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Archive year. This is the 2017 table for AUSTIN. For current pay, see the latest AUSTIN page.
15.97% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,485 to $156,300 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
9 Counties covered by this pay area

2017 AUSTIN full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 15.97% locality adjustment for 2017. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for AUSTIN.

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$34,268
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
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About the 2017 AUSTIN table

The AUSTIN Locality Area used the official OPM Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX boundary in 2017. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2017 nationwide base GS table.

In 2017, the locality adjustment was 15.97%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,485, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $156,300.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 9 counties and cities across Texas. Some of the included jurisdictions include Bastrop County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Caldwell County, TX, Hays County, TX, Lee County, TX, Milam County, TX, Travis County, TX, Williamson County, TX.

2017 AUSTIN questions

  • What was the 2017 locality adjustment for AUSTIN?
    In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX was 15.97%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in AUSTIN in 2017?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in AUSTIN earned $72,739 in 2017, rising to $94,563 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 AUSTIN page.
  • Is the 2017 table still current?
    No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest AUSTIN page.