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Archive year. This is the 2025 table for Rochester. For current pay, see the latest Rochester page.
17.88% 2025 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,358 to $191,758 2025 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
8 Counties covered by this pay area

2025 Rochester full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.88% locality adjustment for 2025. 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 $26,358$27,242$28,118$28,991$29,866$30,378$31,245$32,119$32,154$32,971
GS-2 $29,637$30,342$31,324$32,154$32,515$33,471$34,427$35,383$36,339$37,295
GS-3 $32,339$33,417$34,494$35,571$36,649$37,726$38,804$39,881$40,959$42,036
GS-4 $36,301$37,512$38,722$39,933$41,144$42,354$43,565$44,776$45,986$47,197
GS-5 $40,614$41,968$43,321$44,674$46,027$47,381$48,734$50,087$51,440$52,794
GS-6 $45,274$46,783$48,292$49,801$51,310$52,818$54,327$55,836$57,345$58,854
GS-7 $50,310$51,987$53,665$55,342$57,020$58,697$60,375$62,052$63,729$65,407
GS-8 $55,716$57,574$59,432$61,289$63,147$65,005$66,863$68,721$70,578$72,436
GS-9 $61,539$63,590$65,641$67,693$69,744$71,795$73,846$75,897$77,948$79,999
GS-10 $67,768$70,027$72,285$74,544$76,802$79,061$81,320$83,578$85,837$88,095
GS-11 $74,457$76,938$79,419$81,901$84,382$86,863$89,345$91,826$94,308$96,789
GS-12 $89,242$92,218$95,193$98,168$101,143$104,119$107,094$110,069$113,045$116,020
GS-13 $106,121$109,659$113,197$116,734$120,272$123,809$127,347$130,885$134,422$137,960
GS-14 $125,403$129,583$133,763$137,943$142,123$146,303$150,483$154,663$158,843$163,023
GS-15 $147,507$152,424$157,340$162,257$167,174$172,091$177,007$181,924$186,841$191,758
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About the 2025 Rochester table

The Rochester Locality Area used the official OPM Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, 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 17.88%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,358, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $191,758.

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.

2025 Rochester questions

  • What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Rochester?
    In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY was 17.88%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Rochester in 2025?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Rochester earned $89,242 in 2025, rising to $116,020 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Rochester page.
  • Is the 2025 table still current?
    No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Rochester page.