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Archive year. This is the 2025 table for Austin. For current pay, see the latest Austin page.
20.35% 2025 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,910 to $195,200 2025 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
9 Counties covered by this pay area

2025 Austin full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.35% locality adjustment for 2025. 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 $26,910$27,813$28,707$29,599$30,492$31,014$31,900$32,792$32,828$33,662
GS-2 $30,258$30,978$31,981$32,828$33,196$34,172$35,148$36,124$37,100$38,076
GS-3 $33,017$34,117$35,217$36,317$37,417$38,517$39,617$40,717$41,817$42,917
GS-4 $37,062$38,298$39,534$40,770$42,006$43,242$44,478$45,714$46,950$48,186
GS-5 $41,465$42,847$44,229$45,610$46,992$48,373$49,755$51,137$52,518$53,900
GS-6 $46,223$47,763$49,304$50,844$52,385$53,925$55,466$57,006$58,547$60,087
GS-7 $51,364$53,077$54,789$56,502$58,214$59,927$61,640$63,352$65,065$66,777
GS-8 $56,883$58,780$60,677$62,574$64,470$66,367$68,264$70,160$72,057$73,954
GS-9 $62,829$64,923$67,017$69,111$71,205$73,299$75,393$77,487$79,581$81,676
GS-10 $69,188$71,494$73,800$76,106$78,412$80,718$83,023$85,329$87,635$89,941
GS-11 $76,017$78,550$81,083$83,617$86,150$88,684$91,217$93,750$96,284$98,817
GS-12 $91,112$94,150$97,187$100,225$103,263$106,300$109,338$112,376$115,413$118,451
GS-13 $108,345$111,957$115,568$119,180$122,792$126,404$130,015$133,627$137,239$140,850
GS-14 $128,031$132,298$136,566$140,834$145,101$149,369$153,636$157,904$162,172$166,439
GS-15 $150,598$155,617$160,637$165,657$170,677$175,697$180,716$185,736$190,756$195,200
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About the 2025 Austin table

The Austin Locality Area used the official OPM Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX boundary in 2025. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2025 nationwide base GS table.

In 2025, the locality adjustment was 20.35%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,910, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $195,200.

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.

2025 Austin questions

  • What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Austin?
    In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX was 20.35%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Austin in 2025?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Austin earned $91,112 in 2025, rising to $118,451 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Austin page.
  • Is the 2025 table still current?
    No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Austin page.