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Salary Table 2026-AL

Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 20.77%

For the Locality Pay Area of Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA

Total Increase: 1%

Effective January 2026

Hourly Basic (B) Rates by Grade and Step

Hourly Title 5 Overtime (O) Rates for FLSA-Exempt Employees by Grade and Step

Grade B/O Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 B 13.07 13.51 13.94 14.37 14.81 15.06 15.49 15.92 15.94 16.35
O 19.61 20.27 20.91 21.56 22.22 22.59 23.24 23.88 23.91 24.53
2 B 14.69 15.04 15.53 15.94 16.12 16.59 17.07 17.54 18.02 18.49
O 22.04 22.56 23.30 23.91 24.18 24.89 25.61 26.31 27.03 27.74
3 B 16.03 16.57 17.10 17.64 18.17 18.71 19.24 19.78 20.31 20.85
O 24.05 24.86 25.65 26.46 27.26 28.07 28.86 29.67 30.47 31.28
4 B 18.00 18.60 19.20 19.80 20.40 21.00 21.60 22.20 22.80 23.40
O 27.00 27.90 28.80 29.70 30.60 31.50 32.40 33.30 34.20 35.10
5 B 20.14 20.81 21.48 22.15 22.82 23.49 24.16 24.84 25.51 26.18
O 30.21 31.22 32.22 33.23 34.23 35.24 36.24 37.26 38.27 39.27
6 B 22.45 23.20 23.94 24.69 25.44 26.19 26.94 27.69 28.43 29.18
O 33.68 34.80 35.91 37.04 38.16 39.29 40.41 41.54 42.65 43.77
7 B 24.94 25.78 26.61 27.44 28.27 29.10 29.93 30.77 31.60 32.43
O 37.41 38.67 39.92 41.16 42.41 43.65 44.90 46.16 47.40 48.65
8 B 27.62 28.55 29.47 30.39 31.31 32.23 33.15 34.07 34.99 35.91
O 41.43 42.83 44.21 45.59 46.97 48.35 49.73 50.40 50.40 50.40
9 B 30.51 31.53 32.55 33.56 34.58 35.60 36.62 37.63 38.65 39.67
O 45.77 47.30 48.83 50.34 50.40 50.40 50.40 50.40 50.40 50.40
10 B 33.60 34.72 35.84 36.96 38.08 39.20 40.32 41.44 42.56 43.68
O 50.40 50.40 50.40 50.40 50.40 50.40 50.40 50.40 50.40 50.40
11 B 36.92 38.15 39.38 40.61 41.84 43.07 44.30 45.53 46.76 47.99
O 50.40 50.40 50.40 50.40 50.40 50.40 50.40 50.40 50.40 50.40
12 B 44.25 45.72 47.20 48.67 50.15 51.62 53.10 54.57 56.05 57.52
O 50.40 50.40 50.40 50.40 50.40 51.62 53.10 54.57 56.05 57.52
13 B 52.62 54.37 56.12 57.88 59.63 61.39 63.14 64.89 66.65 68.40
O 52.62 54.37 56.12 57.88 59.63 61.39 63.14 64.89 66.65 68.40
14 B 62.18 64.25 66.32 68.39 70.47 72.54 74.61 76.69 78.76 80.83
O 62.18 64.25 66.32 68.39 70.47 72.54 74.61 76.69 78.76 80.83
15 B 73.14 75.57 78.01 80.45 82.89 85.33 87.76 90.20 92.64 94.49
O 73.14 75.57 78.01 80.45 82.89 85.33 87.76 90.20 92.64 94.49

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

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