Buffalo, NY WG Pay Scale 2026 (Wage Area 092)
In the Buffalo, New York wage area, a WG-10 earns $33.25 at step 1, $34.68 at step 2 and $38.87 at step 5 under schedule 092 (Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY), effective November 16, 2025. Step 2 is about $72,377 a year at 2,087 hours, an estimate.
Schedule 092 is the one that covers this wage area's survey area (5 CFR 532, Appendix C). One other schedule covers other GS locality pay areas inside the wage area; it is listed below.
Below are the WG, WL and WS hourly rates for every grade and step and the counties covered. See WG pay scale 2026 for every wage area.
Maintained by Archie Chang · DCPAS schedules checked October 31, 2026 · Methodology & sources
Schedule 092: Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (Buffalo, NY)
Issued December 23, 2025, effective November 16, 2025, superseding the schedule issued January 2, 2025. GS locality: Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (BU). For General Schedule pay in the same locality, see Buffalo GS pay scale 2026.
WG: nonsupervisory grades 1 to 15
| WG (nonsupervisory) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $20.24$42,241 | $21.05$43,931 | $21.97$45,851 | $22.82$47,625 | $23.63$49,316 |
| WG-2 | $21.99$45,893 | $22.89$47,771 | $23.81$49,691 | $24.72$51,591 | $25.66$53,552 |
| WG-3 | $23.71$49,483 | $24.69$51,528 | $25.70$53,636 | $26.69$55,702 | $27.62$57,643 |
| WG-4 | $25.41$53,031 | $26.52$55,347 | $27.55$57,497 | $28.59$59,667 | $29.65$61,880 |
| WG-5 | $27.14$56,641 | $28.27$58,999 | $29.39$61,337 | $30.52$63,695 | $31.67$66,095 |
| WG-6 | $28.39$59,250 | $29.59$61,754 | $30.74$64,154 | $31.90$66,575 | $33.15$69,184 |
| WG-7 | $29.66$61,900 | $30.93$64,551 | $32.10$66,993 | $33.37$69,643 | $34.66$72,335 |
| WG-8 | $30.98$64,655 | $32.28$67,368 | $33.56$70,040 | $34.91$72,857 | $36.15$75,445 |
| WG-9 | $32.20$67,201 | $33.53$69,977 | $34.82$72,669 | $36.15$75,445 | $37.49$78,242 |
| WG-10 | $33.25$69,393 | $34.68$72,377 | $36.10$75,341 | $37.45$78,158 | $38.87$81,122 |
| WG-11 | $34.48$71,960 | $35.92$74,965 | $37.30$77,845 | $38.75$80,871 | $40.22$83,939 |
| WG-12 | $35.49$74,068 | $36.93$77,073 | $38.42$80,183 | $39.95$83,376 | $41.45$86,506 |
| WG-13 | $36.53$76,238 | $38.12$79,556 | $39.63$82,708 | $41.07$85,713 | $42.65$89,011 |
| WG-14 | $37.66$78,596 | $39.24$81,894 | $40.89$85,337 | $42.31$88,301 | $43.99$91,807 |
| WG-15 | $38.76$80,892 | $40.32$84,148 | $42.03$87,717 | $43.66$91,118 | $45.23$94,395 |
WL: leader grades 1 to 15
| WL (leader) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $22.26$46,457 | $23.22$48,460 | $24.15$50,401 | $25.02$52,217 | $25.96$54,179 |
| WL-2 | $24.17$50,443 | $25.17$52,530 | $26.16$54,596 | $27.17$56,704 | $28.17$58,791 |
| WL-3 | $26.09$54,450 | $27.14$56,641 | $28.23$58,916 | $29.31$61,170 | $30.37$63,382 |
| WL-4 | $27.94$58,311 | $29.11$60,753 | $30.24$63,111 | $31.40$65,532 | $32.59$68,015 |
| WL-5 | $29.84$62,276 | $31.10$64,906 | $32.32$67,452 | $33.56$70,040 | $34.81$72,648 |
| WL-6 | $31.27$65,260 | $32.56$67,953 | $33.91$70,770 | $35.21$73,483 | $36.47$76,113 |
