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Archive year. This is the 2017 table for ALBANY. For current pay, see the latest ALBANY page.
15.85% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,462 to $156,138 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
13 Counties covered by this pay area

2017 ALBANY full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 15.85% locality adjustment for 2017. 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 $21,462$22,181$22,894$23,604$24,318$24,735$25,441$26,153$26,181$26,844
GS-2 $24,130$24,705$25,504$26,181$26,475$27,254$28,032$28,811$29,589$30,368
GS-3 $26,329$27,207$28,086$28,964$29,842$30,720$31,598$32,476$33,354$34,233
GS-4 $29,558$30,543$31,527$32,512$33,497$34,482$35,466$36,451$37,436$38,420
GS-5 $33,069$34,172$35,275$36,378$37,481$38,584$39,687$40,790$41,893$42,995
GS-6 $36,862$38,091$39,321$40,550$41,779$43,008$44,237$45,466$46,696$47,925
GS-7 $40,963$42,329$43,695$45,061$46,427$47,793$49,159$50,525$51,890$53,256
GS-8 $45,366$46,878$48,389$49,901$51,413$52,925$54,437$55,949$57,460$58,972
GS-9 $50,106$51,777$53,447$55,118$56,789$58,459$60,130$61,800$63,471$65,141
GS-10 $55,179$57,019$58,859$60,698$62,538$64,378$66,218$68,057$69,897$71,737
GS-11 $60,623$62,644$64,664$66,684$68,705$70,725$72,746$74,766$76,787$78,807
GS-12 $72,663$75,086$77,508$79,931$82,353$84,776$87,198$89,620$92,043$94,465
GS-13 $86,406$89,286$92,166$95,046$97,926$100,806$103,686$106,566$109,446$112,326
GS-14 $102,106$105,509$108,913$112,317$115,720$119,124$122,528$125,931$129,335$132,739
GS-15 $120,104$124,108$128,112$132,115$136,119$140,123$144,127$148,130$152,134$156,138
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About the 2017 ALBANY table

The ALBANY Locality Area used the official OPM Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA boundary in 2017. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2017 nationwide base GS table.

In 2017, the locality adjustment was 15.85%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,462, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $156,138.

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.

2017 ALBANY questions

  • What was the 2017 locality adjustment for ALBANY?
    In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA was 15.85%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in ALBANY in 2017?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in ALBANY earned $72,663 in 2017, rising to $94,465 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 ALBANY page.
  • Is the 2017 table still current?
    No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest ALBANY page.