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Texas San Antonio General Schedule Payscale

1,379 federal employees †
$80,452 average yearly pay
+5% salary raise this year

The San Antonio Locality Area is a General Schedule locality primarily located within Texas. Federal employees who work within the San Antonio locality area receive a locality adjustment of 18.49%, 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 San Antonio, 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 2024 General Schedule pay table, with San Antonio's 18.49% 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$26,051$26,926$27,791$28,654$29,518$30,024$30,882$31,746$31,780$32,587
GS-2$29,293$29,990$30,960$31,780$32,139$33,085$34,030$34,976$35,921$36,867
GS-3$31,963$33,028$34,093$35,158$36,224$37,289$38,354$39,419$40,484$41,550
GS-4$35,879$37,074$38,270$39,465$40,661$41,857$43,052$44,248$45,443$46,639
GS-5$40,142$41,480$42,818$44,155$45,493$46,831$48,169$49,506$50,844$52,182
GS-6$44,748$46,240$47,731$49,223$50,715$52,207$53,698$55,190$56,682$58,174
GS-7$49,726$51,383$53,041$54,699$56,356$58,014$59,672$61,329$62,987$64,645
GS-8$55,068$56,904$58,739$60,574$62,410$64,245$66,081$67,916$69,752$71,587
GS-9$60,823$62,851$64,878$66,905$68,933$70,960$72,987$75,015$77,042$79,070
GS-10$66,980$69,212$71,445$73,677$75,909$78,142$80,374$82,606$84,839$87,071
GS-11$73,591$76,043$78,496$80,949$83,402$85,854$88,307$90,760$93,213$95,665
GS-12$88,205$91,145$94,085$97,024$99,964$102,904$105,844$108,783$111,723$114,663
GS-13$104,887$108,384$111,881$115,377$118,874$122,371$125,867$129,364$132,860$136,357
GS-14$123,945$128,077$132,209$136,341$140,472$144,604$148,736$152,868$156,999$161,131
GS-15$145,791$150,651$155,510$160,369$165,228$170,088$174,947$179,806$184,665$189,525
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$24,779$25,611$26,433$27,254$28,077$28,558$29,374$30,195$30,228$31,002
GS-2$27,862$28,525$29,448$30,228$30,569$31,468$32,367$33,267$34,166$35,065
GS-3$30,402$31,415$32,429$33,442$34,456$35,470$36,483$37,497$38,510$39,524
GS-4$34,127$35,264$36,402$37,539$38,677$39,814$40,952$42,089$43,227$44,364
GS-5$38,181$39,454$40,728$42,001$43,274$44,547$45,821$47,094$48,367$49,640
GS-6$42,563$43,981$45,399$46,818$48,236$49,654$51,073$52,491$53,909$55,328
GS-7$47,297$48,873$50,450$52,026$53,603$55,179$56,756$58,332$59,909$61,485
GS-8$52,379$54,125$55,872$57,618$59,365$61,111$62,857$64,604$66,350$68,097
GS-9$57,853$59,781$61,709$63,637$65,566$67,494$69,422$71,350$73,278$75,206
GS-10$63,708$65,832$67,956$70,080$72,204$74,328$76,452$78,576$80,700$82,824
GS-11$69,996$72,329$74,662$76,995$79,328$81,661$83,994$86,326$88,659$90,992
GS-12$83,897$86,693$89,490$92,287$95,083$97,880$100,676$103,473$106,270$109,066
GS-13$99,764$103,090$106,415$109,740$113,065$116,390$119,716$123,041$126,366$129,691
GS-14$117,891$121,821$125,750$129,680$133,609$137,538$141,468$145,397$149,327$153,256
GS-15$138,671$143,293$147,915$152,537$157,159$161,782$166,404$171,026$175,648$180,270
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,680$24,475$25,261$26,045$26,832$27,292$28,071$28,856$28,887$29,622
GS-2$26,626$27,260$28,142$28,887$29,214$30,073$30,932$31,792$32,651$33,510
GS-3$29,053$30,021$30,990$31,958$32,927$33,895$34,864$35,832$36,801$37,769
GS-4$32,613$33,700$34,787$35,874$36,961$38,048$39,135$40,223$41,310$42,397
GS-5$36,488$37,704$38,921$40,137$41,353$42,569$43,785$45,001$46,218$47,434
GS-6$40,674$42,030$43,386$44,742$46,098$47,454$48,810$50,165$51,521$52,877
GS-7$45,199$46,705$48,211$49,717$51,223$52,729$54,235$55,741$57,248$58,754
GS-8$50,056$51,724$53,392$55,061$56,729$58,397$60,065$61,733$63,401$65,069
GS-9$55,287$57,130$58,973$60,816$62,659$64,502$66,345$68,188$70,031$71,874
GS-10$60,883$62,913$64,942$66,972$69,002$71,032$73,061$75,091$77,121$79,150
GS-11$66,892$69,122$71,351$73,580$75,809$78,039$80,268$82,497$84,726$86,955
GS-12$80,176$82,849$85,522$88,195$90,868$93,541$96,214$98,887$101,560$104,233
