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Cincinnati General Schedule Payscale

1,555 federal employees †

$50,248 average yearly pay

+4% salary raise this year

The Cincinnati Locality Area is a General Schedule locality primarily located within Ohio. Federal employees who work within the Cincinnati locality area receive a locality adjustment of 21.35%, which is applied to the base General Schedule payscale.

Locality adjustment rates are set yearly by the OPM to account for higher costs of living within Cincinnati, as compared to the Rest of U.S. locality raise (which is applied to all Federal employees not located within any other locality).

The chart below is the 2023 General Schedule pay table, with Cincinnati's 21.35% locality raise applied to the base pay rates. These are the yearly pay rates that are applicable to most salaried federal employees within this region, based on their GS Grade and Step.

Note: We have projected the 2024 General Schedule payscale below based on last year's General Schedule base pay increase of 4.1%. We will publish the official General Schedule payscale for 2024 when it becomes available.

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$25,736	$26,601	$27,455	$28,307	$29,162	$29,663	$30,509	$31,362	$31,397	$32,200
GS-2	$28,940	$29,628	$30,586	$31,397	$31,751	$32,684	$33,619	$34,552	$35,486	$36,421
GS-3	$31,576	$32,630	$33,682	$34,735	$35,789	$36,841	$37,894	$38,946	$39,999	$41,051
GS-4	$35,446	$36,627	$37,809	$38,991	$40,172	$41,354	$42,536	$43,716	$44,898	$46,079
GS-5	$39,657	$40,980	$42,303	$43,624	$44,947	$46,270	$47,592	$48,915	$50,236	$51,559
GS-6	$44,208	$45,681	$47,154	$48,627	$50,101	$51,574	$53,047	$54,520	$55,993	$57,467
GS-7	$49,125	$50,763	$52,400	$54,037	$55,675	$57,312	$58,949	$60,588	$62,225	$63,863
GS-8	$54,404	$56,218	$58,032	$59,846	$61,660	$63,473	$65,288	$67,102	$68,916	$70,730
GS-9	$60,090	$62,092	$64,095	$66,098	$68,100	$70,103	$72,106	$74,108	$76,112	$78,114
GS-10	$66,171	$68,377	$70,583	$72,789	$74,996	$77,202	$79,408	$81,614	$83,820	$86,026
GS-11	$72,703	$75,125	$77,549	$79,972	$82,395	$84,819	$87,241	$89,664	$92,088	$94,511
GS-12	$87,140	$90,045	$92,950	$95,856	$98,759	$101,665	$104,570	$107,474	$110,379	$113,284
GS-13	$103,622	$107,076	$110,529	$113,984	$117,438	$120,891	$124,345	$127,799	$131,252	$134,707
GS-14	$122,451	$126,532	$130,613	$134,694	$138,776	$142,857	$146,938	$151,020	$155,101	$159,182
GS-15	$144,034	$148,835	$153,635	$158,436	$163,236	$168,038	$172,839	$177,639	$182,440	$183,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$25,482	$26,338	$27,184	$28,028	$28,874	$29,369	$30,208	$31,052	$31,086	$31,882
GS-2	$28,653	$29,335	$30,284	$31,086	$31,437	$32,362	$33,286	$34,211	$35,136	$36,060
GS-3	$31,265	$32,307	$33,349	$34,392	$35,434	$36,477	$37,519	$38,561	$39,604	$40,646
GS-4	$35,096	$36,265	$37,435	$38,605	$39,775	$40,945	$42,115	$43,284	$44,454	$45,624
GS-5	$39,265	$40,575	$41,884	$43,193	$44,503	$45,812	$47,121	$48,431	$49,740	$51,050
GS-6	$43,771	$45,230	$46,688	$48,147	$49,605	$51,064	$52,523	$53,981	$55,440	$56,899
GS-7	$48,640	$50,261	$51,882	$53,503	$55,124	$56,746	$58,367	$59,988	$61,609	$63,231
GS-8	$53,866	$55,662	$57,458	$59,254	$61,050	$62,846	$64,642	$66,438	$68,234	$70,030
GS-9	$59,495	$61,478	$63,461	$65,444	$67,427	$69,410	$71,393	$73,375	$75,358	$77,341
GS-10	$65,517	$67,701	$69,885	$72,070	$74,254	$76,438	$78,623	$80,807	$82,991	$85,176
GS-11	$71,984	$74,383	$76,782	$79,181	$81,580	$83,979	$86,378	$88,777	$91,176	$93,575
GS-12	$86,279	$89,155	$92,031	$94,907	$97,783	$100,659	$103,535	$106,411	$109,287	$112,163
GS-13	$102,597	$106,016	$109,436	$112,856	$116,275	$119,695	$123,114	$126,534	$129,954	$133,373
GS-14	$121,238	$125,279	$129,320	$133,361	$137,402	$141,443	$145,484	$149,525	$153,566	$157,607
GS-15	$142,608	$147,361	$152,115	$156,868	$161,621	$166,374	$171,128	$175,881	$180,634	$183,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$24,396	$25,215	$26,025	$26,833	$27,643	$28,117	$28,920	$29,728	$29,761	$30,518
GS-2	$27,432	$28,085	$28,993	$29,761	$30,097	$30,982	$31,868	$32,753	$33,638	$34,524
GS-3	$29,931	$30,929	$31,927	$32,925	$33,922	$34,920	$35,918	$36,916	$37,913	$38,911
GS-4	$33,600	$34,719	$35,839	$36,959	$38,079	$39,199	$40,319	$41,439	$42,559	$43,679
GS-5	$37,592	$38,845	$40,098	$41,351	$42,604	$43,856	$45,109	$46,362	$47,615	$48,868
GS-6	$41,905	$43,301	$44,698	$46,095	$47,492	$48,889	$50,286	$51,682	$53,079	$54,476
GS-7	$46,566	$48,117	$49,669	$51,221	$52,772	$54,324	$55,875	$57,427	$58,979	$60,530
GS-8	$51,570	$53,289	$55,007	$56,726	$58,444	$60,163	$61,881	$63,600	$65,318	$67,037
GS-9	$56,959	$58,858	$60,757	$62,655	$64,554	$66,453	$68,352	$70,250	$72,149	$74,048
