2024 Buffalo GS Pay Table
The Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY GS locality table for 2024. The 2024 locality adjustment was 21.99%, applied on top of the 2024 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2024 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 | $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 |
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
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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.