GS-13$95,339$98,517$101,695$104,873$108,050$111,228$114,406$117,584$120,761$123,939
GS-14$112,663$116,418$120,173$123,929$127,684$131,439$135,195$138,950$142,705$146,460
GS-15$132,522$136,939$141,356$145,774$150,191$154,608$159,026$163,443$167,861$172,278
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,048$23,821$24,587$25,350$26,116$26,564$27,322$28,086$28,116$28,831
GS-2$25,916$26,532$27,391$28,116$28,432$29,268$30,104$30,941$31,777$32,613
GS-3$28,277$29,219$30,162$31,104$32,046$32,989$33,931$34,873$35,816$36,758
GS-4$31,743$32,801$33,859$34,917$35,975$37,032$38,090$39,148$40,206$41,264
GS-5$35,514$36,698$37,883$39,067$40,251$41,435$42,619$43,803$44,987$46,171
GS-6$39,589$40,908$42,228$43,547$44,867$46,186$47,506$48,825$50,145$51,464
GS-7$43,992$45,459$46,925$48,392$49,858$51,325$52,792$54,258$55,725$57,192
GS-8$48,720$50,344$51,968$53,593$55,217$56,841$58,466$60,090$61,714$63,338
GS-9$53,811$55,605$57,398$59,192$60,985$62,779$64,573$66,366$68,160$69,953
GS-10$59,258$61,234$63,210$65,186$67,161$69,137$71,113$73,089$75,064$77,040
GS-11$65,106$67,277$69,448$71,619$73,789$75,960$78,131$80,302$82,472$84,643
GS-12$78,036$80,638$83,239$85,841$88,443$91,044$93,646$96,248$98,849$101,451
GS-13$92,795$95,888$98,981$102,074$105,168$108,261$111,354$114,447$117,541$120,634
GS-14$109,655$113,310$116,965$120,620$124,275$127,930$131,585$135,240$138,894$142,549
GS-15$128,984$133,284$137,583$141,883$146,182$150,481$154,781$159,080$163,380$167,679
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,820$23,585$24,344$25,099$25,858$26,301$27,051$27,808$27,838$28,548
GS-2$25,659$26,270$27,120$27,838$28,151$28,979$29,807$30,635$31,463$32,290
GS-3$27,997$28,930$29,863$30,796$31,729$32,662$33,595$34,528$35,461$36,394
GS-4$31,429$32,476$33,523$34,571$35,618$36,666$37,713$38,761$39,808$40,855
GS-5$35,163$36,335$37,508$38,680$39,852$41,025$42,197$43,370$44,542$45,714
GS-6$39,196$40,503$41,809$43,116$44,423$45,729$47,036$48,343$49,649$50,956
GS-7$43,556$45,008$46,459$47,911$49,362$50,814$52,265$53,717$55,168$56,619
GS-8$48,238$49,846$51,454$53,061$54,669$56,277$57,885$59,493$61,101$62,709
GS-9$53,279$55,055$56,831$58,607$60,383$62,159$63,935$65,711$67,487$69,263
GS-10$58,672$60,628$62,584$64,540$66,496$68,452$70,408$72,364$74,319$76,275
GS-11$64,462$66,610$68,759$70,907$73,056$75,205$77,353$79,502$81,650$83,799
GS-12$77,263$79,839$82,415$84,991$87,567$90,143$92,719$95,295$97,871$100,447
GS-13$91,876$94,939$98,002$101,064$104,127$107,190$110,253$113,316$116,379$119,442
GS-14$108,569$112,188$115,807$119,425$123,044$126,663$130,281$133,900$137,519$141,138
GS-15$127,707$131,964$136,222$140,479$144,736$148,994$153,251$157,509$161,766$166,024
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,109$22,850$23,585$24,316$25,051$25,481$26,207$26,941$26,970$27,656
GS-2$24,859$25,451$26,274$26,970$27,273$28,075$28,877$29,679$30,481$31,283
GS-3$27,123$28,027$28,932$29,836$30,740$31,644$32,548$33,453$34,357$35,261
GS-4$30,449$31,463$32,478$33,492$34,506$35,521$36,535$37,550$38,564$39,579
GS-5$34,067$35,202$36,337$37,472$38,607$39,742$40,878$42,013$43,148$44,283
GS-6$37,973$39,240$40,506$41,772$43,039$44,305$45,571$46,838$48,104$49,370
GS-7$42,198$43,605$45,012$46,419$47,825$49,232$50,639$52,046$53,453$54,859
GS-8$46,733$48,291$49,849$51,406$52,964$54,522$56,079$57,637$59,195$60,752
GS-9$51,617$53,338$55,058$56,778$58,498$60,218$61,938$63,659$65,379$67,099
GS-10$56,843$58,737$60,631$62,526$64,420$66,314$68,209$70,103$71,997$73,891
GS-11$62,451$64,534$66,616$68,698$70,781$72,863$74,945$77,028$79,110$81,192
GS-12$74,854$77,349$79,845$82,340$84,836$87,331$89,827$92,322$94,818$97,313
GS-13$89,011$91,977$94,944$97,911$100,878$103,844$106,811$109,778$112,745$115,711
GS-14$105,184$108,690$112,197$115,703$119,210$122,716$126,223$129,729$133,236$136,742
GS-15$123,725$127,849$131,973$136,097$140,221$144,345$148,469$152,593$156,717$160,841

