2017 BUFFALO GS Pay Table
The Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY GS locality table for 2017. The 2017 locality adjustment was 18.66%, applied on top of the 2017 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2017 BUFFALO GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY.
Covered area: Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Erie County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Wyoming County, NY.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $21,983 | $22,719 | $23,450 | $24,177 | $24,908 | $25,335 | $26,058 | $26,787 | $26,816 | $27,495 |
| GS-2 | $24,716 | $25,304 | $26,123 | $26,816 | $27,117 | $27,915 | $28,712 | $29,510 | $30,307 | $31,104 |
| GS-3 | $26,968 | $27,867 | $28,767 | $29,666 | $30,566 | $31,465 | $32,365 | $33,264 | $34,163 | $35,063 |
| GS-4 | $30,275 | $31,284 | $32,292 | $33,301 | $34,309 | $35,318 | $36,327 | $37,335 | $38,344 | $39,352 |
| GS-5 | $33,871 | $35,001 | $36,131 | $37,260 | $38,390 | $39,520 | $40,649 | $41,779 | $42,909 | $44,038 |
| GS-6 | $37,756 | $39,015 | $40,274 | $41,533 | $42,792 | $44,051 | $45,310 | $46,569 | $47,828 | $49,087 |
| GS-7 | $41,957 | $43,356 | $44,755 | $46,154 | $47,553 | $48,952 | $50,351 | $51,750 | $53,149 | $54,548 |
| GS-8 | $46,466 | $48,015 | $49,563 | $51,112 | $52,660 | $54,209 | $55,757 | $57,306 | $58,854 | $60,403 |
| GS-9 | $51,322 | $53,033 | $54,744 | $56,455 | $58,166 | $59,877 | $61,588 | $63,299 | $65,010 | $66,721 |
| GS-10 | $56,518 | $58,402 | $60,286 | $62,171 | $64,055 | $65,939 | $67,824 | $69,708 | $71,592 | $73,477 |
| GS-11 | $62,094 | $64,163 | $66,232 | $68,302 | $70,371 | $72,441 | $74,510 | $76,580 | $78,649 | $80,718 |
| GS-12 | $74,426 | $76,907 | $79,388 | $81,869 | $84,351 | $86,832 | $89,313 | $91,794 | $94,275 | $96,757 |
| GS-13 | $88,501 | $91,451 | $94,401 | $97,351 | $100,301 | $103,251 | $106,201 | $109,151 | $112,100 | $115,050 |
| GS-14 | $104,582 | $108,068 | $111,555 | $115,041 | $118,527 | $122,013 | $125,500 | $128,986 | $132,472 | $135,958 |
| GS-15 | $123,017 | $127,118 | $131,219 | $135,320 | $139,421 | $143,522 | $147,623 | $151,723 | $155,824 | $159,925 |
2017 BUFFALO full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 18.66% locality adjustment for 2017. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for BUFFALO.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $21,983 | $22,719 | $23,450 | $24,177 | $24,908 | $25,335 | $26,058 | $26,787 | $26,816 | $27,495 |
| GS-2 | $24,716 | $25,304 | $26,123 | $26,816 | $27,117 | $27,915 | $28,712 | $29,510 | $30,307 | $31,104 |
| GS-3 | $26,968 | $27,867 | $28,767 | $29,666 | $30,566 | $31,465 | $32,365 | $33,264 | $34,163 | $35,063 |
| GS-4 | $30,275 | $31,284 | $32,292 | $33,301 | $34,309 | $35,318 | $36,327 | $37,335 | $38,344 | $39,352 |
| GS-5 | $33,871 | $35,001 | $36,131 | $37,260 | $38,390 | $39,520 | $40,649 | $41,779 | $42,909 | $44,038 |
| GS-6 | $37,756 | $39,015 | $40,274 | $41,533 | $42,792 | $44,051 | $45,310 | $46,569 | $47,828 | $49,087 |
| GS-7 | $41,957 | $43,356 | $44,755 | $46,154 | $47,553 | $48,952 | $50,351 | $51,750 | $53,149 | $54,548 |
| GS-8 | $46,466 | $48,015 | $49,563 | $51,112 | $52,660 | $54,209 | $55,757 | $57,306 | $58,854 | $60,403 |
| GS-9 | $51,322 | $53,033 | $54,744 | $56,455 | $58,166 | $59,877 | $61,588 | $63,299 | $65,010 | $66,721 |
| GS-10 | $56,518 | $58,402 | $60,286 | $62,171 | $64,055 | $65,939 | $67,824 | $69,708 | $71,592 | $73,477 |
| GS-11 | $62,094 | $64,163 | $66,232 | $68,302 | $70,371 | $72,441 | $74,510 | $76,580 | $78,649 | $80,718 |
| GS-12 | $74,426 | $76,907 | $79,388 | $81,869 | $84,351 | $86,832 | $89,313 | $91,794 | $94,275 | $96,757 |
| GS-13 | $88,501 | $91,451 | $94,401 | $97,351 | $100,301 | $103,251 | $106,201 | $109,151 | $112,100 | $115,050 |
| GS-14 | $104,582 | $108,068 | $111,555 | $115,041 | $118,527 | $122,013 | $125,500 | $128,986 | $132,472 | $135,958 |
| GS-15 | $123,017 | $127,118 | $131,219 | $135,320 | $139,421 | $143,522 | $147,623 | $151,723 | $155,824 | $159,925 |
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About the 2017 BUFFALO table
The BUFFALO Locality Area used the official OPM Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY 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 18.66%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,983, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $159,925.
What was covered by this pay area
The pay area covered 5 counties and cities across New York. Some of the included jurisdictions include Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Erie County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Wyoming County, NY.
2017 BUFFALO questions
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What was the 2017 locality adjustment for BUFFALO?
In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY was 18.66%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in BUFFALO in 2017?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in BUFFALO earned $74,426 in 2017, rising to $96,757 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 BUFFALO page. -
Is the 2017 table still current?
No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest BUFFALO page.