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Archive year. This is the 2023 table for Albany. For current pay, see the latest Albany page.
19.45% 2023 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,083 to $182,485 2023 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
13 Counties covered by this pay area

2023 Albany full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 19.45% locality adjustment for 2023. 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 $25,083$25,925$26,758$27,589$28,422$28,909$29,735$30,566$30,600$31,383
GS-2 $28,205$28,876$29,810$30,600$30,945$31,855$32,765$33,675$34,586$35,496
GS-3 $30,775$31,801$32,827$33,853$34,879$35,905$36,932$37,958$38,984$40,010
GS-4 $34,546$35,698$36,849$38,001$39,152$40,304$41,455$42,607$43,758$44,910
GS-5 $38,650$39,939$41,228$42,517$43,806$45,095$46,384$47,672$48,961$50,250
GS-6 $43,086$44,521$45,957$47,393$48,829$50,265$51,700$53,136$54,572$56,008
GS-7 $47,878$49,474$51,070$52,666$54,261$55,857$57,453$59,049$60,645$62,241
GS-8 $53,023$54,791$56,558$58,326$60,094$61,862$63,630$65,398$67,166$68,933
GS-9 $58,564$60,516$62,468$64,419$66,371$68,323$70,275$72,227$74,178$76,130
GS-10 $64,491$66,641$68,791$70,941$73,091$75,242$77,392$79,542$81,692$83,842
GS-11 $70,857$73,218$75,580$77,941$80,303$82,664$85,026$87,387$89,749$92,110
GS-12 $84,928$87,759$90,590$93,421$96,252$99,083$101,914$104,745$107,575$110,406
GS-13 $100,990$104,356$107,722$111,089$114,455$117,821$121,187$124,553$127,919$131,285
GS-14 $119,340$123,318$127,295$131,273$135,251$139,229$143,206$147,184$151,162$155,139
GS-15 $140,375$145,054$149,733$154,412$159,091$163,770$168,448$173,127$177,806$182,485
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About the 2023 Albany table

The Albany Locality Area used the official OPM Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA boundary in 2023. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2023 nationwide base GS table.

In 2023, the locality adjustment was 19.45%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,083, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $182,485.

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.

2023 Albany questions

  • What was the 2023 locality adjustment for Albany?
    In 2023, the locality pay adjustment for Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA was 19.45%, added on top of the 2023 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Albany in 2023?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Albany earned $84,928 in 2023, rising to $110,406 at Step 10. See the 2023 GS-12 Albany page.
  • Is the 2023 table still current?
    No. 2023 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Albany page.