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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for ALBANY. For current pay, see the latest ALBANY page.
17.19% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,322 to $162,393 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
13 Counties covered by this pay area

2019 ALBANY full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.19% locality adjustment for 2019. 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 $22,322$23,070$23,813$24,550$25,293$25,727$26,460$27,201$27,230$27,923
GS-2 $25,099$25,696$26,527$27,230$27,536$28,346$29,156$29,965$30,775$31,585
GS-3 $27,385$28,298$29,211$30,124$31,037$31,950$32,862$33,775$34,688$35,601
GS-4 $30,742$31,767$32,791$33,815$34,839$35,864$36,888$37,912$38,936$39,961
GS-5 $34,395$35,541$36,688$37,834$38,980$40,126$41,272$42,418$43,564$44,710
GS-6 $38,340$39,618$40,897$42,176$43,454$44,733$46,011$47,290$48,568$49,847
GS-7 $42,606$44,026$45,446$46,867$48,287$49,707$51,128$52,548$53,968$55,389
GS-8 $47,184$48,757$50,330$51,902$53,475$55,048$56,620$58,193$59,766$61,338
GS-9 $52,116$53,852$55,589$57,326$59,063$60,799$62,536$64,273$66,010$67,746
GS-10 $57,391$59,304$61,217$63,129$65,042$66,954$68,867$70,779$72,692$74,604
GS-11 $63,054$65,156$67,259$69,361$71,464$73,566$75,668$77,771$79,873$81,976
GS-12 $75,576$78,095$80,615$83,135$85,654$88,174$90,693$93,213$95,733$98,252
GS-13 $89,869$92,865$95,860$98,856$101,851$104,846$107,842$110,837$113,833$116,828
GS-14 $106,199$109,739$113,279$116,820$120,360$123,900$127,441$130,981$134,521$138,062
GS-15 $124,919$129,082$133,246$137,410$141,574$145,737$149,901$154,065$158,229$162,393
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About the 2019 ALBANY table

The ALBANY Locality Area used the official OPM Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA boundary in 2019. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2019 nationwide base GS table.

In 2019, the locality adjustment was 17.19%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,322, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $162,393.

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.

2019 ALBANY questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for ALBANY?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA was 17.19%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in ALBANY in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in ALBANY earned $75,576 in 2019, rising to $98,252 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 ALBANY page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest ALBANY page.