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Archive year. This is the 2025 table for Dallas. For current pay, see the latest Dallas page.
27.26% 2025 locality adjustment above base GS
$28,455 to $195,200 2025 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
29 Counties covered by this pay area

2025 Dallas full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 27.26% locality adjustment for 2025. 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 $28,455$29,410$30,355$31,298$32,243$32,795$33,732$34,675$34,713$35,595
GS-2 $31,996$32,757$33,817$34,713$35,102$36,134$37,166$38,198$39,230$40,263
GS-3 $34,913$36,076$37,239$38,402$39,565$40,728$41,891$43,055$44,218$45,381
GS-4 $39,190$40,497$41,804$43,111$44,418$45,725$47,031$48,338$49,645$50,952
GS-5 $43,846$45,307$46,768$48,229$49,690$51,151$52,612$54,073$55,534$56,995
GS-6 $48,877$50,506$52,135$53,764$55,392$57,021$58,650$60,279$61,908$63,537
GS-7 $54,313$56,124$57,935$59,746$61,557$63,368$65,179$66,990$68,801$70,611
GS-8 $60,149$62,155$64,161$66,166$68,172$70,178$72,183$74,189$76,194$78,200
GS-9 $66,436$68,650$70,865$73,079$75,293$77,508$79,722$81,936$84,151$86,365
GS-10 $73,161$75,599$78,037$80,475$82,914$85,352$87,790$90,229$92,667$95,105
GS-11 $80,381$83,060$85,739$88,418$91,097$93,775$96,454$99,133$101,812$104,491
GS-12 $96,343$99,555$102,768$105,980$109,192$112,404$115,616$118,828$122,040$125,252
GS-13 $114,566$118,385$122,204$126,023$129,842$133,661$137,480$141,299$145,118$148,937
GS-14 $135,382$139,894$144,407$148,920$153,432$157,945$162,458$166,970$171,483$175,995
GS-15 $159,244$164,552$169,860$175,168$180,476$185,784$191,092$195,200$195,200$195,200
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About the 2025 Dallas table

The Dallas Locality Area used the official OPM Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK 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 27.26%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $28,455, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $195,200.

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.

2025 Dallas questions

  • What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Dallas?
    In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK was 27.26%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Dallas in 2025?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Dallas earned $96,343 in 2025, rising to $125,252 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Dallas page.
  • Is the 2025 table still current?
    No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Dallas page.