2025 GS Pay: Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA
The Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA locality pay area adds 20.77% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-AL, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 20.77%
- Annual pay range
- $27,004 to $195,200
- GS-1 step 1 to GS-15 step 10
- Capped cells
- 1 of 150
Annual pay by grade and step
| 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 | $195,200Capped |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $12.94 | $13.37 | $13.80 | $14.23 | $14.66 | $14.91 | $15.34 | $15.77 | $15.78 | $16.19 |
| GS-2 | $14.55 | $14.90 | $15.38 | $15.78 | $15.96 | $16.43 | $16.90 | $17.37 | $17.84 | $18.31 |
| GS-3 | $15.88 | $16.40 | $16.93 | $17.46 | $17.99 | $18.52 | $19.05 | $19.58 | $20.11 | $20.64 |
| GS-4 | $17.82 | $18.41 | $19.01 | $19.60 | $20.20 | $20.79 | $21.39 | $21.98 | $22.57 | $23.17 |
| GS-5 | $19.94 | $20.60 | $21.27 | $21.93 | $22.60 | $23.26 | $23.92 | $24.59 | $25.25 | $25.92 |
| GS-6 | $22.23 | $22.97 | $23.71 | $24.45 | $25.19 | $25.93 | $26.67 | $27.41 | $28.15 | $28.89 |
| GS-7 | $24.70 | $25.52 | $26.34 | $27.17 | $27.99 | $28.81 | $29.64 | $30.46 | $31.29 | $32.11 |
| GS-8 | $27.35 | $28.26 | $29.18 | $30.09 | $31.00 | $31.91 | $32.82 | $33.74 | $34.65 | $35.56 |
| GS-9 | $30.21 | $31.22 | $32.22 | $33.23 | $34.24 | $35.24 | $36.25 | $37.26 | $38.26 | $39.27 |
| GS-10 | $33.27 | $34.38 | $35.48 | $36.59 | $37.70 | $38.81 | $39.92 | $41.03 | $42.14 | $43.25 |
| GS-11 | $36.55 | $37.77 | $38.99 | $40.21 | $41.42 | $42.64 | $43.86 | $45.08 | $46.30 | $47.51 |
| GS-12 | $43.81 | $45.27 | $46.73 | $48.19 | $49.65 | $51.11 | $52.57 | $54.03 | $55.49 | $56.95 |
| GS-13 | $52.10 | $53.83 | $55.57 | $57.31 | $59.04 | $60.78 | $62.52 | $64.25 | $65.99 | $67.72 |
| GS-14 | $61.56 | $63.61 | $65.67 | $67.72 | $69.77 | $71.82 | $73.87 | $75.92 | $77.98 | $80.03 |
| GS-15 | $72.41 | $74.83 | $77.24 | $79.65 | $82.07 | $84.48 | $86.89 | $89.31 | $91.72 | $93.53Capped |
Compare Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 13 places in this area, in MA, NY. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County, NY | NY | 36001 |
| Columbia County, NY | NY | 36021 |
| Fulton County, NY | NY | 36035 |
| Greene County, NY | NY | 36039 |
| Hamilton County, NY | NY | 36041 |
| Montgomery County, NY | NY | 36057 |
| Rensselaer County, NY | NY | 36083 |
| Saratoga County, NY | NY | 36091 |
| Schenectady County, NY | NY | 36093 |
| Schoharie County, NY | NY | 36095 |
| Warren County, NY | NY | 36113 |
| Washington County, NY | NY | 36115 |
| Berkshire County, MA | MA | 25003 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-AL, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, AL.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Pay cap (level IV of the Executive Schedule), Salary Table No. 2025-EX, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): EX.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Locality pay area definitions, 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 locality pay area definitions. Retrieved October 20, 2026.