GS-1 Pay in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK

$28,325 โ€“ $35,429 per year • 25.42% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,140 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-1 Salary Summary โ€” Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK

Entry (Step 1) $28,325/yr $1,089 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $32,094/yr $1,234 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $35,429/yr $1,363 biweekly
Locality Adj. +25.42% +$6,505 at Step 5

Complete GS-1 Pay Table โ€” Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $28,325 $2,360 $1,089 $13.57 $22,584 +$5,741
Step 2 $29,274 $2,440 $1,126 $14.03 $23,341 +$5,933
Step 3 $30,216 $2,518 $1,162 $14.48 $24,092 +$6,124
Step 4 $31,154 $2,596 $1,198 $14.93 $24,840 +$6,314
Step 5 $32,094 $2,675 $1,234 $15.38 $25,589 +$6,505
Step 6 $32,644 $2,720 $1,256 $15.64 $26,028 +$6,616
Step 7 $33,576 $2,798 $1,291 $16.09 $26,771 +$6,805
Step 8 $34,514 $2,876 $1,327 $16.54 $27,519 +$6,995
Step 9 $34,553 $2,879 $1,329 $16.56 $27,550 +$7,003
Step 10 $35,429 $2,952 $1,363 $16.98 $28,248 +$7,181

Compare Nearby Grades in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK

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

GS-1
$32,094
GS-2
$34,940

GS-1 Federal Jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK

Federal employees at GS-1 in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK locality area earn between $28,325 and $35,429 annually in 2026. This includes a 25.42% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-1 base pay of $22,584 to $28,248.

The Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK locality area covers Texas, Oklahoma. At Step 5, a GS-1 employee here earns $2,140 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 $1,089, or approximately $13.57 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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