Salary Table 2026-HOU
Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 35.00%
For the Locality Pay Area of Houston-The Woodlands, TX
Total Increase: 1%
Effective January 2026
Annual Rates by Grade and Step
|
Grade
|
Step 1
|
Step 2
|
Step 3
|
Step 4
|
Step 5
|
Step 6
|
Step 7
|
Step 8
|
Step 9
|
Step 10
|
|
1
|
30488 |
31510 |
32524 |
33534 |
34545 |
35138 |
36141 |
37151 |
37193 |
38135 |
|
2
|
34281 |
35096 |
36233 |
37193 |
37608 |
38714 |
39820 |
40925 |
42031 |
43137 |
|
3
|
37406 |
38653 |
39901 |
41148 |
42395 |
43643 |
44890 |
46138 |
47385 |
48632 |
|
4
|
41989 |
43389 |
44789 |
46189 |
47589 |
48989 |
50389 |
51789 |
53189 |
54589 |
|
5
|
46979 |
48545 |
50111 |
51677 |
53243 |
54809 |
56375 |
57941 |
59507 |
61073 |
|
6
|
52368 |
54113 |
55859 |
57605 |
59350 |
61096 |
62841 |
64587 |
66332 |
68078 |
|
7
|
58193 |
60133 |
62073 |
64013 |
65953 |
67893 |
69833 |
71773 |
73713 |
75653 |
|
8
|
64446 |
66594 |
68742 |
70890 |
73038 |
75186 |
77333 |
79481 |
81629 |
83777 |
|
9
|
71181 |
73555 |
75928 |
78301 |
80675 |
83048 |
85421 |
87795 |
90168 |
92541 |
|
10
|
78386 |
80999 |
83611 |
86223 |
88835 |
91448 |
94060 |
96672 |
99284 |
101897 |
|
11
|
86123 |
88995 |
91866 |
94738 |
97609 |
100481 |
103352 |
106223 |
109095 |
111966 |
|
12
|
103225 |
106666 |
110107 |
113549 |
116990 |
120431 |
123872 |
127313 |
130754 |
134195 |
|
13
|
122749 |
126841 |
130932 |
135024 |
139116 |
143208 |
147300 |
151392 |
155484 |
159575 |
|
14
|
145052 |
149888 |
154724 |
159559 |
164395 |
169231 |
174066 |
178902 |
183738 |
188573 |
|
15
|
170618 |
176306 |
181994 |
187681 |
193369 |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
197200 * |
* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
