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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2023-HOU

Incorporating the 4.1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 34.47%

For the Locality Pay Area of Houston-The Woodlands, TX

Total Increase: 4.50%

Effective January 2023

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 13.53 13.98 14.43 14.88 15.33 15.59 16.04 16.49 16.51 16.93
O 20.30 20.97 21.65 22.32 23.00 23.39 24.06 24.74 24.77 25.40
2 B 15.21 15.58 16.08 16.51 16.69 17.18 17.67 18.16 18.66 19.15
O 22.82 23.37 24.12 24.77 25.04 25.77 26.51 27.24 27.99 28.73
3 B 16.60 17.15 17.71 18.26 18.81 19.37 19.92 20.47 21.03 21.58
O 24.90 25.73 26.57 27.39 28.22 29.06 29.88 30.71 31.55 32.37
4 B 18.63 19.26 19.88 20.50 21.12 21.74 22.36 22.98 23.60 24.22
O 27.95 28.89 29.82 30.75 31.68 32.61 33.54 34.47 35.40 36.33
5 B 20.85 21.54 22.24 22.93 23.63 24.32 25.02 25.71 26.41 27.11
O 31.28 32.31 33.36 34.40 35.45 36.48 37.53 38.57 39.62 40.67
6 B 23.24 24.02 24.79 25.56 26.34 27.11 27.89 28.66 29.44 30.21
O 34.86 36.03 37.19 38.34 39.51 40.67 41.84 42.99 44.16 45.32
7 B 25.83 26.69 27.55 28.41 29.27 30.13 30.99 31.85 32.71 33.57
O 38.75 40.04 41.33 42.62 43.91 45.20 46.49 47.78 49.07 50.36
8 B 28.60 29.55 30.51 31.46 32.42 33.37 34.32 35.28 36.23 37.18
O 42.90 44.33 45.77 47.19 48.63 50.06 51.48 52.19 52.19 52.19
9 B 31.59 32.64 33.70 34.75 35.80 36.85 37.91 38.96 40.01 41.07
O 47.39 48.96 50.55 52.13 52.19 52.19 52.19 52.19 52.19 52.19
10 B 34.79 35.95 37.11 38.27 39.43 40.59 41.75 42.91 44.07 45.22
O 52.19 52.19 52.19 52.19 52.19 52.19 52.19 52.19 52.19 52.19
11 B 38.22 39.49 40.77 42.04 43.32 44.59 45.86 47.14 48.41 49.69
O 52.19 52.19 52.19 52.19 52.19 52.19 52.19 52.19 52.19 52.19
12 B 45.81 47.34 48.86 50.39 51.92 53.45 54.97 56.50 58.03 59.55
O 52.19 52.19 52.19 52.19 52.19 53.45 54.97 56.50 58.03 59.55
13 B 54.47 56.29 58.11 59.92 61.74 63.55 65.37 67.18 69.00 70.82
O 54.47 56.29 58.11 59.92 61.74 63.55 65.37 67.18 69.00 70.82
14 B 64.37 66.52 68.66 70.81 72.96 75.10 77.25 79.39 81.54 83.68
O 64.37 66.52 68.66 70.81 72.96 75.10 77.25 79.39 81.54 83.68
15 B 75.72 78.24 80.77 83.29 85.81 87.93 87.93 87.93 87.93 87.93
O 75.72 78.24 80.77 83.29 85.81 87.93 87.93 87.93 87.93 87.93

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

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