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Archive year. This is the 2024 table for Rochester. For current pay, see the latest Rochester page.
17.35% 2024 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,801 to $187,701 2024 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
8 Counties covered by this pay area

2024 Rochester full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.35% locality adjustment for 2024. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Rochester.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $25,801$26,667$27,523$28,379$29,234$29,735$30,585$31,440$31,474$32,274
GS-2 $29,011$29,701$30,662$31,474$31,830$32,766$33,703$34,639$35,576$36,512
GS-3 $31,655$32,710$33,765$34,820$35,875$36,930$37,985$39,040$40,095$41,150
GS-4 $35,534$36,718$37,902$39,086$40,270$41,454$42,638$43,822$45,006$46,190
GS-5 $39,756$41,081$42,406$43,730$45,055$46,380$47,705$49,030$50,355$51,680
GS-6 $44,317$45,795$47,272$48,750$50,227$51,704$53,182$54,659$56,137$57,614
GS-7 $49,247$50,889$52,531$54,172$55,814$57,456$59,097$60,739$62,381$64,023
GS-8 $54,538$56,356$58,174$59,992$61,809$63,627$65,445$67,263$69,080$70,898
GS-9 $60,238$62,246$64,254$66,262$68,270$70,277$72,285$74,293$76,301$78,309
GS-10 $66,336$68,546$70,757$72,968$75,179$77,390$79,601$81,812$84,023$86,233
GS-11 $72,883$75,312$77,741$80,170$82,599$85,028$87,457$89,887$92,316$94,745
GS-12 $87,357$90,268$93,179$96,091$99,002$101,914$104,825$107,737$110,648$113,560
GS-13 $103,878$107,341$110,804$114,267$117,730$121,193$124,656$128,119$131,582$135,045
GS-14 $122,753$126,845$130,937$135,029$139,121$143,213$147,305$151,397$155,489$159,581
GS-15 $144,389$149,201$154,014$158,826$163,639$168,451$173,264$178,076$182,889$187,701
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About the 2024 Rochester table

The Rochester Locality Area used the official OPM Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, 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 17.35%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,801, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $187,701.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 8 counties and cities across New York. Some of the included jurisdictions include Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Seneca County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Yates County, NY.

2024 Rochester questions

  • What was the 2024 locality adjustment for Rochester?
    In 2024, the locality pay adjustment for Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY was 17.35%, added on top of the 2024 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Rochester in 2024?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Rochester earned $87,357 in 2024, rising to $113,560 at Step 10. See the 2024 GS-12 Rochester page.
  • Is the 2024 table still current?
    No. 2024 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Rochester page.