GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-DFW

GS pay scale 2026: Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK locality pay area get base pay plus a 27.26% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $28,740; GS-15 step 10 pays $197,200. The area covers 29 counties and cities in 2 states.

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$28,740$29,704$30,659$31,611$32,565$33,123$34,069$35,021$35,060$35,948
GS-2$32,315$33,084$34,155$35,060$35,452$36,494$37,537$38,579$39,621$40,663
GS-3$35,261$36,437$37,613$38,789$39,965$41,141$42,316$43,492$44,668$45,844
GS-4$39,582$40,901$42,221$43,541$44,860$46,180$47,500$48,819$50,139$51,459
GS-5$44,285$45,761$47,238$48,714$50,190$51,666$53,143$54,619$56,095$57,571
GS-6$49,365$51,011$52,656$54,302$55,947$57,593$59,238$60,884$62,529$64,175
GS-7$54,857$56,685$58,514$60,343$62,172$64,000$65,829$67,658$69,487$71,315
GS-8$60,751$62,776$64,801$66,825$68,850$70,875$72,900$74,924$76,949$78,974
GS-9$67,100$69,338$71,575$73,812$76,049$78,287$80,524$82,761$84,998$87,235
GS-10$73,892$76,355$78,817$81,280$83,742$86,205$88,667$91,130$93,592$96,055
GS-11$81,186$83,892$86,599$89,306$92,013$94,720$97,426$100,133$102,840$105,547
GS-12$97,307$100,551$103,795$107,038$110,282$113,526$116,770$120,014$123,258$126,502
GS-13$115,711$119,568$123,426$127,283$131,140$134,997$138,855$142,712$146,569$150,426
GS-14$136,736$141,294$145,853$150,411$154,970$159,528$164,086$168,645$173,203$177,762
GS-15$160,836$166,198$171,559$176,921$182,282$187,644$193,005$197,200*$197,200*$197,200*

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Where Dallas-Fort Worth, TX locality pay applies

Texas

Collin County, TX; Cooke County, TX; Dallas County, TX; Delta County, TX; Denton County, TX; Ellis County, TX; Fannin County, TX; Grayson County, TX; Henderson County, TX; Hill County, TX; Hood County, TX; Hopkins County, TX; Hunt County, TX; Jack County, TX; Johnson County, TX; Kaufman County, TX; Montague County, TX; Navarro County, TX; Palo Pinto County, TX; Parker County, TX; Rains County, TX; Rockwall County, TX; Somervell County, TX; Tarrant County, TX; Van Zandt County, TX; Wise County, TX

Oklahoma

Bryan County, OK; Carter County, OK; Love County, OK

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Other GS locality pay areas

Albany-Schenectady, NY · 20.77%Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM · 18.33%Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA · 23.79%Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX · 20.35%Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL · 18.24%Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA · 32.58%Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY · 22.41%Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT · 19.45%Charlotte-Concord, NC · 19.67%Chicago-Naperville, IL · 30.86%Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH · 21.93%Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH · 22.23%Colorado Springs, CO · 20.15%Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH · 22.15%Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX · 17.63%Davenport-Moline, IA · 18.93%Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH · 21.42%Denver-Aurora, CO · 30.52%Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA · 18.01%Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI · 29.12%Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA · 17.65%Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA · 19.43%Hartford-East Hartford, CT · 32.08%Houston-The Woodlands, TX · 35%Huntsville-Decatur, AL · 21.91%Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN · 18.15%Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO · 18.97%Laredo, TX · 21.59%Las Vegas-Henderson, NV · 19.57%Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA · 36.47%Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL · 24.67%Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI · 22.42%Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN · 27.62%New York-Newark, NY · 37.95%Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE · 18.23%Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL · 17.93%Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA · 28.99%Phoenix-Mesa, AZ · 22.45%Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA · 21.03%Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR · 26.13%Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC · 22.24%Reno-Fernley, NV · 17.52%Richmond, VA · 22.28%Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY · 17.88%Sacramento-Roseville, CA · 29.76%San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX · 18.78%San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · 33.72%San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA · 46.34%Seattle-Tacoma, WA · 31.57%Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA · 17.67%St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO · 20.03%Alaska · 32.36%Hawaii · 22.21%Tucson-Nogales, AZ · 19.28%Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA · 18.8%Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC · 33.94%Rest of U.S. · 17.06%

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