CORPUS CHRISTI-KINGSVILLE-ALICE, TX — 17.63% locality adjustment · Ranks 56th of 58 pay areas
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,566 | $27,456 | $28,339 | $29,219 | $30,100 | $30,617 | $31,491 | $32,371 | $32,407 | $33,228 |
| GS-2 | $29,870 | $30,580 | $31,571 | $32,407 | $32,769 | $33,733 | $34,696 | $35,660 | $36,623 | $37,586 |
| GS-3 | $32,593 | $33,680 | $34,767 | $35,854 | $36,941 | $38,027 | $39,114 | $40,201 | $41,288 | $42,375 |
| GS-4 | $36,586 | $37,806 | $39,026 | $40,246 | $41,466 | $42,686 | $43,905 | $45,125 | $46,345 | $47,565 |
| GS-5 | $40,934 | $42,299 | $43,663 | $45,028 | $46,392 | $47,757 | $49,121 | $50,486 | $51,850 | $53,215 |
| GS-6 | $45,630 | $47,151 | $48,672 | $50,193 | $51,714 | $53,235 | $54,756 | $56,277 | $57,798 | $59,318 |
| GS-7 | $50,706 | $52,396 | $54,086 | $55,777 | $57,467 | $59,157 | $60,848 | $62,538 | $64,228 | $65,919 |
| GS-8 | $56,154 | $58,026 | $59,897 | $61,769 | $63,640 | $65,512 | $67,383 | $69,255 | $71,126 | $72,998 |
| GS-9 | $62,023 | $64,091 | $66,159 | $68,227 | $70,295 | $72,362 | $74,430 | $76,498 | $78,566 | $80,634 |
| GS-10 | $68,301 | $70,577 | $72,853 | $75,129 | $77,405 | $79,681 | $81,958 | $84,234 | $86,510 | $88,786 |
| GS-11 | $75,042 | $77,544 | $80,046 | $82,548 | $85,050 | $87,552 | $90,054 | $92,556 | $95,058 | $97,560 |
| GS-12 | $89,943 | $92,942 | $95,940 | $98,939 | $101,937 | $104,935 | $107,934 | $110,932 | $113,931 | $116,929 |
| GS-13 | $106,955 | $110,520 | $114,086 | $117,651 | $121,217 | $124,782 | $128,347 | $131,913 | $135,478 | $139,043 |
| GS-14 | $126,389 | $130,602 | $134,816 | $139,029 | $143,243 | $147,456 | $151,670 | $155,883 | $160,097 | $164,310 |
| GS-15 | $148,665 | $153,621 | $158,577 | $163,533 | $168,489 | $173,444 | $178,400 | $183,356 | $188,312 | $193,267 |
Your Corpus Christi locality salary feeds directly into your FERS High-3 average, which sets your pension for life. Use the GS Pay Calculator to see your exact salary and projected pension by grade, step, and locality.
The CORPUS CHRISTI-KINGSVILLE-ALICE, TX pay area carries a 17.63% locality adjustment for 2026, making it one of the lowest federal pay areas (#56 of 58). A GS-13 Step 1 employee here earns $106,955 annually, compared to $90,925 in the national base table — a difference of $16,030 per year.
Locality pay is calculated as: Base Pay × (1 + 17.63%). The resulting salary applies to all General Schedule employees assigned to a duty station within the CORPUS CHRISTI-KINGSVILLE-ALICE, TX geographic area as defined by OPM. Locality adjustments are effective each January alongside the across-the-board base pay increase.
Within the South Central region, Corpus Christi sits 5.81 points below the South Central average of 23.44%. Measured against the Rest of U.S. baseline (17.06%), a GS-13 Step 1 in Corpus Christi earns $518 more per year — $106,955 versus $106,437. Across the grade range, Step 1 salaries here run $40,934 at GS-5, $62,023 at GS-9, $106,955 at GS-13, and $148,665 at GS-15.
GS locality pay is capped at the Executive Schedule Level IV rate ($197,200 in 2026) regardless of grade, step, or locality percentage. No GS-15 step reaches the $197,200 statutory cap in Corpus Christi, so every step increase translates into full salary through GS-15 Step 10. See the full interactive GS pay scale to compare all 58 locality pay areas side by side.
2026 locality-adjusted salaries for the grades that cover most of the federal workforce. Jump to a grade:
A GS-7 in Corpus Christi — a common entry point for new graduates and many technician roles — starts at $50,706 on Step 1, reaches $57,467 at Step 5, and tops out at $65,919 on Step 10, after the 17.63% Corpus Christi locality adjustment is applied to the $43,106 national base rate.
A GS-9 in Corpus Christi — the typical first promotion step for specialists and analysts — starts at $62,023 on Step 1, reaches $70,295 at Step 5, and tops out at $80,634 on Step 10, after the 17.63% Corpus Christi locality adjustment is applied to the $52,727 national base rate.
A GS-11 in Corpus Christi — the full performance level for many professional series — starts at $75,042 on Step 1, reaches $85,050 at Step 5, and tops out at $97,560 on Step 10, after the 17.63% Corpus Christi locality adjustment is applied to the $63,795 national base rate.
A GS-12 in Corpus Christi — the journeyman level across much of the federal workforce — starts at $89,943 on Step 1, reaches $101,937 at Step 5, and tops out at $116,929 on Step 10, after the 17.63% Corpus Christi locality adjustment is applied to the $76,463 national base rate.
A GS-13 in Corpus Christi — the most common senior non-supervisory grade — starts at $106,955 on Step 1, reaches $121,217 at Step 5, and tops out at $139,043 on Step 10, after the 17.63% Corpus Christi locality adjustment is applied to the $90,925 national base rate.
A GS-14 in Corpus Christi — the supervisory and senior technical expert level — starts at $126,389 on Step 1, reaches $143,243 at Step 5, and tops out at $164,310 on Step 10, after the 17.63% Corpus Christi locality adjustment is applied to the $107,446 national base rate.
A GS-15 in Corpus Christi — the highest regular grade below the Senior Executive Service — starts at $148,665 on Step 1, reaches $168,489 at Step 5, and tops out at $193,267 on Step 10, after the 17.63% Corpus Christi locality adjustment is applied to the $126,384 national base rate.
All 15 grades and 10 steps for Corpus Christi are in the full table above, and the FERS Estimator converts any Corpus Christi salary into projected lifetime pension income.
Other South Central locality pay areas, closest to the Corpus Christi rate first. The figure in parentheses is the difference from Corpus Christi’s 17.63% adjustment.
Comparing offers across localities? The GS Pay Calculator models any grade, step, and locality combination, and the FERS Estimator shows what each option is worth as lifetime pension income. See all 58 pay areas for the full list.