* The 2024 General Schedule payscale is capped at a maximum salary of $191,900 per year, which is Level 4 of the Senior Executive Service payscale.

San Antonio Pay Locality Federal Employment Statistics

This section provides statistics on Federal government employees in the San Antonio 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 San Antonio pay area.

Common Occupations in San Antonio Locality

Occupation Number Employed Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
Medical Support Assistance 375 $45,347.00 $13.00
Nursing Assistant 185 $40,717.00 $0.00
Social Work 173 $86,647.00 $1.00
Pharmacist 145 $154,704.00 $0.00
Social Insurance Administration 142 $83,857.00 $0.00
Practical Nurse 128 $73,096.00 $72.00
Health Aid And Technician 127 $49,912.00 $8.00
Psychology 104 $109,334.00 $0.00

This table lists the top eight occupations held by the approximately 1,379 federal employees working in the San Antonio Locality, across all agencies, as well as average yearly compensation for San Antonio Locality based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in San Antonio Locality

Agency San Antonio Locality Employees Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
Veterans Health Administration 1,237 $79,965.00 $13.00
Social Security Administration 142 $83,857.00 $0.00

There are two Federal agencies with a significant workforce in the San Antonio 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 San Antonio Locality

There are approximately 1,379 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within the San Antonio pay area. The average federal employee in the San Antonio lcality earns $80,452 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $12.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in the San Antonio locality is Medical Support Assistance. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in the San Antonio locality is the Veterans Health Administration, which has total of 1,237 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in the San Antonio 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 San Antonio locality area include Joint Base San Antonio and Randolph Air Force Base.

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