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Archive year. This is the 2017 table for BUFFALO. For current pay, see the latest BUFFALO page.
18.66% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,983 to $159,925 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
5 Counties covered by this pay area

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

  • 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.