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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-HOU

Incorporating the 1.7% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 35.00%

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

Total Increase: 1.91%

Effective January 2025

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 14.46 14.95 15.43 15.91 16.39 16.67 17.15 17.62 17.64 18.09
O 21.69 22.43 23.15 23.87 24.59 25.01 25.73 26.43 26.46 27.14
2 B 16.26 16.65 17.19 17.64 17.84 18.37 18.89 19.42 19.94 20.47
O 24.39 24.98 25.79 26.46 26.76 27.56 28.34 29.13 29.91 30.71
3 B 17.75 18.34 18.93 19.52 20.11 20.70 21.29 21.88 22.48 23.07
O 26.63 27.51 28.40 29.28 30.17 31.05 31.94 32.82 33.72 34.61
4 B 19.92 20.58 21.25 21.91 22.58 23.24 23.91 24.57 25.23 25.90
O 29.88 30.87 31.88 32.87 33.87 34.86 35.87 36.86 37.85 38.85
5 B 22.29 23.03 23.77 24.51 25.26 26.00 26.74 27.49 28.23 28.97
O 33.44 34.55 35.66 36.77 37.89 39.00 40.11 41.24 42.35 43.46
6 B 24.84 25.67 26.50 27.33 28.16 28.98 29.81 30.64 31.47 32.30
O 37.26 38.51 39.75 41.00 42.24 43.47 44.72 45.96 47.21 48.45
7 B 27.61 28.53 29.45 30.37 31.29 32.21 33.13 34.05 34.97 35.89
O 41.42 42.80 44.18 45.56 46.94 48.32 49.70 51.08 52.46 53.84
8 B 30.57 31.59 32.61 33.63 34.65 35.67 36.69 37.71 38.73 39.75
O 45.86 47.39 48.92 50.45 51.98 53.51 55.04 55.79 55.79 55.79
9 B 33.77 34.90 36.02 37.15 38.27 39.40 40.52 41.65 42.77 43.90
O 50.66 52.35 54.03 55.73 55.79 55.79 55.79 55.79 55.79 55.79
10 B 37.19 38.43 39.67 40.91 42.15 43.38 44.62 45.86 47.10 48.34
O 55.79 55.79 55.79 55.79 55.79 55.79 55.79 55.79 55.79 55.79
11 B 40.86 42.22 43.58 44.94 46.30 47.67 49.03 50.39 51.75 53.11
O 55.79 55.79 55.79 55.79 55.79 55.79 55.79 55.79 55.79 55.79
12 B 48.97 50.60 52.24 53.87 55.50 57.13 58.77 60.40 62.03 63.67
O 55.79 55.79 55.79 55.79 55.79 57.13 58.77 60.40 62.03 63.67
13 B 58.23 60.17 62.12 64.06 66.00 67.94 69.88 71.82 73.76 75.70
O 58.23 60.17 62.12 64.06 66.00 67.94 69.88 71.82 73.76 75.70
14 B 68.81 71.11 73.40 75.70 77.99 80.28 82.58 84.87 87.16 89.46
O 68.81 71.11 73.40 75.70 77.99 80.28 82.58 84.87 87.16 89.46
15 B 80.94 83.64 86.34 89.04 91.74 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53
O 80.94 83.64 86.34 89.04 91.74 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53

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

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