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Dallas General Schedule Payscale

4,305 federal employees †

$81,101 average yearly pay

+2% salary raise this year

The Dallas Locality Area is a General Schedule locality primarily located within Texas. Federal employees who work within the Dallas locality area receive a locality adjustment of 27.26%, which is applied to the base General Schedule payscale.

Locality adjustment rates are set yearly by the OPM to account for higher costs of living within Dallas, as compared to the Rest of U.S. locality raise (which is applied to all Federal employees not located within any other locality).

The chart below is the 2025 General Schedule pay table, with Dallas' 27.26% locality raise applied to the base pay rates. These are the yearly pay rates that are applicable to most salaried federal employees within this region, based on their GS Grade and Step.

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$28,455	$29,410	$30,355	$31,298	$32,243	$32,795	$33,732	$34,675	$34,713	$35,595
GS-2	$31,996	$32,757	$33,817	$34,713	$35,102	$36,134	$37,166	$38,198	$39,230	$40,263
GS-3	$34,913	$36,076	$37,239	$38,402	$39,565	$40,728	$41,891	$43,055	$44,218	$45,381
GS-4	$39,190	$40,497	$41,804	$43,111	$44,418	$45,725	$47,031	$48,338	$49,645	$50,952
GS-5	$43,846	$45,307	$46,768	$48,229	$49,690	$51,151	$52,612	$54,073	$55,534	$56,995
GS-6	$48,877	$50,506	$52,135	$53,764	$55,392	$57,021	$58,650	$60,279	$61,908	$63,537
GS-7	$54,313	$56,124	$57,935	$59,746	$61,557	$63,368	$65,179	$66,990	$68,801	$70,611
GS-8	$60,149	$62,155	$64,161	$66,166	$68,172	$70,178	$72,183	$74,189	$76,194	$78,200
GS-9	$66,436	$68,650	$70,865	$73,079	$75,293	$77,508	$79,722	$81,936	$84,151	$86,365
GS-10	$73,161	$75,599	$78,037	$80,475	$82,914	$85,352	$87,790	$90,229	$92,667	$95,105
GS-11	$80,381	$83,060	$85,739	$88,418	$91,097	$93,775	$96,454	$99,133	$101,812	$104,491
GS-12	$96,343	$99,555	$102,768	$105,980	$109,192	$112,404	$115,616	$118,828	$122,040	$125,252
GS-13	$114,566	$118,385	$122,204	$126,023	$129,842	$133,661	$137,480	$141,299	$145,118	$148,937
GS-14	$135,382	$139,894	$144,407	$148,920	$153,432	$157,945	$162,458	$166,970	$171,483	$175,995
GS-15	$159,244	$164,552	$169,860	$175,168	$180,476	$185,784	$191,092	$195,200*	$195,200*	$195,200*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$27,902	$28,839	$29,765	$30,691	$31,616	$32,158	$33,077	$34,002	$34,039	$34,903
GS-2	$31,375	$32,121	$33,160	$34,039	$34,423	$35,436	$36,449	$37,461	$38,474	$39,487
GS-3	$34,234	$35,375	$36,516	$37,657	$38,798	$39,939	$41,079	$42,220	$43,361	$44,502
GS-4	$38,428	$39,709	$40,989	$42,270	$43,550	$44,831	$46,111	$47,392	$48,673	$49,953
GS-5	$42,995	$44,427	$45,860	$47,293	$48,726	$50,159	$51,591	$53,024	$54,457	$55,890
GS-6	$47,928	$49,525	$51,123	$52,721	$54,319	$55,917	$57,514	$59,112	$60,710	$62,308
GS-7	$53,259	$55,035	$56,810	$58,585	$60,361	$62,136	$63,912	$65,687	$67,463	$69,238
GS-8	$58,981	$60,947	$62,913	$64,879	$66,845	$68,811	$70,776	$72,742	$74,708	$76,674
GS-9	$65,145	$67,317	$69,488	$71,660	$73,831	$76,003	$78,174	$80,345	$82,517	$84,688
GS-10	$71,740	$74,131	$76,522	$78,913	$81,304	$83,695	$86,086	$88,477	$90,868	$93,259
GS-11	$78,820	$81,447	$84,074	$86,701	$89,328	$91,955	$94,582	$97,209	$99,836	$102,463
GS-12	$94,473	$97,622	$100,770	$103,919	$107,068	$110,216	$113,365	$116,514	$119,662	$122,811
GS-13	$112,341	$116,086	$119,831	$123,576	$127,321	$131,066	$134,811	$138,557	$142,302	$146,047
GS-14	$132,753	$137,178	$141,604	$146,029	$150,454	$154,880	$159,305	$163,730	$168,156	$172,581
GS-15	$156,151	$161,356	$166,560	$171,765	$176,970	$182,174	$187,379	$191,900*	$191,900*	$191,900*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$26,536	$27,427	$28,308	$29,188	$30,068	$30,584	$31,457	$32,337	$32,372	$33,201
GS-2	$29,838	$30,549	$31,537	$32,372	$32,737	$33,700	$34,663	$35,626	$36,589	$37,552
GS-3	$32,558	$33,643	$34,729	$35,815	$36,900	$37,986	$39,071	$40,157	$41,242	$42,328
GS-4	$36,547	$37,766	$38,984	$40,202	$41,420	$42,639	$43,857	$45,075	$46,293	$47,511
GS-5	$40,890	$42,253	$43,617	$44,980	$46,344	$47,707	$49,071	$50,434	$51,798	$53,161
GS-6	$45,582	$47,101	$48,620	$50,139	$51,658	$53,176	$54,695	$56,214	$57,733	$59,252
GS-7	$50,652	$52,340	$54,028	$55,717	$57,405	$59,093	$60,781	$62,470	$64,158	$65,846
GS-8	$56,094	$57,965	$59,835	$61,705	$63,575	$65,446	$67,316	$69,186	$71,057	$72,927
GS-9	$61,957	$64,022	$66,086	$68,151	$70,216	$72,281	$74,346	$76,411	$78,476	$80,541
GS-10	$68,227	$70,502	$72,776	$75,051	$77,326	$79,600	$81,875	$84,150	$86,424	$88,699
GS-11	$74,961	$77,460	$79,958	$82,456	$84,955	$87,453	$89,951	$92,450	$94,948	$97,446
GS-12	$89,848	$92,843	$95,838	$98,833	$101,828	$104,823	$107,818	$110,813	$113,808	$116,803
GS-13	$106,841	$110,402	$113,963	$117,524	$121,085	$124,646	$128,207	$131,769	$135,330	$138,891
