GS-4 Pay in Austin-Round Rock, TX

$37,834 โ€“ $49,186 per year • 21.64% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,614 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-4 Salary Summary โ€” Austin-Round Rock, TX

Entry (Step 1) $37,834/yr $1,455 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $42,879/yr $1,649 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $49,186/yr $1,892 biweekly
Locality Adj. +21.64% +$7,628 at Step 5

Complete GS-4 Pay Table โ€” Austin-Round Rock, TX (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $37,834 $3,153 $1,455 $18.13 $31,103 +$6,731
Step 2 $39,095 $3,258 $1,504 $18.73 $32,140 +$6,955
Step 3 $40,357 $3,363 $1,552 $19.34 $33,177 +$7,180
Step 4 $41,618 $3,468 $1,601 $19.94 $34,214 +$7,404
Step 5 $42,879 $3,573 $1,649 $20.55 $35,251 +$7,628
Step 6 $44,141 $3,678 $1,698 $21.15 $36,288 +$7,853
Step 7 $45,402 $3,784 $1,746 $21.75 $37,325 +$8,077
Step 8 $46,664 $3,889 $1,795 $22.36 $38,362 +$8,302
Step 9 $47,925 $3,994 $1,843 $22.96 $39,399 +$8,526
Step 10 $49,186 $4,099 $1,892 $23.57 $40,436 +$8,750

Compare Nearby Grades in Austin-Round Rock, TX

How does GS-4 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-3
$38,200
GS-4
$42,879
GS-5
$47,974

Promotion from GS-3 to GS-4 at Step 5 in Austin-Round Rock, TX is a raise of $4,679 per year.

GS-4 Federal Jobs in Austin-Round Rock, TX

Federal employees at GS-4 in the Austin-Round Rock, TX locality area earn between $37,834 and $49,186 annually in 2026. This includes a 21.64% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-4 base pay of $31,103 to $40,436.

The Austin-Round Rock, TX locality area covers Texas. At Step 5, a GS-4 employee here earns $1,614 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-4 Step 1 in this area is $1,455, or approximately $18.13 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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