GS-10	$62,724	$64,815	$66,906	$68,997	$71,089	$73,180	$75,271	$77,362	$79,453	$81,544
GS-11	$68,915	$71,212	$73,509	$75,805	$78,102	$80,398	$82,695	$84,992	$87,288	$89,585
GS-12	$82,601	$85,355	$88,108	$90,862	$93,616	$96,370	$99,124	$101,877	$104,631	$107,385
GS-13	$98,223	$101,496	$104,770	$108,044	$111,318	$114,592	$117,866	$121,140	$124,413	$127,687
GS-14	$116,070	$119,939	$123,807	$127,676	$131,545	$135,414	$139,283	$143,152	$147,021	$150,890
GS-15	$136,529	$141,080	$145,631	$150,182	$154,733	$159,284	$163,835	$168,386	$172,937	$176,300*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$23,794	$24,592	$25,383	$26,170	$26,961	$27,424	$28,206	$28,995	$29,026	$29,764
GS-2	$26,755	$27,391	$28,277	$29,026	$29,353	$30,216	$31,079	$31,942	$32,805	$33,668
GS-3	$29,192	$30,165	$31,138	$32,111	$33,084	$34,057	$35,029	$36,002	$36,975	$37,948
GS-4	$32,770	$33,862	$34,955	$36,047	$37,139	$38,231	$39,323	$40,416	$41,508	$42,600
GS-5	$36,664	$37,886	$39,109	$40,331	$41,554	$42,776	$43,998	$45,221	$46,443	$47,665
GS-6	$40,870	$42,232	$43,594	$44,957	$46,319	$47,681	$49,043	$50,406	$51,768	$53,130
GS-7	$45,416	$46,930	$48,444	$49,958	$51,472	$52,987	$54,501	$56,015	$57,529	$59,043
GS-8	$50,297	$51,974	$53,651	$55,328	$57,004	$58,681	$60,358	$62,035	$63,712	$65,389
GS-9	$55,553	$57,405	$59,256	$61,108	$62,960	$64,811	$66,663	$68,515	$70,366	$72,218
GS-10	$61,177	$63,216	$65,256	$67,296	$69,336	$71,375	$73,415	$75,455	$77,494	$79,534
GS-11	$67,214	$69,455	$71,696	$73,937	$76,178	$78,419	$80,660	$82,901	$85,142	$87,383
GS-12	$80,562	$83,248	$85,934	$88,620	$91,306	$93,992	$96,677	$99,363	$102,049	$104,735
GS-13	$95,799	$98,992	$102,185	$105,379	$108,572	$111,766	$114,959	$118,152	$121,346	$124,539
GS-14	$113,205	$116,978	$120,751	$124,525	$128,298	$132,071	$135,844	$139,617	$143,391	$147,164
GS-15	$133,160	$137,598	$142,037	$146,475	$150,914	$155,353	$159,791	$164,230	$168,669	$172,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$23,559	$24,349	$25,132	$25,911	$26,695	$27,153	$27,927	$28,708	$28,739	$29,472
GS-2	$26,490	$27,120	$27,998	$28,739	$29,062	$29,917	$30,772	$31,626	$32,481	$33,336
GS-3	$28,903	$29,866	$30,829	$31,793	$32,756	$33,719	$34,682	$35,645	$36,609	$37,572
GS-4	$32,446	$33,527	$34,609	$35,690	$36,771	$37,853	$38,934	$40,015	$41,097	$42,178
GS-5	$36,301	$37,512	$38,722	$39,932	$41,143	$42,353	$43,563	$44,773	$45,984	$47,194
GS-6	$40,465	$41,814	$43,163	$44,512	$45,861	$47,210	$48,559	$49,908	$51,257	$52,606
GS-7	$44,966	$46,465	$47,963	$49,462	$50,960	$52,459	$53,957	$55,455	$56,954	$58,452
GS-8	$49,799	$51,459	$53,119	$54,779	$56,439	$58,099	$59,759	$61,419	$63,079	$64,739
GS-9	$55,003	$56,837	$58,670	$60,504	$62,338	$64,171	$66,005	$67,838	$69,672	$71,505
GS-10	$60,572	$62,591	$64,610	$66,629	$68,648	$70,668	$72,687	$74,706	$76,725	$78,744
GS-11	$66,548	$68,767	$70,985	$73,203	$75,421	$77,639	$79,857	$82,075	$84,293	$86,512
GS-12	$79,764	$82,424	$85,083	$87,742	$90,402	$93,061	$95,720	$98,380	$101,039	$103,698
GS-13	$94,850	$98,012	$101,174	$104,336	$107,498	$110,660	$113,822	$116,984	$120,146	$123,308
GS-14	$112,084	$115,820	$119,555	$123,291	$127,027	$130,763	$134,499	$138,235	$141,971	$145,706
GS-15	$131,841	$136,236	$140,631	$145,026	$149,422	$153,817	$158,212	$162,607	$167,003	$170,800*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,898	$23,665	$24,427	$25,183	$25,945	$26,390	$27,142	$27,902	$27,932	$28,642
GS-2	$25,745	$26,358	$27,211	$27,932	$28,246	$29,076	$29,907	$30,738	$31,568	$32,399
GS-3	$28,091	$29,027	$29,964	$30,900	$31,836	$32,773	$33,709	$34,646	$35,582	$36,519
GS-4	$31,535	$32,585	$33,636	$34,687	$35,737	$36,788	$37,839	$38,889	$39,940	$40,990
GS-5	$35,282	$36,457	$37,633	$38,809	$39,984	$41,160	$42,336	$43,511	$44,687	$45,863
GS-6	$39,328	$40,639	$41,951	$43,262	$44,574	$45,885	$47,197	$48,508	$49,820	$51,131
GS-7	$43,704	$45,160	$46,617	$48,074	$49,531	$50,988	$52,445	$53,902	$55,359	$56,816
GS-8	$48,400	$50,013	$51,627	$53,240	$54,853	$56,466	$58,079	$59,693	$61,306	$62,919
GS-9	$53,459	$55,240	$57,022	$58,803	$60,585	$62,366	$64,148	$65,929	$67,711	$69,492
GS-10	$58,870	$60,832	$62,794	$64,756	$66,718	$68,680	$70,641	$72,603	$74,565	$76,527
GS-11	$64,679	$66,836	$68,992	$71,149	$73,305	$75,462	$77,618	$79,775	$81,932	$84,088
GS-12	$77,523	$80,108	$82,692	$85,277	$87,861	$90,446	$93,031	$95,615	$98,200	$100,784
GS-13	$92,185	$95,258	$98,331	$101,403	$104,476	$107,548	$110,621	$113,693	$116,766	$119,839
GS-14	$108,936	$112,567	$116,199	$119,830	$123,462	$127,093	$130,725	$134,356	$137,988	$141,619
GS-15	$128,138	$132,409	$136,680	$140,951	$145,222	$149,493	$153,764	$158,035	$162,306	$166,500*