GS-14	$126,254	$130,462	$134,670	$138,878	$143,086	$147,294	$151,502	$155,711	$159,919	$164,127
GS-15	$148,507	$153,457	$158,407	$163,357	$168,307	$173,257	$178,207	$183,157	$183,500*	$183,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$25,352	$26,203	$27,045	$27,885	$28,727	$29,219	$30,054	$30,893	$30,927	$31,714
GS-2	$28,507	$29,185	$30,129	$30,927	$31,277	$32,197	$33,117	$34,037	$34,957	$35,877
GS-3	$31,105	$32,141	$33,178	$34,215	$35,252	$36,289	$37,326	$38,363	$39,399	$40,436
GS-4	$34,916	$36,080	$37,244	$38,408	$39,572	$40,735	$41,899	$43,063	$44,227	$45,391
GS-5	$39,065	$40,367	$41,669	$42,971	$44,273	$45,575	$46,877	$48,179	$49,481	$50,784
GS-6	$43,547	$44,998	$46,450	$47,902	$49,353	$50,805	$52,256	$53,708	$55,160	$56,611
GS-7	$48,391	$50,003	$51,616	$53,228	$54,840	$56,453	$58,065	$59,678	$61,290	$62,903
GS-8	$53,591	$55,377	$57,163	$58,949	$60,735	$62,521	$64,307	$66,093	$67,879	$69,664
GS-9	$59,192	$61,165	$63,138	$65,111	$67,084	$69,057	$71,031	$73,004	$74,977	$76,950
GS-10	$65,183	$67,356	$69,529	$71,702	$73,875	$76,048	$78,221	$80,394	$82,567	$84,740
GS-11	$71,616	$74,003	$76,390	$78,776	$81,163	$83,550	$85,936	$88,323	$90,710	$93,096
GS-12	$85,838	$88,700	$91,562	$94,423	$97,285	$100,147	$103,009	$105,870	$108,732	$111,594
GS-13	$102,072	$105,474	$108,877	$112,279	$115,681	$119,083	$122,485	$125,887	$129,290	$132,692
GS-14	$120,619	$124,639	$128,660	$132,680	$136,701	$140,721	$144,742	$148,762	$152,783	$156,803
GS-15	$141,880	$146,609	$151,339	$156,068	$160,798	$165,527	$170,256	$174,986	$176,300*	$176,300*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$24,669	$25,496	$26,316	$27,132	$27,952	$28,432	$29,243	$30,060	$30,093	$30,858
GS-2	$27,738	$28,398	$29,317	$30,093	$30,431	$31,326	$32,221	$33,116	$34,011	$34,906
GS-3	$30,265	$31,274	$32,282	$33,291	$34,300	$35,308	$36,317	$37,325	$38,334	$39,342
GS-4	$33,975	$35,107	$36,239	$37,372	$38,504	$39,636	$40,768	$41,901	$43,033	$44,165
GS-5	$38,011	$39,279	$40,546	$41,813	$43,081	$44,348	$45,615	$46,882	$48,150	$49,417
GS-6	$42,372	$43,784	$45,197	$46,609	$48,021	$49,433	$50,846	$52,258	$53,670	$55,082
GS-7	$47,085	$48,655	$50,224	$51,794	$53,364	$54,934	$56,503	$58,073	$59,643	$61,213
GS-8	$52,145	$53,884	$55,622	$57,361	$59,099	$60,838	$62,576	$64,315	$66,053	$67,792
GS-9	$57,595	$59,514	$61,434	$63,354	$65,273	$67,193	$69,113	$71,032	$72,952	$74,872
GS-10	$63,425	$65,540	$67,654	$69,769	$71,883	$73,998	$76,113	$78,227	$80,342	$82,457
GS-11	$69,684	$72,007	$74,331	$76,654	$78,977	$81,301	$83,624	$85,947	$88,271	$90,594
GS-12	$83,523	$86,307	$89,092	$91,877	$94,661	$97,446	$100,230	$103,015	$105,799	$108,584
GS-13	$99,319	$102,630	$105,941	$109,251	$112,562	$115,873	$119,183	$122,494	$125,805	$129,116
GS-14	$117,365	$121,277	$125,189	$129,101	$133,012	$136,924	$140,836	$144,748	$148,660	$152,572
GS-15	$138,053	$142,655	$147,256	$151,858	$156,460	$161,062	$165,663	$170,265	$172,500*	$172,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$24,425	$25,243	$26,056	$26,863	$27,676	$28,150	$28,953	$29,763	$29,795	$30,555
GS-2	$27,463	$28,117	$29,027	$29,795	$30,130	$31,016	$31,902	$32,789	$33,675	$34,561
GS-3	$29,965	$30,964	$31,962	$32,961	$33,960	$34,958	$35,957	$36,955	$37,954	$38,953
GS-4	$33,638	$34,759	$35,881	$37,002	$38,123	$39,244	$40,365	$41,486	$42,607	$43,728
GS-5	$37,635	$38,890	$40,145	$41,400	$42,654	$43,909	$45,164	$46,419	$47,674	$48,928
GS-6	$41,952	$43,351	$44,749	$46,148	$47,546	$48,945	$50,343	$51,742	$53,140	$54,539
GS-7	$46,619	$48,172	$49,726	$51,279	$52,833	$54,386	$55,940	$57,493	$59,047	$60,600
GS-8	$51,629	$53,350	$55,071	$56,792	$58,513	$60,234	$61,955	$63,676	$65,397	$67,118
GS-9	$57,025	$58,926	$60,827	$62,727	$64,628	$66,529	$68,430	$70,331	$72,232	$74,133
GS-10	$62,797	$64,891	$66,984	$69,078	$71,171	$73,265	$75,358	$77,451	$79,545	$81,638
GS-11	$68,994	$71,294	$73,593	$75,893	$78,192	$80,492	$82,792	$85,091	$87,391	$89,691
GS-12	$82,696	$85,453	$88,210	$90,967	$93,724	$96,481	$99,238	$101,995	$104,752	$107,509
GS-13	$98,336	$101,614	$104,892	$108,170	$111,448	$114,727	$118,005	$121,283	$124,561	$127,840
GS-14	$116,203	$120,076	$123,949	$127,822	$131,695	$135,568	$139,441	$143,315	$147,188	$151,061
GS-15	$136,686	$141,242	$145,799	$150,356	$154,913	$159,469	$164,026	$168,583	$170,800*	$170,800*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$23,660	$24,452	$25,239	$26,021	$26,808	$27,268	$28,045	$28,830	$28,861	$29,596
GS-2	$26,602	$27,236	$28,116	$28,861	$29,186	$30,044	$30,902	$31,760	$32,619	$33,477
GS-3	$29,025	$29,993	$30,961	$31,928	$32,896	$33,863	$34,831	$35,799	$36,766	$37,734
GS-4	$32,584	$33,670	$34,755	$35,841	$36,926	$38,012	$39,098	$40,183	$41,269	$42,354
GS-5	$36,456	$37,670	$38,885	$40,100	$41,315	$42,530	$43,744	$44,959	$46,174	$47,389
