2018 ALBANY GS Pay Table
The Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA GS locality table for 2018. The 2018 locality adjustment was 16.50%, applied on top of the 2018 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2018 ALBANY GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA.
Covered area: 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.
| 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 |
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
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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.