2020 BUFFALO GS Pay Table
The Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY GS locality table for 2020. The 2020 locality adjustment was 20.20%, applied on top of the 2020 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2020 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 | $23,491 | $24,278 | $25,059 | $25,836 | $26,617 | $27,074 | $27,846 | $28,624 | $28,656 | $29,386 |
| GS-2 | $26,413 | $27,041 | $27,916 | $28,656 | $28,978 | $29,830 | $30,682 | $31,534 | $32,387 | $33,239 |
| GS-3 | $28,819 | $29,780 | $30,740 | $31,700 | $32,661 | $33,621 | $34,582 | $35,542 | $36,502 | $37,463 |
| GS-4 | $32,352 | $33,430 | $34,508 | $35,586 | $36,665 | $37,743 | $38,821 | $39,899 | $40,977 | $42,056 |
| GS-5 | $36,196 | $37,403 | $38,609 | $39,816 | $41,023 | $42,230 | $43,437 | $44,643 | $45,850 | $47,057 |
| GS-6 | $40,348 | $41,693 | $43,038 | $44,383 | $45,728 | $47,073 | $48,418 | $49,763 | $51,108 | $52,453 |
| GS-7 | $44,836 | $46,330 | $47,824 | $49,318 | $50,812 | $52,306 | $53,800 | $55,294 | $56,788 | $58,283 |
| GS-8 | $49,655 | $51,310 | $52,965 | $54,620 | $56,275 | $57,930 | $59,586 | $61,241 | $62,896 | $64,551 |
| GS-9 | $54,844 | $56,672 | $58,500 | $60,328 | $62,157 | $63,985 | $65,813 | $67,641 | $69,470 | $71,298 |
| GS-10 | $60,396 | $62,409 | $64,422 | $66,436 | $68,449 | $70,462 | $72,476 | $74,489 | $76,502 | $78,516 |
| GS-11 | $66,355 | $68,567 | $70,779 | $72,990 | $75,202 | $77,414 | $79,625 | $81,837 | $84,049 | $86,260 |
| GS-12 | $79,533 | $82,184 | $84,836 | $87,488 | $90,139 | $92,791 | $95,442 | $98,094 | $100,746 | $103,397 |
| GS-13 | $94,575 | $97,727 | $100,880 | $104,033 | $107,186 | $110,339 | $113,492 | $116,644 | $119,797 | $122,950 |
| GS-14 | $111,758 | $115,483 | $119,208 | $122,933 | $126,658 | $130,383 | $134,108 | $137,833 | $141,558 | $145,283 |
| GS-15 | $131,458 | $135,840 | $140,223 | $144,605 | $148,988 | $153,370 | $157,753 | $162,135 | $166,518 | $170,800 |
2020 BUFFALO full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 20.20% locality adjustment for 2020. 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 | $23,491 | $24,278 | $25,059 | $25,836 | $26,617 | $27,074 | $27,846 | $28,624 | $28,656 | $29,386 |
| GS-2 | $26,413 | $27,041 | $27,916 | $28,656 | $28,978 | $29,830 | $30,682 | $31,534 | $32,387 | $33,239 |
| GS-3 | $28,819 | $29,780 | $30,740 | $31,700 | $32,661 | $33,621 | $34,582 | $35,542 | $36,502 | $37,463 |
| GS-4 | $32,352 | $33,430 | $34,508 | $35,586 | $36,665 | $37,743 | $38,821 | $39,899 | $40,977 | $42,056 |
| GS-5 | $36,196 | $37,403 | $38,609 | $39,816 | $41,023 | $42,230 | $43,437 | $44,643 | $45,850 | $47,057 |
| GS-6 | $40,348 | $41,693 | $43,038 | $44,383 | $45,728 | $47,073 | $48,418 | $49,763 | $51,108 | $52,453 |
| GS-7 | $44,836 | $46,330 | $47,824 | $49,318 | $50,812 | $52,306 | $53,800 | $55,294 | $56,788 | $58,283 |
| GS-8 | $49,655 | $51,310 | $52,965 | $54,620 | $56,275 | $57,930 | $59,586 | $61,241 | $62,896 | $64,551 |
| GS-9 | $54,844 | $56,672 | $58,500 | $60,328 | $62,157 | $63,985 | $65,813 | $67,641 | $69,470 | $71,298 |
| GS-10 | $60,396 | $62,409 | $64,422 | $66,436 | $68,449 | $70,462 | $72,476 | $74,489 | $76,502 | $78,516 |
| GS-11 | $66,355 | $68,567 | $70,779 | $72,990 | $75,202 | $77,414 | $79,625 | $81,837 | $84,049 | $86,260 |
| GS-12 | $79,533 | $82,184 | $84,836 | $87,488 | $90,139 | $92,791 | $95,442 | $98,094 | $100,746 | $103,397 |
| GS-13 | $94,575 | $97,727 | $100,880 | $104,033 | $107,186 | $110,339 | $113,492 | $116,644 | $119,797 | $122,950 |
| GS-14 | $111,758 | $115,483 | $119,208 | $122,933 | $126,658 | $130,383 | $134,108 | $137,833 | $141,558 | $145,283 |
| GS-15 | $131,458 | $135,840 | $140,223 | $144,605 | $148,988 | $153,370 | $157,753 | $162,135 | $166,518 | $170,800 |
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About the 2020 BUFFALO table
The BUFFALO Locality Area used the official OPM Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY 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 20.20%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,491, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $170,800.
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.
2020 BUFFALO questions
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What was the 2020 locality adjustment for BUFFALO?
In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY was 20.20%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in BUFFALO in 2020?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in BUFFALO earned $79,533 in 2020, rising to $103,397 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 BUFFALO page. -
Is the 2020 table still current?
No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest BUFFALO page.