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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for ALBANY. For current pay, see the latest ALBANY page.
16.50% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,885 to $159,208 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
13 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 ALBANY full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.50% locality adjustment for 2018. 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 $21,885$22,617$23,345$24,069$24,797$25,222$25,941$26,668$26,696$27,380
GS-2 $24,606$25,192$26,006$26,696$26,999$27,793$28,588$29,382$30,177$30,972
GS-3 $26,847$27,742$28,637$29,532$30,426$31,321$32,216$33,110$34,005$34,900
GS-4 $30,140$31,144$32,148$33,152$34,157$35,161$36,165$37,169$38,174$39,178
GS-5 $33,721$34,845$35,969$37,094$38,218$39,342$40,466$41,591$42,715$43,839
GS-6 $37,588$38,840$40,092$41,345$42,597$43,849$45,102$46,354$47,607$48,859
GS-7 $41,770$43,162$44,554$45,946$47,339$48,731$50,123$51,515$52,907$54,299
GS-8 $46,259$47,801$49,344$50,886$52,428$53,971$55,513$57,056$58,598$60,141
GS-9 $51,093$52,797$54,500$56,203$57,906$59,610$61,313$63,016$64,719$66,422
GS-10 $56,266$58,142$60,017$61,893$63,769$65,644$67,520$69,396$71,271$73,147
GS-11 $61,817$63,878$65,939$68,000$70,061$72,122$74,183$76,243$78,304$80,365
GS-12 $74,094$76,564$79,034$81,503$83,973$86,443$88,913$91,383$93,852$96,322
GS-13 $88,107$91,044$93,981$96,918$99,854$102,791$105,728$108,665$111,602$114,539
GS-14 $104,116$107,587$111,057$114,528$117,998$121,469$124,939$128,410$131,880$135,351
GS-15 $122,468$126,550$130,633$134,715$138,797$142,879$146,961$151,043$155,126$159,208
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About the 2018 ALBANY table

The ALBANY Locality Area used the official OPM Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA boundary in 2018. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2018 nationwide base GS table.

In 2018, the locality adjustment was 16.50%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,885, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $159,208.

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.

2018 ALBANY questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for ALBANY?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA was 16.50%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in ALBANY in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in ALBANY earned $74,094 in 2018, rising to $96,322 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 ALBANY page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest ALBANY page.