What is the 2026 locality pay for San Antonio?

San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX has a 18.78% locality payment in 2026, ranked 46 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $108,001; a GS-7 step 1 earns $51,201.

How much more is San Antonio than Rest of U.S.?

18.78% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $90,823 in San Antonio versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $1,315.

San Antonio GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX — 18.78% locality payment, ranked #46 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-SO · area definition.

Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	26,825	27,724	28,616	29,505	30,395	30,916	31,799	32,687	32,724	33,553
GS-2	30,162	30,879	31,879	32,724	33,090	34,063	35,035	36,008	36,981	37,954
GS-3	32,912	34,009	35,107	36,204	37,302	38,399	39,497	40,594	41,692	42,789
GS-4	36,944	38,176	39,408	40,639	41,871	43,103	44,335	45,566	46,798	48,030
GS-5	41,334	42,712	44,090	45,468	46,846	48,223	49,601	50,979	52,357	53,735
GS-6	46,076	47,612	49,148	50,683	52,219	53,755	55,291	56,827	58,363	59,898
GS-7	51,201	52,908	54,615	56,322	58,029	59,736	61,443	63,149	64,856	66,563
GS-8	56,703	58,593	60,483	62,373	64,262	66,152	68,042	69,932	71,822	73,711
GS-9	62,629	64,717	66,805	68,894	70,982	73,070	75,158	77,246	79,334	81,423
GS-10	68,968	71,267	73,565	75,864	78,162	80,460	82,759	85,057	87,356	89,654
GS-11	75,776	78,302	80,829	83,355	85,882	88,408	90,934	93,461	95,987	98,514
GS-12	90,823	93,850	96,878	99,906	102,934	105,961	108,989	112,017	115,044	118,072
GS-13	108,001	111,601	115,201	118,801	122,402	126,002	129,602	133,202	136,802	140,403
GS-14	127,624	131,879	136,134	140,388	144,643	148,898	153,153	157,407	161,662	165,917
GS-15	150,119	155,123	160,127	165,132	170,136	175,140	180,144	185,148	190,153	195,157

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$12.85 – $16.08/hr

GS-2

$14.45 – $18.19/hr

GS-3

$15.77 – $20.50/hr

GS-4

$17.70 – $23.01/hr

GS-5

$19.81 – $25.75/hr

GS-6

$22.08 – $28.70/hr

GS-7

$24.53 – $31.89/hr

GS-8

$27.17 – $35.32/hr

GS-9

$30.01 – $39.01/hr

GS-10

$33.05 – $42.96/hr

GS-11

$36.31 – $47.20/hr

GS-12

$43.52 – $56.57/hr

GS-13

$51.75 – $67.28/hr

GS-14

$61.15 – $79.50/hr

GS-15

$71.93 – $93.51/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%Austin 20.35%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%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%