90 | $22.72 |
| WS-2 | $20.14 | $20.99 | $21.83 | $22.66 | $23.51 |
| WS-3 | $21.12 | $22.01 | $22.89 | $23.76 | $24.65 |
| WS-4 | $22.30 | $23.25 | $24.19 | $25.10 | $26.05 |
| WS-5 | $23.67 | $24.68 | $25.65 | $26.65 | $27.62 |
| WS-6 | $25.07 | $26.13 | $27.17 | $28.23 | $29.25 |
| WS-7 | $26.52 | $27.62 | $28.76 | $29.86 | $30.95 |
| WS-8 | $27.98 | $29.15 | $30.31 | $31.48 | $32.65 |
| WS-9 | $29.51 | $30.74 | $31.96 | $33.20 | $34.45 |
| WS-10 | $31.05 | $32.34 | $33.63 | $34.93 | $36.21 |
| WS-11 | $31.95 | $33.29 | $34.62 | $35.95 | $37.31 |
| WS-12 | $33.18 | $34.56 | $35.94 | $37.34 | $38.71 |
| WS-13 | $34.70 | $36.14 | $37.59 | $39.05 | $40.49 |
| WS-14 | $36.61 | $38.15 | $39.69 | $41.20 | $42.75 |
| WS-15 | $38.76 | $40.40 | $41.97 | $43.61 | $45.21 |
| WS-16 | $40.80 | $42.50 | $44.19 | $45.90 | $47.59 |
| WS-17 | $43.37 | $45.17 | $46.97 | $48.81 | $50.58 |
| WS-18 | $46.51 | $48.47 | $50.42 | $52.33 | $54.31 |
| WS-19 | $47.09 | $49.05 | $51.01 | $52.97 | $54.94 |
What this wage area covers
The Western Texas (RUS) schedule is one of the published regular-area FWS schedules used to set hourly pay for federal trade, craft, and labor jobs. In 2021, the top WG worker rate on this schedule reaches $36.29 per hour, or about $75,737 per year if you annualize the hourly rate across 2,087 work hours.
The suffix on this schedule tells you which GS locality alignment DCPAS uses for this variant. Here that is Rest of U.S. (RUS). RUS means Rest of U.S., which is the nationwide non-locality GS baseline.
DCPAS links this schedule to the Rest of United States (RUS) GS locality code. That does not make it a GS table, but it is useful context when comparing white-collar and hourly federal pay in the same labor market.
Covered counties
Andrews County, Armstrong County, Bailey County, Beaver County, Borden County, Brewster County, Briscoe County, Brown County, Callahan County, Carson County, Castro County, Childress County, Cimarron County, Cochran County, Coke County, Coleman County, Collingsworth County, Comanche County, Concho County, Cottle County, Crane County, Crockett County, Crosby County, Dallam County, Dawson County, Deaf Smith County, Dickens County, Donley County, Eastland County, Ector County, Fisher County, Floyd County, Gaines County, Garza County, Glasscock County, Gray County, Hale County, Hall County, Hansford County, Hartley County, Haskell County, Hemphill County, Hockley County, Howard County, Hutchinson County, Irion County, Jeff Davis County, Jones County, Kent County, Kimble County, King County, Lamb County, Lea County, Lipscomb County, Loving County, Lubbock County, Lynn County, Martin County, McCulloch County, Menard County, Midland County, Mitchell County, Moore County, Motley County, Nolan County, Ochiltree County, Oldham County, Parmer County, Pecos County, Potter County, Presidio County, Randall County, Reagan County, Reeves County, Roberts County, Runnels County, Schleicher County, Scurry County, Shackelford County, Sherman County, Stephens County, Sterling County, Stonewall County, Sutton County, Swisher County, Taylor County, Terrell County, Terry County, Texas County, Throckmorton County, Tom Green County, Upton County, Ward County, Wheeler County, Winkler County, Yoakum County.
WG worker rates
The WG table covers wage-grade worker jobs on this schedule. Use the grade row that matches the official FWS classification for the position, then read across to the correct step for the employee.
| WG grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $11.78 | $12.27 | $12.77 | $13.26 | $13.75 |
| WG-2 | $12.43 | $12.94 | $13.45 | $13.98 | $14.49 |
| WG-3 | $13.65 | $14.25 | $14.79 | $15.35 | $15.93 |
| WG-4 | $15.13 | $15.78 | $16.42 | $17.05 | $17.68 |
| WG-5 | $16.61 | $17.30 | $18.01 | $18.69 | $19.39 |
| WG-6 | $18.01 | $18.74 | $19.53 | $20.29 | $21.02 |
| WG-7 | $19.38 | $20.18 | $21.01 | $21.82 | $22.64 |
| WG-8 | $20.86 | $21.73 | $22.60 | $23.48 | $24.32 |
| WG-9 | $22.34 | $23.27 | $24.22 | $25.13 | $26.09 |
| WG-10 | $23.88 | $24.88 | $25.87 | $26.86 | $27.86 |
| WG-11 | $25.38 | $26.46 | $27.50 | $28.56 | $29.61 |
| WG-12 | $26.84 | $27.97 | $29.10 | $30.22 | $31.34 |
| WG-13 | $28.29 | $29.47 | $30.61 | $31.80 | $32.96 |
| WG-14 | $29.69 | $30.92 | $32.15 | $33.41 | $34.63 |
| WG-15 | $31.12 | $32.40 | $33.72 | $34.97 | $36.29 |
| Hourly rates published by DCPAS for worker grades on this schedule. | |||||
WL leader rates
The WL table covers leader positions that direct or lead other trades and labor employees. These are hourly rates published separately from the WG worker table.
