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New York Buffalo General Schedule Payscale

1,251 federal employees †
$55,634 average yearly pay
+5% salary raise this year

The Buffalo Locality Area is a General Schedule locality primarily located within New York. Federal employees who work within the Buffalo locality area receive a locality adjustment of 21.99%, which is applied to the base General Schedule payscale.

Locality adjustment rates are set yearly by the OPM to account for higher costs of living within Buffalo, as compared to the Rest of U.S. locality raise (which is applied to all Federal employees not located within any other locality).

The chart below is the 2024 General Schedule pay table, with Buffalo's 21.99% locality raise applied to the base pay rates. These are the yearly pay rates that are applicable to most salaried federal employees within this region, based on their GS Grade and Step.


GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$26,821$27,721$28,612$29,501$30,390$30,911$31,794$32,684$32,719$33,550
GS-2$30,158$30,876$31,875$32,719$33,089$34,062$35,036$36,009$36,982$37,956
GS-3$32,907$34,003$35,100$36,197$37,294$38,390$39,487$40,584$41,680$42,777
GS-4$36,939$38,169$39,400$40,631$41,862$43,093$44,324$45,555$46,786$48,016
GS-5$41,328$42,705$44,082$45,460$46,837$48,214$49,591$50,969$52,346$53,723
GS-6$46,070$47,605$49,141$50,677$52,213$53,749$55,285$56,821$58,356$59,892
GS-7$51,194$52,901$54,608$56,314$58,021$59,728$61,434$63,141$64,847$66,554
GS-8$56,695$58,584$60,474$62,364$64,253$66,143$68,033$69,922$71,812$73,701
GS-9$62,620$64,707$66,794$68,882$70,969$73,056$75,143$77,231$79,318$81,405
GS-10$68,959$71,257$73,555$75,853$78,152$80,450$82,748$85,047$87,345$89,643
GS-11$75,764$78,290$80,815$83,340$85,865$88,390$90,915$93,441$95,966$98,491
GS-12$90,811$93,837$96,864$99,890$102,917$105,943$108,970$111,997$115,023$118,050
GS-13$107,986$111,585$115,185$118,785$122,385$125,985$129,585$133,185$136,785$140,385
GS-14$127,606$131,860$136,114$140,368$144,622$148,875$153,129$157,383$161,637$165,891
GS-15$150,098$155,101$160,103$165,106$170,109$175,112$180,115$185,117$190,120$191,900*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$25,482$26,338$27,184$28,028$28,874$29,369$30,208$31,052$31,086$31,882
GS-2$28,653$29,335$30,284$31,086$31,437$32,362$33,286$34,211$35,136$36,060
GS-3$31,265$32,307$33,349$34,392$35,434$36,477$37,519$38,561$39,604$40,646
GS-4$35,096$36,265$37,435$38,605$39,775$40,945$42,115$43,284$44,454$45,624
GS-5$39,265$40,575$41,884$43,193$44,503$45,812$47,121$48,431$49,740$51,050
GS-6$43,771$45,230$46,688$48,147$49,605$51,064$52,523$53,981$55,440$56,899
GS-7$48,640$50,261$51,882$53,503$55,124$56,746$58,367$59,988$61,609$63,231
GS-8$53,866$55,662$57,458$59,254$61,050$62,846$64,642$66,438$68,234$70,030
GS-9$59,495$61,478$63,461$65,444$67,427$69,410$71,393$73,375$75,358$77,341
GS-10$65,517$67,701$69,885$72,070$74,254$76,438$78,623$80,807$82,991$85,176
GS-11$71,984$74,383$76,782$79,181$81,580$83,979$86,378$88,777$91,176$93,575
GS-12$86,279$89,155$92,031$94,907$97,783$100,659$103,535$106,411$109,287$112,163
GS-13$102,597$106,016$109,436$112,856$116,275$119,695$123,114$126,534$129,954$133,373
GS-14$121,238$125,279$129,320$133,361$137,402$141,443$145,484$149,525$153,566$157,607
GS-15$142,608$147,361$152,115$156,868$161,621$166,374$171,128$175,881$180,634$183,500*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$24,364$25,181$25,991$26,797$27,607$28,080$28,882$29,689$29,722$30,478
