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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for AUSTIN. For current pay, see the latest AUSTIN page.
18.17% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,094 to $168,014 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
9 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 AUSTIN full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.17% locality adjustment for 2020. 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 $23,094$23,868$24,636$25,399$26,168$26,617$27,375$28,141$28,172$28,890
GS-2 $25,967$26,585$27,445$28,172$28,488$29,326$30,164$31,002$31,840$32,678
GS-3 $28,332$29,277$30,221$31,165$32,109$33,053$33,998$34,942$35,886$36,830
GS-4 $31,805$32,865$33,925$34,985$36,045$37,105$38,165$39,225$40,285$41,345
GS-5 $35,585$36,771$37,957$39,144$40,330$41,517$42,703$43,890$45,076$46,262
GS-6 $39,666$40,988$42,311$43,633$44,955$46,278$47,600$48,922$50,245$51,567
GS-7 $44,079$45,547$47,016$48,485$49,954$51,423$52,892$54,361$55,829$57,298
GS-8 $48,816$50,443$52,070$53,698$55,325$56,952$58,579$60,206$61,834$63,461
GS-9 $53,917$55,715$57,512$59,310$61,107$62,904$64,702$66,499$68,296$70,094
GS-10 $59,376$61,355$63,334$65,314$67,293$69,272$71,252$73,231$75,210$77,190
GS-11 $65,235$67,409$69,583$71,758$73,932$76,106$78,281$80,455$82,629$84,804
GS-12 $78,190$80,796$83,403$86,010$88,617$91,224$93,831$96,437$99,044$101,651
GS-13 $92,977$96,077$99,177$102,276$105,376$108,475$111,575$114,675$117,774$120,874
GS-14 $109,871$113,533$117,195$120,857$124,519$128,181$131,843$135,506$139,168$142,830
GS-15 $129,238$133,546$137,855$142,163$146,472$150,780$155,089$159,397$163,706$168,014
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About the 2020 AUSTIN table

The AUSTIN Locality Area used the official OPM Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX boundary in 2020. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2020 nationwide base GS table.

In 2020, the locality adjustment was 18.17%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,094, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $168,014.

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.

2020 AUSTIN questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for AUSTIN?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX was 18.17%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in AUSTIN in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in AUSTIN earned $78,190 in 2020, rising to $101,651 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 AUSTIN page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest AUSTIN page.