2026 GS pay in the San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX locality pay area
In 2026, General Schedule employees in the San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX locality pay area receive a locality payment of 18.78% on top of base pay, the 46th highest of OPM's 58 areas. GS-12 step 1 is $90,823 a year here against $76,463 in the base table, and GS-15 step 10 is $195,157. The table incorporates the 1% General Schedule increase and is effective January 2026 (first pay period ).
Source: OPM, Salary Table 2026-SO (XML, SHA-256 69649613abdf…) and locality pay area definitions, fetched .
At a glance
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| OPM table code | SO |
| Locality payment, 2026 | 18.78% (rank 46 of 58) |
| GS-5 step 1 | $41,334 a year, $19.81 an hour |
| GS-9 step 1 | $62,629 a year, $30.01 an hour |
| GS-13 step 1 | $108,001 a year, $51.75 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 | $26,825 | $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, 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 | $12.85 | $13.28 | $13.71 | $14.14 | $14.56 | $14.81 | $15.24 | $15.66 | $15.68 | $16.08 |
| GS-2 | $14.45 | $14.80 | $15.28 | $15.68 | $15.86 | $16.32 | $16.79 | $17.25 | $17.72 | $18.19 |
| GS-3 | $15.77 | $16.30 | $16.82 | $17.35 | $17.87 | $18.40 | $18.93 | $19.45 | $19.98 | $20.50 |
| GS-4 | $17.70 | $18.29 | $18.88 | $19.47 | $20.06 | $20.65 | $21.24 | $21.83 | $22.42 | $23.01 |
| GS-5 | $19.81 | $20.47 | $21.13 | $21.79 | $22.45 | $23.11 | $23.77 | $24.43 | $25.09 | $25.75 |
| GS-6 | $22.08 | $22.81 | $23.55 | $24.29 | $25.02 | $25.76 | $26.49 | $27.23 | $27.97 | $28.70 |
| GS-7 | $24.53 | $25.35 | $26.17 | $26.99 | $27.80 | $28.62 | $29.44 | $30.26 | $31.08 | $31.89 |
| GS-8 | $27.17 | $28.08 | $28.98 | $29.89 | $30.79 | $31.70 | $32.60 | $33.51 | $34.41 | $35.32 |
| GS-9 | $30.01 | $31.01 | $32.01 | $33.01 | $34.01 | $35.01 | $36.01 | $37.01 | $38.01 | $39.01 |
| GS-10 | $33.05 | $34.15 | $35.25 | $36.35 | $37.45 | $38.55 | $39.65 | $40.76 | $41.86 | $42.96 |
| GS-11 | $36.31 | $37.52 | $38.73 | $39.94 | $41.15 | $42.36 | $43.57 | $44.78 | $45.99 | $47.20 |
| GS-12 | $43.52 | $44.97 | $46.42 | $47.87 | $49.32 | $50.77 | $52.22 | $53.67 | $55.12 | $56.57 |
| GS-13 | $51.75 | $53.47 | $55.20 | $56.92 | $58.65 | $60.37 | $62.10 | $63.82 | $65.55 | $67.28 |
| GS-14 | $61.15 | $63.19 | $65.23 | $67.27 | $69.31 | $71.35 | $73.38 | $75.42 | $77.46 | $79.50 |
| GS-15 | $71.93 | $74.33 | $76.73 | $79.12 | $81.52 | $83.92 | $86.32 | $88.71 | $91.11 | $93.51 |
Law enforcement officer (LEO) table, 2026
OPM's Salary Table 2026-SO (LEO) applies the same 18.78% locality payment to the special base rates for law enforcement officers at grades 3 to 10: GS-3 step 1 is $39,497 for an LEO here against $32,912 on the GS table, and GS-10 step 1 is $71,267 against $68,968. Grades 1, 2 and 11 to 15 are the same figures as the GS table above. Source: OPM, SO (LEO).xml (37,020 bytes, SHA-256 bf0f319f3983…), fetched .
