What is the 2026 locality pay for Austin?

Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX has a 20.35% locality payment in 2026, ranked 35 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $109,428; a GS-7 step 1 earns $51,878.

How much more is Austin than Rest of U.S.?

20.35% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $92,023 in Austin versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $2,515.

Austin GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX — 20.35% locality payment, ranked #35 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-AU · area definition. Cells marked * are limited to EX-IV ($197,200).

Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	27,180	28,091	28,995	29,895	30,796	31,325	32,219	33,119	33,156	33,996
GS-2	30,560	31,287	32,301	33,156	33,527	34,513	35,498	36,484	37,470	38,455
GS-3	33,347	34,459	35,571	36,683	37,795	38,907	40,019	41,131	42,243	43,355
GS-4	37,432	38,680	39,929	41,177	42,425	43,673	44,921	46,169	47,417	48,665
GS-5	41,881	43,277	44,673	46,069	47,465	48,861	50,257	51,653	53,049	54,445
GS-6	46,685	48,241	49,797	51,353	52,909	54,466	56,022	57,578	59,134	60,690
GS-7	51,878	53,608	55,337	57,066	58,796	60,525	62,255	63,984	65,714	67,443
GS-8	57,453	59,367	61,282	63,197	65,112	67,027	68,941	70,856	72,771	74,686
GS-9	63,457	65,573	67,688	69,804	71,920	74,036	76,151	78,267	80,383	82,499
GS-10	69,880	72,209	74,538	76,866	79,195	81,524	83,853	86,181	88,510	90,839
GS-11	76,777	79,337	81,897	84,457	87,017	89,577	92,136	94,696	97,256	99,816
GS-12	92,023	95,091	98,159	101,226	104,294	107,362	110,430	113,497	116,565	119,633
GS-13	109,428	113,076	116,724	120,372	124,019	127,667	131,315	134,963	138,611	142,259
GS-14	129,311	133,622	137,933	142,244	146,555	150,866	155,177	159,488	163,799	168,110
GS-15	152,103	157,173	162,244	167,314	172,385	177,455	182,525	187,596	192,666	197,200*

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$13.02 – $16.29/hr

GS-2

$14.64 – $18.43/hr

GS-3

$15.98 – $20.77/hr

GS-4

$17.94 – $23.32/hr

GS-5

$20.07 – $26.09/hr

GS-6

$22.37 – $29.08/hr

GS-7

$24.86 – $32.32/hr

GS-8

$27.53 – $35.79/hr

GS-9

$30.41 – $39.53/hr

GS-10

$33.48 – $43.53/hr

GS-11

$36.79 – $47.83/hr

GS-12

$44.09 – $57.32/hr

GS-13

$52.43 – $68.16/hr

GS-14

$61.96 – $80.55/hr

GS-15

$72.88 – $94.49/hr

Private-sector pay in this area

BLS metro wage data for the same region:

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Other locality areas

San Francisco Bay Area 46.34%New York 37.95%Los Angeles 36.47%Houston 35%Washington DC 33.94%San Diego 33.72%Boston 32.58%Alaska 32.36%Hartford 32.08%Seattle 31.57%Chicago 30.86%Denver 30.52%Sacramento 29.76%Detroit 29.12%Philadelphia 28.99%Minneapolis 27.62%Dallas-Fort Worth 27.26%Portland 26.13%Miami 24.67%Atlanta 23.79%Phoenix 22.45%Milwaukee 22.42%Buffalo 22.41%Richmond 22.28%Raleigh 22.24%Cleveland 22.23%Hawaii 22.21%Columbus 22.15%Cincinnati 21.93%Huntsville 21.91%Laredo 21.59%Dayton 21.42%Pittsburgh 21.03%Albany 20.77%Colorado Springs 20.15%St. Louis 20.03%Charlotte 19.67%Las Vegas 19.57%Burlington 19.45%Harrisburg 19.43%Tucson 19.28%Kansas City 18.97%Davenport 18.93%Virginia Beach 18.8%San Antonio 18.78%Albuquerque 18.33%Birmingham 18.24%Omaha 18.23%Indianapolis 18.15%Des Moines 18.01%Palm Bay 17.93%Rochester 17.88%Spokane 17.67%Fresno 17.65%Corpus Christi 17.63%Reno 17.52%Rest of U.S. 17.06%