2025 Albany GS Pay Table
The Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA GS locality table for 2025. The 2025 locality adjustment was 20.77%, applied on top of the 2025 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2025 Albany GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA.
Covered area: Albany County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Fulton County, NY, Greene County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Warren County, NY, Washington County, NY, and more.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $27,004 | $27,910 | $28,807 | $29,702 | $30,598 | $31,122 | $32,011 | $32,906 | $32,942 | $33,779 |
| GS-2 | $30,364 | $31,086 | $32,092 | $32,942 | $33,312 | $34,291 | $35,271 | $36,250 | $37,230 | $38,209 |
| GS-3 | $33,132 | $34,236 | $35,340 | $36,444 | $37,547 | $38,651 | $39,755 | $40,859 | $41,963 | $43,067 |
| GS-4 | $37,191 | $38,431 | $39,672 | $40,912 | $42,152 | $43,393 | $44,633 | $45,873 | $47,114 | $48,354 |
| GS-5 | $41,610 | $42,997 | $44,383 | $45,769 | $47,156 | $48,542 | $49,929 | $51,315 | $52,702 | $54,088 |
| GS-6 | $46,384 | $47,930 | $49,476 | $51,022 | $52,568 | $54,113 | $55,659 | $57,205 | $58,751 | $60,297 |
| GS-7 | $51,543 | $53,262 | $54,981 | $56,699 | $58,418 | $60,136 | $61,855 | $63,573 | $65,292 | $67,010 |
| GS-8 | $57,082 | $58,985 | $60,889 | $62,792 | $64,695 | $66,599 | $68,502 | $70,405 | $72,309 | $74,212 |
| GS-9 | $63,048 | $65,149 | $67,251 | $69,352 | $71,454 | $73,555 | $75,656 | $77,758 | $79,859 | $81,961 |
| GS-10 | $69,429 | $71,743 | $74,057 | $76,371 | $78,685 | $80,999 | $83,313 | $85,627 | $87,941 | $90,255 |
| GS-11 | $76,282 | $78,824 | $81,366 | $83,909 | $86,451 | $88,993 | $91,535 | $94,077 | $96,620 | $99,162 |
| GS-12 | $91,430 | $94,478 | $97,527 | $100,575 | $103,623 | $106,671 | $109,720 | $112,768 | $115,816 | $118,864 |
| GS-13 | $108,723 | $112,348 | $115,972 | $119,596 | $123,220 | $126,845 | $130,469 | $134,093 | $137,718 | $141,342 |
| GS-14 | $128,478 | $132,760 | $137,043 | $141,325 | $145,608 | $149,890 | $154,173 | $158,455 | $162,738 | $167,020 |
| GS-15 | $151,123 | $156,160 | $161,198 | $166,235 | $171,272 | $176,310 | $181,347 | $186,384 | $191,422 | $195,200 |
2025 Albany full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 20.77% locality adjustment for 2025. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Albany.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $27,004 | $27,910 | $28,807 | $29,702 | $30,598 | $31,122 | $32,011 | $32,906 | $32,942 | $33,779 |
| GS-2 | $30,364 | $31,086 | $32,092 | $32,942 | $33,312 | $34,291 | $35,271 | $36,250 | $37,230 | $38,209 |
| GS-3 | $33,132 | $34,236 | $35,340 | $36,444 | $37,547 | $38,651 | $39,755 | $40,859 | $41,963 | $43,067 |
| GS-4 | $37,191 | $38,431 | $39,672 | $40,912 | $42,152 | $43,393 | $44,633 | $45,873 | $47,114 | $48,354 |
| GS-5 | $41,610 | $42,997 | $44,383 | $45,769 | $47,156 | $48,542 | $49,929 | $51,315 | $52,702 | $54,088 |
| GS-6 | $46,384 | $47,930 | $49,476 | $51,022 | $52,568 | $54,113 | $55,659 | $57,205 | $58,751 | $60,297 |
| GS-7 | $51,543 | $53,262 | $54,981 | $56,699 | $58,418 | $60,136 | $61,855 | $63,573 | $65,292 | $67,010 |
| GS-8 | $57,082 | $58,985 | $60,889 | $62,792 | $64,695 | $66,599 | $68,502 | $70,405 | $72,309 | $74,212 |
| GS-9 | $63,048 | $65,149 | $67,251 | $69,352 | $71,454 | $73,555 | $75,656 | $77,758 | $79,859 | $81,961 |
| GS-10 | $69,429 | $71,743 | $74,057 | $76,371 | $78,685 | $80,999 | $83,313 | $85,627 | $87,941 | $90,255 |
| GS-11 | $76,282 | $78,824 | $81,366 | $83,909 | $86,451 | $88,993 | $91,535 | $94,077 | $96,620 | $99,162 |
| GS-12 | $91,430 | $94,478 | $97,527 | $100,575 | $103,623 | $106,671 | $109,720 | $112,768 | $115,816 | $118,864 |
| GS-13 | $108,723 | $112,348 | $115,972 | $119,596 | $123,220 | $126,845 | $130,469 | $134,093 | $137,718 | $141,342 |
| GS-14 | $128,478 | $132,760 | $137,043 | $141,325 | $145,608 | $149,890 | $154,173 | $158,455 | $162,738 | $167,020 |
| GS-15 | $151,123 | $156,160 | $161,198 | $166,235 | $171,272 | $176,310 | $181,347 | $186,384 | $191,422 | $195,200 |
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About the 2025 Albany table
The Albany Locality Area used the official OPM Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA boundary in 2025. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2025 nationwide base GS table.
In 2025, the locality adjustment was 20.77%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $27,004, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $195,200.
What was covered by this pay area
The pay area covered 13 counties and cities across New York, Massachusetts. Some of the included jurisdictions include Albany County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Fulton County, NY, Greene County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Warren County, NY, Washington County, NY, and more.
2025 Albany questions
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What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Albany?
In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA was 20.77%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in Albany in 2025?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Albany earned $91,430 in 2025, rising to $118,864 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Albany page. -
Is the 2025 table still current?
No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Albany page.