2026 OPM LOCALITY PAY TABLE

2026 Laredo, TX GS Pay Scale

The 2026 Laredo, TX General Schedule locality pay table provides annual salary rates for GS-1 through GS-15 and Steps 1 through 10.

Locality Payment 21.59% 2026 locality adjustment
Total Increase 1% 2026 published increase
OPM Table LR Official locality code
Pay Year 2026 Annual GS rates
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 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

Salary data from the official 2026 OPM annual locality pay table. Verify with OPM →

How to Use the Laredo, TX Pay Table

This page provides the 2026 General Schedule (GS) pay table for the Laredo, TX locality pay area. The table covers GS-1 through GS-15, with annual salary rates for Steps 1 through 10.

The 2026 locality payment for Laredo, TX is 21.59%. The published total increase for the 2026 table is 1%. The salaries shown in the table already include the applicable locality adjustment, so the locality percentage should not be added to these amounts again.

To find a salary, locate the employee’s GS grade in the first column and then select the appropriate step from 1 through 10. For example, an employee classified as GS-12 Step 5 should use the amount where the GS-12 row and Step 5 column meet.

GS grades represent different levels within the General Schedule, while steps represent salary progression within a grade. Moving to a higher step generally increases pay without changing the employee’s GS grade. A promotion to a higher grade is separate from progression through the steps of the current grade.

The Laredo, TX rate is based on the employee’s official duty station. OPM defines each locality pay area using specific geographic boundaries, which may include particular counties and other jurisdictions. A location near this locality is not necessarily covered by the same pay table and may fall under another locality area or the Rest of U.S. schedule.

These figures represent the standard GS locality schedule. Some federal employees may instead be affected by special salary rates, law-enforcement pay schedules, pay caps, or other special pay provisions. Those employees should verify the applicable schedule for their position and duty station.

To compare Laredo, TX with another locality, use the same grade and step in both tables. This provides a more meaningful comparison because differences caused by grade level or step progression are removed.

The salary rates on this page are based on the official 2026 U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) annual locality pay table identified by OPM table code LR. The official OPM source linked on this page should be used to confirm current rates, geographic coverage, applicable pay limitations, and special-rate situations.