GS-2$27,395$28,048$28,955$29,722$30,057$30,941$31,826$32,710$33,594$34,478
GS-3$29,892$30,888$31,885$32,881$33,878$34,874$35,870$36,867$37,863$38,860
GS-4$33,555$34,674$35,792$36,910$38,029$39,147$40,266$41,384$42,502$43,621
GS-5$37,542$38,793$40,045$41,296$42,547$43,798$45,050$46,301$47,552$48,804
GS-6$41,849$43,244$44,639$46,034$47,429$48,824$50,219$51,614$53,009$54,404
GS-7$46,504$48,054$49,603$51,153$52,702$54,252$55,802$57,351$58,901$60,450
GS-8$51,502$53,218$54,934$56,651$58,367$60,083$61,800$63,516$65,232$66,948
GS-9$56,884$58,780$60,676$62,572$64,469$66,365$68,261$70,157$72,054$73,950
GS-10$62,641$64,730$66,818$68,906$70,994$73,083$75,171$77,259$79,348$81,436
GS-11$68,824$71,118$73,411$75,705$77,999$80,292$82,586$84,879$87,173$89,467
GS-12$82,492$85,242$87,992$90,742$93,492$96,242$98,992$101,743$104,493$107,243
GS-13$98,093$101,362$104,632$107,901$111,171$114,440$117,710$120,979$124,249$127,518
GS-14$115,916$119,780$123,644$127,507$131,371$135,235$139,099$142,962$146,826$150,690
GS-15$136,349$140,893$145,438$149,983$154,528$159,073$163,618$168,163$172,708$176,300*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,725$24,521$25,309$26,094$26,883$27,344$28,124$28,911$28,942$29,677
GS-2$26,677$27,312$28,195$28,942$29,267$30,128$30,989$31,849$32,710$33,571
GS-3$29,108$30,078$31,048$32,018$32,988$33,958$34,928$35,898$36,868$37,838
GS-4$32,675$33,764$34,853$35,942$37,031$38,120$39,209$40,298$41,387$42,476
GS-5$36,558$37,776$38,995$40,214$41,433$42,652$43,871$45,089$46,308$47,527
GS-6$40,751$42,110$43,468$44,826$46,184$47,543$48,901$50,259$51,617$52,976
GS-7$45,284$46,794$48,304$49,813$51,323$52,833$54,342$55,852$57,362$58,872
GS-8$50,151$51,823$53,495$55,167$56,839$58,511$60,183$61,855$63,527$65,199
GS-9$55,392$57,238$59,084$60,931$62,777$64,623$66,469$68,316$70,162$72,008
GS-10$60,999$63,033$65,067$67,100$69,134$71,168$73,202$75,236$77,269$79,303
GS-11$67,019$69,253$71,488$73,722$75,957$78,191$80,426$82,660$84,895$87,129
GS-12$80,328$83,007$85,685$88,363$91,041$93,719$96,397$99,075$101,753$104,431
GS-13$95,521$98,705$101,889$105,073$108,257$111,441$114,625$117,809$120,993$124,177
GS-14$112,876$116,638$120,401$124,163$127,925$131,688$135,450$139,212$142,974$146,737
GS-15$132,773$137,199$141,624$146,050$150,476$154,902$159,328$163,753$168,179$172,500*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,491$24,278$25,059$25,836$26,617$27,074$27,846$28,624$28,656$29,386
GS-2$26,413$27,041$27,916$28,656$28,978$29,830$30,682$31,534$32,387$33,239
GS-3$28,819$29,780$30,740$31,700$32,661$33,621$34,582$35,542$36,502$37,463
GS-4$32,352$33,430$34,508$35,586$36,665$37,743$38,821$39,899$40,977$42,056
GS-5$36,196$37,403$38,609$39,816$41,023$42,230$43,437$44,643$45,850$47,057
GS-6$40,348$41,693$43,038$44,383$45,728$47,073$48,418$49,763$51,108$52,453
GS-7$44,836$46,330$47,824$49,318$50,812$52,306$53,800$55,294$56,788$58,283
GS-8$49,655$51,310$52,965$54,620$56,275$57,930$59,586$61,241$62,896$64,551
GS-9$54,844$56,672$58,500$60,328$62,157$63,985$65,813$67,641$69,470$71,298
GS-10$60,396$62,409$64,422$66,436$68,449$70,462$72,476$74,489$76,502$78,516
GS-11$66,355$68,567$70,779$72,990$75,202$77,414$79,625$81,837$84,049$86,260
GS-12$79,533$82,184$84,836$87,488$90,139$92,791$95,442$98,094$100,746$103,397
