GS-2 Pay in San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX

$30,695 โ€“ $38,625 per year • 20.88% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,064 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-2 Salary Summary โ€” San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX

Entry (Step 1) $30,695/yr $1,181 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $33,675/yr $1,295 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $38,625/yr $1,486 biweekly
Locality Adj. +20.88% +$5,817 at Step 5

Complete GS-2 Pay Table โ€” San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $30,695 $2,558 $1,181 $14.71 $25,393 +$5,302
Step 2 $31,425 $2,619 $1,209 $15.06 $25,997 +$5,428
Step 3 $32,443 $2,704 $1,248 $15.55 $26,839 +$5,604
Step 4 $33,302 $2,775 $1,281 $15.96 $27,550 +$5,752
Step 5 $33,675 $2,806 $1,295 $16.14 $27,858 +$5,817
Step 6 $34,665 $2,889 $1,333 $16.61 $28,677 +$5,988
Step 7 $35,655 $2,971 $1,371 $17.08 $29,496 +$6,159
Step 8 $36,645 $3,054 $1,409 $17.56 $30,315 +$6,330
Step 9 $37,635 $3,136 $1,448 $18.03 $31,134 +$6,501
Step 10 $38,625 $3,219 $1,486 $18.51 $31,953 +$6,672

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

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

GS-1
$30,932
GS-2
$33,675
GS-3
$37,961

Promotion from GS-1 to GS-2 at Step 5 in San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX is a raise of $2,743 per year.

GS-2 Federal Jobs in San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX

Federal employees at GS-2 in the San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX locality area earn between $30,695 and $38,625 annually in 2026. This includes a 20.88% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-2 base pay of $25,393 to $31,953.

The San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX locality area covers Texas. At Step 5, a GS-2 employee here earns $1,064 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 $1,181, or approximately $14.71 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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