GS pay: Laredo, TX
Locality codeLR
Locality payment21.59%
General Schedule increase1%
EffectiveEffective January 2026
Salary cap (level IV of the Executive Schedule)$197,200
Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Salary Table 2026 XML, from General Schedule salary tables. Data as of .
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Annual rates
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $27,460 | $28,380 | $29,293 | $30,203 | $31,114 | $31,647 | $32,551 | $33,460 | $33,498 | $34,347 |
| GS-2 | $30,875 | $31,610 | $32,634 | $33,498 | $33,873 | $34,868 | $35,864 | $36,860 | $37,856 | $38,852 |
| GS-3 | $33,690 | $34,814 | $35,937 | $37,061 | $38,184 | $39,308 | $40,431 | $41,555 | $42,678 | $43,802 |
| GS-4 | $37,818 | $39,079 | $40,340 | $41,601 | $42,862 | $44,123 | $45,383 | $46,644 | $47,905 | $49,166 |
| GS-5 | $42,312 | $43,723 | $45,133 | $46,543 | $47,954 | $49,364 | $50,775 | $52,185 | $53,596 | $55,006 |
| GS-6 | $47,166 | $48,738 | $50,310 | $51,882 | $53,455 | $55,027 | $56,599 | $58,171 | $59,743 | $61,315 |
| GS-7 | $52,413 | $54,160 | $55,907 | $57,654 | $59,402 | $61,149 | $62,896 | $64,643 | $66,391 | $68,138 |
| GS-8 | $58,045 | $59,979 | $61,914 | $63,848 | $65,783 | $67,717 | $69,652 | $71,586 | $73,521 | $75,455 |
| GS-9 | $64,111 | $66,248 | $68,386 | $70,523 | $72,661 | $74,799 | $76,936 | $79,074 | $81,211 | $83,349 |
| GS-10 | $70,600 | $72,953 | $75,306 | $77,658 | $80,011 | $82,364 | $84,717 | $87,069 | $89,422 | $91,775 |
| GS-11 | $77,568 | $80,155 | $82,741 | $85,327 | $87,913 | $90,499 | $93,086 | $95,672 | $98,258 | $100,844 |
| GS-12 | $92,971 | $96,071 | $99,170 | $102,269 | $105,369 | $108,468 | $111,567 | $114,667 | $117,766 | $120,865 |
| GS-13 | $110,556 | $114,241 | $117,926 | $121,612 | $125,297 | $128,983 | $132,668 | $136,353 | $140,039 | $143,724 |
| GS-14 | $130,644 | $134,999 | $139,354 | $143,710 | $148,065 | $152,420 | $156,776 | $161,131 | $165,486 | $169,842 |
| GS-15 | $153,670 | $158,793 | $163,915 | $169,038 | $174,161 | $179,283 | $184,406 | $189,528 | $194,651 | $197,200* |
* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
Hourly rates
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $13.16 | $13.60 | $14.04 | $14.47 | $14.91 | $15.16 | $15.60 | $16.03 | $16.05 | $16.46 |
| GS-2 | $14.79 | $15.15 | $15.64 | $16.05 | $16.23 | $16.71 | $17.18 | $17.66 | $18.14 | $18.62 |
| GS-3 | $16.14 | $16.68 | $17.22 | $17.76 | $18.30 | $18.83 | $19.37 | $19.91 | $20.45 | $20.99 |
| GS-4 | $18.12 | $18.72 | $19.33 | $19.93 | $20.54 | $21.14 | $21.75 | $22.35 | $22.95 | $23.56 |
| GS-5 | $20.27 | $20.95 | $21.63 | $22.30 | $22.98 | $23.65 | $24.33 | $25.00 | $25.68 | $26.36 |
| GS-6 | $22.60 | $23.35 | $24.11 | $24.86 | $25.61 | $26.37 | $27.12 | $27.87 | $28.63 | $29.38 |
| GS-7 | $25.11 | $25.95 | $26.79 | $27.63 | $28.46 | $29.30 | $30.14 | $30.97 | $31.81 | $32.65 |
| GS-8 | $27.81 | $28.74 | $29.67 | $30.59 | $31.52 | $32.45 | $33.37 | $34.30 | $35.23 | $36.15 |
| GS-9 | $30.72 | $31.74 | $32.77 | $33.79 | $34.82 | $35.84 | $36.86 | $37.89 | $38.91 | $39.94 |
| GS-10 | $33.83 | $34.96 | $36.08 | $37.21 | $38.34 | $39.47 | $40.59 | $41.72 | $42.85 | $43.97 |
| GS-11 | $37.17 | $38.41 | $39.65 | $40.89 | $42.12 | $43.36 | $44.60 | $45.84 | $47.08 | $48.32 |
| GS-12 | $44.55 | $46.03 | $47.52 | $49.00 | $50.49 | $51.97 | $53.46 | $54.94 | $56.43 | $57.91 |
| GS-13 | $52.97 | $54.74 | $56.51 | $58.27 | $60.04 | $61.80 | $63.57 | $65.33 | $67.10 | $68.87 |
| GS-14 | $62.60 | $64.69 | $66.77 | $68.86 | $70.95 | $73.03 | $75.12 | $77.21 | $79.29 | $81.38 |
| GS-15 | $73.63 | $76.09 | $78.54 | $81.00 | $83.45 | $85.90 | $88.36 | $90.81 | $93.27 | $94.49 |
Biweekly rates
Biweekly rate = hourly rate × 80 (5 CFR 531.607(a)(3)).
