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17.88% 2026 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,622 to $193,678 2026 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
8 Counties covered by this pay area

2026 Rochester full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.88% locality adjustment for 2026. 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 $26,622$27,514$28,400$29,281$30,164$30,682$31,558$32,439$32,476$33,299
GS-2 $29,933$30,645$31,638$32,476$32,839$33,804$34,770$35,735$36,701$37,666
GS-3 $32,662$33,751$34,841$35,930$37,019$38,108$39,197$40,287$41,376$42,465
GS-4 $36,664$37,887$39,109$40,331$41,554$42,776$43,999$45,221$46,444$47,666
GS-5 $41,021$42,388$43,756$45,123$46,491$47,858$49,226$50,593$51,960$53,328
GS-6 $45,727$47,251$48,775$50,299$51,824$53,348$54,872$56,396$57,920$59,445
GS-7 $50,813$52,507$54,201$55,895$57,589$59,283$60,977$62,671$64,365$66,059
GS-8 $56,274$58,149$60,024$61,900$63,775$65,651$67,526$69,402$71,277$73,153
GS-9 $62,155$64,227$66,299$68,372$70,444$72,516$74,589$76,661$78,733$80,806
GS-10 $68,446$70,727$73,008$75,289$77,570$79,851$82,132$84,413$86,694$88,975
GS-11 $75,202$77,709$80,216$82,723$85,231$87,738$90,245$92,753$95,260$97,767
GS-12 $90,135$93,139$96,144$99,149$102,154$105,158$108,163$111,168$114,173$117,177
GS-13 $107,182$110,755$114,328$117,901$121,474$125,047$128,620$132,193$135,766$139,339
GS-14 $126,657$130,880$135,102$139,325$143,547$147,770$151,992$156,215$160,437$164,659
GS-15 $148,981$153,948$158,914$163,880$168,847$173,813$178,779$183,745$188,712$193,678
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About the 2026 Rochester table

The Rochester Locality Area used the official OPM Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY boundary in 2026. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2026 nationwide base GS table.

In 2026, the locality adjustment was 17.88%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,622, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $193,678.

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.

2026 Rochester questions

  • What was the 2026 locality adjustment for Rochester?
    In 2026, the locality pay adjustment for Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY was 17.88%, added on top of the 2026 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Rochester in 2026?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Rochester earned $90,135 in 2026, rising to $117,177 at Step 10. See the 2026 GS-12 Rochester page.
  • Is the 2026 table still current?
    Yes. 2026 is the current year. This is the active OPM pay table for federal employees in Rochester.