GS-6	$40,637	$41,992	$43,347	$44,702	$46,057	$47,412	$48,767	$50,122	$51,478	$52,833
GS-7	$45,158	$46,663	$48,169	$49,674	$51,179	$52,685	$54,190	$55,696	$57,201	$58,707
GS-8	$50,011	$51,678	$53,344	$55,011	$56,678	$58,345	$60,012	$61,679	$63,346	$65,013
GS-9	$55,237	$57,078	$58,919	$60,760	$62,601	$64,441	$66,282	$68,123	$69,964	$71,805
GS-10	$60,829	$62,856	$64,884	$66,911	$68,938	$70,965	$72,992	$75,019	$77,046	$79,073
GS-11	$66,831	$69,060	$71,288	$73,516	$75,745	$77,973	$80,201	$82,429	$84,658	$86,886
GS-12	$80,103	$82,774	$85,444	$88,115	$90,785	$93,456	$96,126	$98,797	$101,467	$104,138
GS-13	$95,253	$98,428	$101,603	$104,777	$107,952	$111,127	$114,302	$117,477	$120,651	$123,826
GS-14	$112,560	$116,313	$120,065	$123,817	$127,570	$131,322	$135,075	$138,827	$142,579	$146,332
GS-15	$132,402	$136,815	$141,228	$145,641	$150,054	$154,468	$158,881	$163,294	$166,500*	$166,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$23,181	$23,957	$24,728	$25,494	$26,266	$26,716	$27,477	$28,247	$28,277	$29,001
GS-2	$26,063	$26,684	$27,547	$28,277	$28,598	$29,440	$30,281	$31,123	$31,964	$32,806
GS-3	$28,438	$29,385	$30,333	$31,281	$32,228	$33,176	$34,124	$35,072	$36,019	$36,967
GS-4	$31,925	$32,989	$34,052	$35,116	$36,180	$37,243	$38,307	$39,371	$40,434	$41,498
GS-5	$35,718	$36,909	$38,100	$39,291	$40,481	$41,672	$42,863	$44,054	$45,245	$46,435
GS-6	$39,814	$41,140	$42,467	$43,793	$45,120	$46,447	$47,773	$49,100	$50,426	$51,753
GS-7	$44,244	$45,718	$47,193	$48,668	$50,142	$51,617	$53,092	$54,566	$56,041	$57,516
GS-8	$48,998	$50,632	$52,266	$53,900	$55,534	$57,168	$58,801	$60,435	$62,069	$63,703
GS-9	$54,120	$55,924	$57,728	$59,532	$61,336	$63,140	$64,944	$66,748	$68,552	$70,357
GS-10	$59,598	$61,585	$63,572	$65,559	$67,545	$69,532	$71,519	$73,506	$75,492	$77,479
GS-11	$65,479	$67,661	$69,844	$72,027	$74,210	$76,393	$78,576	$80,759	$82,942	$85,125
GS-12	$78,482	$81,098	$83,715	$86,331	$88,947	$91,563	$94,179	$96,795	$99,411	$102,027
GS-13	$93,325	$96,436	$99,547	$102,658	$105,769	$108,880	$111,990	$115,101	$118,212	$121,323
GS-14	$110,283	$113,959	$117,635	$121,311	$124,987	$128,663	$132,339	$136,015	$139,691	$143,367
GS-15	$129,722	$134,046	$138,370	$142,694	$147,018	$151,341	$155,665	$159,989	$164,200*	$164,200*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,715	$23,475	$24,230	$24,982	$25,737	$26,178	$26,925	$27,679	$27,709	$28,410
GS-2	$25,538	$26,147	$26,993	$27,709	$28,020	$28,844	$29,668	$30,492	$31,316	$32,140
GS-3	$27,866	$28,795	$29,724	$30,654	$31,583	$32,512	$33,442	$34,371	$35,301	$36,228
GS-4	$31,283	$32,325	$33,367	$34,409	$35,451	$36,494	$37,536	$38,578	$39,620	$40,662
GS-5	$34,999	$36,166	$37,334	$38,501	$39,668	$40,835	$42,003	$43,170	$44,337	$45,504
GS-6	$39,013	$40,314	$41,615	$42,916	$44,217	$45,518	$46,819	$48,120	$49,420	$50,721
GS-7	$43,354	$44,799	$46,245	$47,690	$49,136	$50,582	$52,027	$53,473	$54,918	$56,364
GS-8	$48,013	$49,613	$51,213	$52,813	$54,413	$56,013	$57,613	$59,213	$60,813	$62,413
GS-9	$53,030	$54,798	$56,566	$58,334	$60,102	$61,870	$63,638	$65,406	$67,174	$68,942
GS-10	$58,399	$60,346	$62,293	$64,240	$66,187	$68,134	$70,081	$72,028	$73,976	$75,923
GS-11	$64,161	$66,299	$68,437	$70,576	$72,714	$74,852	$76,990	$79,129	$81,267	$83,405
GS-12	$76,903	$79,467	$82,031	$84,595	$87,159	$89,722	$92,286	$94,850	$97,414	$99,977
GS-13	$91,447	$94,496	$97,544	$100,592	$103,640	$106,688	$109,736	$112,784	$115,832	$118,880
GS-14	$108,064	$111,666	$115,268	$118,870	$122,473	$126,075	$129,677	$133,280	$136,882	$140,484
GS-15	$127,112	$131,350	$135,587	$139,824	$144,062	$148,299	$152,537	$156,774	$161,011	$161,900*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,202	$22,944	$23,683	$24,417	$25,156	$25,588	$26,318	$27,054	$27,083	$27,768
GS-2	$24,962	$25,556	$26,383	$27,083	$27,390	$28,196	$29,002	$29,809	$30,615	$31,421
GS-3	$27,236	$28,144	$29,052	$29,960	$30,868	$31,775	$32,683	$33,591	$34,499	$35,407
GS-4	$30,576	$31,595	$32,614	$33,633	$34,653	$35,672	$36,691	$37,710	$38,729	$39,748
GS-5	$34,208	$35,349	$36,489	$37,629	$38,769	$39,909	$41,050	$42,190	$43,330	$44,470
GS-6	$38,132	$39,403	$40,674	$41,945	$43,216	$44,487	$45,758	$47,029	$48,300	$49,571
GS-7	$42,375	$43,787	$45,200	$46,613	$48,025	$49,438	$50,850	$52,263	$53,675	$55,088
GS-8	$46,928	$48,492	$50,056	$51,620	$53,184	$54,748	$56,311	$57,875	$59,439	$61,003
GS-9	$51,833	$53,560	$55,287	$57,015	$58,742	$60,469	$62,196	$63,924	$65,651	$67,378
GS-10	$57,080	$58,983	$60,886	$62,788	$64,691	$66,594	$68,497	$70,399	$72,302	$74,205
GS-11	$62,712	$64,802	$66,893	$68,983	$71,073	$73,164	$75,254	$77,345	$79,435	$81,525
GS-12	$75,167	$77,673	$80,178	$82,684	$85,189	$87,695	$90,200	$92,706	$95,211	$97,717
GS-13	$89,383	$92,363	$95,343	$98,323	$101,303	$104,283	$107,263	$110,243	$113,223	$116,203
