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Archive year. This is the 2014 table for BUFFALO. For current pay, see the latest BUFFALO page.
16.98% 2014 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,034 to $153,022 2014 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
5 Counties covered by this pay area

2014 BUFFALO full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.98% locality adjustment for 2014. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for BUFFALO.

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
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About the 2014 BUFFALO table

The BUFFALO Locality Area used the official OPM Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY boundary in 2014. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2014 nationwide base GS table.

In 2014, the locality adjustment was 16.98%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,034, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $153,022.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 5 counties and cities across New York. Some of the included jurisdictions include Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Erie County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Wyoming County, NY.

2014 BUFFALO questions

  • What was the 2014 locality adjustment for BUFFALO?
    In 2014, the locality pay adjustment for Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY was 16.98%, added on top of the 2014 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in BUFFALO in 2014?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in BUFFALO earned $71,214 in 2014, rising to $92,576 at Step 10. See the 2014 GS-12 BUFFALO page.
  • Is the 2014 table still current?
    No. 2014 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest BUFFALO page.