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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for ALBANY. For current pay, see the latest ALBANY page.
17.88% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,267 to $169,273 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
13 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 ALBANY full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.88% locality adjustment for 2021. 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 $23,267$24,048$24,821$25,591$26,364$26,817$27,582$28,352$28,383$29,105
GS-2 $26,162$26,785$27,651$28,383$28,703$29,547$30,391$31,235$32,079$32,923
GS-3 $28,546$29,497$30,448$31,400$32,351$33,302$34,254$35,205$36,156$37,107
GS-4 $32,044$33,112$34,180$35,248$36,316$37,384$38,452$39,520$40,588$41,656
GS-5 $35,852$37,047$38,243$39,438$40,633$41,829$43,024$44,219$45,414$46,610
GS-6 $39,965$41,297$42,629$43,961$45,293$46,625$47,957$49,289$50,621$51,953
GS-7 $44,410$45,891$47,371$48,852$50,332$51,813$53,294$54,774$56,255$57,735
GS-8 $49,183$50,823$52,462$54,102$55,742$57,382$59,021$60,661$62,301$63,940
GS-9 $54,323$56,133$57,944$59,755$61,565$63,376$65,186$66,997$68,808$70,618
GS-10 $59,822$61,816$63,811$65,805$67,800$69,794$71,789$73,783$75,778$77,773
GS-11 $65,725$67,917$70,108$72,299$74,491$76,682$78,874$81,065$83,256$85,448
GS-12 $78,778$81,404$84,031$86,657$89,283$91,910$94,536$97,163$99,789$102,415
GS-13 $93,677$96,800$99,922$103,045$106,167$109,290$112,413$115,535$118,658$121,781
GS-14 $110,698$114,387$118,077$121,767$125,456$129,146$132,835$136,525$140,215$143,904
GS-15 $130,210$134,551$138,891$143,231$147,572$151,912$156,252$160,593$164,933$169,273
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About the 2021 ALBANY table

The ALBANY Locality Area used the official OPM Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA boundary in 2021. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2021 nationwide base GS table.

In 2021, the locality adjustment was 17.88%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,267, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $169,273.

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.

2021 ALBANY questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for ALBANY?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA was 17.88%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in ALBANY in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in ALBANY earned $78,778 in 2021, rising to $102,415 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 ALBANY page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest ALBANY page.