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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2022-HOU

Incorporating the 2.2% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 33.96%

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

Total Increase: 2.69%

Effective January 2022

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 12.95 13.38 13.81 14.24 14.67 14.92 15.35 15.78 15.80 16.20
O 19.43 20.07 20.72 21.36 22.01 22.38 23.03 23.67 23.70 24.30
2 B 14.56 14.91 15.39 15.80 15.97 16.44 16.91 17.38 17.85 18.32
O 21.84 22.37 23.09 23.70 23.96 24.66 25.37 26.07 26.78 27.48
3 B 15.89 16.42 16.94 17.47 18.00 18.53 19.06 19.59 20.12 20.65
O 23.84 24.63 25.41 26.21 27.00 27.80 28.59 29.39 30.18 30.98
4 B 17.83 18.43 19.02 19.62 20.21 20.80 21.40 21.99 22.59 23.18
O 26.75 27.65 28.53 29.43 30.32 31.20 32.10 32.99 33.89 34.77
5 B 19.95 20.62 21.28 21.95 22.61 23.28 23.94 24.61 25.27 25.94
O 29.93 30.93 31.92 32.93 33.92 34.92 35.91 36.92 37.91 38.91
6 B 22.24 22.98 23.72 24.46 25.21 25.95 26.69 27.43 28.17 28.91
O 33.36 34.47 35.58 36.69 37.82 38.93 40.04 41.15 42.26 43.37
7 B 24.71 25.54 26.36 27.18 28.01 28.83 29.66 30.48 31.30 32.13
O 37.07 38.31 39.54 40.77 42.02 43.25 44.49 45.72 46.95 48.20
8 B 27.37 28.28 29.19 30.11 31.02 31.93 32.84 33.76 34.67 35.58
O 41.06 42.42 43.79 45.17 46.53 47.90 49.26 49.94 49.94 49.94
9 B 30.23 31.24 32.25 33.25 34.26 35.27 36.28 37.28 38.29 39.30
O 45.35 46.86 48.38 49.88 49.94 49.94 49.94 49.94 49.94 49.94
10 B 33.29 34.40 35.51 36.62 37.73 38.84 39.95 41.06 42.17 43.28
O 49.94 49.94 49.94 49.94 49.94 49.94 49.94 49.94 49.94 49.94
11 B 36.58 37.79 39.01 40.23 41.45 42.67 43.89 45.11 46.33 47.55
O 49.94 49.94 49.94 49.94 49.94 49.94 49.94 49.94 49.94 49.94
12 B 43.84 45.30 46.76 48.22 49.69 51.15 52.61 54.07 55.53 56.99
O 49.94 49.94 49.94 49.94 49.94 51.15 52.61 54.07 55.53 56.99
13 B 52.13 53.87 55.61 57.34 59.08 60.82 62.56 64.29 66.03 67.77
O 52.13 53.87 55.61 57.34 59.08 60.82 62.56 64.29 66.03 67.77
14 B 61.60 63.66 65.71 67.76 69.82 71.87 73.92 75.98 78.03 80.08
O 61.60 63.66 65.71 67.76 69.82 71.87 73.92 75.98 78.03 80.08
15 B 72.46 74.88 77.29 79.71 82.12 84.48 84.48 84.48 84.48 84.48
O 72.46 74.88 77.29 79.71 82.12 84.48 84.48 84.48 84.48 84.48

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

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