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,825 | $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 | $39,497 | $40,594 | $41,692 | $42,789 | $43,887 | $44,984 | $46,082 | $47,179 | $48,277 | $49,374 |
| GS-4 | $44,335 | $45,566 | $46,798 | $48,030 | $49,262 | $50,493 | $51,725 | $52,957 | $54,189 | $55,420 |
| GS-5 | $50,979 | $52,357 | $53,735 | $55,113 | $56,491 | $57,868 | $59,246 | $60,624 | $62,002 | $63,380 |
| GS-6 | $53,755 | $55,291 | $56,827 | $58,363 | $59,898 | $61,434 | $62,970 | $64,506 | $66,042 | $67,578 |
| GS-7 | $58,029 | $59,736 | $61,443 | $63,149 | $64,856 | $66,563 | $68,270 | $69,977 | $71,684 | $73,391 |
| GS-8 | $60,483 | $62,373 | $64,262 | $66,152 | $68,042 | $69,932 | $71,822 | $73,711 | $75,601 | $77,491 |
| GS-9 | $64,717 | $66,805 | $68,894 | $70,982 | $73,070 | $75,158 | $77,246 | $79,334 | $81,423 | $83,511 |
| GS-10 | $71,267 | $73,565 | $75,864 | $78,162 | $80,460 | $82,759 | $85,057 | $87,356 | $89,654 | $91,952 |
| 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 |
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 | $12.85 | $13.28 | $13.71 | $14.14 | $14.56 | $14.81 | $15.24 | $15.66 | $15.68 | $16.08 |
| GS-2 | $14.45 | $14.80 | $15.28 | $15.68 | $15.86 | $16.32 | $16.79 | $17.25 | $17.72 | $18.19 |
| GS-3 | $18.93 | $19.45 | $19.98 | $20.50 | $21.03 | $21.55 | $22.08 | $22.61 | $23.13 | $23.66 |
| GS-4 | $21.24 | $21.83 | $22.42 | $23.01 | $23.60 | $24.19 | $24.78 | $25.37 | $25.97 | $26.55 |
| GS-5 | $24.43 | $25.09 | $25.75 | $26.41 | $27.07 | $27.73 | $28.39 | $29.05 | $29.71 | $30.37 |
| GS-6 | $25.76 | $26.49 | $27.23 | $27.97 | $28.70 | $29.44 | $30.17 | $30.91 | $31.64 | $32.38 |
| GS-7 | $27.80 | $28.62 | $29.44 | $30.26 | $31.08 | $31.89 | $32.71 | $33.53 | $34.35 | $35.17 |
| GS-8 | $28.98 | $29.89 | $30.79 | $31.70 | $32.60 | $33.51 | $34.41 | $35.32 | $36.22 | $37.13 |
| GS-9 | $31.01 | $32.01 | $33.01 | $34.01 | $35.01 | $36.01 | $37.01 | $38.01 | $39.01 | $40.01 |
| GS-10 | $34.15 | $35.25 | $36.35 | $37.45 | $38.55 | $39.65 | $40.76 | $41.86 | $42.96 | $44.06 |
| GS-11 | $36.31 | $37.52 | $38.73 | $39.94 | $41.15 | $42.36 | $43.57 | $44.78 | $45.99 | $47.20 |
| GS-12 | $43.52 | $44.97 | $46.42 | $47.87 | $49.32 | $50.77 | $52.22 | $53.67 | $55.12 | $56.57 |
| GS-13 | $51.75 | $53.47 | $55.20 | $56.92 | $58.65 | $60.37 | $62.10 | $63.82 | $65.55 | $67.28 |
| GS-14 | $61.15 | $63.19 | $65.23 | $67.27 | $69.31 | $71.35 | $73.38 | $75.42 | $77.46 | $79.50 |
| GS-15 | $71.93 | $74.33 | $76.73 | $79.12 | $81.52 | $83.92 | $86.32 | $88.71 | $91.11 | $93.51 |
What the area covers
OPM's definition lists 14 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
- Atascosa County, TX (48013)
- Bandera County, TX (48019)
- Bexar County, TX (48029)
- Comal County, TX (48091)
- Frio County, TX (48163)
- Gillespie County, TX (48171)
- Gonzales County, TX (48177)
- Guadalupe County, TX (48187)
- Karnes County, TX (48255)
- Kendall County, TX (48259)
- Kerr County, TX (48265)
- McMullen County, TX (48311)
- Medina County, TX (48325)
- Wilson County, TX (48493)
Wages outside government in the same places
- Texas wage profile: what occupations pay statewide, from BLS OEWS.
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, 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.