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GS-7 · Houston-The Woodlands, TX

GS-7 pay in Houston, TX, 2026

A GS-7 here earns $58,193 at step 1 and $75,653 at step 10 a year. That includes 35.00% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-7, Step 1Houston-The Woodlands, TX locality · 35.00%
$58,193
a year · $2,238 per paycheck · $27.88 an hour

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paybook · EO 14368Not affiliated with the U.S. government
01 · Every step
StepYearlyPer paycheckPer hourBase payvs 2025
Step 1$58,193$2,238$27.88$43,106+$576
Step 2$60,133$2,313$28.81$44,543+$595
Step 3$62,073$2,387$29.74$45,980+$614
Step 4$64,013$2,462$30.67$47,417+$633
Step 5$65,953$2,537$31.60$48,854+$652
Step 6$67,893$2,611$32.53$50,291+$671
Step 7$69,833$2,686$33.46$51,728+$690
Step 8$71,773$2,761$34.39$53,165+$709
Step 9$73,713$2,835$35.32$54,602+$728
Step 10$75,653$2,910$36.25$56,039+$747
2026 yearly pay with locality. Steps 2–4 come after 1 year each, steps 5–7 after 2 years, steps 8–10 after 3 years. Source: EO 14368, Schedules 1 and 9.
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