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Salary Table 2026-BU

Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 22.41%

For the Locality Pay Area of Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY

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 13.25 13.69 14.13 14.57 15.01 15.27 15.70 16.14 16.16 16.57
O 19.88 20.54 21.20 21.86 22.52 22.91 23.55 24.21 24.24 24.86
2 B 14.89 15.25 15.74 16.16 16.34 16.82 17.30 17.78 18.26 18.74
O 22.34 22.88 23.61 24.24 24.51 25.23 25.95 26.67 27.39 28.11
3 B 16.25 16.79 17.34 17.88 18.42 18.96 19.50 20.05 20.59 21.13
O 24.38 25.19 26.01 26.82 27.63 28.44 29.25 30.08 30.89 31.70
4 B 18.24 18.85 19.46 20.07 20.68 21.28 21.89 22.50 23.11 23.72
O 27.36 28.28 29.19 30.11 31.02 31.92 32.84 33.75 34.67 35.58
5 B 20.41 21.09 21.77 22.45 23.13 23.81 24.49 25.17 25.85 26.53
O 30.62 31.64 32.66 33.68 34.70 35.72 36.74 37.76 38.78 39.80
6 B 22.75 23.51 24.27 25.03 25.79 26.54 27.30 28.06 28.82 29.58
O 34.13 35.27 36.41 37.55 38.69 39.81 40.95 42.09 43.23 44.37
7 B 25.28 26.13 26.97 27.81 28.65 29.50 30.34 31.18 32.03 32.87
O 37.92 39.20 40.46 41.72 42.98 44.25 45.51 46.77 48.05 49.31
8 B 28.00 28.93 29.87 30.80 31.73 32.67 33.60 34.53 35.47 36.40
O 42.00 43.40 44.81 46.20 47.60 49.01 50.40 51.09 51.09 51.09
9 B 30.93 31.96 32.99 34.02 35.05 36.08 37.11 38.14 39.18 40.21
O 46.40 47.94 49.49 51.03 51.09 51.09 51.09 51.09 51.09 51.09
10 B 34.06 35.19 36.33 37.46 38.60 39.73 40.87 42.00 43.14 44.27
O 51.09 51.09 51.09 51.09 51.09 51.09 51.09 51.09 51.09 51.09
11 B 37.42 38.67 39.91 41.16 42.41 43.66 44.90 46.15 47.40 48.65
O 51.09 51.09 51.09 51.09 51.09 51.09 51.09 51.09 51.09 51.09
12 B 44.85 46.34 47.84 49.33 50.83 52.32 53.82 55.31 56.81 58.30
O 51.09 51.09 51.09 51.09 51.09 52.32 53.82 55.31 56.81 58.30
13 B 53.33 55.11 56.89 58.66 60.44 62.22 64.00 65.78 67.55 69.33
O 53.33 55.11 56.89 58.66 60.44 62.22 64.00 65.78 67.55 69.33
14 B 63.02 65.12 67.22 69.32 71.43 73.53 75.63 77.73 79.83 81.93
O 63.02 65.12 67.22 69.32 71.43 73.53 75.63 77.73 79.83 81.93
15 B 74.13 76.60 79.07 81.54 84.01 86.48 88.95 91.43 93.90 94.49
O 74.13 76.60 79.07 81.54 84.01 86.48 88.95 91.43 93.90 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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