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Archive year. This is the 2014 table for HOUSTON. For current pay, see the latest HOUSTON page.
28.71% 2014 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,143 to $157,100 2014 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
19 Counties covered by this pay area

2014 HOUSTON full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 28.71% locality adjustment for 2014. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for HOUSTON.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,143$23,917$24,687$25,452$26,222$26,674$27,435$28,202$28,231$28,952
GS-2 $26,021$26,640$27,501$28,231$28,547$29,386$30,225$31,064$31,903$32,743
GS-3 $28,391$29,337$30,283$31,229$32,175$33,121$34,067$35,013$35,959$36,905
GS-4 $31,872$32,934$33,996$35,058$36,120$37,182$38,244$39,305$40,367$41,429
GS-5 $35,659$36,848$38,038$39,227$40,416$41,606$42,795$43,984$45,173$46,363
GS-6 $39,750$41,074$42,398$43,723$45,047$46,372$47,696$49,020$50,345$51,669
GS-7 $44,172$45,644$47,117$48,589$50,062$51,534$53,007$54,479$55,952$57,424
GS-8 $48,919$50,550$52,180$53,811$55,442$57,073$58,703$60,334$61,965$63,596
GS-9 $54,031$55,832$57,632$59,433$61,234$63,034$64,835$66,636$68,436$70,237
GS-10 $59,501$61,485$63,468$65,452$67,435$69,418$71,402$73,385$75,369$77,352
GS-11 $65,372$67,551$69,730$71,909$74,088$76,267$78,446$80,625$82,804$84,983
GS-12 $78,355$80,966$83,578$86,189$88,801$91,412$94,024$96,635$99,247$101,859
GS-13 $93,174$96,280$99,386$102,492$105,598$108,703$111,809$114,915$118,021$121,126
GS-14 $110,104$113,773$117,443$121,112$124,782$128,451$132,121$135,790$139,460$143,129
GS-15 $129,513$133,830$138,147$142,464$146,781$151,098$155,415$157,100$157,100$157,100
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About the 2014 HOUSTON table

The HOUSTON Locality Area used the official OPM Houston-The Woodlands, TX boundary in 2014. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2014 nationwide base GS table.

In 2014, the locality adjustment was 28.71%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,143, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $157,100.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 19 counties and cities across Texas. Some of the included jurisdictions include Austin County, TX, Brazoria County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Colorado County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Harris County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Madison County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, and more.

2014 HOUSTON questions

  • What was the 2014 locality adjustment for HOUSTON?
    In 2014, the locality pay adjustment for Houston-The Woodlands, TX was 28.71%, added on top of the 2014 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in HOUSTON in 2014?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in HOUSTON earned $78,355 in 2014, rising to $101,859 at Step 10. See the 2014 GS-12 HOUSTON page.
  • Is the 2014 table still current?
    No. 2014 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest HOUSTON page.