GS-1 Pay in Austin-Round Rock, TX

$27,471 โ€“ $34,361 per year • 21.64% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,172 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-1 Salary Summary โ€” Austin-Round Rock, TX

Entry (Step 1) $27,471/yr $1,057 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $31,126/yr $1,197 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $34,361/yr $1,322 biweekly
Locality Adj. +21.64% +$5,537 at Step 5

Complete GS-1 Pay Table โ€” Austin-Round Rock, TX (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $27,471 $2,289 $1,057 $13.16 $22,584 +$4,887
Step 2 $28,392 $2,366 $1,092 $13.60 $23,341 +$5,051
Step 3 $29,306 $2,442 $1,127 $14.04 $24,092 +$5,214
Step 4 $30,215 $2,518 $1,162 $14.48 $24,840 +$5,375
Step 5 $31,126 $2,594 $1,197 $14.91 $25,589 +$5,537
Step 6 $31,660 $2,638 $1,218 $15.17 $26,028 +$5,632
Step 7 $32,564 $2,714 $1,252 $15.60 $26,771 +$5,793
Step 8 $33,474 $2,790 $1,287 $16.04 $27,519 +$5,955
Step 9 $33,512 $2,793 $1,289 $16.06 $27,550 +$5,962
Step 10 $34,361 $2,863 $1,322 $16.46 $28,248 +$6,113

Compare Nearby Grades in Austin-Round Rock, TX

How does GS-1 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-1
$31,126
GS-2
$33,886

GS-1 Federal Jobs in Austin-Round Rock, TX

Federal employees at GS-1 in the Austin-Round Rock, TX locality area earn between $27,471 and $34,361 annually in 2026. This includes a 21.64% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-1 base pay of $22,584 to $28,248.

The Austin-Round Rock, TX locality area covers Texas. At Step 5, a GS-1 employee here earns $1,172 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-1 Step 1 in this area is $1,057, or approximately $13.16 per hour based on the standard 2,087-hour work year. Step increases are automatic with acceptable performance โ€” it takes 18 years to progress from Step 1 to Step 10.

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