2025 Rochester GS Pay Table
The Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY GS locality table for 2025. The 2025 locality adjustment was 17.88%, applied on top of the 2025 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2025 Rochester GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY.
Covered area: Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Seneca County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Yates 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 | $26,358 | $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 |
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
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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.