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Archive year. This is the 2022 table for Austin. For current pay, see the latest Austin page.
18.80% 2022 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,964 to $174,347 2022 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
9 Counties covered by this pay area

2022 Austin full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.80% locality adjustment for 2022. 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 $23,964$24,769$25,565$26,358$27,154$27,620$28,409$29,202$29,234$29,978
GS-2 $26,946$27,588$28,480$29,234$29,565$30,434$31,304$32,173$33,043$33,913
GS-3 $29,402$30,382$31,362$32,342$33,322$34,302$35,282$36,263$37,243$38,223
GS-4 $33,005$34,105$35,205$36,305$37,405$38,505$39,606$40,706$41,806$42,906
GS-5 $36,927$38,157$39,388$40,619$41,850$43,080$44,311$45,542$46,773$48,004
GS-6 $41,163$42,535$43,907$45,279$46,652$48,024$49,396$50,768$52,140$53,512
GS-7 $45,742$47,266$48,790$50,314$51,838$53,363$54,887$56,411$57,935$59,459
GS-8 $50,658$52,346$54,034$55,722$57,410$59,098$60,786$62,475$64,163$65,851
GS-9 $55,951$57,816$59,682$61,547$63,412$65,277$67,142$69,007$70,873$72,738
GS-10 $61,614$63,668$65,723$67,777$69,831$71,885$73,939$75,993$78,047$80,101
GS-11 $67,696$69,952$72,208$74,464$76,720$78,976$81,232$83,488$85,744$88,000
GS-12 $81,139$83,844$86,549$89,254$91,960$94,665$97,370$100,075$102,780$105,485
GS-13 $96,485$99,701$102,916$106,132$109,348$112,564$115,780$118,996$122,212$125,428
GS-14 $114,016$117,816$121,617$125,417$129,218$133,018$136,818$140,619$144,419$148,220
GS-15 $134,113$138,584$143,054$147,525$151,995$156,466$160,936$165,406$169,877$174,347
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About the 2022 Austin table

The Austin Locality Area used the official OPM Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX boundary in 2022. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2022 nationwide base GS table.

In 2022, the locality adjustment was 18.80%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,964, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $174,347.

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.

2022 Austin questions

  • What was the 2022 locality adjustment for Austin?
    In 2022, the locality pay adjustment for Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX was 18.80%, added on top of the 2022 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Austin in 2022?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Austin earned $81,139 in 2022, rising to $105,485 at Step 10. See the 2022 GS-12 Austin page.
  • Is the 2022 table still current?
    No. 2022 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Austin page.