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,518	$23,272	$24,021	$24,765	$25,514	$25,952	$26,691	$27,439	$27,468	$28,172
GS-2	$25,318	$25,921	$26,759	$27,468	$27,780	$28,597	$29,415	$30,232	$31,050	$31,867
GS-3	$27,624	$28,545	$29,465	$30,386	$31,306	$32,227	$33,148	$34,068	$34,989	$35,909
GS-4	$31,012	$32,045	$33,078	$34,111	$35,145	$36,178	$37,211	$38,245	$39,278	$40,311
GS-5	$34,696	$35,853	$37,010	$38,167	$39,323	$40,480	$41,637	$42,794	$43,950	$45,107
GS-6	$38,675	$39,963	$41,252	$42,541	$43,829	$45,118	$46,406	$47,695	$48,984	$50,272
GS-7	$42,978	$44,411	$45,843	$47,276	$48,708	$50,140	$51,573	$53,005	$54,438	$55,870
GS-8	$47,597	$49,184	$50,771	$52,358	$53,945	$55,532	$57,119	$58,706	$60,293	$61,880
GS-9	$52,571	$54,324	$56,076	$57,829	$59,581	$61,334	$63,086	$64,839	$66,591	$68,344
GS-10	$57,894	$59,824	$61,753	$63,683	$65,613	$67,543	$69,473	$71,403	$73,333	$75,263
GS-11	$63,605	$65,726	$67,846	$69,967	$72,087	$74,208	$76,328	$78,449	$80,569	$82,690
GS-12	$76,237	$78,779	$81,320	$83,861	$86,402	$88,944	$91,485	$94,026	$96,567	$99,109
GS-13	$90,655	$93,677	$96,699	$99,721	$102,743	$105,765	$108,787	$111,809	$114,831	$117,853
GS-14	$107,128	$110,699	$114,270	$117,841	$121,412	$124,982	$128,553	$132,124	$135,695	$139,266
GS-15	$126,011	$130,211	$134,411	$138,612	$142,812	$147,012	$151,212	$155,413	$159,613	$163,813