GS-13$94,575$97,727$100,880$104,033$107,186$110,339$113,492$116,644$119,797$122,950
GS-14$111,758$115,483$119,208$122,933$126,658$130,383$134,108$137,833$141,558$145,283
GS-15$131,458$135,840$140,223$144,605$148,988$153,370$157,753$162,135$166,518$170,800*
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,795$23,558$24,317$25,070$25,828$26,271$27,020$27,777$27,807$28,514
GS-2$25,630$26,240$27,089$27,807$28,119$28,946$29,773$30,600$31,427$32,253
GS-3$27,964$28,897$29,829$30,761$31,693$32,626$33,558$34,490$35,422$36,355
GS-4$31,393$32,439$33,485$34,531$35,577$36,623$37,669$38,714$39,760$40,806
GS-5$35,123$36,294$37,464$38,634$39,805$40,975$42,145$43,316$44,486$45,656
GS-6$39,151$40,457$41,762$43,068$44,374$45,679$46,985$48,290$49,596$50,902
GS-7$43,507$44,958$46,408$47,858$49,309$50,759$52,210$53,660$55,110$56,561
GS-8$48,183$49,789$51,395$53,001$54,607$56,213$57,819$59,425$61,031$62,636
GS-9$53,218$54,992$56,765$58,539$60,312$62,086$63,860$65,633$67,407$69,180
GS-10$58,606$60,559$62,512$64,465$66,418$68,371$70,324$72,277$74,230$76,183
GS-11$64,388$66,535$68,682$70,829$72,976$75,123$77,270$79,417$81,563$83,710
GS-12$77,175$79,748$82,321$84,894$87,467$90,040$92,613$95,186$97,758$100,331
GS-13$91,771$94,830$97,889$100,948$104,006$107,065$110,124$113,183$116,241$119,300
GS-14$108,446$112,061$115,677$119,292$122,907$126,522$130,138$133,753$137,368$140,983
GS-15$127,562$131,814$136,066$140,318$144,570$148,822$153,073$157,325$161,577$165,829
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,388$23,138$23,882$24,623$25,367$25,802$26,538$27,281$27,310$28,010
GS-2$25,172$25,771$26,605$27,310$27,620$28,433$29,246$30,058$30,871$31,684
GS-3$27,465$28,380$29,296$30,211$31,126$32,042$32,957$33,872$34,787$35,703
GS-4$30,833$31,860$32,888$33,915$34,942$35,970$36,997$38,024$39,052$40,079
GS-5$34,497$35,647$36,797$37,947$39,097$40,247$41,397$42,547$43,697$44,847
GS-6$38,452$39,733$41,015$42,296$43,577$44,858$46,139$47,421$48,702$49,983
GS-7$42,731$44,155$45,579$47,003$48,428$49,852$51,276$52,700$54,124$55,549
GS-8$47,323$48,901$50,479$52,057$53,635$55,213$56,790$58,368$59,946$61,524
GS-9$52,269$54,011$55,754$57,496$59,238$60,981$62,723$64,466$66,208$67,950
GS-10$57,560$59,479$61,398$63,317$65,236$67,154$69,073$70,992$72,911$74,830
GS-11$63,239$65,348$67,456$69,564$71,672$73,781$75,889$77,997$80,106$82,214
GS-12$75,798$78,325$80,852$83,378$85,905$88,432$90,958$93,485$96,011$98,538
GS-13$90,133$93,138$96,143$99,147$102,152$105,156$108,161$111,165$114,170$117,174
GS-14$106,511$110,062$113,612$117,162$120,713$124,263$127,813$131,364$134,914$138,465
GS-15$125,286$129,462$133,638$137,814$141,990$146,166$150,342$154,518$158,694$162,870
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
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,518$22,237$22,953$23,665$24,381$24,799$25,507$26,220$26,248$26,912
GS-2$24,193$24,769$25,570$26,248$26,546$27,327$28,109$28,890$29,671$30,453
GS-3$26,397$27,277$28,157$29,037$29,916$30,796$31,676$32,556$33,436$34,316
GS-4$29,634$30,621$31,609$32,597$33,585$34,572$35,560$36,548$37,536$38,523
GS-5$33,154$34,259$35,364$36,469$37,574$38,679$39,785$40,890$41,995$43,100
GS-6$36,957$38,189$39,421$40,653$41,884$43,116$44,348$45,580$46,811$48,043
GS-7$41,069$42,438$43,807$45,176$46,545$47,914$49,283$50,652$52,021$53,390
GS-8$45,482$46,998$48,514$50,029$51,545$53,060$54,576$56,092$57,607$59,123
GS-9$50,236$51,910$53,584$55,258$56,932$58,606$60,280$61,954$63,628$65,302
