Texas General Schedule Payscales

17,035 federal employees †

$71,359 average yearly pay

+1% salary raise this year

Federal employees in Texas are paid an adjusted base salary based on which of the five General Schedule localities that cover Texas in which they work. Localities that cover parts of Texas include Dallas, Houston, Austin, Laredo and Rest of U.S..

This table lists all of the major cities and military installations within Texas where Federal employees work. Each city lists the GS Locality in which it is located, and the current Locality Adjustment applicable to that locality. Click on any city or locality to see the adjusted pay tables for that region.

City / Base	Locality Type	Federal Employee Count †	GS Locality Name	Locality Adjustment
Houston	Civilian	7,665	Houston	31.74%
Joint Base San Antonio	Air Force	2,711	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Dallas	Civilian	6,374	Dallas	23.4%
Camp Marby	Army	5,097	Austin	16.71%
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth	Navy	2,849	Dallas	23.4%
Fort Bliss	Army	1,158	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Arlington	Civilian	280	Dallas	23.4%
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi	Navy	404	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Plano	Civilian	22	Dallas	23.4%
Laredo	Civilian	326	Laredo	17.4%
Lubbock	Civilian	575	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Garland	Civilian	18	Dallas	23.4%
Irving	Civilian	20	Dallas	23.4%
Amarillo	Civilian	711	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Grand Prairie	Civilian	511	Dallas	23.4%
Brownsville	Civilian	120	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
McKinney	Civilian	52	Dallas	23.4%
Pasadena	Civilian	85	Houston	31.74%
Frisco	Civilian	5	Dallas	23.4%
Mesquite	Civilian	1	Dallas	23.4%
McAllen	Civilian	239	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Fort Hood	Army	11	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Waco	Civilian	1,330	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Carrollton	Civilian	2	Dallas	23.4%
Denton	Civilian	937	Dallas	23.4%
Midland	Civilian	37	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Dyess Air Force Base	Air Force	90	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Beaumont	Civilian	249	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Odessa	Civilian	33	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Round Rock	Civilian	16	Austin	16.71%
Richardson	Civilian	9	Dallas	23.4%
Sheppard Air Force Base	Air Force	36	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
College Station	Civilian	223	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Pearland	Civilian	7	Houston	31.74%
Lewisville	Civilian	8	Dallas	23.4%
Tyler	Civilian	78	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Goodfellow Air Force Base	Air Force	98	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Temple	Civilian	1,611	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Red River Army Depot	Army	76	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Laughlin Air Force Base	Air Force	112	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Naval Air Station Kingsville	Navy	22	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Randolph Air Force Base	Air Force	1	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Camp Bowie	Army	24	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Naval Station Ingleside	Navy	Unknown	Rest of U.S.	15.37%
Camp Swift	Army	53	Austin	16.71%

† Employee count includes only Non-DoD Employees in the GS Pay Scale. However, these rates apply to all General Schedule (GS) employees, including those in the Department of Defense (DoD).

Texas Federal Employment Statistics

This section provides statistics on Federal government employees in Texas, 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 Texas.

Common Occupations in Texas

Occupation	Number Employed	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Contact Representative	1,866	$50,162.00	$103.00
Medical Support Assistance	1,268	$41,405.00	$7.00
Tax Examining	1,117	$45,709.00	$0.00
Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant	1,097	$42,252.00	$6.00
Aerospace Engineering	1,032	$133,924.00	$27.00
Veterans Claims Examining	855	$74,072.00	$187.00
Information Technology Management	817	$100,368.00	$50.00
Nursing Assistant	802	$38,427.00	$6.00
Loan Specialist	746	$61,264.00	$2.00
Social Insurance Administration	720	$83,379.00	$246.00
Practical Nurse	693	$51,094.00	$21.00
General Engineering	662	$131,739.00	$43.00
Social Work	480	$82,969.00	$18.00
Miscellaneous Administration And Program	378	$99,738.00	$78.00
Pharmacist	352	$121,072.00	$5.00
Paralegal Specialist	349	$55,818.00	$0.00
Financial Administration And Program	335	$75,928.00	$141.00
Legal Assistance	319	$41,638.00	$0.00
Agricultural Commodity Aid	315	$24,744.00	$36.00
Mail And File	285	$32,888.00	$0.00
Management And Program Analysis	273	$104,391.00	$40.00
Contracting	241	$107,237.00	$160.00
General Attorney	215	$68,870.00	$2.00
Financial Clerical And Assistance	195	$48,929.00	$0.00
Data Transcriber	194	$33,160.00	$0.00
General Health Science	171	$76,451.00	$132.00
Correctional Institution Administration	159	$89,243.00	$109.00
General Physical Science	145	$109,272.00	$1,481.00
Construction Analyst	145	$58,786.00	$0.00
Environmental Protection Specialist	131	$109,343.00	$1,390.00
Environmental Engineering	125	$116,795.00	$1,420.00
Human Resources Management	124	$81,941.00	$385.00
Security Administration	116	$83,816.00	$6.00
Health Aid And Technician	107	$49,547.00	$5.00
Emergency Management Specialist	106	$103,774.00	$191.00
Electronics Engineering	100	$128,352.00	$0.00

This table lists the top 36 occupations held by the approximately 17,035 federal employees working in Texas, Texas, as well as average yearly compensation for Texas based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Texas

Agency	Texas Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Veterans Health Administration	4,620	$59,094.00	$15.00
Internal Revenue Service	4,005	$61,435.00	$0.00
Small Business Administration	2,186	$54,634.00	$1.00
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	2,182	$125,524.00	$88.00
Social Security Administration	1,003	$72,273.00	$249.00
Veterans Benefits Administration	855	$74,072.00	$187.00
Environmental Protection Agency	401	$111,803.00	$1,430.00
Dep Asst Sec For Info And Technology	379	$101,643.00	$149.00
Agricultural Marketing Service	315	$24,744.00	$36.00
Bureau Of Prisons/federal Prison System	283	$85,592.00	$247.00
Deputy Asst Sec For Finance	185	$69,709.00	$281.00
Citizenship And Immigration Services	156	$87,423.00	$100.00
Federal Acquisition Service	127	$100,728.00	$44.00
Immigration And Customs Enforcement	116	$83,816.00	$6.00
Customs And Border Protection	116	$77,011.00	$31.00
Federal Emergency Management Agency	106	$103,774.00	$191.00

There are sixteen Federal agencies with a significant workforce in Texas. 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 Texas

There are approximately 17,035 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within Texas. The average federal employee in Texas earns $71,359 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $119.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in Texas is Contact Representative. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in Texas is the Veterans Health Administration, which has total of 4,620 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in Texas 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.