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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for DALLAS. For current pay, see the latest DALLAS page.
24.98% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,669 to $172,500 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
29 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 DALLAS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 24.98% locality adjustment for 2021. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for DALLAS.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $24,669$25,496$26,316$27,132$27,952$28,432$29,243$30,060$30,093$30,858
GS-2 $27,738$28,398$29,317$30,093$30,431$31,326$32,221$33,116$34,011$34,906
GS-3 $30,265$31,274$32,282$33,291$34,300$35,308$36,317$37,325$38,334$39,342
GS-4 $33,975$35,107$36,239$37,372$38,504$39,636$40,768$41,901$43,033$44,165
GS-5 $38,011$39,279$40,546$41,813$43,081$44,348$45,615$46,882$48,150$49,417
GS-6 $42,372$43,784$45,197$46,609$48,021$49,433$50,846$52,258$53,670$55,082
GS-7 $47,085$48,655$50,224$51,794$53,364$54,934$56,503$58,073$59,643$61,213
GS-8 $52,145$53,884$55,622$57,361$59,099$60,838$62,576$64,315$66,053$67,792
GS-9 $57,595$59,514$61,434$63,354$65,273$67,193$69,113$71,032$72,952$74,872
GS-10 $63,425$65,540$67,654$69,769$71,883$73,998$76,113$78,227$80,342$82,457
GS-11 $69,684$72,007$74,331$76,654$78,977$81,301$83,624$85,947$88,271$90,594
GS-12 $83,523$86,307$89,092$91,877$94,661$97,446$100,230$103,015$105,799$108,584
GS-13 $99,319$102,630$105,941$109,251$112,562$115,873$119,183$122,494$125,805$129,116
GS-14 $117,365$121,277$125,189$129,101$133,012$136,924$140,836$144,748$148,660$152,572
GS-15 $138,053$142,655$147,256$151,858$156,460$161,062$165,663$170,265$172,500$172,500
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About the 2021 DALLAS table

The DALLAS Locality Area used the official OPM Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK 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 24.98%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,669, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $172,500.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 29 counties and cities across Texas, Oklahoma. Some of the included jurisdictions include Collin County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Delta County, TX, Denton County, TX, Ellis County, TX, Fannin County, TX, Grayson County, TX, Henderson County, TX, Hill County, TX, Hood County, TX, Hopkins County, TX, and more.

2021 DALLAS questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for DALLAS?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK was 24.98%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in DALLAS in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in DALLAS earned $83,523 in 2021, rising to $108,584 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 DALLAS page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest DALLAS page.