GS-10$55,321$57,165$59,009$60,853$62,698$64,542$66,386$68,230$70,074$71,918
GS-11$60,779$62,805$64,831$66,857$68,883$70,909$72,935$74,961$76,987$79,013
GS-12$72,851$75,279$77,707$80,136$82,564$84,992$87,421$89,849$92,277$94,706
GS-13$86,629$89,517$92,405$95,293$98,181$101,070$103,958$106,846$109,734$112,622
GS-14$102,368$105,781$109,193$112,606$116,018$119,431$122,844$126,256$129,669$133,081
GS-15$120,414$124,428$128,443$132,457$136,471$140,486$144,500$148,514$152,529$156,543
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
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$21,034$21,737$22,437$23,133$23,832$24,243$24,934$25,631$25,658$26,313
GS-2$23,650$24,213$24,995$25,658$25,945$26,708$27,470$28,233$28,996$29,759
GS-3$25,803$26,663$27,523$28,383$29,243$30,102$30,962$31,822$32,682$33,542
GS-4$28,968$29,933$30,898$31,863$32,828$33,793$34,758$35,723$36,688$37,654
GS-5$32,409$33,490$34,571$35,652$36,733$37,814$38,895$39,976$41,056$42,137
GS-6$36,127$37,331$38,534$39,738$40,942$42,146$43,349$44,553$45,757$46,960
GS-7$40,146$41,485$42,823$44,161$45,499$46,838$48,176$49,514$50,852$52,191
GS-8$44,461$45,943$47,425$48,907$50,389$51,871$53,353$54,836$56,318$57,800
GS-9$49,107$50,744$52,380$54,017$55,653$57,290$58,926$60,563$62,199$63,836
GS-10$54,079$55,881$57,684$59,487$61,289$63,092$64,895$66,697$68,500$70,303
GS-11$59,414$61,395$63,375$65,356$67,336$69,316$71,297$73,277$75,258$77,238
GS-12$71,214$73,587$75,961$78,334$80,708$83,082$85,455$87,829$90,202$92,576
GS-13$84,683$87,506$90,328$93,151$95,974$98,797$101,619$104,442$107,265$110,088
GS-14$100,069$103,404$106,740$110,075$113,410$116,745$120,080$123,415$126,750$130,085
GS-15$117,710$121,633$125,557$129,480$133,404$137,328$141,251$145,175$149,098$153,022
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,826$21,522$22,215$22,904$23,596$24,003$24,687$25,378$25,405$26,050
GS-2$23,416$23,973$24,747$25,405$25,690$26,446$27,201$27,957$28,713$29,468
GS-3$25,548$26,400$27,252$28,103$28,955$29,807$30,658$31,510$32,361$33,213
GS-4$28,681$29,637$30,593$31,548$32,504$33,460$34,416$35,371$36,327$37,283
GS-5$32,089$33,158$34,227$35,296$36,366$37,435$38,504$39,573$40,642$41,712
GS-6$35,769$36,961$38,153$39,345$40,537$41,729$42,921$44,113$45,305$46,497
GS-7$39,749$41,074$42,399$43,725$45,050$46,376$47,701$49,026$50,352$51,677
GS-8$44,021$45,488$46,955$48,422$49,888$51,355$52,822$54,289$55,756$57,223
GS-9$48,620$50,241$51,861$53,481$55,101$56,721$58,341$59,962$61,582$63,202
GS-10$53,543$55,328$57,113$58,898$60,683$62,468$64,254$66,039$67,824$69,609
GS-11$58,826$60,786$62,747$64,707$66,668$68,629$70,589$72,550$74,510$76,471
GS-12$70,509$72,859$75,209$77,559$79,909$82,259$84,609$86,959$89,310$91,660
GS-13$83,844$86,639$89,434$92,228$95,023$97,818$100,612$103,407$106,201$108,996
GS-14$99,079$102,381$105,683$108,986$112,288$115,590$118,893$122,195$125,497$128,800
GS-15$116,545$120,430$124,315$128,200$132,084$135,969$139,854$143,739$147,624$151,509
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,826$21,522$22,215$22,904$23,596$24,003$24,687$25,378$25,405$26,050
GS-2$23,416$23,973$24,747$25,405$25,690$26,446$27,201$27,957$28,713$29,468
GS-3$25,548$26,400$27,252$28,103$28,955$29,807$30,658$31,510$32,361$33,213
GS-4$28,681$29,637$30,593$31,548$32,504$33,460$34,416$35,371$36,327$37,283
GS-5$32,089$33,158$34,227$35,296$36,366$37,435$38,504$39,573$40,642$41,712
