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Archive year. This is the 2017 table for HOUSTON. For current pay, see the latest HOUSTON page.
30.97% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,264 to $161,900 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
19 Counties covered by this pay area

2017 HOUSTON full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 30.97% locality adjustment for 2017. 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 $24,264$25,076$25,882$26,685$27,492$27,963$28,761$29,566$29,598$30,347
GS-2 $27,280$27,929$28,833$29,598$29,931$30,811$31,691$32,571$33,451$34,331
GS-3 $29,766$30,758$31,751$32,744$33,737$34,729$35,722$36,715$37,708$38,700
GS-4 $33,416$34,529$35,642$36,755$37,869$38,982$40,095$41,208$42,322$43,435
GS-5 $37,385$38,632$39,879$41,126$42,373$43,620$44,866$46,113$47,360$48,607
GS-6 $41,673$43,063$44,453$45,842$47,232$48,621$50,011$51,400$52,790$54,180
GS-7 $46,310$47,854$49,398$50,942$52,486$54,030$55,575$57,119$58,663$60,207
GS-8 $51,287$52,996$54,705$56,414$58,123$59,832$61,541$63,251$64,960$66,669
GS-9 $56,646$58,534$60,423$62,312$64,200$66,089$67,977$69,866$71,755$73,643
GS-10 $62,381$64,461$66,541$68,620$70,700$72,780$74,860$76,940$79,019$81,099
GS-11 $68,535$70,819$73,104$75,388$77,672$79,956$82,240$84,524$86,808$89,092
GS-12 $82,147$84,886$87,624$90,363$93,101$95,840$98,578$101,317$104,056$106,794
GS-13 $97,683$100,939$104,194$107,450$110,706$113,962$117,218$120,474$123,730$126,986
GS-14 $115,432$119,280$123,128$126,975$130,823$134,671$138,519$142,367$146,215$150,063
GS-15 $135,779$140,306$144,832$149,358$153,885$158,411$161,900$161,900$161,900$161,900
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About the 2017 HOUSTON table

The HOUSTON Locality Area used the official OPM Houston-The Woodlands, 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 30.97%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,264, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $161,900.

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.

2017 HOUSTON questions

  • What was the 2017 locality adjustment for HOUSTON?
    In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for Houston-The Woodlands, TX was 30.97%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in HOUSTON in 2017?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in HOUSTON earned $82,147 in 2017, rising to $106,794 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 HOUSTON page.
  • Is the 2017 table still current?
    No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest HOUSTON page.