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Archive year. This is the 2022 table for Albany. For current pay, see the latest Albany page.
18.68% 2022 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,940 to $174,171 2022 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
13 Counties covered by this pay area

2022 Albany full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.68% locality adjustment for 2022. 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 $23,940$24,744$25,539$26,332$27,127$27,592$28,380$29,173$29,205$29,948
GS-2 $26,919$27,560$28,451$29,205$29,535$30,403$31,272$32,141$33,010$33,878
GS-3 $29,372$30,351$31,330$32,309$33,289$34,268$35,247$36,226$37,205$38,184
GS-4 $32,972$34,071$35,170$36,269$37,368$38,467$39,566$40,665$41,763$42,862
GS-5 $36,889$38,119$39,348$40,578$41,807$43,037$44,266$45,496$46,726$47,955
GS-6 $41,121$42,492$43,863$45,234$46,604$47,975$49,346$50,717$52,087$53,458
GS-7 $45,695$47,218$48,741$50,263$51,786$53,309$54,831$56,354$57,877$59,399
GS-8 $50,606$52,293$53,979$55,666$57,352$59,039$60,725$62,411$64,098$65,784
GS-9 $55,895$57,758$59,621$61,485$63,348$65,211$67,074$68,938$70,801$72,664
GS-10 $61,552$63,604$65,656$67,708$69,760$71,812$73,864$75,916$77,968$80,020
GS-11 $67,627$69,881$72,135$74,389$76,642$78,896$81,150$83,404$85,657$87,911
GS-12 $81,057$83,760$86,462$89,164$91,867$94,569$97,271$99,974$102,676$105,378
GS-13 $96,387$99,600$102,812$106,025$109,238$112,450$115,663$118,876$122,088$125,301
GS-14 $113,901$117,697$121,494$125,290$129,087$132,884$136,680$140,477$144,273$148,070
GS-15 $133,978$138,444$142,910$147,376$151,842$156,307$160,773$165,239$169,705$174,171
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About the 2022 Albany table

The Albany Locality Area used the official OPM Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA boundary in 2022. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2022 nationwide base GS table.

In 2022, the locality adjustment was 18.68%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,940, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $174,171.

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.

2022 Albany questions

  • What was the 2022 locality adjustment for Albany?
    In 2022, the locality pay adjustment for Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA was 18.68%, added on top of the 2022 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Albany in 2022?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Albany earned $81,057 in 2022, rising to $105,378 at Step 10. See the 2022 GS-12 Albany page.
  • Is the 2022 table still current?
    No. 2022 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Albany page.