GS-6$35,769$36,961$38,153$39,345$40,537$41,729$42,921$44,113$45,305$46,497
GS-7$39,749$41,074$42,399$43,725$45,050$46,376$47,701$49,026$50,352$51,677
GS-8$44,021$45,488$46,955$48,422$49,888$51,355$52,822$54,289$55,756$57,223
GS-9$48,620$50,241$51,861$53,481$55,101$56,721$58,341$59,962$61,582$63,202
GS-10$53,543$55,328$57,113$58,898$60,683$62,468$64,254$66,039$67,824$69,609
GS-11$58,826$60,786$62,747$64,707$66,668$68,629$70,589$72,550$74,510$76,471
GS-12$70,509$72,859$75,209$77,559$79,909$82,259$84,609$86,959$89,310$91,660
GS-13$83,844$86,639$89,434$92,228$95,023$97,818$100,612$103,407$106,201$108,996
GS-14$99,079$102,381$105,683$108,986$112,288$115,590$118,893$122,195$125,497$128,800
GS-15$116,545$120,430$124,315$128,200$132,084$135,969$139,854$143,739$147,624$151,509
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,826$21,522$22,215$22,904$23,596$24,003$24,687$25,378$25,405$26,050
GS-2$23,416$23,973$24,747$25,405$25,690$26,446$27,201$27,957$28,713$29,468
GS-3$25,548$26,400$27,252$28,103$28,955$29,807$30,658$31,510$32,361$33,213
GS-4$28,681$29,637$30,593$31,548$32,504$33,460$34,416$35,371$36,327$37,283
GS-5$32,089$33,158$34,227$35,296$36,366$37,435$38,504$39,573$40,642$41,712
GS-6$35,769$36,961$38,153$39,345$40,537$41,729$42,921$44,113$45,305$46,497
GS-7$39,749$41,074$42,399$43,725$45,050$46,376$47,701$49,026$50,352$51,677
GS-8$44,021$45,488$46,955$48,422$49,888$51,355$52,822$54,289$55,756$57,223
GS-9$48,620$50,241$51,861$53,481$55,101$56,721$58,341$59,962$61,582$63,202
GS-10$53,543$55,328$57,113$58,898$60,683$62,468$64,254$66,039$67,824$69,609
GS-11$58,826$60,786$62,747$64,707$66,668$68,629$70,589$72,550$74,510$76,471
GS-12$70,509$72,859$75,209$77,559$79,909$82,259$84,609$86,959$89,310$91,660
GS-13$83,844$86,639$89,434$92,228$95,023$97,818$100,612$103,407$106,201$108,996
GS-14$99,079$102,381$105,683$108,986$112,288$115,590$118,893$122,195$125,497$128,800
GS-15$116,545$120,430$124,315$128,200$132,084$135,969$139,854$143,739$147,624$151,509
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,826$21,522$22,215$22,904$23,596$24,003$24,687$25,378$25,405$26,050
GS-2$23,416$23,973$24,747$25,405$25,690$26,446$27,201$27,957$28,713$29,468
GS-3$25,548$26,400$27,252$28,103$28,955$29,807$30,658$31,510$32,361$33,213
GS-4$28,681$29,637$30,593$31,548$32,504$33,460$34,416$35,371$36,327$37,283
GS-5$32,089$33,158$34,227$35,296$36,366$37,435$38,504$39,573$40,642$41,712
GS-6$35,769$36,961$38,153$39,345$40,537$41,729$42,921$44,113$45,305$46,497
GS-7$39,749$41,074$42,399$43,725$45,050$46,376$47,701$49,026$50,352$51,677
GS-8$44,021$45,488$46,955$48,422$49,888$51,355$52,822$54,289$55,756$57,223
GS-9$48,620$50,241$51,861$53,481$55,101$56,721$58,341$59,962$61,582$63,202
GS-10$53,543$55,328$57,113$58,898$60,683$62,468$64,254$66,039$67,824$69,609
GS-11$58,826$60,786$62,747$64,707$66,668$68,629$70,589$72,550$74,510$76,471
GS-12$70,509$72,859$75,209$77,559$79,909$82,259$84,609$86,959$89,310$91,660
GS-13$83,844$86,639$89,434$92,228$95,023$97,818$100,612$103,407$106,201$108,996
GS-14$99,079$102,381$105,683$108,986$112,288$115,590$118,893$122,195$125,497$128,800
GS-15$116,545$120,430$124,315$128,200$132,084$135,969$139,854$143,739$147,624$151,509
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$20,415$21,097$21,775$22,452$23,130$23,529$24,200$24,876$24,903$25,541
GS-2$22,953$23,499$24,258$24,903$25,181$25,921$26,661$27,402$28,142$28,882
