GS-3 Pay in Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX

$32,679 โ€“ $42,487 per year • 17.94% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $276 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-3 Salary Summary โ€” Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX

Entry (Step 1) $32,679/yr $1,257 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $37,038/yr $1,425 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $42,487/yr $1,634 biweekly
Locality Adj. +17.94% +$5,634 at Step 5

Complete GS-3 Pay Table โ€” Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $32,679 $2,723 $1,257 $15.66 $27,708 +$4,971
Step 2 $33,769 $2,814 $1,299 $16.18 $28,632 +$5,137
Step 3 $34,858 $2,905 $1,341 $16.70 $29,556 +$5,302
Step 4 $35,948 $2,996 $1,383 $17.22 $30,480 +$5,468
Step 5 $37,038 $3,087 $1,425 $17.75 $31,404 +$5,634
Step 6 $38,128 $3,177 $1,466 $18.27 $32,328 +$5,800
Step 7 $39,217 $3,268 $1,508 $18.79 $33,252 +$5,965
Step 8 $40,307 $3,359 $1,550 $19.31 $34,176 +$6,131
Step 9 $41,397 $3,450 $1,592 $19.84 $35,100 +$6,297
Step 10 $42,487 $3,541 $1,634 $20.36 $36,024 +$6,463

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

How does GS-3 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-2
$32,856
GS-3
$37,038
GS-4
$41,575

Promotion from GS-2 to GS-3 at Step 5 in Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX is a raise of $4,182 per year.

GS-3 Federal Jobs in Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX

Federal employees at GS-3 in the Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX locality area earn between $32,679 and $42,487 annually in 2026. This includes a 17.94% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-3 base pay of $27,708 to $36,024.

The Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX locality area covers Texas. At Step 5, a GS-3 employee here earns $276 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-3 Step 1 in this area is $1,257, or approximately $15.66 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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