2025 GS Pay: Houston-The Woodlands, TX
The Houston-The Woodlands, TX locality pay area adds 35.00% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-HOU, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 35.00%
- Annual pay range
- $30,186 to $195,200
- GS-1 step 1 to GS-15 step 10
- Capped cells
- 5 of 150
Annual pay by grade and step
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $30,186 | $31,199 | $32,202 | $33,202 | $34,204 | $34,790 | $35,783 | $36,783 | $36,824 | $37,760 |
| GS-2 | $33,942 | $34,749 | $35,874 | $36,824 | $37,237 | $38,332 | $39,427 | $40,522 | $41,616 | $42,711 |
| GS-3 | $37,036 | $38,270 | $39,504 | $40,738 | $41,972 | $43,205 | $44,439 | $45,673 | $46,907 | $48,141 |
| GS-4 | $41,573 | $42,960 | $44,346 | $45,733 | $47,119 | $48,506 | $49,892 | $51,278 | $52,665 | $54,051 |
| GS-5 | $46,513 | $48,063 | $49,613 | $51,162 | $52,712 | $54,262 | $55,812 | $57,362 | $58,911 | $60,461 |
| GS-6 | $51,849 | $53,577 | $55,305 | $57,033 | $58,761 | $60,489 | $62,217 | $63,945 | $65,673 | $67,401 |
| GS-7 | $57,617 | $59,538 | $61,459 | $63,380 | $65,301 | $67,222 | $69,143 | $71,064 | $72,985 | $74,906 |
| GS-8 | $63,808 | $65,935 | $68,063 | $70,191 | $72,318 | $74,446 | $76,573 | $78,701 | $80,829 | $82,956 |
| GS-9 | $70,477 | $72,826 | $75,175 | $77,524 | $79,873 | $82,222 | $84,571 | $86,920 | $89,269 | $91,618 |
| GS-10 | $77,610 | $80,197 | $82,783 | $85,370 | $87,957 | $90,543 | $93,130 | $95,716 | $98,303 | $100,890 |
| GS-11 | $85,270 | $88,112 | $90,954 | $93,795 | $96,637 | $99,479 | $102,321 | $105,162 | $108,004 | $110,846 |
| GS-12 | $102,203 | $105,611 | $109,018 | $112,425 | $115,833 | $119,240 | $122,648 | $126,055 | $129,462 | $132,870 |
| GS-13 | $121,534 | $125,585 | $129,636 | $133,688 | $137,739 | $141,791 | $145,842 | $149,893 | $153,945 | $157,996 |
| GS-14 | $143,616 | $148,403 | $153,190 | $157,977 | $162,764 | $167,551 | $172,338 | $177,125 | $181,913 | $186,700 |
| GS-15 | $168,930 | $174,560 | $180,191 | $185,822 | $191,453 | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped | $195,200Capped |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $14.46 | $14.95 | $15.43 | $15.91 | $16.39 | $16.67 | $17.15 | $17.62 | $17.64 | $18.09 |
| GS-2 | $16.26 | $16.65 | $17.19 | $17.64 | $17.84 | $18.37 | $18.89 | $19.42 | $19.94 | $20.47 |
| GS-3 | $17.75 | $18.34 | $18.93 | $19.52 | $20.11 | $20.70 | $21.29 | $21.88 | $22.48 | $23.07 |
| GS-4 | $19.92 | $20.58 | $21.25 | $21.91 | $22.58 | $23.24 | $23.91 | $24.57 | $25.23 | $25.90 |
| GS-5 | $22.29 | $23.03 | $23.77 | $24.51 | $25.26 | $26.00 | $26.74 | $27.49 | $28.23 | $28.97 |
| GS-6 | $24.84 | $25.67 | $26.50 | $27.33 | $28.16 | $28.98 | $29.81 | $30.64 | $31.47 | $32.30 |
| GS-7 | $27.61 | $28.53 | $29.45 | $30.37 | $31.29 | $32.21 | $33.13 | $34.05 | $34.97 | $35.89 |
| GS-8 | $30.57 | $31.59 | $32.61 | $33.63 | $34.65 | $35.67 | $36.69 | $37.71 | $38.73 | $39.75 |
| GS-9 | $33.77 | $34.90 | $36.02 | $37.15 | $38.27 | $39.40 | $40.52 | $41.65 | $42.77 | $43.90 |
| GS-10 | $37.19 | $38.43 | $39.67 | $40.91 | $42.15 | $43.38 | $44.62 | $45.86 | $47.10 | $48.34 |
| GS-11 | $40.86 | $42.22 | $43.58 | $44.94 | $46.30 | $47.67 | $49.03 | $50.39 | $51.75 | $53.11 |
| GS-12 | $48.97 | $50.60 | $52.24 | $53.87 | $55.50 | $57.13 | $58.77 | $60.40 | $62.03 | $63.67 |
| GS-13 | $58.23 | $60.17 | $62.12 | $64.06 | $66.00 | $67.94 | $69.88 | $71.82 | $73.76 | $75.70 |
| GS-14 | $68.81 | $71.11 | $73.40 | $75.70 | $77.99 | $80.28 | $82.58 | $84.87 | $87.16 | $89.46 |
| GS-15 | $80.94 | $83.64 | $86.34 | $89.04 | $91.74 | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped | $93.53Capped |
Compare Houston-The Woodlands, TX with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 19 places in this area, in TX. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Austin County, TX | TX | 48015 |
| Brazoria County, TX | TX | 48039 |
| Chambers County, TX | TX | 48071 |
| Colorado County, TX | TX | 48089 |
| Fort Bend County, TX | TX | 48157 |
| Galveston County, TX | TX | 48167 |
| Grimes County, TX | TX | 48185 |
| Harris County, TX | TX | 48201 |
| Jackson County, TX | TX | 48239 |
| Liberty County, TX | TX | 48291 |
| Madison County, TX | TX | 48313 |
| Matagorda County, TX | TX | 48321 |
| Montgomery County, TX | TX | 48339 |
| San Jacinto County, TX | TX | 48407 |
| Trinity County, TX | TX | 48455 |
| Walker County, TX | TX | 48471 |
| Waller County, TX | TX | 48473 |
| Washington County, TX | TX | 48477 |
| Wharton County, TX | TX | 48481 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-HOU, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, HOU.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Pay cap (level IV of the Executive Schedule), Salary Table No. 2025-EX, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): EX.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Locality pay area definitions, 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 locality pay area definitions. Retrieved October 20, 2026.