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Archive year. This is the 2016 table for New York. For current pay, see the latest New York page.
29.20% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,699 to $160,300 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
40 Counties covered by this pay area

2016 New York full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 29.20% locality adjustment for 2016. 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 $23,699$24,491$25,279$26,064$26,852$27,313$28,092$28,877$28,909$29,640
GS-2 $26,645$27,279$28,162$28,909$29,237$30,097$30,958$31,818$32,679$33,539
GS-3 $29,073$30,042$31,011$31,980$32,949$33,918$34,887$35,856$36,825$37,794
GS-4 $32,637$33,725$34,813$35,901$36,989$38,077$39,164$40,252$41,340$42,428
GS-5 $36,515$37,732$38,949$40,166$41,383$42,600$43,817$45,034$46,251$47,468
GS-6 $40,703$42,060$43,416$44,773$46,130$47,486$48,843$50,199$51,556$52,913
GS-7 $45,232$46,739$48,247$49,755$51,263$52,770$54,278$55,786$57,294$58,802
GS-8 $50,092$51,761$53,431$55,100$56,769$58,438$60,108$61,777$63,446$65,116
GS-9 $55,327$57,171$59,015$60,858$62,702$64,546$66,389$68,233$70,077$71,920
GS-10 $60,928$62,959$64,990$67,021$69,052$71,083$73,114$75,145$77,176$79,207
GS-11 $66,940$69,171$71,402$73,634$75,865$78,096$80,328$82,559$84,790$87,021
GS-12 $80,234$82,909$85,583$88,258$90,932$93,607$96,281$98,956$101,630$104,304
GS-13 $95,409$98,590$101,771$104,952$108,133$111,314$114,494$117,675$120,856$124,037
GS-14 $112,744$116,502$120,261$124,019$127,778$131,536$135,294$139,053$142,811$146,570
GS-15 $132,619$137,040$141,461$145,882$150,304$154,725$159,146$160,300$160,300$160,300
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About the 2016 New York table

The New York Locality Area used the official OPM New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA 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 29.20%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,699, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $160,300.

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.

2016 New York questions

  • What was the 2016 locality adjustment for New York?
    In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA was 29.20%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in New York in 2016?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in New York earned $80,234 in 2016, rising to $104,304 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 New York page.
  • Is the 2016 table still current?
    No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest New York page.