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Archive year. This is the 2024 table for Buffalo. For current pay, see the latest Buffalo page.
21.99% 2024 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,821 to $191,900 2024 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
5 Counties covered by this pay area

2024 Buffalo full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 21.99% locality adjustment for 2024. 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 $26,821$27,721$28,612$29,501$30,390$30,911$31,794$32,684$32,719$33,550
GS-2 $30,158$30,876$31,875$32,719$33,089$34,062$35,036$36,009$36,982$37,956
GS-3 $32,907$34,003$35,100$36,197$37,294$38,390$39,487$40,584$41,680$42,777
GS-4 $36,939$38,169$39,400$40,631$41,862$43,093$44,324$45,555$46,786$48,016
GS-5 $41,328$42,705$44,082$45,460$46,837$48,214$49,591$50,969$52,346$53,723
GS-6 $46,070$47,605$49,141$50,677$52,213$53,749$55,285$56,821$58,356$59,892
GS-7 $51,194$52,901$54,608$56,314$58,021$59,728$61,434$63,141$64,847$66,554
GS-8 $56,695$58,584$60,474$62,364$64,253$66,143$68,033$69,922$71,812$73,701
GS-9 $62,620$64,707$66,794$68,882$70,969$73,056$75,143$77,231$79,318$81,405
GS-10 $68,959$71,257$73,555$75,853$78,152$80,450$82,748$85,047$87,345$89,643
GS-11 $75,764$78,290$80,815$83,340$85,865$88,390$90,915$93,441$95,966$98,491
GS-12 $90,811$93,837$96,864$99,890$102,917$105,943$108,970$111,997$115,023$118,050
GS-13 $107,986$111,585$115,185$118,785$122,385$125,985$129,585$133,185$136,785$140,385
GS-14 $127,606$131,860$136,114$140,368$144,622$148,875$153,129$157,383$161,637$165,891
GS-15 $150,098$155,101$160,103$165,106$170,109$175,112$180,115$185,117$190,120$191,900
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About the 2024 Buffalo table

The Buffalo Locality Area used the official OPM Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY boundary in 2024. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2024 nationwide base GS table.

In 2024, the locality adjustment was 21.99%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,821, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $191,900.

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.

2024 Buffalo questions

  • What was the 2024 locality adjustment for Buffalo?
    In 2024, the locality pay adjustment for Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY was 21.99%, added on top of the 2024 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Buffalo in 2024?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Buffalo earned $90,811 in 2024, rising to $118,050 at Step 10. See the 2024 GS-12 Buffalo page.
  • Is the 2024 table still current?
    No. 2024 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Buffalo page.