GS-14	$105,623	$109,144	$112,665	$116,186	$119,707	$123,228	$126,749	$130,271	$133,792	$137,313
GS-15	$124,243	$128,385	$132,527	$136,669	$140,811	$144,953	$149,095	$153,237	$157,379	$160,300*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,915	$22,647	$23,376	$24,101	$24,830	$25,257	$25,978	$26,704	$26,732	$27,407
GS-2	$24,640	$25,226	$26,042	$26,732	$27,034	$27,829	$28,624	$29,419	$30,215	$31,010
GS-3	$26,884	$27,781	$28,677	$29,574	$30,470	$31,367	$32,264	$33,160	$34,057	$34,953
GS-4	$30,181	$31,187	$32,194	$33,200	$34,206	$35,213	$36,219	$37,225	$38,232	$39,238
GS-5	$33,766	$34,892	$36,018	$37,143	$38,269	$39,395	$40,521	$41,647	$42,773	$43,899
GS-6	$37,639	$38,894	$40,149	$41,404	$42,659	$43,914	$45,169	$46,424	$47,679	$48,934
GS-7	$41,827	$43,220	$44,614	$46,008	$47,402	$48,795	$50,189	$51,583	$52,977	$54,370
GS-8	$46,322	$47,866	$49,411	$50,955	$52,500	$54,044	$55,589	$57,134	$58,678	$60,223
GS-9	$51,163	$52,868	$54,573	$56,278	$57,983	$59,688	$61,393	$63,098	$64,803	$66,508
GS-10	$56,342	$58,220	$60,097	$61,975	$63,853	$65,730	$67,608	$69,485	$71,363	$73,241
GS-11	$61,901	$63,965	$66,028	$68,092	$70,155	$72,219	$74,282	$76,345	$78,409	$80,472
GS-12	$74,195	$76,669	$79,143	$81,616	$84,090	$86,564	$89,038	$91,511	$93,985	$96,459
GS-13	$88,228	$91,169	$94,109	$97,050	$99,991	$102,932	$105,872	$108,813	$111,754	$114,694
GS-14	$104,258	$107,733	$111,208	$114,684	$118,159	$121,634	$125,109	$128,585	$132,060	$135,535
GS-15	$122,637	$126,725	$130,814	$134,902	$138,990	$143,078	$147,167	$151,255	$155,343	$158,700*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,698	$22,423	$23,145	$23,862	$24,584	$25,008	$25,721	$26,440	$26,468	$27,144
GS-2	$24,396	$24,976	$25,784	$26,468	$26,763	$27,550	$28,337	$29,124	$29,910	$30,697
GS-3	$26,617	$27,504	$28,391	$29,278	$30,165	$31,052	$31,939	$32,826	$33,713	$34,600
GS-4	$29,882	$30,877	$31,873	$32,868	$33,864	$34,859	$35,855	$36,850	$37,846	$38,841
GS-5	$33,432	$34,547	$35,662	$36,777	$37,892	$39,007	$40,122	$41,237	$42,352	$43,467
GS-6	$37,267	$38,508	$39,750	$40,992	$42,233	$43,475	$44,717	$45,958	$47,200	$48,442
GS-7	$41,413	$42,793	$44,174	$45,554	$46,935	$48,315	$49,696	$51,076	$52,456	$53,837
GS-8	$45,863	$47,392	$48,921	$50,450	$51,979	$53,507	$55,036	$56,565	$58,094	$59,623
GS-9	$50,656	$52,344	$54,032	$55,721	$57,409	$59,097	$60,785	$62,473	$64,161	$65,850
GS-10	$55,785	$57,644	$59,504	$61,363	$63,223	$65,082	$66,942	$68,801	$70,661	$72,520
GS-11	$61,288	$63,331	$65,374	$67,417	$69,460	$71,503	$73,546	$75,589	$77,632	$79,675
GS-12	$73,460	$75,909	$78,357	$80,805	$83,254	$85,702	$88,151	$90,599	$93,047	$95,496
GS-13	$87,354	$90,266	$93,178	$96,090	$99,001	$101,913	$104,825	$107,737	$110,648	$113,560
GS-14	$103,226	$106,666	$110,107	$113,547	$116,987	$120,427	$123,868	$127,308	$130,748	$134,189
GS-15	$121,423	$125,470	$129,518	$133,565	$137,612	$141,659	$145,707	$149,754	$153,801	$155,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,483	$22,201	$22,915	$23,626	$24,340	$24,760	$25,466	$26,178	$26,206	$26,872
GS-2	$24,155	$24,729	$25,528	$26,206	$26,500	$27,280	$28,059	$28,839	$29,618	$30,398
GS-3	$26,354	$27,233	$28,111	$28,990	$29,868	$30,747	$31,625	$32,504	$33,382	$34,261
GS-4	$29,586	$30,572	$31,558	$32,543	$33,529	$34,515	$35,501	$36,487	$37,473	$38,459
GS-5	$33,101	$34,204	$35,307	$36,410	$37,513	$38,616	$39,719	$40,821	$41,924	$43,027
GS-6	$36,897	$38,127	$39,357	$40,586	$41,816	$43,045	$44,275	$45,505	$46,734	$47,964
GS-7	$41,002	$42,370	$43,737	$45,104	$46,471	$47,838	$49,206	$50,573	$51,940	$53,307
GS-8	$45,409	$46,923	$48,436	$49,949	$51,462	$52,975	$54,489	$56,002	$57,515	$59,028
GS-9	$50,154	$51,825	$53,497	$55,168	$56,839	$58,510	$60,182	$61,853	$63,524	$65,196
GS-10	$55,232	$57,073	$58,915	$60,756	$62,598	$64,439	$66,280	$68,122	$69,963	$71,805
GS-11	$60,681	$62,704	$64,726	$66,749	$68,771	$70,793	$72,816	$74,838	$76,861	$78,883
GS-12	$72,733	$75,157	$77,581	$80,005	$82,430	$84,854	$87,278	$89,702	$92,127	$94,551
GS-13	$86,489	$89,372	$92,255	$95,137	$98,020	$100,903	$103,786	$106,669	$109,551	$112,434
GS-14	$102,204	$105,610	$109,017	$112,423	$115,830	$119,236	$122,643	$126,049	$129,456	$132,862
GS-15	$120,221	$124,229	$128,236	$132,243	$136,251	$140,258	$144,266	$148,273	$152,281	$155,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,483	$22,201	$22,915	$23,626	$24,340	$24,760	$25,466	$26,178	$26,206	$26,872
GS-2	$24,155	$24,729	$25,528	$26,206	$26,500	$27,280	$28,059	$28,839	$29,618	$30,398
GS-3	$26,354	$27,233	$28,111	$28,990	$29,868	$30,747	$31,625	$32,504	$33,382	$34,261
GS-4	$29,586	$30,572	$31,558	$32,543	$33,529	$34,515	$35,501	$36,487	$37,473	$38,459
GS-5	$33,101	$34,204	$35,307	$36,410	$37,513	$38,616	$39,719	$40,821	$41,924	$43,027
GS-6	$36,897	$38,127	$39,357	$40,586	$41,816	$43,045	$44,275	$45,505	$46,734	$47,964
GS-7	$41,002	$42,370	$43,737	$45,104	$46,471	$47,838	$49,206	$50,573	$51,940	$53,307
