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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in New York for 2017

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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 31.22% 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$24,310$25,123$25,932$26,736$27,544$28,017$28,816$29,623$29,654$30,405
GS-2$27,332$27,983$28,888$29,654$29,988$30,870$31,751$32,633$33,515$34,397
GS-3$29,822$30,817$31,812$32,806$33,801$34,796$35,790$36,785$37,780$38,772
GS-4$33,479$34,595$35,710$36,826$37,941$39,056$40,172$41,287$42,402$43,518
GS-5$37,457$38,706$39,955$41,204$42,454$43,703$44,952$46,201$47,450$48,700
GS-6$41,753$43,145$44,537$45,930$47,322$48,714$50,106$51,499$52,891$54,283
GS-7$46,398$47,945$49,492$51,039$52,586$54,133$55,681$57,228$58,775$60,322
GS-8$51,384$53,097$54,809$56,522$58,234$59,947$61,659$63,371$65,084$66,796
GS-9$56,754$58,646$60,538$62,431$64,323$66,215$68,107$69,999$71,892$73,784
GS-10$62,500$64,584$66,668$68,751$70,835$72,919$75,003$77,087$79,170$81,254
GS-11$68,666$70,955$73,243$75,532$77,820$80,108$82,397$84,685$86,974$89,262
GS-12$82,304$85,048$87,791$90,535$93,279$96,023$98,767$101,510$104,254$106,998
GS-13$97,869$101,131$104,393$107,656$110,918$114,180$117,442$120,704$123,966$127,228
GS-14$115,652$119,507$123,363$127,218$131,073$134,928$138,784$142,639$146,494$150,349
GS-15$136,038$140,573$145,108$149,643$154,178$158,713$161,900*$161,900*$161,900*$161,900*

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 18.66% 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$21,983$22,719$23,450$24,177$24,908$25,335$26,058$26,787$26,816$27,495
GS-2$24,716$25,304$26,123$26,816$27,117$27,915$28,712$29,510$30,307$31,104
GS-3$26,968$27,867$28,767$29,666$30,566$31,465$32,365$33,264$34,163$35,060
GS-4$30,275$31,284$32,292$33,301$34,309$35,318$36,327$37,335$38,344$39,352
GS-5$33,871$35,001$36,131$37,260$38,390$39,520$40,649$41,779$42,909$44,038
GS-6$37,756$39,015$40,274$41,533$42,792$44,051$45,310$46,569$47,828$49,087
GS-7$41,957$43,356$44,755$46,154$47,553$48,952$50,351$51,750$53,149$54,548
GS-8$46,466$48,015$49,563$51,112$52,660$54,209$55,757$57,306$58,854$60,403
GS-9$51,322$53,033$54,744$56,455$58,166$59,877$61,588$63,299$65,010$66,721
GS-10$56,518$58,402$60,286$62,171$64,055$65,939$67,824$69,708$71,592$73,477
GS-11$62,094$64,163$66,232$68,302$70,371$72,441$74,510$76,580$78,649$80,718
GS-12$74,426$76,907$79,388$81,869$84,351$86,832$89,313$91,794$94,275$96,757
GS-13$88,501$91,451$94,401$97,351$100,301$103,251$106,201$109,151$112,100$115,050
GS-14$104,582$108,068$111,555$115,041$118,527$122,013$125,500$128,986$132,472$135,958
GS-15$123,017$127,118$131,219$135,320$139,421$143,522$147,623$151,723$155,824$159,925

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 15.85% 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$21,462$22,181$22,894$23,604$24,318$24,735$25,441$26,153$26,181$26,844
GS-2$24,130$24,705$25,504$26,181$26,475$27,254$28,032$28,811$29,589$30,368
GS-3$26,329$27,207$28,086$28,964$29,842$30,720$31,598$32,476$33,354$34,230
GS-4$29,558$30,543$31,527$32,512$33,497$34,482$35,466$36,451$37,436$38,420
GS-5$33,069$34,172$35,275$36,378$37,481$38,584$39,687$40,790$41,893$42,995
GS-6$36,862$38,091$39,321$40,550$41,779$43,008$44,237$45,466$46,696$47,925
GS-7$40,963$42,329$43,695$45,061$46,427$47,793$49,159$50,525$51,890$53,256
GS-8$45,366$46,878$48,389$49,901$51,413$52,925$54,437$55,949$57,460$58,972
GS-9$50,106$51,777$53,447$55,118$56,789$58,459$60,130$61,800$63,471$65,141
GS-10$55,179$57,019$58,859$60,698$62,538$64,378$66,218$68,057$69,897$71,737
GS-11$60,623$62,644$64,664$66,684$68,705$70,725$72,746$74,766$76,787$78,807
GS-12$72,663$75,086$77,508$79,931$82,353$84,776$87,198$89,620$92,043$94,465
GS-13$86,406$89,286$92,166$95,046$97,926$100,806$103,686$106,566$109,446$112,326
GS-14$102,106$105,509$108,913$112,317$115,720$119,124$122,528$125,931$129,335$132,739
GS-15$120,104$124,108$128,112$132,115$136,119$140,123$144,127$148,130$152,134$156,138

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 15.06% (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$21,316$22,029$22,738$23,443$24,152$24,566$25,267$25,975$26,002$26,661
GS-2$23,966$24,537$25,330$26,002$26,295$27,068$27,841$28,614$29,387$30,161
GS-3$26,150$27,022$27,894$28,766$29,638$30,510$31,383$32,255$33,127$33,997
GS-4$29,356$30,334$31,312$32,290$33,268$34,246$35,224$36,202$37,180$38,158
GS-5$32,844$33,939$35,035$36,130$37,225$38,321$39,416$40,511$41,607$42,702
GS-6$36,611$37,832$39,053$40,273$41,494$42,715$43,936$45,156$46,377$47,598
GS-7$40,684$42,041$43,397$44,754$46,110$47,467$48,823$50,180$51,537$52,893
GS-8$45,056$46,558$48,059$49,561$51,062$52,564$54,066$55,567$57,069$58,570
GS-9$49,765$51,424$53,083$54,742$56,401$58,060$59,720$61,379$63,038$64,697
GS-10$54,803$56,630$58,457$60,285$62,112$63,939$65,766$67,593$69,420$71,247
GS-11$60,210$62,216$64,223$66,230$68,236$70,243$72,250$74,256$76,263$78,270
GS-12$72,168$74,574$76,980$79,386$81,792$84,197$86,603$89,009$91,415$93,821
GS-13$85,816$88,677$91,537$94,398$97,258$100,118$102,979$105,839$108,699$111,560
GS-14$101,409$104,790$108,170$111,551$114,931$118,312$121,692$125,073$128,453$131,833
GS-15$119,285$123,261$127,238$131,214$135,191$139,167$143,144$147,120$151,097$155,073

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 $161,900, 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/2017/newyork