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Archive year. This is the 2016 table for ALBANY. For current pay, see the latest ALBANY page.
14.49% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,001 to $152,780 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
13 Counties covered by this pay area

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

  • 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.