GS-9 Pay in San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX

$63,729 โ€“ $82,844 per year • 20.88% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,283 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-9 Salary Summary โ€” San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX

Entry (Step 1) $63,729/yr $2,451 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $72,225/yr $2,778 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $82,844/yr $3,186 biweekly
Locality Adj. +20.88% +$12,476 at Step 5

Complete GS-9 Pay Table โ€” San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $63,729 $5,311 $2,451 $30.54 $52,721 +$11,008
Step 2 $65,853 $5,488 $2,533 $31.55 $54,478 +$11,375
Step 3 $67,977 $5,665 $2,615 $32.57 $56,235 +$11,742
Step 4 $70,101 $5,842 $2,696 $33.59 $57,992 +$12,109
Step 5 $72,225 $6,019 $2,778 $34.61 $59,749 +$12,476
Step 6 $74,348 $6,196 $2,860 $35.62 $61,506 +$12,842
Step 7 $76,472 $6,373 $2,941 $36.64 $63,263 +$13,209
Step 8 $78,596 $6,550 $3,023 $37.66 $65,020 +$13,576
Step 9 $80,720 $6,727 $3,105 $38.68 $66,777 +$13,943
Step 10 $82,844 $6,904 $3,186 $39.70 $68,534 +$14,310

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

How does GS-9 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-8
$65,402
GS-9
$72,225
GS-10
$79,366

Promotion from GS-8 to GS-9 at Step 5 in San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX is a raise of $6,823 per year.

GS-9 Federal Jobs in San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX

Federal employees at GS-9 in the San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX locality area earn between $63,729 and $82,844 annually in 2026. This includes a 20.88% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-9 base pay of $52,721 to $68,534.

The San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX locality area covers Texas. At Step 5, a GS-9 employee here earns $2,283 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-9 Step 1 in this area is $2,451, or approximately $30.54 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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