GS-8	$45,409	$46,923	$48,436	$49,949	$51,462	$52,975	$54,489	$56,002	$57,515	$59,028
GS-9	$50,154	$51,825	$53,497	$55,168	$56,839	$58,510	$60,182	$61,853	$63,524	$65,196
GS-10	$55,232	$57,073	$58,915	$60,756	$62,598	$64,439	$66,280	$68,122	$69,963	$71,805
GS-11	$60,681	$62,704	$64,726	$66,749	$68,771	$70,793	$72,816	$74,838	$76,861	$78,883
GS-12	$72,733	$75,157	$77,581	$80,005	$82,430	$84,854	$87,278	$89,702	$92,127	$94,551
GS-13	$86,489	$89,372	$92,255	$95,137	$98,020	$100,903	$103,786	$106,669	$109,551	$112,434
GS-14	$102,204	$105,610	$109,017	$112,423	$115,830	$119,236	$122,643	$126,049	$129,456	$132,862
GS-15	$120,221	$124,229	$128,236	$132,243	$136,251	$140,258	$144,266	$148,273	$152,281	$155,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,483	$22,201	$22,915	$23,626	$24,340	$24,760	$25,466	$26,178	$26,206	$26,872
GS-2	$24,155	$24,729	$25,528	$26,206	$26,500	$27,280	$28,059	$28,839	$29,618	$30,398
GS-3	$26,354	$27,233	$28,111	$28,990	$29,868	$30,747	$31,625	$32,504	$33,382	$34,261
GS-4	$29,586	$30,572	$31,558	$32,543	$33,529	$34,515	$35,501	$36,487	$37,473	$38,459
GS-5	$33,101	$34,204	$35,307	$36,410	$37,513	$38,616	$39,719	$40,821	$41,924	$43,027
GS-6	$36,897	$38,127	$39,357	$40,586	$41,816	$43,045	$44,275	$45,505	$46,734	$47,964
GS-7	$41,002	$42,370	$43,737	$45,104	$46,471	$47,838	$49,206	$50,573	$51,940	$53,307
GS-8	$45,409	$46,923	$48,436	$49,949	$51,462	$52,975	$54,489	$56,002	$57,515	$59,028
GS-9	$50,154	$51,825	$53,497	$55,168	$56,839	$58,510	$60,182	$61,853	$63,524	$65,196
GS-10	$55,232	$57,073	$58,915	$60,756	$62,598	$64,439	$66,280	$68,122	$69,963	$71,805
GS-11	$60,681	$62,704	$64,726	$66,749	$68,771	$70,793	$72,816	$74,838	$76,861	$78,883
GS-12	$72,733	$75,157	$77,581	$80,005	$82,430	$84,854	$87,278	$89,702	$92,127	$94,551
GS-13	$86,489	$89,372	$92,255	$95,137	$98,020	$100,903	$103,786	$106,669	$109,551	$112,434
GS-14	$102,204	$105,610	$109,017	$112,423	$115,830	$119,236	$122,643	$126,049	$129,456	$132,862
GS-15	$120,221	$124,229	$128,236	$132,243	$136,251	$140,258	$144,266	$148,273	$152,281	$155,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,483	$22,201	$22,915	$23,626	$24,340	$24,760	$25,466	$26,178	$26,206	$26,872
GS-2	$24,155	$24,729	$25,528	$26,206	$26,500	$27,280	$28,059	$28,839	$29,618	$30,398
GS-3	$26,354	$27,233	$28,111	$28,990	$29,868	$30,747	$31,625	$32,504	$33,382	$34,261
GS-4	$29,586	$30,572	$31,558	$32,543	$33,529	$34,515	$35,501	$36,487	$37,473	$38,459
GS-5	$33,101	$34,204	$35,307	$36,410	$37,513	$38,616	$39,719	$40,821	$41,924	$43,027
GS-6	$36,897	$38,127	$39,357	$40,586	$41,816	$43,045	$44,275	$45,505	$46,734	$47,964
GS-7	$41,002	$42,370	$43,737	$45,104	$46,471	$47,838	$49,206	$50,573	$51,940	$53,307
GS-8	$45,409	$46,923	$48,436	$49,949	$51,462	$52,975	$54,489	$56,002	$57,515	$59,028
GS-9	$50,154	$51,825	$53,497	$55,168	$56,839	$58,510	$60,182	$61,853	$63,524	$65,196
GS-10	$55,232	$57,073	$58,915	$60,756	$62,598	$64,439	$66,280	$68,122	$69,963	$71,805
GS-11	$60,681	$62,704	$64,726	$66,749	$68,771	$70,793	$72,816	$74,838	$76,861	$78,883
GS-12	$72,733	$75,157	$77,581	$80,005	$82,430	$84,854	$87,278	$89,702	$92,127	$94,551
GS-13	$86,489	$89,372	$92,255	$95,137	$98,020	$100,903	$103,786	$106,669	$109,551	$112,434
GS-14	$102,204	$105,610	$109,017	$112,423	$115,830	$119,236	$122,643	$126,049	$129,456	$132,862
GS-15	$120,221	$124,229	$128,236	$132,243	$136,251	$140,258	$144,266	$148,273	$152,281	$155,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,039	$21,742	$22,441	$23,138	$23,838	$24,249	$24,940	$25,637	$25,665	$26,322
GS-2	$23,655	$24,218	$25,000	$25,665	$25,951	$26,714	$27,477	$28,240	$29,003	$29,766
GS-3	$25,810	$26,670	$27,530	$28,390	$29,250	$30,110	$30,970	$31,830	$32,690	$33,550
GS-4	$28,975	$29,941	$30,906	$31,872	$32,838	$33,803	$34,769	$35,734	$36,700	$37,665
GS-5	$32,418	$33,498	$34,579	$35,660	$36,741	$37,821	$38,902	$39,983	$41,064	$42,144
GS-6	$36,135	$37,339	$38,544	$39,748	$40,952	$42,156	$43,361	$44,565	$45,769	$46,974
GS-7	$40,156	$41,494	$42,833	$44,172	$45,510	$46,849	$48,188	$49,526	$50,865	$52,203
GS-8	$44,471	$45,954	$47,437	$48,919	$50,402	$51,884	$53,367	$54,850	$56,332	$57,815
GS-9	$49,118	$50,756	$52,393	$54,030	$55,668	$57,305	$58,942	$60,580	$62,217	$63,854
GS-10	$54,091	$55,894	$57,697	$59,500	$61,303	$63,106	$64,909	$66,711	$68,514	$70,317
GS-11	$59,428	$61,408	$63,389	$65,369	$67,350	$69,330	$71,310	$73,291	$75,271	$77,251
GS-12	$71,230	$73,604	$75,978	$78,351	$80,725	$83,099	$85,473	$87,847	$90,220	$92,594
GS-13	$84,703	$87,526	$90,350	$93,174	$95,997	$98,821	$101,644	$104,468	$107,292	$110,115
GS-14	$100,092	$103,429	$106,766	$110,103	$113,440	$116,777	$120,114	$123,451	$126,788	$130,125
GS-15	$117,738	$121,663	$125,588	$129,512	$133,437	$137,362	$141,287	$145,211	$149,136	$153,061

