2026 GS pay in the Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX locality pay area
In 2026, General Schedule employees in the Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX locality pay area receive a locality payment of 17.63% on top of base pay, the 56th highest of OPM's 58 areas. GS-12 step 1 is $89,943 a year here against $76,463 in the base table, and GS-15 step 10 is $193,267. The table incorporates the 1% General Schedule increase and is effective January 2026 (first pay period ).
Source: OPM, Salary Table 2026-CC (XML, SHA-256 e900010e817e…) and locality pay area definitions, fetched .
At a glance
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| OPM table code | CC |
| Locality payment, 2026 | 17.63% (rank 56 of 58) |
| GS-5 step 1 | $40,934 a year, $19.61 an hour |
| GS-9 step 1 | $62,023 a year, $29.72 an hour |
| GS-13 step 1 | $106,955 a year, $51.25 an hour |
| Cells at the statutory cap | none |
| States in the area | TX |
Annual rates, 2026
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,566 | $27,456 | $28,339 | $29,219 | $30,100 | $30,617 | $31,491 | $32,371 | $32,407 | $33,228 |
| GS-2 | $29,870 | $30,580 | $31,571 | $32,407 | $32,769 | $33,733 | $34,696 | $35,660 | $36,623 | $37,586 |
| GS-3 | $32,593 | $33,680 | $34,767 | $35,854 | $36,941 | $38,027 | $39,114 | $40,201 | $41,288 | $42,375 |
| GS-4 | $36,586 | $37,806 | $39,026 | $40,246 | $41,466 | $42,686 | $43,905 | $45,125 | $46,345 | $47,565 |
| GS-5 | $40,934 | $42,299 | $43,663 | $45,028 | $46,392 | $47,757 | $49,121 | $50,486 | $51,850 | $53,215 |
| GS-6 | $45,630 | $47,151 | $48,672 | $50,193 | $51,714 | $53,235 | $54,756 | $56,277 | $57,798 | $59,318 |
| GS-7 | $50,706 | $52,396 | $54,086 | $55,777 | $57,467 | $59,157 | $60,848 | $62,538 | $64,228 | $65,919 |
| GS-8 | $56,154 | $58,026 | $59,897 | $61,769 | $63,640 | $65,512 | $67,383 | $69,255 | $71,126 | $72,998 |
| GS-9 | $62,023 | $64,091 | $66,159 | $68,227 | $70,295 | $72,362 | $74,430 | $76,498 | $78,566 | $80,634 |
| GS-10 | $68,301 | $70,577 | $72,853 | $75,129 | $77,405 | $79,681 | $81,958 | $84,234 | $86,510 | $88,786 |
| GS-11 | $75,042 | $77,544 | $80,046 | $82,548 | $85,050 | $87,552 | $90,054 | $92,556 | $95,058 | $97,560 |
| GS-12 | $89,943 | $92,942 | $95,940 | $98,939 | $101,937 | $104,935 | $107,934 | $110,932 | $113,931 | $116,929 |
| GS-13 | $106,955 | $110,520 | $114,086 | $117,651 | $121,217 | $124,782 | $128,347 | $131,913 | $135,478 | $139,043 |
| GS-14 | $126,389 | $130,602 | $134,816 | $139,029 | $143,243 | $147,456 | $151,670 | $155,883 | $160,097 | $164,310 |
| GS-15 | $148,665 | $153,621 | $158,577 | $163,533 | $168,489 | $173,444 | $178,400 | $183,356 | $188,312 | $193,267 |
Hourly rates, 2026
Hourly basic rates as OPM publishes them (annual rate divided by 2,087, rounded to the cent).