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,142	$22,883	$23,620	$24,352	$25,088	$25,519	$26,247	$26,982	$27,010	$27,694
GS-2	$24,895	$25,488	$26,312	$27,010	$27,314	$28,117	$28,920	$29,723	$30,527	$31,330
GS-3	$27,163	$28,069	$28,975	$29,881	$30,787	$31,693	$32,599	$33,505	$34,411	$35,315
GS-4	$30,494	$31,510	$32,526	$33,542	$34,558	$35,574	$36,590	$37,606	$38,622	$39,638
GS-5	$34,117	$35,255	$36,393	$37,530	$38,668	$39,806	$40,944	$42,082	$43,220	$44,357
GS-6	$38,030	$39,298	$40,566	$41,834	$43,102	$44,371	$45,639	$46,907	$48,175	$49,443
GS-7	$42,261	$43,670	$45,079	$46,488	$47,898	$49,307	$50,716	$52,125	$53,534	$54,943
GS-8	$46,803	$48,363	$49,922	$51,482	$53,042	$54,602	$56,161	$57,721	$59,281	$60,840
GS-9	$51,694	$53,417	$55,141	$56,864	$58,588	$60,311	$62,034	$63,758	$65,481	$67,205
GS-10	$56,927	$58,825	$60,723	$62,621	$64,519	$66,417	$68,315	$70,213	$72,111	$74,009
GS-11	$62,544	$64,628	$66,712	$68,797	$70,881	$72,966	$75,050	$77,135	$79,219	$81,303
GS-12	$74,965	$77,464	$79,964	$82,463	$84,962	$87,461	$89,960	$92,459	$94,959	$97,458
GS-13	$89,143	$92,114	$95,085	$98,057	$101,028	$103,999	$106,970	$109,942	$112,913	$115,884
GS-14	$105,340	$108,852	$112,363	$115,875	$119,386	$122,898	$126,409	$129,921	$133,432	$136,944
GS-15	$123,909	$128,039	$132,170	$136,301	$140,431	$144,562	$148,692	$152,823	$156,954	$161,084

