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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in New York for 2015

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The General Schedule (GS) payscale is the federal government payscale used to determine the salaries of over 70% of federal civilian employees.

Under the GS payscale, an employee's base pay depends on two factors - the GS Paygrade of their job, and the Paygrade Step they have achieved (depending on seniority or performance). This base pay is then modified based on a "Locality Pay Adjustment", which adjusts the GS payscale based on cost-of-living in different areas within the United States.

New York has one or more Locality Pay Adjustment areas with special locality pay adjustment rates. This page lists the locality-adjusted yearly GS pay scales for each area, with starting pay for a GS-1 broken down by county in the interactive map. For a detailed calculation of your pay as a GS employee in New York, see our General Schedule Pay Calculator.

NEW YORK-NEWARK, NY-NJ-CT-PA

The NEW YORK-NEWARK, NY-NJ-CT-PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in New York City and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 28.72% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,377$24,158$24,936$25,709$26,487$26,942$27,711$28,486$28,515$29,235
GS-2$26,283$26,909$27,779$28,515$28,837$29,685$30,534$31,382$32,230$33,078
GS-3$28,678$29,634$30,590$31,547$32,503$33,459$34,416$35,372$36,329$37,285
GS-4$32,194$33,268$34,341$35,415$36,488$37,562$38,635$39,709$40,782$41,856
GS-5$36,018$37,219$38,420$39,621$40,822$42,023$43,224$44,425$45,626$46,827
GS-6$40,150$41,489$42,828$44,166$45,505$46,844$48,182$49,521$50,860$52,199
GS-7$44,617$46,104$47,590$49,077$50,564$52,051$53,537$55,024$56,511$57,997
GS-8$49,412$51,059$52,707$54,355$56,002$57,650$59,297$60,945$62,593$64,240
GS-9$54,576$56,395$58,214$60,032$61,851$63,670$65,489$67,308$69,127$70,945
GS-10$60,101$62,104$64,106$66,109$68,112$70,115$72,118$74,121$76,124$78,127
GS-11$66,031$68,232$70,433$72,634$74,835$77,036$79,237$81,439$83,640$85,841
GS-12$79,145$81,784$84,422$87,061$89,700$92,339$94,977$97,616$100,255$102,894
GS-13$94,114$97,251$100,387$103,524$106,661$109,798$112,935$116,072$119,209$122,346
GS-14$111,213$114,920$118,627$122,334$126,041$129,748$133,456$137,163$140,870$144,577
GS-15$130,818$135,179$139,540$143,901$148,262$152,623$156,984$158,700*$158,700*$158,700*

The New York City locality pay rate also applies to New York, Yonkers, Fort Hamilton, West Point, and other cities within the region.

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BUFFALO-CHEEKTOWAGA-OLEAN, NY

The BUFFALO-CHEEKTOWAGA-OLEAN, NY General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Buffalo and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 16.98% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,245$21,955$22,661$23,364$24,071$24,485$25,183$25,888$25,915$26,568
GS-2$23,886$24,455$25,245$25,915$26,207$26,978$27,749$28,520$29,291$30,062
GS-3$26,062$26,931$27,800$28,669$29,539$30,408$31,277$32,146$33,015$33,884
GS-4$29,258$30,233$31,209$32,185$33,160$34,136$35,112$36,087$37,063$38,038
GS-5$32,733$33,825$34,916$36,008$37,099$38,190$39,282$40,373$41,465$42,556
GS-6$36,488$37,705$38,922$40,138$41,355$42,571$43,788$45,005$46,221$47,438
GS-7$40,548$41,899$43,250$44,601$45,952$47,303$48,654$50,005$51,357$52,708
GS-8$44,905$46,402$47,900$49,397$50,894$52,392$53,889$55,387$56,884$58,381
GS-9$49,598$51,251$52,904$54,557$56,210$57,863$59,516$61,169$62,822$64,475
GS-10$54,619$56,439$58,260$60,080$61,900$63,720$65,540$67,361$69,181$71,001
GS-11$60,008$62,009$64,009$66,009$68,010$70,010$72,011$74,011$76,011$78,012
GS-12$71,926$74,324$76,723$79,121$81,519$83,917$86,315$88,713$91,111$93,509
GS-13$85,530$88,381$91,232$94,082$96,933$99,784$102,635$105,486$108,336$111,187
GS-14$101,070$104,439$107,808$111,177$114,546$117,915$121,284$124,653$128,022$131,391
GS-15$118,887$122,850$126,813$130,777$134,740$138,703$142,666$146,630$150,593$154,556

The Buffalo locality pay rate also applies to Buffalo, and other cities within the region.