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $12.73 | $13.16 | $13.58 | $14.00 | $14.42 | $14.67 | $15.09 | $15.51 | $15.53 | $15.92 |
| GS-2 | $14.31 | $14.65 | $15.13 | $15.53 | $15.70 | $16.16 | $16.62 | $17.09 | $17.55 | $18.01 |
| GS-3 | $15.62 | $16.14 | $16.66 | $17.18 | $17.70 | $18.22 | $18.74 | $19.26 | $19.78 | $20.30 |
| GS-4 | $17.53 | $18.11 | $18.70 | $19.28 | $19.87 | $20.45 | $21.04 | $21.62 | $22.21 | $22.79 |
| GS-5 | $19.61 | $20.27 | $20.92 | $21.58 | $22.23 | $22.88 | $23.54 | $24.19 | $24.84 | $25.50 |
| GS-6 | $21.86 | $22.59 | $23.32 | $24.05 | $24.78 | $25.51 | $26.24 | $26.97 | $27.69 | $28.42 |
| GS-7 | $24.30 | $25.11 | $25.92 | $26.73 | $27.54 | $28.35 | $29.16 | $29.97 | $30.78 | $31.59 |
| GS-8 | $26.91 | $27.80 | $28.70 | $29.60 | $30.49 | $31.39 | $32.29 | $33.18 | $34.08 | $34.98 |
| GS-9 | $29.72 | $30.71 | $31.70 | $32.69 | $33.68 | $34.67 | $35.66 | $36.65 | $37.65 | $38.64 |
| GS-10 | $32.73 | $33.82 | $34.91 | $36.00 | $37.09 | $38.18 | $39.27 | $40.36 | $41.45 | $42.54 |
| GS-11 | $35.96 | $37.16 | $38.35 | $39.55 | $40.75 | $41.95 | $43.15 | $44.35 | $45.55 | $46.75 |
| GS-12 | $43.10 | $44.53 | $45.97 | $47.41 | $48.84 | $50.28 | $51.72 | $53.15 | $54.59 | $56.03 |
| GS-13 | $51.25 | $52.96 | $54.67 | $56.37 | $58.08 | $59.79 | $61.50 | $63.21 | $64.92 | $66.62 |
| GS-14 | $60.56 | $62.58 | $64.60 | $66.62 | $68.64 | $70.65 | $72.67 | $74.69 | $76.71 | $78.73 |
| GS-15 | $71.23 | $73.61 | $75.98 | $78.36 | $80.73 | $83.11 | $85.48 | $87.86 | $90.23 | $92.61 |
Law enforcement officer (LEO) table, 2026
OPM's Salary Table 2026-CC (LEO) applies the same 17.63% locality payment to the special base rates for law enforcement officers at grades 3 to 10: GS-3 step 1 is $39,114 for an LEO here against $32,593 on the GS table, and GS-10 step 1 is $70,577 against $68,301. Grades 1, 2 and 11 to 15 are the same figures as the GS table above. Source: OPM, CC (LEO).xml (37,014 bytes, SHA-256 8f2330e0b0b7…), fetched .
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,566 | $27,456 | $28,339 | $29,219 | $30,100 | $30,617 | $31,491 | $32,371 | $32,407 | $33,228 |
| GS-2 | $29,870 | $30,580 | $31,571 | $32,407 | $32,769 | $33,733 | $34,696 | $35,660 | $36,623 | $37,586 |
| GS-3 | $39,114 | $40,201 | $41,288 | $42,375 | $43,462 | $44,549 | $45,636 | $46,723 | $47,810 | $48,896 |
| GS-4 | $43,905 | $45,125 | $46,345 | $47,565 | $48,785 | $50,005 | $51,224 | $52,444 | $53,664 | $54,884 |
| GS-5 | $50,486 | $51,850 | $53,215 | $54,579 | $55,944 | $57,308 | $58,673 | $60,037 | $61,402 | $62,766 |
| GS-6 | $53,235 | $54,756 | $56,277 | $57,798 | $59,318 | $60,839 | $62,360 | $63,881 | $65,402 | $66,923 |
| GS-7 | $57,467 | $59,157 | $60,848 | $62,538 | $64,228 | $65,919 | $67,609 | $69,299 | $70,990 | $72,680 |
| GS-8 | $59,897 | $61,769 | $63,640 | $65,512 | $67,383 | $69,255 | $71,126 | $72,998 | $74,869 | $76,741 |
| GS-9 | $64,091 | $66,159 | $68,227 | $70,295 | $72,362 | $74,430 | $76,498 | $78,566 | $80,634 | $82,702 |
| GS-10 | $70,577 | $72,853 | $75,129 | $77,405 | $79,681 | $81,958 | $84,234 | $86,510 | $88,786 | $91,062 |