| WL-7 | $32.68$68,203 | $34.01$70,979 | $35.40$73,880 | $36.74$76,676 | $38.08$79,473 |
| WL-8 | $34.11$71,188 | $35.57$74,235 | $36.90$77,010 | $38.34$80,016 | $39.86$83,188 |
| WL-9 | $35.37$73,817 | $36.89$76,989 | $38.42$80,183 | $39.85$83,167 | $41.35$86,297 |
| WL-10 | $36.72$76,635 | $38.17$79,661 | $39.77$83,000 | $41.35$86,297 | $42.88$89,491 |
| WL-11 | $37.93$79,160 | $39.46$82,353 | $41.00$85,567 | $42.61$88,927 | $44.19$92,225 |
| WL-12 | $39.09$81,581 | $40.78$85,108 | $42.28$88,238 | $43.99$91,807 | $45.64$95,251 |
| WL-13 | $40.24$83,981 | $41.93$87,508 | $43.66$91,118 | $45.29$94,520 | $46.94$97,964 |
| WL-14 | $41.45$86,506 | $43.18$90,117 | $44.89$93,685 | $46.72$97,505 | $48.41$101,032 |
| WL-15 | $42.62$88,948 | $44.42$92,705 | $46.18$96,378 | $47.97$100,113 | $49.77$103,870 |
WS: supervisory grades 1 to 19
| WS (supervisory) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $30.95$64,593 | $32.23$67,264 | $33.52$69,956 | $34.81$72,648 | $36.07$75,278 |
| WS-2 | $32.68$68,203 | $34.01$70,979 | $35.39$73,859 | $36.74$76,676 | $38.06$79,431 |
| WS-3 | $34.41$71,814 | $35.81$74,735 | $37.23$77,699 | $38.66$80,683 | $40.11$83,710 |
| WS-4 | $35.95$75,028 | $37.49$78,242 | $38.90$81,184 | $40.44$84,398 | $41.94$87,529 |
| WS-5 | $37.17$77,574 | $38.75$80,871 | $40.22$83,939 | $41.89$87,424 | $43.38$90,534 |
| WS-6 | $38.42$80,183 | $40.01$83,501 | $41.63$86,882 | $43.21$90,179 | $44.82$93,539 |
| WS-7 | $39.87$83,209 | $41.54$86,694 | $43.18$90,117 | $44.90$93,706 | $46.55$97,150 |
| WS-8 | $40.99$85,546 | $42.78$89,282 | $44.42$92,705 | $46.16$96,336 | $47.90$99,967 |
| WS-9 | $42.11$87,884 | $43.92$91,661 | $45.79$95,564 | $47.44$99,007 | $49.27$102,826 |
| WS-10 | $43.28$90,325 | $45.15$94,228 | $46.89$97,859 | $48.81$101,866 | $50.60$105,602 |
| WS-11 | $44.32$92,496 | $46.15$96,315 | $48.03$100,239 | $49.94$104,225 | $51.71$107,919 |
| WS-12 | $45.81$95,605 | $47.68$99,508 | $49.64$103,599 | $51.51$107,501 | $53.45$111,550 |
| WS-13 | $47.31$98,736 | $49.27$102,826 | $51.26$106,980 | $53.21$111,049 | $55.19$115,182 |
| WS-14 | $49.05$102,367 | $51.08$106,604 | $53.10$110,820 | $55.13$115,056 | $57.18$119,335 |
| WS-15 | $50.78$105,978 | $52.88$110,361 | $55.01$114,806 | $57.10$119,168 | $59.22$123,592 |
| WS-16 | $52.14$108,816 | $54.28$113,282 | $56.45$117,811 | $58.62$122,340 | $60.79$126,869 |
| WS-17 | $53.65$111,968 | $55.90$116,663 | $58.16$121,380 | $60.38$126,013 | $62.59$130,625 |
| WS-18 | $55.33$115,474 | $57.65$120,316 | $59.95$125,116 | $62.26$129,937 | $64.56$134,737 |
| WS-19 | $52.20$108,941 | $54.37$113,470 | $56.54$117,999 | $58.72$122,549 | $60.89$127,077 |
Counties covered by schedule 092
Allegany County, NY; Cattaraugus County, NY; Erie County, NY; Niagara County, NY; Wyoming County, NY
Schedule 292: Rest of United States (Buffalo, NY)
Issued December 23, 2025, effective November 16, 2025, superseding the schedule issued January 2, 2025. GS locality: Rest of United States (RUS). For General Schedule pay in the same locality, see Rest of U.S. GS pay scale 2026.
