Albany-Schenectady GS pay scale 2026
Locality pay of 20.77% for the Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA pay area. Annual pay from $27,275 (GS-1, step 1) to $197,200 (GS-15, step 10).
GS pay calculator 2026
- Yearly pay
- $63,678
- Monthly
- $5,307
- Every two weeks
- $2,440.80
- Hourly
- $30.51
Pay before taxes and deductions, from the official 2026 OPM tables. Albany-Schenectady GS pay table 2026
Albany-Schenectady 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 | $27,275 | $28,189 | $29,096 | $29,999 | $30,904 | $31,434 | $32,331 | $33,235 | $33,272 | $34,115 |
| GS-2 | $30,667 | $31,397 | $32,413 | $33,272 | $33,644 | $34,633 | $35,622 | $36,611 | $37,601 | $38,590 |
| GS-3 | $33,463 | $34,579 | $35,695 | $36,811 | $37,927 | $39,043 | $40,158 | $41,274 | $42,390 | $43,506 |
| GS-4 | $37,563 | $38,815 | $40,068 | $41,320 | $42,573 | $43,825 | $45,077 | $46,330 | $47,582 | $48,835 |
| GS-5 | $42,027 | $43,428 | $44,829 | $46,230 | $47,630 | $49,031 | $50,432 | $51,833 | $53,234 | $54,635 |
| GS-6 | $46,848 | $48,409 | $49,971 | $51,533 | $53,094 | $54,656 | $56,217 | $57,779 | $59,340 | $60,902 |
| GS-7 | $52,059 | $53,795 | $55,530 | $57,266 | $59,001 | $60,736 | $62,472 | $64,207 | $65,943 | $67,678 |
| GS-8 | $57,653 | $59,575 | $61,496 | $63,418 | $65,339 | $67,260 | $69,182 | $71,103 | $73,025 | $74,946 |
| GS-9 | $63,678 | $65,802 | $67,925 | $70,048 | $72,171 | $74,294 | $76,417 | $78,540 | $80,663 | $82,787 |
| GS-10 | $70,124 | $72,461 | $74,798 | $77,135 | $79,471 | $81,808 | $84,145 | $86,482 | $88,819 | $91,156 |
| GS-11 | $77,045 | $79,614 | $82,183 | $84,752 | $87,320 | $89,889 | $92,458 | $95,027 | $97,595 | $100,164 |
| GS-12 | $92,344 | $95,423 | $98,501 | $101,580 | $104,658 | $107,737 | $110,815 | $113,893 | $116,972 | $120,050 |
| GS-13 | $109,810 | $113,471 | $117,131 | $120,792 | $124,452 | $128,113 | $131,773 | $135,434 | $139,094 | $142,755 |
| GS-14 | $129,763 | $134,089 | $138,414 | $142,740 | $147,066 | $151,392 | $155,718 | $160,044 | $164,370 | $168,696 |
| GS-15 | $152,634 | $157,722 | $162,810 | $167,898 | $172,986 | $178,074 | $183,162 | $188,250 | $193,338 | $197,200 |
Hourly pay
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 5 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $13.07 | $14.81 | $16.35 |
| GS-2 | $14.69 | $16.12 | $18.49 |
| GS-3 | $16.03 | $18.17 | $20.85 |
| GS-4 | $18.00 | $20.40 | $23.40 |
| GS-5 | $20.14 | $22.82 | $26.18 |
| GS-6 | $22.45 | $25.44 | $29.18 |
| GS-7 | $24.94 | $28.27 | $32.43 |
| GS-8 | $27.62 | $31.31 | $35.91 |
| GS-9 | $30.51 | $34.58 | $39.67 |
| GS-10 | $33.60 | $38.08 | $43.68 |
| GS-11 | $36.92 | $41.84 | $47.99 |
| GS-12 | $44.25 | $50.15 | $57.52 |
| GS-13 | $52.62 | $59.63 | $68.40 |
| GS-14 | $62.18 | $70.47 | $80.83 |
| GS-15 | $73.14 | $82.89 | $94.49 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the locality pay for Albany-Schenectady in 2026?
20.77% on top of base pay.
How much does a GS-9 make in Albany-Schenectady?
From $63,678 at step 1 to $82,787 at step 10 a year in 2026.
How much does a GS-12 make in Albany-Schenectady?
From $92,344 at step 1 to $120,050 at step 10 a year in 2026.
How much does a GS-13 make in Albany-Schenectady?
From $109,810 at step 1 to $142,755 at step 10 a year in 2026.
What is the highest GS salary in Albany-Schenectady?
$197,200 a year for GS-15, step 10, limited by the pay cap for General Schedule employees.
How much does a GS-7 law enforcement officer make in Albany-Schenectady?
$59,001 a year at step 1 in 2026, against $52,059 for other GS-7 employees, because law enforcement officers at GS-3 to GS-10 are paid special base rates.
LEO pay scale 2026: law enforcement officer pay in Albany-Schenectady and every other locality
Other locality pay areas
- Albany-Schenectady20.77%
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas18.33%
- Atlanta23.79%
- Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown20.35%
- Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega18.24%
- Boston-Worcester-Providence32.58%
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean22.41%
- Burlington-South Burlington-Barre19.45%
- Charlotte-Concord19.67%
- Chicago-Naperville30.86%
- Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville21.93%
- Cleveland-Akron-Canton22.23%
- Colorado Springs20.15%
- Columbus-Marion-Zanesville22.15%
- Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice17.63%
- Dallas-Fort Worth27.26%
- Davenport-Moline18.93%
- Dayton-Springfield-Kettering21.42%
- Denver-Aurora30.52%
- Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines18.01%
- Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor29.12%
- Fresno-Madera-Hanford17.65%
- Harrisburg-Lebanon19.43%
- Hartford-East Hartford32.08%
- Houston-The Woodlands35%
- Huntsville-Decatur21.91%
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie18.15%
- Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City18.97%
- Laredo21.59%
- Las Vegas-Henderson19.57%
- Los Angeles-Long Beach36.47%
- Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale24.67%
- Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha22.42%
- Minneapolis-St. Paul27.62%
- New York-Newark37.95%
- Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont18.23%
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville17.93%
- Philadelphia-Reading-Camden28.99%
- Phoenix-Mesa22.45%
- Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton21.03%
- Portland-Vancouver-Salem26.13%
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary22.24%
- Reno-Fernley17.52%
- Rest of U.S.17.06%
- Richmond22.28%
- Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls17.88%
- Sacramento-Roseville29.76%
- San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall18.78%
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad33.72%
- San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland46.34%
- Seattle-Tacoma31.57%
- Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene17.67%
- St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington20.03%
- State of Alaska32.36%
- State of Hawaii22.21%
- Tucson-Nogales19.28%
- Virginia Beach-Norfolk18.8%
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington33.94%
Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2026 General Schedule salary tables, effective January 2026 (1% general increase to base pay; locality percentages unchanged from 2025). Annual base pay before taxes. Hourly rates are annual pay divided by 2,087 hours, as OPM does.