Oklahoma (OK)
3 counties or equivalents
Bryan County, Carter County, Love County
OPM salary table 2026-DFW
2026 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK GS pay scale
Full grades 1–15 and steps 1–10, the published locality percentage, official worksite coverage, and a same-cell 2025 comparison.
- Data review
- Reviewed
- Primary sources
- Official OPM 2025–2026 salary tables and 2026 locality definitions
- Coverage
- 29 counties · 2 jurisdictions
- 2026 locality payment
- 27.26%
- Salary-table code
- 2026-DFW
- Official table cells
- 15 grades × 10 steps
- Effective period
- January 2026
2026 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK GS salary table
Official scheduled annual rates by grade and step. These are gross salary figures before taxes, retirement, TSP, insurance, and other payroll deductions.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $28,740 | $29,704 | $30,659 | $31,611 | $32,565 | $33,123 | $34,069 | $35,021 | $35,060 | $35,948 |
| GS-2 | $32,315 | $33,084 | $34,155 | $35,060 | $35,452 | $36,494 | $37,537 | $38,579 | $39,621 | $40,663 |
| GS-3 | $35,261 | $36,437 | $37,613 | $38,789 | $39,965 | $41,141 | $42,316 | $43,492 | $44,668 | $45,844 |
| GS-4 | $39,582 | $40,901 | $42,221 | $43,541 | $44,860 | $46,180 | $47,500 | $48,819 | $50,139 | $51,459 |
| GS-5 | $44,285 | $45,761 | $47,238 | $48,714 | $50,190 | $51,666 | $53,143 | $54,619 | $56,095 | $57,571 |
| GS-6 | $49,365 | $51,011 | $52,656 | $54,302 | $55,947 | $57,593 | $59,238 | $60,884 | $62,529 | $64,175 |
| GS-7 | $54,857 | $56,685 | $58,514 | $60,343 | $62,172 | $64,000 | $65,829 | $67,658 | $69,487 | $71,315 |
| GS-8 | $60,751 | $62,776 | $64,801 | $66,825 | $68,850 | $70,875 | $72,900 | $74,924 | $76,949 | $78,974 |
| GS-9 | $67,100 | $69,338 | $71,575 | $73,812 | $76,049 | $78,287 | $80,524 | $82,761 | $84,998 | $87,235 |
| GS-10 | $73,892 | $76,355 | $78,817 | $81,280 | $83,742 | $86,205 | $88,667 | $91,130 | $93,592 | $96,055 |
| GS-11 | $81,186 | $83,892 | $86,599 | $89,306 | $92,013 | $94,720 | $97,426 | $100,133 | $102,840 | $105,547 |
| GS-12 | $97,307 | $100,551 | $103,795 | $107,038 | $110,282 | $113,526 | $116,770 | $120,014 | $123,258 | $126,502 |
| GS-13 | $115,711 | $119,568 | $123,426 | $127,283 | $131,140 | $134,997 | $138,855 | $142,712 | $146,569 | $150,426 |
| GS-14 | $136,736 | $141,294 | $145,853 | $150,411 | $154,970 | $159,528 | $164,086 | $168,645 | $173,203 | $177,762 |
| GS-15 | $160,836 | $166,198 | $171,559 | $176,921 | $182,282 | $187,644 | $193,005 | $197,200, statutory pay cap applies | $197,200, statutory pay cap applies | $197,200, statutory pay cap applies |
The table scrolls horizontally on narrow screens. Salary cells come directly from OPM’s 2026 XML table DFW.
A statutory pay cap can cause several upper-grade cells to show the same annual rate. Position-specific special rates are not included.
Areas covered by table DFW
OPM’s 2026 locality definitions and the checked county mapping assign 29 counties or county equivalents across 2 states or districts to this salary table.
Locality pay generally follows the official worksite on the employee record—not a home address, mailing address, or ZIP code by itself. Use your SF-50 and agency HR office when the worksite assignment is uncertain.
Texas (TX)
26 counties or equivalents
Collin County, Cooke County, Dallas County, Delta County, Denton County, Ellis County, Fannin County, Grayson County, Henderson County, Hill County, Hood County, Hopkins County, Hunt County, Jack County, Johnson County, Kaufman County, Montague County, Navarro County, Palo Pinto County, Parker County, Rains County, Rockwall County, Somervell County, Tarrant County, Van Zandt County, Wise County
2025 versus 2026
Each row holds locality, grade, and step constant. That keeps a promotion or within-grade increase out of the comparison.
- 2025 locality
- 27.26%
- 2026 locality
- 27.26%
- Point change
- 0.00 percentage points
| Grade and step | 2025 | 2026 | Dollar change | Percent change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-5, step 1 | $43,846 | $44,285 | +$439 | 1.00% |
| GS-9, step 1 | $66,436 | $67,100 | +$664 | 1.00% |
| GS-12, step 1 | $96,343 | $97,307 | +$964 | 1.00% |
| GS-15, step 1 | $159,244 | $160,836 | +$1,592 | 1.00% |
OPM reports a 1.00% total increase for table DFW. Across all 150 published cells, annual dollar changes range from +$285 to +$2,000. Percentage changes can differ slightly because OPM publishes whole-dollar cells and applies statutory caps where required.
Dallas–Fort Worth GS pay questions
What is the 2026 Dallas–Fort Worth locality pay percentage?
OPM’s 2026 salary table DFW uses a 27.26% locality payment. The annual cells shown on this page are OPM’s published locality rates, not a percentage reconstructed from an older base table.
Which worksites use the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK pay table?
OPM’s 2026 locality definitions and the checked county mapping assign 29 counties or county equivalents across 2 states or districts to this salary table. Locality generally follows the official worksite recorded by the agency, so employees should confirm an uncertain assignment with their SF-50 or agency HR office.
How did this GS locality table change from 2025 to 2026?
The locality percentage changed by 0.00 percentage points. OPM reports a 1.00% total increase for this 2026 table; individual salary-cell percentages can vary slightly because OPM publishes whole-dollar annual rates and applies statutory caps where required.
Does this table include every federal special salary rate?
No. It shows the ordinary OPM GS locality table. A position-specific special rate, law-enforcement schedule, wildland-firefighter schedule, retained rate, or another pay system may control instead. OPM special rate table 001M can also replace a lower locality cell for covered GS-1 through GS-4 employees.
Verify with OPM
OPM 2026 salary table XMLExact annual and hourly cells for table DFW.OPM 2026 General ScheduleOfficial salary-table index and downloads.OPM 2026 locality definitionsOfficial county, city, and special-worksite coverage definitions.OPM 2025 General SchedulePrior-year table used for the same-cell comparison.
Browse all 58 locality tables or calculate a grade-and-step rate.