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Archive year. This is the 2022 table for Buffalo. For current pay, see the latest Buffalo page.
20.78% 2022 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,364 to $176,300 2022 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
5 Counties covered by this pay area

2022 Buffalo full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.78% locality adjustment for 2022. 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 $24,364$25,181$25,991$26,797$27,607$28,080$28,882$29,689$29,722$30,478
GS-2 $27,395$28,048$28,955$29,722$30,057$30,941$31,826$32,710$33,594$34,478
GS-3 $29,892$30,888$31,885$32,881$33,878$34,874$35,870$36,867$37,863$38,860
GS-4 $33,555$34,674$35,792$36,910$38,029$39,147$40,266$41,384$42,502$43,621
GS-5 $37,542$38,793$40,045$41,296$42,547$43,798$45,050$46,301$47,552$48,804
GS-6 $41,849$43,244$44,639$46,034$47,429$48,824$50,219$51,614$53,009$54,404
GS-7 $46,504$48,054$49,603$51,153$52,702$54,252$55,802$57,351$58,901$60,450
GS-8 $51,502$53,218$54,934$56,651$58,367$60,083$61,800$63,516$65,232$66,948
GS-9 $56,884$58,780$60,676$62,572$64,469$66,365$68,261$70,157$72,054$73,950
GS-10 $62,641$64,730$66,818$68,906$70,994$73,083$75,171$77,259$79,348$81,436
GS-11 $68,824$71,118$73,411$75,705$77,999$80,292$82,586$84,879$87,173$89,467
GS-12 $82,492$85,242$87,992$90,742$93,492$96,242$98,992$101,743$104,493$107,243
GS-13 $98,093$101,362$104,632$107,901$111,171$114,440$117,710$120,979$124,249$127,518
GS-14 $115,916$119,780$123,644$127,507$131,371$135,235$139,099$142,962$146,826$150,690
GS-15 $136,349$140,893$145,438$149,983$154,528$159,073$163,618$168,163$172,708$176,300
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About the 2022 Buffalo table

The Buffalo Locality Area used the official OPM Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY 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 20.78%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,364, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $176,300.

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.

2022 Buffalo questions

  • What was the 2022 locality adjustment for Buffalo?
    In 2022, the locality pay adjustment for Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY was 20.78%, added on top of the 2022 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Buffalo in 2022?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Buffalo earned $82,492 in 2022, rising to $107,243 at Step 10. See the 2022 GS-12 Buffalo page.
  • Is the 2022 table still current?
    No. 2022 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Buffalo page.