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Archive year. This is the 2015 table for BUFFALO. For current pay, see the latest BUFFALO page.
16.98% 2015 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,245 to $154,556 2015 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
5 Counties covered by this pay area

2015 BUFFALO full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.98% locality adjustment for 2015. 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 $21,245$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
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About the 2015 BUFFALO table

The BUFFALO Locality Area used the official OPM Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY boundary in 2015. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2015 nationwide base GS table.

In 2015, the locality adjustment was 16.98%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,245, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $154,556.

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.

2015 BUFFALO questions

  • What was the 2015 locality adjustment for BUFFALO?
    In 2015, the locality pay adjustment for Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY was 16.98%, added on top of the 2015 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in BUFFALO in 2015?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in BUFFALO earned $71,926 in 2015, rising to $93,509 at Step 10. See the 2015 GS-12 BUFFALO page.
  • Is the 2015 table still current?
    No. 2015 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest BUFFALO page.