WG: nonsupervisory grades 1 to 15
| WG (nonsupervisory) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG-1 | $19.36$40,404 | $20.20$42,157 | $21.00$43,827 | $21.79$45,476 | $22.62$47,208 |
| WG-2 | $21.07$43,973 | $21.90$45,705 | $22.79$47,563 | $23.66$49,378 | $24.51$51,152 |
| WG-3 | $22.69$47,354 | $23.64$49,337 | $24.53$51,194 | $25.51$53,239 | $26.46$55,222 |
| WG-4 | $24.33$50,777 | $25.35$52,905 | $26.38$55,055 | $27.36$57,100 | $28.35$59,166 |
| WG-5 | $25.96$54,179 | $27.04$56,432 | $28.10$58,645 | $29.19$60,920 | $30.28$63,194 |
| WG-6 | $27.18$56,725 | $28.33$59,125 | $29.45$61,462 | $30.59$63,841 | $31.71$66,179 |
| WG-7 | $29.09$60,711 | $30.32$63,278 | $31.50$65,741 | $32.74$68,328 | $33.95$70,854 |
| WG-8 | $30.43$63,507 | $31.71$66,179 | $32.99$68,850 | $34.32$71,626 | $35.55$74,193 |
| WG-9 | $31.82$66,408 | $33.10$69,080 | $34.36$71,709 | $35.71$74,527 | $37.01$77,240 |
| WG-10 | $33.00$68,871 | $34.43$71,855 | $35.84$74,798 | $37.19$77,616 | $38.60$80,558 |
| WG-11 | $34.21$71,396 | $35.65$74,402 | $37.03$77,282 | $38.43$80,203 | $39.94$83,355 |
| WG-12 | $35.30$73,671 | $36.75$76,697 | $38.22$79,765 | $39.74$82,937 | $41.20$85,984 |
| WG-13 | $36.35$75,862 | $37.92$79,139 | $39.45$82,332 | $40.90$85,358 | $42.48$88,656 |
| WG-14 | $37.42$78,096 | $39.05$81,497 | $40.68$84,899 | $42.14$87,946 | $43.76$91,327 |
| WG-15 | $38.52$80,391 | $40.13$83,751 | $41.83$87,299 | $43.43$90,638 | $45.02$93,957 |
WL: leader grades 1 to 15
| WL (leader) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-1 | $21.32$44,495 | $22.22$46,373 | $23.09$48,189 | $23.95$49,984 | $24.87$51,904 |
| WL-2 | $23.12$48,251 | $24.09$50,276 | $25.04$52,258 | $25.98$54,220 | $26.92$56,182 |
| WL-3 | $24.96$52,092 | $25.96$54,179 | $26.98$56,307 | $28.02$58,478 | $29.06$60,648 |
| WL-4 | $26.72$55,765 | $27.85$58,123 | $28.96$60,440 | $30.05$62,714 | $31.16$65,031 |
| WL-5 | $28.54$59,563 | $29.75$62,088 | $30.92$64,530 | $32.11$67,014 | $33.26$69,414 |
| WL-6 | $29.89$62,380 | $31.14$64,989 | $32.42$67,661 | $33.67$70,269 | $34.85$72,732 |
| WL-7 | $32.01$66,805 | $33.33$69,560 | $34.68$72,377 | $35.99$75,111 | $37.33$77,908 |
| WL-8 | $33.56$70,040 | $34.93$72,899 | $36.26$75,675 | $37.68$78,638 | $39.13$81,664 |
| WL-9 | $34.92$72,878 | $36.43$76,029 | $37.95$79,202 | $39.36$82,144 | $40.79$85,129 |
| WL-10 | $36.43$76,029 | $37.94$79,181 | $39.51$82,457 | $41.02$85,609 | $42.56$88,823 |
| WL-11 | $37.67$78,617 | $39.16$81,727 | $40.73$85,004 | $42.30$88,280 | $43.87$91,557 |
| WL-12 | $38.89$81,163 | $40.59$84,711 | $42.11$87,884 | $43.76$91,327 | $45.42$94,792 |
| WL-13 | $40.04$83,563 | $41.74$87,111 | $43.43$90,638 | $45.06$94,040 | $46.73$97,526 |
| WL-14 | $41.20$85,984 | $42.99$89,720 | $44.64$93,164 | $46.44$96,920 | $48.17$100,531 |
| WL-15 | $42.42$88,531 | $44.21$92,266 | $45.95$95,898 | $47.75$99,654 | $49.56$103,432 |
WS: supervisory grades 1 to 19
| WS (supervisory) grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-1 | $29.62$61,817 | $30.83$64,342 | $32.08$66,951 | $33.26$69,414 | $34.51$72,022 |
| WS-2 | $31.25$65,219 | $32.56$67,953 | $33.82$70,582 | $35.17$73,400 | $36.44$76,050 |
| WS-3 | $32.91$68,683 | $34.26$71,501 | $35.62$74,339 | $36.97$77,156 | $38.38$80,099 |
| WS-4 | $34.39$71,772 | $35.86$74,840 | $37.21$77,657 | $38.67$80,704 | $40.11$83,710 |
| WS-5 | $35.76$74,631 | $37.24$77,720 | $38.74$80,850 | $40.22$83,939 | $41.71$87,049 |
| WS-6 | $37.64$78,555 | $39.20$81,810 | $40.76$85,066 | $42.33$88,343 | $43.92$91,661 |
| WS-7 | $39.14$81,685 | $40.83$85,212 | $42.47$88,635 | $44.12$92,078 | $45.74$95,459 |
| WS-8 | $40.54$84,607 | $42.22$88,113 | $43.92$91,661 | $45.60$95,167 | $47.29$98,694 |
| WS-9 | $41.67$86,965 | $43.38$90,534 | $45.22$94,374 | $46.92$97,922 | $48.71$101,658 |
| WS-10 | $42.96$89,658 | $44.84$93,581 | $46.59$97,233 | $48.44$101,094 | $50.25$104,872 |
