2016 ALBANY GS Pay Table
The Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA GS locality table for 2016. The 2016 locality adjustment was 14.49%, applied on top of the 2016 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2016 ALBANY GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA.
Covered area: Albany County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Fulton County, NY, Greene County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Warren County, NY, Washington County, NY, and more.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $21,001 | $21,703 | $22,401 | $23,096 | $23,794 | $24,203 | $24,894 | $25,590 | $25,617 | $26,265 |
| GS-2 | $23,611 | $24,173 | $24,955 | $25,617 | $25,908 | $26,670 | $27,433 | $28,195 | $28,958 | $29,720 |
| GS-3 | $25,763 | $26,621 | $27,480 | $28,339 | $29,197 | $30,056 | $30,915 | $31,773 | $32,632 | $33,491 |
| GS-4 | $28,921 | $29,885 | $30,849 | $31,813 | $32,777 | $33,741 | $34,705 | $35,669 | $36,633 | $37,597 |
| GS-5 | $32,357 | $33,436 | $34,514 | $35,593 | $36,671 | $37,750 | $38,828 | $39,907 | $40,985 | $42,064 |
| GS-6 | $36,069 | $37,271 | $38,473 | $39,675 | $40,878 | $42,080 | $43,282 | $44,484 | $45,686 | $46,888 |
| GS-7 | $40,082 | $41,418 | $42,754 | $44,090 | $45,426 | $46,762 | $48,098 | $49,434 | $50,771 | $52,107 |
| GS-8 | $44,389 | $45,868 | $47,347 | $48,827 | $50,306 | $51,785 | $53,264 | $54,743 | $56,223 | $57,702 |
| GS-9 | $49,028 | $50,662 | $52,296 | $53,929 | $55,563 | $57,197 | $58,831 | $60,464 | $62,098 | $63,732 |
| GS-10 | $53,991 | $55,791 | $57,591 | $59,391 | $61,190 | $62,990 | $64,790 | $66,590 | $68,389 | $70,189 |
| GS-11 | $59,318 | $61,296 | $63,273 | $65,250 | $67,227 | $69,205 | $71,182 | $73,159 | $75,136 | $77,114 |
| GS-12 | $71,099 | $73,469 | $75,839 | $78,209 | $80,579 | $82,949 | $85,319 | $87,689 | $90,059 | $92,429 |
| GS-13 | $84,546 | $87,365 | $90,184 | $93,003 | $95,821 | $98,640 | $101,459 | $104,277 | $107,096 | $109,915 |
| GS-14 | $99,907 | $103,238 | $106,568 | $109,899 | $113,229 | $116,560 | $119,890 | $123,221 | $126,552 | $129,882 |
| GS-15 | $117,519 | $121,437 | $125,355 | $129,273 | $133,191 | $137,109 | $141,026 | $144,944 | $148,862 | $152,780 |
2016 ALBANY full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 14.49% locality adjustment for 2016. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for ALBANY.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $21,001 | $21,703 | $22,401 | $23,096 | $23,794 | $24,203 | $24,894 | $25,590 | $25,617 | $26,265 |
| GS-2 | $23,611 | $24,173 | $24,955 | $25,617 | $25,908 | $26,670 | $27,433 | $28,195 | $28,958 | $29,720 |
| GS-3 | $25,763 | $26,621 | $27,480 | $28,339 | $29,197 | $30,056 | $30,915 | $31,773 | $32,632 | $33,491 |
| GS-4 | $28,921 | $29,885 | $30,849 | $31,813 | $32,777 | $33,741 | $34,705 | $35,669 | $36,633 | $37,597 |
| GS-5 | $32,357 | $33,436 | $34,514 | $35,593 | $36,671 | $37,750 | $38,828 | $39,907 | $40,985 | $42,064 |
| GS-6 | $36,069 | $37,271 | $38,473 | $39,675 | $40,878 | $42,080 | $43,282 | $44,484 | $45,686 | $46,888 |
| GS-7 | $40,082 | $41,418 | $42,754 | $44,090 | $45,426 | $46,762 | $48,098 | $49,434 | $50,771 | $52,107 |
| GS-8 | $44,389 | $45,868 | $47,347 | $48,827 | $50,306 | $51,785 | $53,264 | $54,743 | $56,223 | $57,702 |
| GS-9 | $49,028 | $50,662 | $52,296 | $53,929 | $55,563 | $57,197 | $58,831 | $60,464 | $62,098 | $63,732 |
| GS-10 | $53,991 | $55,791 | $57,591 | $59,391 | $61,190 | $62,990 | $64,790 | $66,590 | $68,389 | $70,189 |
| GS-11 | $59,318 | $61,296 | $63,273 | $65,250 | $67,227 | $69,205 | $71,182 | $73,159 | $75,136 | $77,114 |
| GS-12 | $71,099 | $73,469 | $75,839 | $78,209 | $80,579 | $82,949 | $85,319 | $87,689 | $90,059 | $92,429 |
| GS-13 | $84,546 | $87,365 | $90,184 | $93,003 | $95,821 | $98,640 | $101,459 | $104,277 | $107,096 | $109,915 |
| GS-14 | $99,907 | $103,238 | $106,568 | $109,899 | $113,229 | $116,560 | $119,890 | $123,221 | $126,552 | $129,882 |
| GS-15 | $117,519 | $121,437 | $125,355 | $129,273 | $133,191 | $137,109 | $141,026 | $144,944 | $148,862 | $152,780 |
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About the 2016 ALBANY table
The ALBANY Locality Area used the official OPM Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA boundary in 2016. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2016 nationwide base GS table.
In 2016, the locality adjustment was 14.49%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,001, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $152,780.
What was covered by this pay area
The pay area covered 13 counties and cities across New York, Massachusetts. Some of the included jurisdictions include Albany County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Fulton County, NY, Greene County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Warren County, NY, Washington County, NY, and more.
2016 ALBANY questions
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What was the 2016 locality adjustment for ALBANY?
In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA was 14.49%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in ALBANY in 2016?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in ALBANY earned $71,099 in 2016, rising to $92,429 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 ALBANY page. -
Is the 2016 table still current?
No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest ALBANY page.