| WL grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $12.96 | $13.50 | $14.05 | $14.58 | $15.12 |
| WL-2 | $13.67 | $14.24 | $14.80 | $15.38 | $15.94 |
| WL-3 | $15.02 | $15.66 | $16.27 | $16.90 | $17.54 |
| WL-4 | $16.69 | $17.33 | $18.03 | $18.72 | $19.43 |
| WL-5 | $18.28 | $19.07 | $19.83 | $20.59 | $21.36 |
| WL-6 | $19.83 | $20.65 | $21.47 | $22.28 | $23.13 |
| WL-7 | $21.36 | $22.21 | $23.12 | $24.00 | $24.89 |
| WL-8 | $22.96 | $23.93 | $24.86 | $25.82 | $26.78 |
| WL-9 | $24.59 | $25.61 | $26.64 | $27.65 | $28.66 |
| WL-10 | $26.28 | $27.38 | $28.47 | $29.55 | $30.64 |
| WL-11 | $27.92 | $29.08 | $30.26 | $31.43 | $32.58 |
| WL-12 | $29.54 | $30.77 | $32.00 | $33.24 | $34.48 |
| WL-13 | $31.11 | $32.40 | $33.72 | $34.98 | $36.29 |
| WL-14 | $32.65 | $34.04 | $35.39 | $36.74 | $38.09 |
| WL-15 | $34.20 | $35.64 | $37.08 | $38.49 | $39.96 |
| Hourly rates published by DCPAS for leader grades on this schedule. | |||||
WS supervisory rates
The WS table covers supervisory wage positions. If the job is classified as an FWS supervisor, use this table instead of the WG or WL rates.
| WS grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $19.48 | $20.28 | $21.09 | $21.90 | $22.72 |
| WS-2 | $20.14 | $20.99 | $21.83 | $22.66 | $23.51 |
| WS-3 | $21.12 | $22.01 | $22.89 | $23.76 | $24.65 |
| WS-4 | $22.30 | $23.25 | $24.19 | $25.10 | $26.05 |
| WS-5 | $23.67 | $24.68 | $25.65 | $26.65 | $27.62 |
| WS-6 | $25.07 | $26.13 | $27.17 | $28.23 | $29.25 |
| WS-7 | $26.52 | $27.62 | $28.76 | $29.86 | $30.95 |
| WS-8 | $27.98 | $29.15 | $30.31 | $31.48 | $32.65 |
| WS-9 | $29.51 | $30.74 | $31.96 | $33.20 | $34.45 |
| WS-10 | $31.05 | $32.34 | $33.63 | $34.93 | $36.21 |
| WS-11 | $31.95 | $33.29 | $34.62 | $35.95 | $37.31 |
| WS-12 | $33.18 | $34.56 | $35.94 | $37.34 | $38.71 |
| WS-13 | $34.70 | $36.14 | $37.59 | $39.05 | $40.49 |
| WS-14 | $36.61 | $38.15 | $39.69 | $41.20 | $42.75 |
| WS-15 | $38.76 | $40.40 | $41.97 | $43.61 | $45.21 |
| WS-16 | $40.80 | $42.50 | $44.19 | $45.90 | $47.59 |
| WS-17 | $43.37 | $45.17 | $46.97 | $48.81 | $50.58 |
| WS-18 | $46.51 | $48.47 | $50.42 | $52.33 | $54.31 |
| WS-19 | $47.09 | $49.05 | $51.01 | $52.97 | $54.94 |
| Hourly rates published by DCPAS for supervisory grades on this schedule. | |||||
Common questions about this FWS schedule
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What does Western Texas (RUS) cover?
This schedule applies to the counties listed on this page for the 2021 archive. If your official duty station is in one of those counties, this is the regular-area FWS schedule to use for WG, WL, and WS pay rates. -
What is the difference between WG, WL, and WS?
WG covers wage-grade workers, WL covers wage leaders, and WS covers wage supervisors. Each table is hourly and uses 5 published steps. -
Does this page show GS pay too?
No. This is an FWS page. If you also need the linked General Schedule locality reference, open Rest of United States (RUS).