SAN ANTONIO-NEW BRAUNFELS-PEARSALL, TX — 18.78% locality adjustment · Ranks 46th 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 | $26,825 | $27,724 | $28,616 | $29,505 | $30,395 | $30,916 | $31,799 | $32,687 | $32,724 | $33,553 |
| GS-2 | $30,162 | $30,879 | $31,879 | $32,724 | $33,090 | $34,063 | $35,035 | $36,008 | $36,981 | $37,954 |
| GS-3 | $32,912 | $34,009 | $35,107 | $36,204 | $37,302 | $38,399 | $39,497 | $40,594 | $41,692 | $42,789 |
| GS-4 | $36,944 | $38,176 | $39,408 | $40,639 | $41,871 | $43,103 | $44,335 | $45,566 | $46,798 | $48,030 |
| GS-5 | $41,334 | $42,712 | $44,090 | $45,468 | $46,846 | $48,223 | $49,601 | $50,979 | $52,357 | $53,735 |
| GS-6 | $46,076 | $47,612 | $49,148 | $50,683 | $52,219 | $53,755 | $55,291 | $56,827 | $58,363 | $59,898 |
| GS-7 | $51,201 | $52,908 | $54,615 | $56,322 | $58,029 | $59,736 | $61,443 | $63,149 | $64,856 | $66,563 |
| GS-8 | $56,703 | $58,593 | $60,483 | $62,373 | $64,262 | $66,152 | $68,042 | $69,932 | $71,822 | $73,711 |
| GS-9 | $62,629 | $64,717 | $66,805 | $68,894 | $70,982 | $73,070 | $75,158 | $77,246 | $79,334 | $81,423 |
| GS-10 | $68,968 | $71,267 | $73,565 | $75,864 | $78,162 | $80,460 | $82,759 | $85,057 | $87,356 | $89,654 |
| GS-11 | $75,776 | $78,302 | $80,829 | $83,355 | $85,882 | $88,408 | $90,934 | $93,461 | $95,987 | $98,514 |
| GS-12 | $90,823 | $93,850 | $96,878 | $99,906 | $102,934 | $105,961 | $108,989 | $112,017 | $115,044 | $118,072 |
| GS-13 | $108,001 | $111,601 | $115,201 | $118,801 | $122,402 | $126,002 | $129,602 | $133,202 | $136,802 | $140,403 |
| GS-14 | $127,624 | $131,879 | $136,134 | $140,388 | $144,643 | $148,898 | $153,153 | $157,407 | $161,662 | $165,917 |
| GS-15 | $150,119 | $155,123 | $160,127 | $165,132 | $170,136 | $175,140 | $180,144 | $185,148 | $190,153 | $195,157 |
Your San Antonio 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 SAN ANTONIO-NEW BRAUNFELS-PEARSALL, TX pay area carries a 18.78% locality adjustment for 2026, making it #46 out of 58 OPM-defined pay areas. A GS-13 Step 1 employee here earns $108,001 annually, compared to $90,925 in the national base table — a difference of $17,076 per year.
Locality pay is calculated as: Base Pay × (1 + 18.78%). The resulting salary applies to all General Schedule employees assigned to a duty station within the SAN ANTONIO-NEW BRAUNFELS-PEARSALL, 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, San Antonio sits 4.66 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 San Antonio earns $1,564 more per year — $108,001 versus $106,437. Across the grade range, Step 1 salaries here run $41,334 at GS-5, $62,629 at GS-9, $108,001 at GS-13, and $150,119 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 San Antonio, 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 San Antonio — a common entry point for new graduates and many technician roles — starts at $51,201 on Step 1, reaches $58,029 at Step 5, and tops out at $66,563 on Step 10, after the 18.78% San Antonio locality adjustment is applied to the $43,106 national base rate.
A GS-9 in San Antonio — the typical first promotion step for specialists and analysts — starts at $62,629 on Step 1, reaches $70,982 at Step 5, and tops out at $81,423 on Step 10, after the 18.78% San Antonio locality adjustment is applied to the $52,727 national base rate.
A GS-11 in San Antonio — the full performance level for many professional series — starts at $75,776 on Step 1, reaches $85,882 at Step 5, and tops out at $98,514 on Step 10, after the 18.78% San Antonio locality adjustment is applied to the $63,795 national base rate.
A GS-12 in San Antonio — the journeyman level across much of the federal workforce — starts at $90,823 on Step 1, reaches $102,934 at Step 5, and tops out at $118,072 on Step 10, after the 18.78% San Antonio locality adjustment is applied to the $76,463 national base rate.
A GS-13 in San Antonio — the most common senior non-supervisory grade — starts at $108,001 on Step 1, reaches $122,402 at Step 5, and tops out at $140,403 on Step 10, after the 18.78% San Antonio locality adjustment is applied to the $90,925 national base rate.
A GS-14 in San Antonio — the supervisory and senior technical expert level — starts at $127,624 on Step 1, reaches $144,643 at Step 5, and tops out at $165,917 on Step 10, after the 18.78% San Antonio locality adjustment is applied to the $107,446 national base rate.
A GS-15 in San Antonio — the highest regular grade below the Senior Executive Service — starts at $150,119 on Step 1, reaches $170,136 at Step 5, and tops out at $195,157 on Step 10, after the 18.78% San Antonio locality adjustment is applied to the $126,384 national base rate.
All 15 grades and 10 steps for San Antonio are in the full table above, and the FERS Estimator converts any San Antonio salary into projected lifetime pension income.
Other South Central locality pay areas, closest to the San Antonio rate first. The figure in parentheses is the difference from San Antonio’s 18.78% 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.