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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for AUSTIN. For current pay, see the latest AUSTIN page.
16.71% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,924 to $159,495 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
9 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 AUSTIN full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.71% locality adjustment for 2018. 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 $21,924$22,658$23,388$24,112$24,842$25,268$25,988$26,716$26,744$27,429
GS-2 $24,650$25,237$26,053$26,744$27,048$27,844$28,639$29,435$30,231$31,027
GS-3 $26,896$27,792$28,688$29,585$30,481$31,377$32,274$33,170$34,066$34,963
GS-4 $30,194$31,200$32,206$33,212$34,218$35,224$36,230$37,236$38,242$39,248
GS-5 $33,782$34,908$36,034$37,160$38,287$39,413$40,539$41,665$42,792$43,918
GS-6 $37,655$38,910$40,165$41,419$42,674$43,928$45,183$46,438$47,692$48,947
GS-7 $41,845$43,240$44,635$46,029$47,424$48,819$50,213$51,608$53,003$54,397
GS-8 $46,342$47,887$49,433$50,978$52,523$54,068$55,613$57,159$58,704$60,249
GS-9 $51,186$52,892$54,598$56,304$58,011$59,717$61,423$63,130$64,836$66,542
GS-10 $56,367$58,246$60,125$62,005$63,884$65,763$67,642$69,521$71,400$73,279
GS-11 $61,929$63,993$66,058$68,122$70,187$72,252$74,316$76,381$78,445$80,510
GS-12 $74,228$76,702$79,176$81,650$84,125$86,599$89,073$91,547$94,022$96,496
GS-13 $88,265$91,208$94,150$97,092$100,034$102,977$105,919$108,861$111,804$114,746
GS-14 $104,304$107,781$111,257$114,734$118,211$121,688$125,164$128,641$132,118$135,595
GS-15 $122,689$126,779$130,868$134,958$139,047$143,137$147,226$151,316$155,405$159,495
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About the 2018 AUSTIN table

The AUSTIN Locality Area used the official OPM Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX boundary in 2018. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2018 nationwide base GS table.

In 2018, the locality adjustment was 16.71%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,924, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $159,495.

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.

2018 AUSTIN questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for AUSTIN?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX was 16.71%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in AUSTIN in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in AUSTIN earned $74,228 in 2018, rising to $96,496 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 AUSTIN page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest AUSTIN page.