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $1,052.80 | $1,088.00 | $1,123.20 | $1,157.60 | $1,192.80 | $1,212.80 | $1,248.00 | $1,282.40 | $1,284.00 | $1,316.80 |
| GS-2 | $1,183.20 | $1,212.00 | $1,251.20 | $1,284.00 | $1,298.40 | $1,336.80 | $1,374.40 | $1,412.80 | $1,451.20 | $1,489.60 |
| GS-3 | $1,291.20 | $1,334.40 | $1,377.60 | $1,420.80 | $1,464.00 | $1,506.40 | $1,549.60 | $1,592.80 | $1,636.00 | $1,679.20 |
| GS-4 | $1,449.60 | $1,497.60 | $1,546.40 | $1,594.40 | $1,643.20 | $1,691.20 | $1,740.00 | $1,788.00 | $1,836.00 | $1,884.80 |
| GS-5 | $1,621.60 | $1,676.00 | $1,730.40 | $1,784.00 | $1,838.40 | $1,892.00 | $1,946.40 | $2,000.00 | $2,054.40 | $2,108.80 |
| GS-6 | $1,808.00 | $1,868.00 | $1,928.80 | $1,988.80 | $2,048.80 | $2,109.60 | $2,169.60 | $2,229.60 | $2,290.40 | $2,350.40 |
| GS-7 | $2,008.80 | $2,076.00 | $2,143.20 | $2,210.40 | $2,276.80 | $2,344.00 | $2,411.20 | $2,477.60 | $2,544.80 | $2,612.00 |
| GS-8 | $2,224.80 | $2,299.20 | $2,373.60 | $2,447.20 | $2,521.60 | $2,596.00 | $2,669.60 | $2,744.00 | $2,818.40 | $2,892.00 |
| GS-9 | $2,457.60 | $2,539.20 | $2,621.60 | $2,703.20 | $2,785.60 | $2,867.20 | $2,948.80 | $3,031.20 | $3,112.80 | $3,195.20 |
| GS-10 | $2,706.40 | $2,796.80 | $2,886.40 | $2,976.80 | $3,067.20 | $3,157.60 | $3,247.20 | $3,337.60 | $3,428.00 | $3,517.60 |
| GS-11 | $2,973.60 | $3,072.80 | $3,172.00 | $3,271.20 | $3,369.60 | $3,468.80 | $3,568.00 | $3,667.20 | $3,766.40 | $3,865.60 |
| GS-12 | $3,564.00 | $3,682.40 | $3,801.60 | $3,920.00 | $4,039.20 | $4,157.60 | $4,276.80 | $4,395.20 | $4,514.40 | $4,632.80 |
| GS-13 | $4,237.60 | $4,379.20 | $4,520.80 | $4,661.60 | $4,803.20 | $4,944.00 | $5,085.60 | $5,226.40 | $5,368.00 | $5,509.60 |
| GS-14 | $5,008.00 | $5,175.20 | $5,341.60 | $5,508.80 | $5,676.00 | $5,842.40 | $6,009.60 | $6,176.80 | $6,343.20 | $6,510.40 |
| GS-15 | $5,890.40 | $6,087.20 | $6,283.20 | $6,480.00 | $6,676.00 | $6,872.00 | $7,068.80 | $7,264.80 | $7,461.60 | $7,559.20 |