2019 BUFFALO GS Pay Table
The Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY GS locality table for 2019. The 2019 locality adjustment was 19.67%, applied on top of the 2019 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2019 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 | $22,795 | $23,558 | $24,317 | $25,070 | $25,828 | $26,271 | $27,020 | $27,777 | $27,807 | $28,514 |
| GS-2 | $25,630 | $26,240 | $27,089 | $27,807 | $28,119 | $28,946 | $29,773 | $30,600 | $31,427 | $32,253 |
| GS-3 | $27,964 | $28,897 | $29,829 | $30,761 | $31,693 | $32,626 | $33,558 | $34,490 | $35,422 | $36,355 |
| GS-4 | $31,393 | $32,439 | $33,485 | $34,531 | $35,577 | $36,623 | $37,669 | $38,714 | $39,760 | $40,806 |
| GS-5 | $35,123 | $36,294 | $37,464 | $38,634 | $39,805 | $40,975 | $42,145 | $43,316 | $44,486 | $45,656 |
| GS-6 | $39,151 | $40,457 | $41,762 | $43,068 | $44,374 | $45,679 | $46,985 | $48,290 | $49,596 | $50,902 |
| GS-7 | $43,507 | $44,958 | $46,408 | $47,858 | $49,309 | $50,759 | $52,210 | $53,660 | $55,110 | $56,561 |
| GS-8 | $48,183 | $49,789 | $51,395 | $53,001 | $54,607 | $56,213 | $57,819 | $59,425 | $61,031 | $62,636 |
| GS-9 | $53,218 | $54,992 | $56,765 | $58,539 | $60,312 | $62,086 | $63,860 | $65,633 | $67,407 | $69,180 |
| GS-10 | $58,606 | $60,559 | $62,512 | $64,465 | $66,418 | $68,371 | $70,324 | $72,277 | $74,230 | $76,183 |
| GS-11 | $64,388 | $66,535 | $68,682 | $70,829 | $72,976 | $75,123 | $77,270 | $79,417 | $81,563 | $83,710 |
| GS-12 | $77,175 | $79,748 | $82,321 | $84,894 | $87,467 | $90,040 | $92,613 | $95,186 | $97,758 | $100,331 |
| GS-13 | $91,771 | $94,830 | $97,889 | $100,948 | $104,006 | $107,065 | $110,124 | $113,183 | $116,241 | $119,300 |
| GS-14 | $108,446 | $112,061 | $115,677 | $119,292 | $122,907 | $126,522 | $130,138 | $133,753 | $137,368 | $140,983 |
| GS-15 | $127,562 | $131,814 | $136,066 | $140,318 | $144,570 | $148,822 | $153,073 | $157,325 | $161,577 | $165,829 |
2019 BUFFALO full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 19.67% locality adjustment for 2019. 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 | $22,795 | $23,558 | $24,317 | $25,070 | $25,828 | $26,271 | $27,020 | $27,777 | $27,807 | $28,514 |
| GS-2 | $25,630 | $26,240 | $27,089 | $27,807 | $28,119 | $28,946 | $29,773 | $30,600 | $31,427 | $32,253 |
| GS-3 | $27,964 | $28,897 | $29,829 | $30,761 | $31,693 | $32,626 | $33,558 | $34,490 | $35,422 | $36,355 |
| GS-4 | $31,393 | $32,439 | $33,485 | $34,531 | $35,577 | $36,623 | $37,669 | $38,714 | $39,760 | $40,806 |
| GS-5 | $35,123 | $36,294 | $37,464 | $38,634 | $39,805 | $40,975 | $42,145 | $43,316 | $44,486 | $45,656 |
| GS-6 | $39,151 | $40,457 | $41,762 | $43,068 | $44,374 | $45,679 | $46,985 | $48,290 | $49,596 | $50,902 |
| GS-7 | $43,507 | $44,958 | $46,408 | $47,858 | $49,309 | $50,759 | $52,210 | $53,660 | $55,110 | $56,561 |
| GS-8 | $48,183 | $49,789 | $51,395 | $53,001 | $54,607 | $56,213 | $57,819 | $59,425 | $61,031 | $62,636 |
| GS-9 | $53,218 | $54,992 | $56,765 | $58,539 | $60,312 | $62,086 | $63,860 | $65,633 | $67,407 | $69,180 |
| GS-10 | $58,606 | $60,559 | $62,512 | $64,465 | $66,418 | $68,371 | $70,324 | $72,277 | $74,230 | $76,183 |
| GS-11 | $64,388 | $66,535 | $68,682 | $70,829 | $72,976 | $75,123 | $77,270 | $79,417 | $81,563 | $83,710 |
| GS-12 | $77,175 | $79,748 | $82,321 | $84,894 | $87,467 | $90,040 | $92,613 | $95,186 | $97,758 | $100,331 |
| GS-13 | $91,771 | $94,830 | $97,889 | $100,948 | $104,006 | $107,065 | $110,124 | $113,183 | $116,241 | $119,300 |
| GS-14 | $108,446 | $112,061 | $115,677 | $119,292 | $122,907 | $126,522 | $130,138 | $133,753 | $137,368 | $140,983 |
| GS-15 | $127,562 | $131,814 | $136,066 | $140,318 | $144,570 | $148,822 | $153,073 | $157,325 | $161,577 | $165,829 |
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About the 2019 BUFFALO table
The BUFFALO Locality Area used the official OPM Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY 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 19.67%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,795, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $165,829.
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.
2019 BUFFALO questions
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What was the 2019 locality adjustment for BUFFALO?
In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY was 19.67%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in BUFFALO in 2019?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in BUFFALO earned $77,175 in 2019, rising to $100,331 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 BUFFALO page. -
Is the 2019 table still current?
No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest BUFFALO page.