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  <Abbreviation>BU</Abbreviation>
  <Description>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</Description>
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    <Grade>
      <Steps>
        <Step>
          <Annual>27645</Annual>
          <Hourly>13.25</Hourly>
          <Overtime>19.88</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>1</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>28572</Annual>
          <Hourly>13.69</Hourly>
          <Overtime>20.54</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>2</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>29491</Annual>
          <Hourly>14.13</Hourly>
          <Overtime>21.20</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>3</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>30407</Annual>
          <Hourly>14.57</Hourly>
          <Overtime>21.86</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>4</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>31323</Annual>
          <Hourly>15.01</Hourly>
          <Overtime>22.52</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>5</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>31861</Annual>
          <Hourly>15.27</Hourly>
          <Overtime>22.91</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>6</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>32770</Annual>
          <Hourly>15.70</Hourly>
          <Overtime>23.55</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>7</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>33686</Annual>
          <Hourly>16.14</Hourly>
          <Overtime>24.21</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>8</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>33724</Annual>
          <Hourly>16.16</Hourly>
          <Overtime>24.24</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>9</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>34578</Annual>
          <Hourly>16.57</Hourly>
          <Overtime>24.86</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>10</Value>
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      <Value>1</Value>
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    <Grade>
      <Steps>
        <Step>
          <Annual>31084</Annual>
          <Hourly>14.89</Hourly>
          <Overtime>22.34</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>1</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>31823</Annual>
          <Hourly>15.25</Hourly>
          <Overtime>22.88</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>2</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>32854</Annual>
          <Hourly>15.74</Hourly>
          <Overtime>23.61</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>3</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>33724</Annual>
          <Hourly>16.16</Hourly>
          <Overtime>24.24</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>4</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>34101</Annual>
          <Hourly>16.34</Hourly>
          <Overtime>24.51</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>5</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>35104</Annual>
          <Hourly>16.82</Hourly>
          <Overtime>25.23</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>6</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>36106</Annual>
          <Hourly>17.30</Hourly>
          <Overtime>25.95</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>7</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>37109</Annual>
          <Hourly>17.78</Hourly>
          <Overtime>26.67</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>8</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>38111</Annual>
          <Hourly>18.26</Hourly>
          <Overtime>27.39</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>9</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>39114</Annual>
          <Hourly>18.74</Hourly>
          <Overtime>28.11</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>10</Value>
        </Step>
      </Steps>
      <Value>2</Value>
    </Grade>
    <Grade>
      <Steps>
        <Step>
          <Annual>33917</Annual>
          <Hourly>16.25</Hourly>
          <Overtime>24.38</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>1</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>35048</Annual>
          <Hourly>16.79</Hourly>
          <Overtime>25.19</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>2</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>36179</Annual>
          <Hourly>17.34</Hourly>
          <Overtime>26.01</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>3</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>37311</Annual>
          <Hourly>17.88</Hourly>
          <Overtime>26.82</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>4</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>38442</Annual>
          <Hourly>18.42</Hourly>
          <Overtime>27.63</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>5</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>39573</Annual>
          <Hourly>18.96</Hourly>
          <Overtime>28.44</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>6</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>40704</Annual>
          <Hourly>19.50</Hourly>
          <Overtime>29.25</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>7</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>41835</Annual>
          <Hourly>20.05</Hourly>
          <Overtime>30.08</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>8</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>42966</Annual>
          <Hourly>20.59</Hourly>
          <Overtime>30.89</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>9</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>44097</Annual>
          <Hourly>21.13</Hourly>
          <Overtime>31.70</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>10</Value>
        </Step>
      </Steps>
      <Value>3</Value>
    </Grade>
    <Grade>
      <Steps>
        <Step>
          <Annual>38073</Annual>
          <Hourly>18.24</Hourly>
          <Overtime>27.36</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>1</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>39343</Annual>
          <Hourly>18.85</Hourly>
          <Overtime>28.28</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>2</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>40612</Annual>
          <Hourly>19.46</Hourly>
          <Overtime>29.19</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>3</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>41881</Annual>
          <Hourly>20.07</Hourly>
          <Overtime>30.11</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>4</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>43151</Annual>
          <Hourly>20.68</Hourly>
          <Overtime>31.02</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>5</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>44420</Annual>
          <Hourly>21.28</Hourly>
          <Overtime>31.92</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>6</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>45690</Annual>
          <Hourly>21.89</Hourly>
          <Overtime>32.84</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>7</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>46959</Annual>
          <Hourly>22.50</Hourly>
          <Overtime>33.75</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>8</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>48228</Annual>
          <Hourly>23.11</Hourly>
          <Overtime>34.67</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>9</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>49498</Annual>
          <Hourly>23.72</Hourly>
          <Overtime>35.58</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>10</Value>
        </Step>
      </Steps>
      <Value>4</Value>
    </Grade>
    <Grade>
      <Steps>
        <Step>
          <Annual>42597</Annual>
          <Hourly>20.41</Hourly>
          <Overtime>30.62</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>1</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>44017</Annual>
          <Hourly>21.09</Hourly>
          <Overtime>31.64</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>2</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>45437</Annual>
          <Hourly>21.77</Hourly>
          <Overtime>32.66</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>3</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>46857</Annual>
