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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for BUFFALO. For current pay, see the latest BUFFALO page.
19.67% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,795 to $165,829 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
5 Counties covered by this pay area

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

  • 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.