| GS-11 | $75,042 | $77,544 | $80,046 | $82,548 | $85,050 | $87,552 | $90,054 | $92,556 | $95,058 | $97,560 |
| GS-12 | $89,943 | $92,942 | $95,940 | $98,939 | $101,937 | $104,935 | $107,934 | $110,932 | $113,931 | $116,929 |
| GS-13 | $106,955 | $110,520 | $114,086 | $117,651 | $121,217 | $124,782 | $128,347 | $131,913 | $135,478 | $139,043 |
| GS-14 | $126,389 | $130,602 | $134,816 | $139,029 | $143,243 | $147,456 | $151,670 | $155,883 | $160,097 | $164,310 |
| GS-15 | $148,665 | $153,621 | $158,577 | $163,533 | $168,489 | $173,444 | $178,400 | $183,356 | $188,312 | $193,267 |
LEO hourly rates, 2026
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $12.73 | $13.16 | $13.58 | $14.00 | $14.42 | $14.67 | $15.09 | $15.51 | $15.53 | $15.92 |
| GS-2 | $14.31 | $14.65 | $15.13 | $15.53 | $15.70 | $16.16 | $16.62 | $17.09 | $17.55 | $18.01 |
| GS-3 | $18.74 | $19.26 | $19.78 | $20.30 | $20.83 | $21.35 | $21.87 | $22.39 | $22.91 | $23.43 |
| GS-4 | $21.04 | $21.62 | $22.21 | $22.79 | $23.38 | $23.96 | $24.54 | $25.13 | $25.71 | $26.30 |
| GS-5 | $24.19 | $24.84 | $25.50 | $26.15 | $26.81 | $27.46 | $28.11 | $28.77 | $29.42 | $30.07 |
| GS-6 | $25.51 | $26.24 | $26.97 | $27.69 | $28.42 | $29.15 | $29.88 | $30.61 | $31.34 | $32.07 |
| GS-7 | $27.54 | $28.35 | $29.16 | $29.97 | $30.78 | $31.59 | $32.40 | $33.21 | $34.02 | $34.83 |
| GS-8 | $28.70 | $29.60 | $30.49 | $31.39 | $32.29 | $33.18 | $34.08 | $34.98 | $35.87 | $36.77 |
| GS-9 | $30.71 | $31.70 | $32.69 | $33.68 | $34.67 | $35.66 | $36.65 | $37.65 | $38.64 | $39.63 |
| GS-10 | $33.82 | $34.91 | $36.00 | $37.09 | $38.18 | $39.27 | $40.36 | $41.45 | $42.54 | $43.63 |
| GS-11 | $35.96 | $37.16 | $38.35 | $39.55 | $40.75 | $41.95 | $43.15 | $44.35 | $45.55 | $46.75 |
| GS-12 | $43.10 | $44.53 | $45.97 | $47.41 | $48.84 | $50.28 | $51.72 | $53.15 | $54.59 | $56.03 |
| GS-13 | $51.25 | $52.96 | $54.67 | $56.37 | $58.08 | $59.79 | $61.50 | $63.21 | $64.92 | $66.62 |
| GS-14 | $60.56 | $62.58 | $64.60 | $66.62 | $68.64 | $70.65 | $72.67 | $74.69 | $76.71 | $78.73 |
| GS-15 | $71.23 | $73.61 | $75.98 | $78.36 | $80.73 | $83.11 | $85.48 | $87.86 | $90.23 | $92.61 |
What the area covers
OPM's definition lists 10 entries for this area, by state, with the FIPS code OPM prints. The area is a combined statistical area plus the adjacent counties OPM's pay agent added; it is not the same boundary as a BLS metropolitan area.
Texas
- Aransas County, TX (48007)
- Brooks County, TX (48047)
- Duval County, TX (48131)
- Jim Wells County, TX (48249)
- Kenedy County, TX (48261)
- Kleberg County, TX (48273)
- Live Oak County, TX (48297)
- Nueces County, TX (48355)
- Refugio County, TX (48391)
- San Patricio County, TX (48409)
Wages outside government in the same places
- Texas wage profile: what occupations pay statewide, from BLS OEWS.
- Corpus Christi, TX metro profile (the BLS metropolitan area that shares this area's first-named city; boundaries differ).
Related
- All 58 locality pay areas and the base table.
- GS pay by locality and step on FastCalc for a particular grade and step; this site computes nothing.
- How federal GS pay works.