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,121	$20,793	$21,462	$22,128	$22,797	$23,190	$23,851	$24,518	$24,544	$25,171
GS-2	$22,622	$23,161	$23,909	$24,544	$24,818	$25,547	$26,277	$27,006	$27,736	$28,465
GS-3	$24,683	$25,506	$26,329	$27,152	$27,974	$28,797	$29,620	$30,443	$31,265	$32,088
GS-4	$27,710	$28,634	$29,558	$30,483	$31,407	$32,331	$33,255	$34,180	$35,104	$36,028
GS-5	$31,002	$32,035	$33,068	$34,101	$35,133	$36,166	$37,199	$38,232	$39,265	$40,298
GS-6	$34,557	$35,709	$36,862	$38,014	$39,166	$40,318	$41,470	$42,622	$43,774	$44,926
GS-7	$38,403	$39,683	$40,962	$42,242	$43,521	$44,801	$46,080	$47,360	$48,640	$49,919
GS-8	$42,530	$43,947	$45,365	$46,783	$48,200	$49,618	$51,036	$52,453	$53,871	$55,289
GS-9	$46,974	$48,540	$50,107	$51,673	$53,240	$54,806	$56,372	$57,939	$59,505	$61,072
GS-10	$51,730	$53,454	$55,179	$56,904	$58,628	$60,353	$62,077	$63,802	$65,526	$67,251
GS-11	$56,834	$58,728	$60,623	$62,518	$64,412	$66,307	$68,201	$70,096	$71,990	$73,885
GS-12	$68,120	$70,391	$72,662	$74,933	$77,204	$79,475	$81,746	$84,017	$86,288	$88,560
GS-13	$81,005	$83,706	$86,406	$89,107	$91,808	$94,509	$97,209	$99,910	$102,611	$105,312
GS-14	$95,722	$98,913	$102,103	$105,294	$108,485	$111,675	$114,866	$118,057	$121,247	$124,438
GS-15	$112,598	$116,352	$120,106	$123,859	$127,613	$131,367	$135,120	$138,874	$142,628	$146,381