          <Hourly>22.45</Hourly>
          <Overtime>33.68</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>4</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>48277</Annual>
          <Hourly>23.13</Hourly>
          <Overtime>34.70</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>5</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>49697</Annual>
          <Hourly>23.81</Hourly>
          <Overtime>35.72</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>6</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>51117</Annual>
          <Hourly>24.49</Hourly>
          <Overtime>36.74</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>7</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>52537</Annual>
          <Hourly>25.17</Hourly>
          <Overtime>37.76</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>8</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>53957</Annual>
          <Hourly>25.85</Hourly>
          <Overtime>38.78</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>9</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>55377</Annual>
          <Hourly>26.53</Hourly>
          <Overtime>39.80</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>10</Value>
        </Step>
      </Steps>
      <Value>5</Value>
    </Grade>
    <Grade>
      <Steps>
        <Step>
          <Annual>47484</Annual>
          <Hourly>22.75</Hourly>
          <Overtime>34.13</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>1</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>49067</Annual>
          <Hourly>23.51</Hourly>
          <Overtime>35.27</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>2</Value>
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        <Step>
          <Annual>50650</Annual>
          <Hourly>24.27</Hourly>
          <Overtime>36.41</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>3</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>52232</Annual>
          <Hourly>25.03</Hourly>
          <Overtime>37.55</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>4</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>53815</Annual>
          <Hourly>25.79</Hourly>
          <Overtime>38.69</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>5</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>55398</Annual>
          <Hourly>26.54</Hourly>
          <Overtime>39.81</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>6</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>56981</Annual>
          <Hourly>27.30</Hourly>
          <Overtime>40.95</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>7</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>58563</Annual>
          <Hourly>28.06</Hourly>
          <Overtime>42.09</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>8</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>60146</Annual>
          <Hourly>28.82</Hourly>
          <Overtime>43.23</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>9</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>61729</Annual>
          <Hourly>29.58</Hourly>
          <Overtime>44.37</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>10</Value>
        </Step>
      </Steps>
      <Value>6</Value>
    </Grade>
    <Grade>
      <Steps>
        <Step>
          <Annual>52766</Annual>
          <Hourly>25.28</Hourly>
          <Overtime>37.92</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>1</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>54525</Annual>
          <Hourly>26.13</Hourly>
          <Overtime>39.20</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>2</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>56284</Annual>
          <Hourly>26.97</Hourly>
          <Overtime>40.46</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>3</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>58043</Annual>
          <Hourly>27.81</Hourly>
          <Overtime>41.72</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>4</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>59802</Annual>
          <Hourly>28.65</Hourly>
          <Overtime>42.98</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>5</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>61561</Annual>
          <Hourly>29.50</Hourly>
          <Overtime>44.25</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>6</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>63320</Annual>
          <Hourly>30.34</Hourly>
          <Overtime>45.51</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>7</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>65079</Annual>
          <Hourly>31.18</Hourly>
          <Overtime>46.77</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>8</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>66838</Annual>
          <Hourly>32.03</Hourly>
          <Overtime>48.05</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>9</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>68597</Annual>
          <Hourly>32.87</Hourly>
          <Overtime>49.31</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>10</Value>
        </Step>
      </Steps>
      <Value>7</Value>
    </Grade>
    <Grade>
      <Steps>
        <Step>
          <Annual>58436</Annual>
          <Hourly>28.00</Hourly>
          <Overtime>42.00</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>1</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>60384</Annual>
          <Hourly>28.93</Hourly>
          <Overtime>43.40</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>2</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>62331</Annual>
          <Hourly>29.87</Hourly>
          <Overtime>44.81</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>3</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>64279</Annual>
          <Hourly>30.80</Hourly>
          <Overtime>46.20</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>4</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>66226</Annual>
          <Hourly>31.73</Hourly>
          <Overtime>47.60</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>5</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>68174</Annual>
          <Hourly>32.67</Hourly>
          <Overtime>49.01</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>6</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>70121</Annual>
          <Hourly>33.60</Hourly>
          <Overtime>50.40</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>7</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>72069</Annual>
          <Hourly>34.53</Hourly>
          <Overtime>51.09</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>8</Value>
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        <Step>
          <Annual>74016</Annual>
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          <Overtime>51.09</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>9</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>75964</Annual>
          <Hourly>36.40</Hourly>
          <Overtime>51.09</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>10</Value>
        </Step>
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      <Value>8</Value>
    </Grade>
    <Grade>
      <Steps>
        <Step>
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          <Value>1</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>66695</Annual>
          <Hourly>31.96</Hourly>
          <Overtime>47.94</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>2</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>68847</Annual>
          <Hourly>32.99</Hourly>
          <Overtime>49.49</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>3</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>70999</Annual>
          <Hourly>34.02</Hourly>
          <Overtime>51.03</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>4</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>73151</Annual>
          <Hourly>35.05</Hourly>
          <Overtime>51.09</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>5</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>75303</Annual>
          <Hourly>36.08</Hourly>
          <Overtime>51.09</Overtime>
          <Statutory_Cap_Applies>false</Statutory_Cap_Applies>
          <Value>6</Value>
        </Step>
        <Step>
          <Annual>77455</Annual>
          <Hourly>37.11</Hourly>
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* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).</Notes>
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