GS-2 Pay in Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX

$29,949 โ€“ $37,685 per year • 17.94% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $245 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-2 Salary Summary โ€” Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX

Entry (Step 1) $29,949/yr $1,152 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $32,856/yr $1,264 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $37,685/yr $1,449 biweekly
Locality Adj. +17.94% +$4,998 at Step 5

Complete GS-2 Pay Table โ€” Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $29,949 $2,496 $1,152 $14.35 $25,393 +$4,556
Step 2 $30,661 $2,555 $1,179 $14.69 $25,997 +$4,664
Step 3 $31,654 $2,638 $1,217 $15.17 $26,839 +$4,815
Step 4 $32,492 $2,708 $1,250 $15.57 $27,550 +$4,942
Step 5 $32,856 $2,738 $1,264 $15.74 $27,858 +$4,998
Step 6 $33,822 $2,819 $1,301 $16.21 $28,677 +$5,145
Step 7 $34,788 $2,899 $1,338 $16.67 $29,496 +$5,292
Step 8 $35,754 $2,980 $1,375 $17.13 $30,315 +$5,439
Step 9 $36,719 $3,060 $1,412 $17.59 $31,134 +$5,585
Step 10 $37,685 $3,140 $1,449 $18.06 $31,953 +$5,732

Compare Nearby Grades in Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX

How does GS-2 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-1
$30,180
GS-2
$32,856
GS-3
$37,038

Promotion from GS-1 to GS-2 at Step 5 in Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX is a raise of $2,676 per year.

GS-2 Federal Jobs in Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX

Federal employees at GS-2 in the Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX locality area earn between $29,949 and $37,685 annually in 2026. This includes a 17.94% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-2 base pay of $25,393 to $31,953.

The Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX locality area covers Texas. At Step 5, a GS-2 employee here earns $245 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-2 Step 1 in this area is $1,152, or approximately $14.35 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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