GS-3$25,044$25,878$26,713$27,547$28,382$29,216$30,051$30,885$31,720$32,554
GS-4$28,115$29,052$29,989$30,926$31,863$32,800$33,737$34,674$35,611$36,548
GS-5$31,456$32,504$33,553$34,602$35,650$36,699$37,748$38,796$39,845$40,894
GS-6$35,062$36,231$37,400$38,568$39,737$40,905$42,074$43,242$44,411$45,579
GS-7$38,964$40,263$41,562$42,861$44,160$45,458$46,757$48,056$49,355$50,654
GS-8$43,152$44,590$46,029$47,467$48,906$50,344$51,783$53,222$54,660$56,099
GS-9$47,661$49,249$50,838$52,427$54,015$55,604$57,193$58,782$60,370$61,959
GS-10$52,486$54,235$55,985$57,734$59,483$61,233$62,982$64,731$66,481$68,230
GS-11$57,664$59,586$61,507$63,429$65,351$67,272$69,194$71,115$73,037$74,959
GS-12$69,116$71,419$73,723$76,026$78,329$80,633$82,936$85,239$87,543$89,846
GS-13$82,189$84,929$87,668$90,408$93,148$95,888$98,628$101,368$104,107$106,847
GS-14$97,122$100,360$103,598$106,836$110,074$113,311$116,549$119,787$123,025$126,263
GS-15$114,244$118,052$121,860$125,669$129,477$133,285$137,093$140,902$144,710$148,518
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$19,562$20,215$20,866$21,513$22,164$22,546$23,188$23,837$23,862$24,471
GS-2$21,994$22,517$23,245$23,862$24,128$24,838$25,547$26,256$26,965$27,674
GS-3$23,997$24,797$25,597$26,397$27,197$27,997$28,797$29,597$30,396$31,196
GS-4$26,940$27,838$28,737$29,636$30,534$31,433$32,331$33,230$34,128$35,027
GS-5$30,141$31,145$32,149$33,153$34,157$35,161$36,165$37,170$38,174$39,178
GS-6$33,597$34,717$35,837$36,957$38,077$39,197$40,317$41,438$42,558$43,678
GS-7$37,336$38,580$39,824$41,068$42,312$43,556$44,800$46,044$47,288$48,532
GS-8$41,348$42,726$44,105$45,483$46,861$48,239$49,618$50,996$52,374$53,752
GS-9$45,669$47,192$48,714$50,237$51,760$53,283$54,806$56,329$57,852$59,375
GS-10$50,292$51,969$53,646$55,322$56,999$58,676$60,352$62,029$63,706$65,382
GS-11$55,255$57,097$58,938$60,780$62,622$64,464$66,306$68,148$69,990$71,832
GS-12$66,227$68,435$70,643$72,851$75,059$77,267$79,475$81,683$83,891$86,099
GS-13$78,754$81,380$84,005$86,631$89,257$91,883$94,508$97,134$99,760$102,385
GS-14$93,062$96,164$99,266$102,368$105,470$108,572$111,674$114,776$117,878$120,980
GS-15$109,470$113,119$116,768$120,418$124,067$127,716$131,366$135,015$138,665$142,314
GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$18,983$19,617$20,249$20,877$21,508$21,879$22,502$23,131$23,156$23,741
GS-2$21,344$21,851$22,557$23,156$23,414$24,103$24,791$25,479$26,168$26,856
GS-3$23,288$24,064$24,840$25,616$26,393$27,169$27,945$28,721$29,498$30,274
GS-4$26,143$27,014$27,885$28,756$29,626$30,497$31,368$32,239$33,110$33,981
GS-5$29,249$30,223$31,198$32,173$33,148$34,123$35,098$36,073$37,047$38,022
GS-6$32,604$33,690$34,777$35,864$36,950$38,037$39,124$40,210$41,297$42,384
GS-7$36,231$37,439$38,647$39,854$41,062$42,270$43,477$44,685$45,893$47,101
GS-8$40,125$41,463$42,801$44,138$45,476$46,814$48,152$49,490$50,828$52,165
GS-9$44,318$45,795$47,272$48,749$50,226$51,703$53,180$54,657$56,134$57,612
GS-10$48,805$50,431$52,058$53,685$55,311$56,938$58,565$60,191$61,818$63,445
GS-11$53,621$55,408$57,196$58,984$60,771$62,559$64,346$66,134$67,922$69,709
GS-12$64,268$66,410$68,553$70,695$72,838$74,981$77,123$79,266$81,408$83,551
GS-13$76,425$78,972$81,520$84,068$86,616$89,164$91,712$94,259$96,807$99,355
GS-14$90,310$93,320$96,330$99,340$102,350$105,360$108,371$111,381$114,391$117,401
GS-15$106,231$109,772$113,313$116,854$120,395$123,936$127,477$131,018$134,559$138,100

