2025 Buffalo GS Pay Table
The Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY GS locality table for 2025. The 2025 locality adjustment was 22.41%, applied on top of the 2025 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2025 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 | $27,371 | $28,289 | $29,198 | $30,106 | $31,014 | $31,545 | $32,446 | $33,353 | $33,390 | $34,238 |
| GS-2 | $30,776 | $31,508 | $32,528 | $33,390 | $33,764 | $34,757 | $35,750 | $36,743 | $37,735 | $38,728 |
| GS-3 | $33,582 | $34,701 | $35,820 | $36,938 | $38,057 | $39,176 | $40,295 | $41,414 | $42,533 | $43,651 |
| GS-4 | $37,696 | $38,953 | $40,210 | $41,468 | $42,725 | $43,982 | $45,239 | $46,496 | $47,753 | $49,011 |
| GS-5 | $42,175 | $43,580 | $44,986 | $46,391 | $47,796 | $49,201 | $50,607 | $52,012 | $53,417 | $54,823 |
| GS-6 | $47,014 | $48,581 | $50,148 | $51,715 | $53,281 | $54,848 | $56,415 | $57,982 | $59,549 | $61,116 |
| GS-7 | $52,243 | $53,985 | $55,727 | $57,469 | $59,211 | $60,953 | $62,695 | $64,437 | $66,179 | $67,920 |
| GS-8 | $57,857 | $59,786 | $61,715 | $63,645 | $65,574 | $67,503 | $69,432 | $71,361 | $73,291 | $75,220 |
| GS-9 | $63,904 | $66,034 | $68,164 | $70,294 | $72,424 | $74,554 | $76,684 | $78,814 | $80,944 | $83,074 |
| GS-10 | $70,372 | $72,718 | $75,063 | $77,408 | $79,754 | $82,099 | $84,445 | $86,790 | $89,135 | $91,481 |
| GS-11 | $77,318 | $79,895 | $82,471 | $85,048 | $87,625 | $90,201 | $92,778 | $95,355 | $97,932 | $100,508 |
| GS-12 | $92,672 | $95,761 | $98,851 | $101,941 | $105,030 | $108,120 | $111,209 | $114,299 | $117,389 | $120,478 |
| GS-13 | $110,200 | $113,873 | $117,547 | $121,220 | $124,894 | $128,567 | $132,241 | $135,914 | $139,588 | $143,261 |
| GS-14 | $130,222 | $134,563 | $138,904 | $143,244 | $147,585 | $151,925 | $156,266 | $160,607 | $164,947 | $169,288 |
| GS-15 | $153,175 | $158,281 | $163,387 | $168,492 | $173,598 | $178,704 | $183,810 | $188,915 | $194,021 | $195,200 |
2025 Buffalo full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 22.41% locality adjustment for 2025. 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 | $27,371 | $28,289 | $29,198 | $30,106 | $31,014 | $31,545 | $32,446 | $33,353 | $33,390 | $34,238 |
| GS-2 | $30,776 | $31,508 | $32,528 | $33,390 | $33,764 | $34,757 | $35,750 | $36,743 | $37,735 | $38,728 |
| GS-3 | $33,582 | $34,701 | $35,820 | $36,938 | $38,057 | $39,176 | $40,295 | $41,414 | $42,533 | $43,651 |
| GS-4 | $37,696 | $38,953 | $40,210 | $41,468 | $42,725 | $43,982 | $45,239 | $46,496 | $47,753 | $49,011 |
| GS-5 | $42,175 | $43,580 | $44,986 | $46,391 | $47,796 | $49,201 | $50,607 | $52,012 | $53,417 | $54,823 |
| GS-6 | $47,014 | $48,581 | $50,148 | $51,715 | $53,281 | $54,848 | $56,415 | $57,982 | $59,549 | $61,116 |
| GS-7 | $52,243 | $53,985 | $55,727 | $57,469 | $59,211 | $60,953 | $62,695 | $64,437 | $66,179 | $67,920 |
| GS-8 | $57,857 | $59,786 | $61,715 | $63,645 | $65,574 | $67,503 | $69,432 | $71,361 | $73,291 | $75,220 |
| GS-9 | $63,904 | $66,034 | $68,164 | $70,294 | $72,424 | $74,554 | $76,684 | $78,814 | $80,944 | $83,074 |
| GS-10 | $70,372 | $72,718 | $75,063 | $77,408 | $79,754 | $82,099 | $84,445 | $86,790 | $89,135 | $91,481 |
| GS-11 | $77,318 | $79,895 | $82,471 | $85,048 | $87,625 | $90,201 | $92,778 | $95,355 | $97,932 | $100,508 |
| GS-12 | $92,672 | $95,761 | $98,851 | $101,941 | $105,030 | $108,120 | $111,209 | $114,299 | $117,389 | $120,478 |
| GS-13 | $110,200 | $113,873 | $117,547 | $121,220 | $124,894 | $128,567 | $132,241 | $135,914 | $139,588 | $143,261 |
| GS-14 | $130,222 | $134,563 | $138,904 | $143,244 | $147,585 | $151,925 | $156,266 | $160,607 | $164,947 | $169,288 |
| GS-15 | $153,175 | $158,281 | $163,387 | $168,492 | $173,598 | $178,704 | $183,810 | $188,915 | $194,021 | $195,200 |
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About the 2025 Buffalo table
The Buffalo Locality Area used the official OPM Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY 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 22.41%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $27,371, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $195,200.
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.
2025 Buffalo questions
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What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Buffalo?
In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY was 22.41%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in Buffalo in 2025?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Buffalo earned $92,672 in 2025, rising to $120,478 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Buffalo page. -
Is the 2025 table still current?
No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Buffalo page.