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$19,514	$20,165	$20,815	$21,460	$22,109	$22,491	$23,131	$23,778	$23,804	$24,404
GS-2	$21,940	$22,461	$23,188	$23,804	$24,069	$24,776	$25,484	$26,191	$26,899	$27,607
GS-3	$23,939	$24,736	$25,534	$26,332	$27,130	$27,928	$28,726	$29,524	$30,322	$31,120
GS-4	$26,873	$27,769	$28,664	$29,559	$30,454	$31,350	$32,245	$33,140	$34,036	$34,931
GS-5	$30,066	$31,068	$32,070	$33,072	$34,074	$35,076	$36,079	$37,081	$38,083	$39,085
GS-6	$33,515	$34,632	$35,749	$36,866	$37,983	$39,100	$40,217	$41,334	$42,451	$43,568
GS-7	$37,244	$38,485	$39,727	$40,968	$42,210	$43,451	$44,692	$45,934	$47,175	$48,417
GS-8	$41,246	$42,621	$43,997	$45,372	$46,747	$48,122	$49,498	$50,873	$52,248	$53,623
GS-9	$45,556	$47,074	$48,593	$50,111	$51,630	$53,148	$54,666	$56,185	$57,703	$59,221
GS-10	$50,169	$51,841	$53,513	$55,185	$56,857	$58,529	$60,201	$61,873	$63,545	$65,218
GS-11	$55,119	$56,957	$58,794	$60,632	$62,469	$64,307	$66,145	$67,982	$69,820	$71,657
GS-12	$66,064	$68,266	$70,469	$72,671	$74,873	$77,076	$79,278	$81,481	$83,683	$85,886
GS-13	$78,560	$81,179	$83,798	$86,417	$89,036	$91,655	$94,274	$96,894	$99,513	$102,132
GS-14	$92,834	$95,928	$99,022	$102,116	$105,211	$108,305	$111,399	$114,493	$117,588	$120,682
GS-15	$109,200	$112,840	$116,480	$120,120	$123,760	$127,400	$131,039	$134,679	$138,319	$141,959