* The 2024 General Schedule payscale is capped at a maximum salary of $191,900 per year, which is Level 4 of the Senior Executive Service payscale.

Buffalo Pay Locality Federal Employment Statistics

This section provides statistics on Federal government employees in the Buffalo pay area, including most common occupations, agencies with the most local employees, and the average paygrade and salary rates of general schedule employees in the area. All data in this section is derived from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)'s most recent available listings of federal employees in the Buffalo pay area.

Common Occupations in Buffalo Locality

Occupation Number Employed Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
Veterans Claims Examining 597 $67,360.00 $8.00
Contact Representative 525 $53,380.00 $1.00
Medical Support Assistance 129 $46,162.00 $110.00

This table lists the top three occupations held by the approximately 1,251 federal employees working in the Buffalo Locality, across all agencies, as well as average yearly compensation for Buffalo Locality based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Buffalo Locality

Agency Buffalo Locality Employees Avg. Salary Avg. Bonus
Veterans Benefits Administration 597 $67,360.00 $8.00
Internal Revenue Service 525 $53,380.00 $1.00
Veterans Health Administration 129 $46,162.00 $110.00

There are three Federal agencies with a significant workforce in the Buffalo Locality. General Schedule employees at all of the agencies listed below will be paid according to the locality-adjusted GS payscale listed on this page.


Distribution of GS Employees in Buffalo Locality

There are approximately 1,251 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within the Buffalo pay area. The average federal employee in the Buffalo lcality earns $55,634 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $40.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in the Buffalo locality is Veterans Claims Examining. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in the Buffalo locality is the Veterans Benefits Administration, which has total of 597 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in the Buffalo pay area by paygrade, from GS-1 to GS-15. To learn more about how paygrades are determined and how they affect a federal employee's salary, see how to calculate GS Pay.


The primary city to which the Buffalo locality area applies is Buffalo.

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