GS-3 Pay in San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX

$33,493 โ€“ $43,546 per year • 20.88% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,199 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-3 Salary Summary โ€” San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX

Entry (Step 1) $33,493/yr $1,288 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $37,961/yr $1,460 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $43,546/yr $1,675 biweekly
Locality Adj. +20.88% +$6,557 at Step 5

Complete GS-3 Pay Table โ€” San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $33,493 $2,791 $1,288 $16.05 $27,708 +$5,785
Step 2 $34,610 $2,884 $1,331 $16.58 $28,632 +$5,978
Step 3 $35,727 $2,977 $1,374 $17.12 $29,556 +$6,171
Step 4 $36,844 $3,070 $1,417 $17.65 $30,480 +$6,364
Step 5 $37,961 $3,163 $1,460 $18.19 $31,404 +$6,557
Step 6 $39,078 $3,257 $1,503 $18.72 $32,328 +$6,750
Step 7 $40,195 $3,350 $1,546 $19.26 $33,252 +$6,943
Step 8 $41,312 $3,443 $1,589 $19.79 $34,176 +$7,136
Step 9 $42,429 $3,536 $1,632 $20.33 $35,100 +$7,329
Step 10 $43,546 $3,629 $1,675 $20.87 $36,024 +$7,522

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

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

GS-2
$33,675
GS-3
$37,961
GS-4
$42,611

Promotion from GS-2 to GS-3 at Step 5 in San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX is a raise of $4,286 per year.

GS-3 Federal Jobs in San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX

Federal employees at GS-3 in the San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX locality area earn between $33,493 and $43,546 annually in 2026. This includes a 20.88% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-3 base pay of $27,708 to $36,024.

The San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX locality area covers Texas. At Step 5, a GS-3 employee here earns $1,199 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 $1,288, or approximately $16.05 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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