2021 AUSTIN GS Pay Table
The Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX GS locality table for 2021. The 2021 locality adjustment was 18.17%, applied on top of the 2021 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2021 AUSTIN GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX.
Covered area: 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.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $23,324 | $24,107 | $24,882 | $25,654 | $26,429 | $26,882 | $27,649 | $28,422 | $28,453 | $29,176 |
| GS-2 | $26,227 | $26,851 | $27,719 | $28,453 | $28,773 | $29,619 | $30,465 | $31,312 | $32,158 | $33,004 |
| GS-3 | $28,616 | $29,570 | $30,523 | $31,477 | $32,431 | $33,384 | $34,338 | $35,291 | $36,245 | $37,199 |
| GS-4 | $32,123 | $33,194 | $34,265 | $35,335 | $36,406 | $37,476 | $38,547 | $39,618 | $40,688 | $41,759 |
| GS-5 | $35,940 | $37,138 | $38,337 | $39,535 | $40,733 | $41,931 | $43,130 | $44,328 | $45,526 | $46,724 |
| GS-6 | $40,063 | $41,398 | $42,734 | $44,069 | $45,404 | $46,740 | $48,075 | $49,410 | $50,746 | $52,081 |
| GS-7 | $44,519 | $46,004 | $47,488 | $48,972 | $50,456 | $51,940 | $53,425 | $54,909 | $56,393 | $57,877 |
| GS-8 | $49,304 | $50,948 | $52,592 | $54,235 | $55,879 | $57,523 | $59,167 | $60,810 | $62,454 | $64,098 |
| GS-9 | $54,456 | $56,271 | $58,086 | $59,902 | $61,717 | $63,532 | $65,347 | $67,162 | $68,977 | $70,792 |
| GS-10 | $59,969 | $61,968 | $63,968 | $65,967 | $67,967 | $69,966 | $71,966 | $73,965 | $75,964 | $77,964 |
| GS-11 | $65,887 | $68,084 | $70,280 | $72,477 | $74,674 | $76,871 | $79,068 | $81,264 | $83,461 | $85,658 |
| GS-12 | $78,972 | $81,605 | $84,237 | $86,870 | $89,503 | $92,136 | $94,769 | $97,402 | $100,034 | $102,667 |
| GS-13 | $93,907 | $97,038 | $100,168 | $103,298 | $106,429 | $109,559 | $112,689 | $115,820 | $118,950 | $122,080 |
| GS-14 | $110,970 | $114,669 | $118,367 | $122,066 | $125,765 | $129,464 | $133,162 | $136,861 | $140,560 | $144,258 |
| GS-15 | $130,531 | $134,882 | $139,233 | $143,584 | $147,935 | $152,286 | $156,637 | $160,988 | $165,339 | $169,690 |
2021 AUSTIN full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 18.17% locality adjustment for 2021. 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 | $23,324 | $24,107 | $24,882 | $25,654 | $26,429 | $26,882 | $27,649 | $28,422 | $28,453 | $29,176 |
| GS-2 | $26,227 | $26,851 | $27,719 | $28,453 | $28,773 | $29,619 | $30,465 | $31,312 | $32,158 | $33,004 |
| GS-3 | $28,616 | $29,570 | $30,523 | $31,477 | $32,431 | $33,384 | $34,338 | $35,291 | $36,245 | $37,199 |
| GS-4 | $32,123 | $33,194 | $34,265 | $35,335 | $36,406 | $37,476 | $38,547 | $39,618 | $40,688 | $41,759 |
| GS-5 | $35,940 | $37,138 | $38,337 | $39,535 | $40,733 | $41,931 | $43,130 | $44,328 | $45,526 | $46,724 |
| GS-6 | $40,063 | $41,398 | $42,734 | $44,069 | $45,404 | $46,740 | $48,075 | $49,410 | $50,746 | $52,081 |
| GS-7 | $44,519 | $46,004 | $47,488 | $48,972 | $50,456 | $51,940 | $53,425 | $54,909 | $56,393 | $57,877 |
| GS-8 | $49,304 | $50,948 | $52,592 | $54,235 | $55,879 | $57,523 | $59,167 | $60,810 | $62,454 | $64,098 |
| GS-9 | $54,456 | $56,271 | $58,086 | $59,902 | $61,717 | $63,532 | $65,347 | $67,162 | $68,977 | $70,792 |
| GS-10 | $59,969 | $61,968 | $63,968 | $65,967 | $67,967 | $69,966 | $71,966 | $73,965 | $75,964 | $77,964 |
| GS-11 | $65,887 | $68,084 | $70,280 | $72,477 | $74,674 | $76,871 | $79,068 | $81,264 | $83,461 | $85,658 |
| GS-12 | $78,972 | $81,605 | $84,237 | $86,870 | $89,503 | $92,136 | $94,769 | $97,402 | $100,034 | $102,667 |
| GS-13 | $93,907 | $97,038 | $100,168 | $103,298 | $106,429 | $109,559 | $112,689 | $115,820 | $118,950 | $122,080 |
| GS-14 | $110,970 | $114,669 | $118,367 | $122,066 | $125,765 | $129,464 | $133,162 | $136,861 | $140,560 | $144,258 |
| GS-15 | $130,531 | $134,882 | $139,233 | $143,584 | $147,935 | $152,286 | $156,637 | $160,988 | $165,339 | $169,690 |
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About the 2021 AUSTIN table
The AUSTIN Locality Area used the official OPM Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX boundary in 2021. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2021 nationwide base GS table.
In 2021, the locality adjustment was 18.17%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,324, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $169,690.
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.
2021 AUSTIN questions
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What was the 2021 locality adjustment for AUSTIN?
In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX was 18.17%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in AUSTIN in 2021?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in AUSTIN earned $78,972 in 2021, rising to $102,667 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 AUSTIN page. -
Is the 2021 table still current?
No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest AUSTIN page.