2023 Buffalo GS Pay Table
The Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY GS locality table for 2023. The 2023 locality adjustment was 21.35%, applied on top of the 2023 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2023 Buffalo GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY.
Covered area: Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Erie County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Wyoming County, NY.
| 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 |
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
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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.