What is the 2026 locality pay for Laredo?

Laredo, TX has a 21.59% locality payment in 2026, ranked 31 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $110,556; a GS-7 step 1 earns $52,413.

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

21.59% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $92,971 in Laredo versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $3,463.

Laredo GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Laredo, TX — 21.59% locality payment, ranked #31 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-LR · 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	27,460	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*

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$13.16 – $16.46/hr

GS-2

$14.79 – $18.62/hr

GS-3

$16.14 – $20.99/hr

GS-4

$18.12 – $23.56/hr

GS-5

$20.27 – $26.36/hr

GS-6

$22.60 – $29.38/hr

GS-7

$25.11 – $32.65/hr

GS-8

$27.81 – $36.15/hr

GS-9

$30.72 – $39.94/hr

GS-10

$33.83 – $43.97/hr

GS-11

$37.17 – $48.32/hr

GS-12

$44.55 – $57.91/hr

GS-13

$52.97 – $68.87/hr

GS-14

$62.60 – $81.38/hr

GS-15

$73.63 – $94.49/hr

Other locality areas

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