| WS-11 | $43.93$91,682 | $45.77$95,522 | $47.62$99,383 | $49.48$103,265 | $51.28$107,021 |
| WS-12 | $45.21$94,353 | $47.09$98,277 | $49.01$102,284 | $50.89$106,207 | $52.79$110,173 |
| WS-13 | $46.59$97,233 | $48.57$101,366 | $50.46$105,310 | $52.47$109,505 | $54.39$113,512 |
| WS-14 | $47.82$99,800 | $49.79$103,912 | $51.80$108,107 | $53.77$112,218 | $55.75$116,350 |
| WS-15 | $49.01$102,284 | $51.04$106,520 | $53.12$110,861 | $55.14$115,077 | $57.16$119,293 |
| WS-16 | $49.99$104,329 | $52.09$108,712 | $54.17$113,053 | $56.25$117,394 | $58.34$121,756 |
| WS-17 | $51.32$107,105 | $53.51$111,675 | $55.60$116,037 | $57.75$120,524 | $59.87$124,949 |
| WS-18 | $52.93$110,465 | $55.15$115,098 | $57.39$119,773 | $59.54$124,260 | $61.76$128,893 |
| WS-19 | $52.20$108,941 | $54.37$113,470 | $56.54$117,999 | $58.72$122,549 | $60.89$127,077 |
Counties covered by schedule 292
Chautauqua County, NY; Elk County, PA - Includes only the Allegheny National Forest portions.; Forest County, PA - Includes only the Allegheny National Forest portions.; Mc Kean County, PA; Warren County, PA
Other wage areas in New York and Pennsylvania
- Albany-Schenectady, NY WG-10 step 2 $33.96
- New York-Newark, NY WG-10 step 2 $36.01
- Northern New York WG-10 step 2 $28.64
- Rochester, NY WG-10 step 2 $31.09
- Syracuse-Utica-Rome, NY WG-10 step 2 $33.25
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC WG-10 step 2 $36.18
- Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA WG-10 step 2 $30.07
- Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA WG-10 step 2 $33.11
- Pittsburgh, PA WG-10 step 2 $33.03
- Scranton-Wilkes Barre, PA WG-10 step 2 $28.37
Buffalo, NY WG pay questions
What is the WG-10 rate in Buffalo, NY?
Under schedule 092 (Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, the schedule that covers this wage area's survey area), WG-10 is $33.25 at step 1, $34.68 at step 2 and $38.87 at step 5. At 2,087 hours a year, step 2 is about $72,377, an estimate. The other schedule is on this page.
When did the Buffalo, NY wage schedule take effect?
DCPAS issued schedule 092 on December 23, 2025 with an effective date of November 16, 2025. It replaced the schedule issued January 2, 2025. New schedules follow each local wage survey, so check DCPAS for a newer one.
Why does Buffalo, NY have two schedules?
The wage area overlaps more than one General Schedule locality pay area, so DCPAS publishes one schedule for each: 092 (Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY); 292 (Rest of United States). This page leads with schedule 092, the one that covers this wage area's survey area (5 CFR 532 Appendix C). Use the schedule for the GS locality of your duty station. The county lists on this page show where each applies.
Which counties does the Buffalo, NY wage area cover?
DCPAS lists 5 counties or areas for schedule 092; the full list is on this page. OPM's final rule on wage area criteria took effect on October 1, 2025, and DCPAS says it affects approximately 230 counties, so check the list if your county may have moved.
Sources (checked October 31, 2026): DCPAS Wage and Salary Division, appropriated fund wage schedules · 5 CFR 532.203, structure of regular wage schedules (eCFR) · 5 CFR 532.201, definitions (eCFR) · 5 CFR 532.211, criteria for appropriated fund wage areas (eCFR) · 5 CFR 532.417, within-grade increases (eCFR) · 5 U.S.C. 5343, prevailing rate determinations · 5 U.S.C. 5342, definitions · 5 U.S.C. 5504, biweekly pay periods; computation of pay · Federal Register, January 21, 2025 (90 FR 7428), final rule on wage area criteria · OPM, Facts About the Federal Wage System · OPM CPM 2025-20, Fiscal Year 2026 Prevailing Rate Pay Adjustments · OPM CPM 2026-05, Update to Fiscal Year 2026 Prevailing Rate Pay Adjustments · House Document 119-189, Alternative Plan for Pay Adjustments (January 2027)