GS-13 Pay in Austin-Round Rock, TX

$110,616 โ€“ $143,798 per year • 21.64% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $4,720 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-13 Salary Summary โ€” Austin-Round Rock, TX

Entry (Step 1) $110,616/yr $4,254 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $125,363/yr $4,822 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $143,798/yr $5,531 biweekly
Locality Adj. +21.64% +$22,302 at Step 5

Complete GS-13 Pay Table โ€” Austin-Round Rock, TX (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $110,616 $9,218 $4,254 $53.00 $90,937 +$19,679
Step 2 $114,303 $9,525 $4,396 $54.77 $93,968 +$20,335
Step 3 $117,990 $9,833 $4,538 $56.54 $96,999 +$20,991
Step 4 $121,676 $10,140 $4,680 $58.30 $100,030 +$21,646
Step 5 $125,363 $10,447 $4,822 $60.07 $103,061 +$22,302
Step 6 $129,050 $10,754 $4,963 $61.84 $106,092 +$22,958
Step 7 $132,737 $11,061 $5,105 $63.60 $109,123 +$23,614
Step 8 $136,424 $11,369 $5,247 $65.37 $112,154 +$24,270
Step 9 $140,111 $11,676 $5,389 $67.14 $115,185 +$24,926
Step 10 $143,798 $11,983 $5,531 $68.90 $118,216 +$25,582

Compare Nearby Grades in Austin-Round Rock, TX

How does GS-13 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-12
$105,412
GS-13
$125,363
GS-14
$148,121

Promotion from GS-12 to GS-13 at Step 5 in Austin-Round Rock, TX is a raise of $19,951 per year.

GS-13 Federal Jobs in Austin-Round Rock, TX

Federal employees at GS-13 in the Austin-Round Rock, TX locality area earn between $110,616 and $143,798 annually in 2026. This includes a 21.64% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-13 base pay of $90,937 to $118,216.

The Austin-Round Rock, TX locality area covers Texas. At Step 5, a GS-13 employee here earns $4,720 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-13 Step 1 in this area is $4,254, or approximately $53.00 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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