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ALBANY-SCHENECTADY, NY-MA

The ALBANY-SCHENECTADY, NY-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Albany and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 14.16% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,733$21,426$22,115$22,801$23,491$23,895$24,576$25,264$25,290$25,928
GS-2$23,310$23,865$24,637$25,290$25,575$26,328$27,080$27,832$28,585$29,337
GS-3$25,434$26,282$27,130$27,978$28,827$29,675$30,523$31,371$32,219$33,068
GS-4$28,553$29,505$30,457$31,409$32,361$33,313$34,265$35,217$36,169$37,121
GS-5$31,944$33,009$34,074$35,140$36,205$37,270$38,335$39,400$40,465$41,530
GS-6$35,609$36,796$37,983$39,171$40,358$41,545$42,732$43,920$45,107$46,294
GS-7$39,570$40,889$42,207$43,526$44,844$46,163$47,481$48,800$50,119$51,437
GS-8$43,823$45,284$46,745$48,206$49,668$51,129$52,590$54,051$55,513$56,974
GS-9$48,403$50,016$51,629$53,242$54,855$56,468$58,081$59,694$61,307$62,920
GS-10$53,302$55,079$56,855$58,631$60,408$62,184$63,960$65,737$67,513$69,289
GS-11$58,562$60,514$62,466$64,418$66,370$68,322$70,275$72,227$74,179$76,131
GS-12$70,192$72,533$74,873$77,213$79,554$81,894$84,234$86,574$88,915$91,255
GS-13$83,468$86,250$89,032$91,814$94,596$97,378$100,161$102,943$105,725$108,507
GS-14$98,633$101,921$105,209$108,497$111,784$115,072$118,360$121,648$124,936$128,223
GS-15$116,021$119,889$123,756$127,624$131,492$135,360$139,227$143,095$146,963$150,830

The Albany locality pay rate also applies to Saratoga Springs, Watervliet, and other cities within the region.

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Rest of New York

Any federal employees in New York who do not live in an area for which a specific Locality Pay Adjustment has been set will receive the generic "Rest of the United States" locality pay adjustment of 14.16% (shown in the table below).

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,733$21,426$22,115$22,801$23,491$23,895$24,576$25,264$25,290$25,928
GS-2$23,310$23,865$24,637$25,290$25,575$26,328$27,080$27,832$28,585$29,337
GS-3$25,434$26,282$27,130$27,978$28,827$29,675$30,523$31,371$32,219$33,068
GS-4$28,553$29,505$30,457$31,409$32,361$33,313$34,265$35,217$36,169$37,121
GS-5$31,944$33,009$34,074$35,140$36,205$37,270$38,335$39,400$40,465$41,530
GS-6$35,609$36,796$37,983$39,171$40,358$41,545$42,732$43,920$45,107$46,294
GS-7$39,570$40,889$42,207$43,526$44,844$46,163$47,481$48,800$50,119$51,437
GS-8$43,823$45,284$46,745$48,206$49,668$51,129$52,590$54,051$55,513$56,974
GS-9$48,403$50,016$51,629$53,242$54,855$56,468$58,081$59,694$61,307$62,920
GS-10$53,302$55,079$56,855$58,631$60,408$62,184$63,960$65,737$67,513$69,289
GS-11$58,562$60,514$62,466$64,418$66,370$68,322$70,275$72,227$74,179$76,131
GS-12$70,192$72,533$74,873$77,213$79,554$81,894$84,234$86,574$88,915$91,255
GS-13$83,468$86,250$89,032$91,814$94,596$97,378$100,161$102,943$105,725$108,507
GS-14$98,633$101,921$105,209$108,497$111,784$115,072$118,360$121,648$124,936$128,223
GS-15$116,021$119,889$123,756$127,624$131,492$135,360$139,227$143,095$146,963$150,830

The Rest of U.S. locality pay rate also applies to Syracuse, Fort Drum, and other cities within the region.

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* For some high-paygrade workers pay under the GS scale may be capped at $158,700, which is the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).


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Source: www.federalpay.org/gs/2015/newyork