* The 2025 General Schedule payscale is capped at a maximum salary of $195,200 per year, which is Level 4 of the Senior Executive Service payscale.

Dallas Pay Locality Federal Employment Statistics

This section provides statistics on Federal government employees in the Dallas pay area, including most common occupations, agencies with the most local employees, and the average paygrade and salary rates of general schedule employees in the area. All data in this section is derived from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)'s most recent available listings of federal employees in the Dallas pay area.

Common Occupations in Dallas Locality

Occupation	Number Employed	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Contact Representative	800	$56,145.00	$10.00
Nursing Assistant	375	$44,510.00	$4.00
Social Insurance Administration	363	$101,079.00	$1.00
Loan Specialist	340	$75,783.00	$0.00
Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant	331	$50,090.00	$37.00
Medical Support Assistance	308	$47,976.00	$2.00
Information Technology Management	258	$122,640.00	$1.00
Social Work	188	$93,339.00	$11.00
Practical Nurse	181	$57,152.00	$2.00
General Physical Science	165	$108,782.00	$0.00
Correctional Institution Administration	161	$99,860.00	$24.00
Miscellaneous Administration And Program	139	$95,047.00	$46.00
Pharmacist	136	$137,405.00	$0.00
Paralegal Specialist	124	$66,884.00	$0.00
General Attorney	119	$95,795.00	$0.00
General Business And Industry	110	$112,977.00	$0.00
Human Resources Management	107	$94,555.00	$0.00
Health Aid And Technician	100	$55,760.00	$0.00

This table lists the top eighteen occupations held by the approximately 4,305 federal employees working in the Dallas Locality, across all agencies, as well as average yearly compensation for Dallas Locality based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Dallas Locality

Agency	Dallas Locality Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Veterans Health Administration	1,406	$69,358.00	$13.00
Internal Revenue Service	880	$89,300.00	$9.00
Small Business Administration	796	$72,320.00	$0.00
Social Security Administration	541	$78,705.00	$2.00
Bureau Of Prisons/federal Prison System	268	$97,208.00	$12.00
Environmental Protection Agency	165	$108,782.00	$0.00
Citizenship And Immigration Services	139	$95,047.00	$46.00
Public Buildings Service	110	$112,977.00	$0.00

There are eight Federal agencies with a significant workforce in the Dallas Locality. General Schedule employees at all of the agencies listed below will be paid according to the locality-adjusted GS payscale listed on this page.

Distribution of GS Employees in Dallas Locality

There are approximately 4,305 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within the Dallas pay area. The average federal employee in the Dallas lcality earns $81,101 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $9.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in the Dallas locality is Contact Representative. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in the Dallas locality is the Veterans Health Administration, which has total of 1,406 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in the Dallas pay area by paygrade, from GS-1 to GS-15. To learn more about how paygrades are determined and how they affect a federal employee's salary, see how to calculate GS Pay.

Some of the largest cities and military installations covered by the Dallas locality area include Arlington, Carrollton, Dallas, Denton, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Frisco, Garland, Grand Prairie, Irving, Lewisville, McKinney, Mesquite, Plano and Richardson.