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Archive year. This is the 2023 table for Buffalo. For current pay, see the latest Buffalo page.
21.35% 2023 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,482 to $183,500 2023 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
5 Counties covered by this pay area

2023 Buffalo full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 21.35% locality adjustment for 2023. 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 $25,482$26,338$27,184$28,028$28,874$29,369$30,208$31,052$31,086$31,882
GS-2 $28,653$29,335$30,284$31,086$31,437$32,362$33,286$34,211$35,136$36,060
GS-3 $31,265$32,307$33,349$34,392$35,434$36,477$37,519$38,561$39,604$40,646
GS-4 $35,096$36,265$37,435$38,605$39,775$40,945$42,115$43,284$44,454$45,624
GS-5 $39,265$40,575$41,884$43,193$44,503$45,812$47,121$48,431$49,740$51,050
GS-6 $43,771$45,230$46,688$48,147$49,605$51,064$52,523$53,981$55,440$56,899
GS-7 $48,640$50,261$51,882$53,503$55,124$56,746$58,367$59,988$61,609$63,231
GS-8 $53,866$55,662$57,458$59,254$61,050$62,846$64,642$66,438$68,234$70,030
GS-9 $59,495$61,478$63,461$65,444$67,427$69,410$71,393$73,375$75,358$77,341
GS-10 $65,517$67,701$69,885$72,070$74,254$76,438$78,623$80,807$82,991$85,176
GS-11 $71,984$74,383$76,782$79,181$81,580$83,979$86,378$88,777$91,176$93,575
GS-12 $86,279$89,155$92,031$94,907$97,783$100,659$103,535$106,411$109,287$112,163
GS-13 $102,597$106,016$109,436$112,856$116,275$119,695$123,114$126,534$129,954$133,373
GS-14 $121,238$125,279$129,320$133,361$137,402$141,443$145,484$149,525$153,566$157,607
GS-15 $142,608$147,361$152,115$156,868$161,621$166,374$171,128$175,881$180,634$183,500
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About the 2023 Buffalo table

The Buffalo Locality Area used the official OPM Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY 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 21.35%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,482, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $183,500.

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.

2023 Buffalo questions

  • What was the 2023 locality adjustment for Buffalo?
    In 2023, the locality pay adjustment for Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY was 21.35%, added on top of the 2023 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Buffalo in 2023?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Buffalo earned $86,279 in 2023, rising to $112,163 at Step 10. See the 2023 GS-12 Buffalo page.
  • Is the 2023 table still current?
    No. 2023 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Buffalo page.