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Archive year. This is the 2015 table for HOUSTON. For current pay, see the latest HOUSTON page.
28.71% 2015 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,375 to $158,700 2015 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
19 Counties covered by this pay area

2015 HOUSTON full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 28.71% locality adjustment for 2015. 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 $23,375$24,156$24,934$25,707$26,485$26,940$27,709$28,484$28,513$29,233
GS-2 $26,281$26,907$27,777$28,513$28,835$29,683$30,531$31,379$32,228$33,076
GS-3 $28,675$29,632$30,588$31,544$32,501$33,457$34,413$35,370$36,326$37,282
GS-4 $32,192$33,265$34,339$35,412$36,485$37,559$38,632$39,706$40,779$41,853
GS-5 $36,016$37,216$38,417$39,618$40,819$42,020$43,221$44,422$45,623$46,823
GS-6 $40,147$41,486$42,824$44,163$45,502$46,840$48,179$49,517$50,856$52,194
GS-7 $44,613$46,100$47,587$49,073$50,560$52,046$53,533$55,020$56,506$57,993
GS-8 $49,408$51,055$52,703$54,350$55,998$57,645$59,293$60,940$62,588$64,235
GS-9 $54,572$56,390$58,209$60,028$61,846$63,665$65,484$67,302$69,121$70,940
GS-10 $60,096$62,099$64,101$66,104$68,107$70,110$72,112$74,115$76,118$78,121
GS-11 $66,026$68,227$70,428$72,628$74,829$77,030$79,231$81,432$83,633$85,834
GS-12 $79,139$81,777$84,416$87,054$89,693$92,331$94,970$97,609$100,247$102,886
GS-13 $94,106$97,243$100,380$103,516$106,653$109,790$112,926$116,063$119,200$122,336
GS-14 $111,204$114,911$118,618$122,325$126,032$129,738$133,445$137,152$140,859$144,566
GS-15 $130,808$135,169$139,529$143,890$148,251$152,611$156,972$158,700$158,700$158,700
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About the 2015 HOUSTON table

The HOUSTON Locality Area used the official OPM Houston-The Woodlands, TX boundary in 2015. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2015 nationwide base GS table.

In 2015, the locality adjustment was 28.71%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,375, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $158,700.

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.

2015 HOUSTON questions

  • What was the 2015 locality adjustment for HOUSTON?
    In 2015, the locality pay adjustment for Houston-The Woodlands, TX was 28.71%, added on top of the 2015 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in HOUSTON in 2015?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in HOUSTON earned $79,139 in 2015, rising to $102,886 at Step 10. See the 2015 GS-12 HOUSTON page.
  • Is the 2015 table still current?
    No. 2015 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest HOUSTON page.