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Laredo GS Pay Table for 2026

The Laredo, TX pay area is one of 58 OPM locality pay areas. In 2026 it adds 21.59% on top of the nationwide base GS table, meaning federal employees in this area earn 21.59% more than the base schedule.

21.59% 2026 locality adjustment above base GS
$27,460 to $197,200 GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
3 Counties and cities covered
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2026 Laredo GS Pay Table

Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Laredo, TX.

21.59% locality adjustment
3 covered counties and cities
$27,460 to $197,200 salary range

Covered area: Jim Hogg County, TX, La Salle County, TX, Webb County, TX.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $27,460$28,380$29,293$30,203$31,114$31,647$32,551$33,460$33,498$34,347
GS-2 $30,875$31,610$32,634$33,498$33,873$34,868$35,864$36,860$37,856$38,852
GS-3 $33,690$34,814$35,937$37,061$38,184$39,308$40,431$41,555$42,678$43,802
GS-4 $37,818$39,079$40,340$41,601$42,862$44,123$45,383$46,644$47,905$49,166
GS-5 $42,312$43,723$45,133$46,543$47,954$49,364$50,775$52,185$53,596$55,006
GS-6 $47,166$48,738$50,310$51,882$53,455$55,027$56,599$58,171$59,743$61,315
GS-7 $52,413$54,160$55,907$57,654$59,402$61,149$62,896$64,643$66,391$68,138
GS-8 $58,045$59,979$61,914$63,848$65,783$67,717$69,652$71,586$73,521$75,455
GS-9 $64,111$66,248$68,386$70,523$72,661$74,799$76,936$79,074$81,211$83,349
GS-10 $70,600$72,953$75,306$77,658$80,011$82,364$84,717$87,069$89,422$91,775
GS-11 $77,568$80,155$82,741$85,327$87,913$90,499$93,086$95,672$98,258$100,844
GS-12 $92,971$96,071$99,170$102,269$105,369$108,468$111,567$114,667$117,766$120,865
GS-13 $110,556$114,241$117,926$121,612$125,297$128,983$132,668$136,353$140,039$143,724
GS-14 $130,644$134,999$139,354$143,710$148,065$152,420$156,776$161,131$165,486$169,842
GS-15 $153,670$158,793$163,915$169,038$174,161$179,283$184,406$189,528$194,651$197,200
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2026 Laredo pay schedule

Every grade and step below already includes the 21.59% locality adjustment. Click any grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Laredo.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $27,460$28,380$29,293$30,203$31,114$31,647$32,551$33,460$33,498$34,347
GS-2 $30,875$31,610$32,634$33,498$33,873$34,868$35,864$36,860$37,856$38,852
GS-3 $33,690$34,814$35,937$37,061$38,184$39,308$40,431$41,555$42,678$43,802
GS-4 $37,818$39,079$40,340$41,601$42,862$44,123$45,383$46,644$47,905$49,166
GS-5 $42,312$43,723$45,133$46,543$47,954$49,364$50,775$52,185$53,596$55,006
GS-6 $47,166$48,738$50,310$51,882$53,455$55,027$56,599$58,171$59,743$61,315
GS-7 $52,413$54,160$55,907$57,654$59,402$61,149$62,896$64,643$66,391$68,138
GS-8 $58,045$59,979$61,914$63,848$65,783$67,717$69,652$71,586$73,521$75,455
GS-9 $64,111$66,248$68,386$70,523$72,661$74,799$76,936$79,074$81,211$83,349
GS-10 $70,600$72,953$75,306$77,658$80,011$82,364$84,717$87,069$89,422$91,775
GS-11 $77,568$80,155$82,741$85,327$87,913$90,499$93,086$95,672$98,258$100,844
GS-12 $92,971$96,071$99,170$102,269$105,369$108,468$111,567$114,667$117,766$120,865
GS-13 $110,556$114,241$117,926$121,612$125,297$128,983$132,668$136,353$140,039$143,724
GS-14 $130,644$134,999$139,354$143,710$148,065$152,420$156,776$161,131$165,486$169,842
GS-15 $153,670$158,793$163,915$169,038$174,161$179,283$184,406$189,528$194,651$197,200
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Every GS grade has a dedicated single-grade pay scale page for this locality area. Each page shows all 10 steps, annual, biweekly and hourly pay, and the locality add-on broken out.

GS-1 $27,460 GS-2 $30,875 GS-3 $33,690 GS-4 $37,818 GS-5 $42,312 GS-6 $47,166 GS-7 $52,413 GS-8 $58,045 GS-9 $64,111 GS-10 $70,600 GS-11 $77,568 GS-12 $92,971 GS-13 $110,556 GS-14 $130,644 GS-15 $153,670

About the Laredo locality pay area

The Laredo Locality Area is one of the official OPM General Schedule locality pay areas. It is defined by a set of counties and independent cities within Texas. Any federal employee whose duty station is inside this boundary is paid from this locality table rather than the nationwide base GS schedule.

For 2026, the locality adjustment is 21.59%. That means a GS-1 Step 1 employee in Laredo earns $27,460, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 employee can earn up to $197,200, subject to the statutory Executive Schedule Level 4 pay cap for the highest grade-step combinations.

Which counties does this pay area cover?

This pay area covers 3 counties and independent cities across Texas. Some of the included jurisdictions include Jim Hogg County, TX, La Salle County, TX, Webb County, TX.

Counties and independent cities in Laredo

Jim Hogg County, TXLa Salle County, TXWebb County, TX

Laredo pay questions

  • What is the 2026 locality adjustment for Laredo?
    For 2026, the locality pay adjustment for Laredo, TX is 21.59%. That percentage is added on top of the nationwide base GS table.
  • How much does a GS-12 earn in Laredo?
    In 2026, a GS-12 Step 1 employee in Laredo earns $92,971, rising to $120,865 at Step 10. See the GS-12 Laredo page for the full step breakdown.
  • Who is covered by the Laredo locality area?
    This locality table applies to federal employees whose official duty station is located within the Laredo, TX boundary. It covers 3 counties and independent cities across Texas. Telework alone does not change your locality. It is based on the official duty station listed on your SF-50.
  • How does this compare to other pay areas?
    Laredo is one of 58 GS locality pay areas nationwide. See the full directory to compare against other cities, or browse the base GS table for the nationwide schedule before locality is added.