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Archive year. This is the 2024 table for Austin. For current pay, see the latest Austin page.
19.99% 2024 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,381 to $191,900 2024 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
9 Counties covered by this pay area

2024 Austin full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 19.99% locality adjustment for 2024. 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 $26,381$27,267$28,142$29,017$29,892$30,404$31,273$32,148$32,183$33,000
GS-2 $29,664$30,369$31,352$32,183$32,546$33,504$34,461$35,419$36,376$37,334
GS-3 $32,367$33,446$34,525$35,603$36,682$37,761$38,840$39,918$40,997$42,076
GS-4 $36,333$37,544$38,754$39,965$41,176$42,386$43,597$44,808$46,019$47,229
GS-5 $40,650$42,005$43,360$44,714$46,069$47,424$48,778$50,133$51,488$52,842
GS-6 $45,314$46,825$48,336$49,846$51,357$52,868$54,378$55,889$57,400$58,910
GS-7 $50,355$52,034$53,712$55,391$57,070$58,748$60,427$62,106$63,784$65,463
GS-8 $55,765$57,624$59,483$61,341$63,200$65,059$66,917$68,776$70,635$72,493
GS-9 $61,593$63,646$65,699$67,752$69,805$71,858$73,911$75,964$78,017$80,071
GS-10 $67,828$70,089$72,349$74,610$76,870$79,131$81,392$83,652$85,913$88,173
GS-11 $74,522$77,006$79,490$81,974$84,457$86,941$89,425$91,909$94,393$96,876
GS-12 $89,322$92,299$95,276$98,253$101,230$104,207$107,183$110,160$113,137$116,114
GS-13 $106,215$109,756$113,297$116,838$120,379$123,920$127,461$131,001$134,542$138,083
GS-14 $125,514$129,698$133,882$138,066$142,251$146,435$150,619$154,803$158,987$163,171
GS-15 $147,637$152,558$157,478$162,399$167,320$172,241$177,162$182,082$187,003$191,900
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About the 2024 Austin table

The Austin Locality Area used the official OPM Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX boundary in 2024. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2024 nationwide base GS table.

In 2024, the locality adjustment was 19.99%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,381, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $191,900.

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.

2024 Austin questions

  • What was the 2024 locality adjustment for Austin?
    In 2024, the locality pay adjustment for Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX was 19.99%, added on top of the 2024 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Austin in 2024?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Austin earned $89,322 in 2024, rising to $116,114 at Step 10. See the 2024 GS-12 Austin page.
  • Is the 2024 table still current?
    No. 2024 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Austin page.