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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

Hourly Basic (B) Rates by Grade and Step

Hourly Title 5 Overtime (O) Rates for FLSA-Exempt Employees by Grade and Step

Grade B/O Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 B 14.61 15.10 15.58 16.07 16.55 16.84 17.32 17.80 17.82 18.27
O 21.92 22.65 23.37 24.11 24.83 25.26 25.98 26.70 26.73 27.41
2 B 16.43 16.82 17.36 17.82 18.02 18.55 19.08 19.61 20.14 20.67
O 24.65 25.23 26.04 26.73 27.03 27.83 28.62 29.42 30.21 31.01
3 B 17.92 18.52 19.12 19.72 20.31 20.91 21.51 22.11 22.70 23.30
O 26.88 27.78 28.68 29.58 30.47 31.37 32.27 33.17 34.05 34.95
4 B 20.12 20.79 21.46 22.13 22.80 23.47 24.14 24.82 25.49 26.16
O 30.18 31.19 32.19 33.20 34.20 35.21 36.21 37.23 38.24 39.24
5 B 22.51 23.26 24.01 24.76 25.51 26.26 27.01 27.76 28.51 29.26
O 33.77 34.89 36.02 37.14 38.27 39.39 40.52 41.64 42.77 43.89
6 B 25.09 25.93 26.77 27.60 28.44 29.27 30.11 30.95 31.78 32.62
O 37.64 38.90 40.16 41.40 42.66 43.91 45.17 46.43 47.67 48.93
7 B 27.88 28.81 29.74 30.67 31.60 32.53 33.46 34.39 35.32 36.25
O 41.82 43.22 44.61 46.01 47.40 48.80 50.19 51.59 52.98 54.38
8 B 30.88 31.91 32.94 33.97 35.00 36.03 37.05 38.08 39.11 40.14
O 46.32 47.87 49.41 50.96 52.50 54.05 55.58 56.34 56.34 56.34
9 B 34.11 35.24 36.38 37.52 38.66 39.79 40.93 42.07 43.20 44.34
O 51.17 52.86 54.57 56.28 56.34 56.34 56.34 56.34 56.34 56.34
10 B 37.56 38.81 40.06 41.31 42.57 43.82 45.07 46.32 47.57 48.82
O 56.34 56.34 56.34 56.34 56.34 56.34 56.34 56.34 56.34 56.34
11 B 41.27 42.64 44.02 45.39 46.77 48.15 49.52 50.90 52.27 53.65
O 56.34 56.34 56.34 56.34 56.34 56.34 56.34 56.34 56.34 56.34
12 B 49.46 51.11 52.76 54.41 56.06 57.71 59.35 61.00 62.65 64.30
O 56.34 56.34 56.34 56.34 56.34 57.71 59.35 61.00 62.65 64.30
13 B 58.82 60.78 62.74 64.70 66.66 68.62 70.58 72.54 74.50 76.46
O 58.82 60.78 62.74 64.70 66.66 68.62 70.58 72.54 74.50 76.46
14 B 69.50 71.82 74.14 76.45 78.77 81.09 83.40 85.72 88.04 90.36
O 69.50 71.82 74.14 76.45 78.77 81.09 83.40 85.72 88.04 90.36
15 B 81.75 84.48 87.20 89.93 92.65 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 81.75 84.48 87.20 89.93 92.65 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

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