GS-15 Pay in San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX

$152,780 โ€“ $197,200 per year • 20.88% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $5,472 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-15 Salary Summary โ€” San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX

Entry (Step 1) $152,780/yr $5,876 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $173,151/yr $6,660 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $197,200/yr $7,585 biweekly
Locality Adj. +20.88% +$29,909 at Step 5

Complete GS-15 Pay Table โ€” San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $152,780 $12,732 $5,876 $73.21 $126,390 +$26,390
Step 2 $157,873 $13,156 $6,072 $75.65 $130,603 +$27,270
Step 3 $162,966 $13,581 $6,268 $78.09 $134,816 +$28,150
Step 4 $168,058 $14,005 $6,464 $80.53 $139,029 +$29,029
Step 5 $173,151 $14,429 $6,660 $82.97 $143,242 +$29,909
Step 6 $178,244 $14,854 $6,856 $85.41 $147,455 +$30,789
Step 7 $183,336 $15,278 $7,051 $87.85 $151,668 +$31,668
Step 8 $188,429 $15,702 $7,247 $90.29 $155,881 +$32,548
Step 9 $193,522 $16,127 $7,443 $92.73 $160,094 +$33,428
Step 10 $197,200* $16,433 $7,585 $94.49 $164,307 +$32,893

* Salary capped at Executive Schedule Level IV ($197,200). Actual calculated salary exceeds this cap.

Compare Nearby Grades in San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX

How does GS-15 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-14
$147,196
GS-15
$173,151

Promotion from GS-14 to GS-15 at Step 5 in San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX is a raise of $25,955 per year.

GS-15 Federal Jobs in San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX

Federal employees at GS-15 in the San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX locality area earn between $152,780 and $197,200 annually in 2026. This includes a 20.88% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-15 base pay of $126,390 to $164,307.

The San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX locality area covers Texas. At Step 5, a GS-15 employee here earns $5,472 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-15 Step 1 in this area is $5,876, or approximately $73.21 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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