2025 GS Pay: Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY
The Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY locality pay area adds 22.41% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-BU, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 22.41%
- Annual pay range
- $27,371 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 | $27,371 | $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 | $195,200Capped |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $13.11 | $13.55 | $13.99 | $14.43 | $14.86 | $15.11 | $15.55 | $15.98 | $16.00 | $16.41 |
| GS-2 | $14.75 | $15.10 | $15.59 | $16.00 | $16.18 | $16.65 | $17.13 | $17.61 | $18.08 | $18.56 |
| GS-3 | $16.09 | $16.63 | $17.16 | $17.70 | $18.24 | $18.77 | $19.31 | $19.84 | $20.38 | $20.92 |
| GS-4 | $18.06 | $18.66 | $19.27 | $19.87 | $20.47 | $21.07 | $21.68 | $22.28 | $22.88 | $23.48 |
| GS-5 | $20.21 | $20.88 | $21.56 | $22.23 | $22.90 | $23.57 | $24.25 | $24.92 | $25.60 | $26.27 |
| GS-6 | $22.53 | $23.28 | $24.03 | $24.78 | $25.53 | $26.28 | $27.03 | $27.78 | $28.53 | $29.28 |
| GS-7 | $25.03 | $25.87 | $26.70 | $27.54 | $28.37 | $29.21 | $30.04 | $30.88 | $31.71 | $32.54 |
| GS-8 | $27.72 | $28.65 | $29.57 | $30.50 | $31.42 | $32.34 | $33.27 | $34.19 | $35.12 | $36.04 |
| GS-9 | $30.62 | $31.64 | $32.66 | $33.68 | $34.70 | $35.72 | $36.74 | $37.76 | $38.78 | $39.81 |
| GS-10 | $33.72 | $34.84 | $35.97 | $37.09 | $38.21 | $39.34 | $40.46 | $41.59 | $42.71 | $43.83 |
| GS-11 | $37.05 | $38.28 | $39.52 | $40.75 | $41.99 | $43.22 | $44.46 | $45.69 | $46.92 | $48.16 |
| GS-12 | $44.40 | $45.88 | $47.37 | $48.85 | $50.33 | $51.81 | $53.29 | $54.77 | $56.25 | $57.73 |
| GS-13 | $52.80 | $54.56 | $56.32 | $58.08 | $59.84 | $61.60 | $63.36 | $65.12 | $66.88 | $68.64 |
| GS-14 | $62.40 | $64.48 | $66.56 | $68.64 | $70.72 | $72.80 | $74.88 | $76.96 | $79.04 | $81.12 |
| GS-15 | $73.39 | $75.84 | $78.29 | $80.73 | $83.18 | $85.63 | $88.07 | $90.52 | $92.97 | $93.53Capped |
Compare Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 5 places in this area, in NY. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Allegany County, NY | NY | 36003 |
| Cattaraugus County, NY | NY | 36009 |
| Erie County, NY | NY | 36029 |
| Niagara County, NY | NY | 36063 |
| Wyoming County, NY | NY | 36121 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-BU, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, BU.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.