What is the 2026 locality pay for Albany?

Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA has a 20.77% locality payment in 2026, ranked 34 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $109,810; a GS-7 step 1 earns $52,059.

How much more is Albany than Rest of U.S.?

20.77% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $92,344 in Albany versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $2,836.

Albany GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA — 20.77% locality payment, ranked #34 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-AL · area definition. Cells marked * are limited to EX-IV ($197,200).

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 rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$13.07 – $16.35/hr

GS-2

$14.69 – $18.49/hr

GS-3

$16.03 – $20.85/hr

GS-4

$18.00 – $23.40/hr

GS-5

$20.14 – $26.18/hr

GS-6

$22.45 – $29.18/hr

GS-7

$24.94 – $32.43/hr

GS-8

$27.62 – $35.91/hr

GS-9

$30.51 – $39.67/hr

GS-10

$33.60 – $43.68/hr

GS-11

$36.92 – $47.99/hr

GS-12

$44.25 – $57.52/hr

GS-13

$52.62 – $68.40/hr

GS-14

$62.18 – $80.83/hr

GS-15

$73.14 – $94.49/hr

Other locality areas

San Francisco Bay Area 46.34%New York 37.95%Los Angeles 36.47%Houston 35%Washington DC 33.94%San Diego 33.72%Boston 32.58%Alaska 32.36%Hartford 32.08%Seattle 31.57%Chicago 30.86%Denver 30.52%Sacramento 29.76%Detroit 29.12%Philadelphia 28.99%Minneapolis 27.62%Dallas-Fort Worth 27.26%Portland 26.13%Miami 24.67%Atlanta 23.79%Phoenix 22.45%Milwaukee 22.42%Buffalo 22.41%Richmond 22.28%Raleigh 22.24%Cleveland 22.23%Hawaii 22.21%Columbus 22.15%Cincinnati 21.93%Huntsville 21.91%Laredo 21.59%Dayton 21.42%Pittsburgh 21.03%Austin 20.35%Colorado Springs 20.15%St. Louis 20.03%Charlotte 19.67%Las Vegas 19.57%Burlington 19.45%Harrisburg 19.43%Tucson 19.28%Kansas City 18.97%Davenport 18.93%Virginia Beach 18.8%San Antonio 18.78%Albuquerque 18.33%Birmingham 18.24%Omaha 18.23%Indianapolis 18.15%Des Moines 18.01%Palm Bay 17.93%Rochester 17.88%Spokane 17.67%Fresno 17.65%Corpus Christi 17.63%Reno 17.52%Rest of U.S. 17.06%