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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for ALBANY. For current pay, see the latest ALBANY page.
17.88% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,037 to $167,602 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
13 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 ALBANY full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.88% locality adjustment for 2020. 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 $23,037$23,809$24,576$25,337$26,103$26,551$27,308$28,072$28,103$28,819
GS-2 $25,903$26,519$27,378$28,103$28,419$29,254$30,090$30,926$31,762$32,597
GS-3 $28,263$29,205$30,147$31,088$32,030$32,972$33,914$34,856$35,798$36,740
GS-4 $31,727$32,785$33,842$34,900$35,957$37,014$38,072$39,129$40,186$41,244
GS-5 $35,497$36,681$37,864$39,048$40,231$41,415$42,598$43,782$44,965$46,149
GS-6 $39,569$40,888$42,207$43,526$44,845$46,164$47,483$48,802$50,121$51,440
GS-7 $43,970$45,436$46,901$48,366$49,831$51,297$52,762$54,227$55,692$57,158
GS-8 $48,696$50,319$51,943$53,566$55,189$56,812$58,435$60,059$61,682$63,305
GS-9 $53,785$55,578$57,371$59,164$60,957$62,750$64,543$66,336$68,129$69,922
GS-10 $59,230$61,204$63,179$65,153$67,128$69,102$71,077$73,051$75,026$77,000
GS-11 $65,074$67,243$69,412$71,581$73,750$75,919$78,088$80,257$82,426$84,595
GS-12 $77,998$80,598$83,199$85,799$88,399$91,000$93,600$96,201$98,801$101,402
GS-13 $92,749$95,841$98,933$102,025$105,117$108,209$111,301$114,393$117,485$120,577
GS-14 $109,601$113,254$116,907$120,561$124,214$127,867$131,520$135,173$138,826$142,479
GS-15 $128,921$133,219$137,516$141,814$146,112$150,410$154,708$159,006$163,304$167,602
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About the 2020 ALBANY table

The ALBANY Locality Area used the official OPM Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA boundary in 2020. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2020 nationwide base GS table.

In 2020, the locality adjustment was 17.88%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,037, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $167,602.

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.

2020 ALBANY questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for ALBANY?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA was 17.88%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in ALBANY in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in ALBANY earned $77,998 in 2020, rising to $101,402 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 ALBANY page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest ALBANY page.