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Archive year. This is the 2015 table for New York. For current pay, see the latest New York page.
28.72% 2015 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,377 to $158,700 2015 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
40 Counties covered by this pay area

2015 New York full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 28.72% locality adjustment for 2015. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for New York.

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
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About the 2015 New York table

The New York Locality Area used the official OPM New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA 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 28.72%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,377, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $158,700.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 40 counties and cities across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania. Some of the included jurisdictions include Bronx County, NY, Dutchess County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, Orange County, NY, Putnam County, NY, Queens County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Suffolk County, NY, Sullivan County, NY, and more.

2015 New York questions

  • What was the 2015 locality adjustment for New York?
    In 2015, the locality pay adjustment for New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA was 28.72%, added on top of the 2015 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in New York in 2015?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in New York earned $79,145 in 2015, rising to $102,894 at Step 10. See the 2015 GS-12 New York page.
  • Is the 2015 table still current?
    No. 2015 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest New York page.