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,784	$22,512	$23,237	$23,957	$24,682	$25,106	$25,822	$26,544	$26,573	$27,245
GS-2	$24,492	$25,075	$25,886	$26,573	$26,874	$27,665	$28,456	$29,247	$30,038	$30,829
GS-3	$26,723	$27,614	$28,505	$29,395	$30,286	$31,177	$32,068	$32,958	$33,849	$34,740
GS-4	$30,000	$31,000	$32,000	$33,000	$34,000	$35,000	$36,000	$37,000	$38,000	$39,000
GS-5	$33,564	$34,683	$35,801	$36,920	$38,039	$39,158	$40,276	$41,395	$42,514	$43,632
GS-6	$37,414	$38,661	$39,908	$41,155	$42,402	$43,649	$44,896	$46,143	$47,390	$48,637
GS-7	$41,577	$42,963	$44,349	$45,734	$47,120	$48,506	$49,892	$51,278	$52,664	$54,050
GS-8	$46,044	$47,579	$49,113	$50,648	$52,182	$53,716	$55,251	$56,785	$58,319	$59,854
GS-9	$50,857	$52,551	$54,246	$55,941	$57,635	$59,330	$61,025	$62,720	$64,414	$66,109
GS-10	$56,005	$57,872	$59,739	$61,606	$63,472	$65,339	$67,206	$69,073	$70,940	$72,807
GS-11	$61,531	$63,582	$65,633	$67,684	$69,735	$71,786	$73,837	$75,888	$77,939	$79,990
GS-12	$73,751	$76,209	$78,668	$81,126	$83,584	$86,043	$88,501	$90,959	$93,418	$95,876
GS-13	$87,700	$90,623	$93,547	$96,471	$99,395	$102,319	$105,243	$108,167	$111,090	$114,014
GS-14	$103,634	$107,088	$110,543	$113,998	$117,452	$120,907	$124,362	$127,817	$131,271	$134,726
GS-15	$121,902	$125,966	$130,030	$134,094	$138,158	$142,222	$146,286	$150,350	$154,414	$158,478

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,530	$22,249	$22,966	$23,678	$24,394	$24,814	$25,521	$26,235	$26,262	$26,925
GS-2	$24,207	$24,783	$25,584	$26,262	$26,559	$27,340	$28,121	$28,902	$29,684	$30,465
GS-3	$26,412	$27,293	$28,173	$29,054	$29,935	$30,816	$31,697	$32,578	$33,458	$34,339
GS-4	$29,651	$30,639	$31,628	$32,617	$33,605	$34,594	$35,583	$36,571	$37,560	$38,549
GS-5	$33,173	$34,279	$35,385	$36,491	$37,597	$38,703	$39,809	$40,915	$42,021	$43,127
GS-6	$36,978	$38,211	$39,444	$40,677	$41,910	$43,143	$44,376	$45,609	$46,841	$48,074
GS-7	$41,092	$42,461	$43,830	$45,200	$46,569	$47,938	$49,307	$50,677	$52,046	$53,415
GS-8	$45,508	$47,025	$48,543	$50,060	$51,578	$53,095	$54,612	$56,130	$57,647	$59,165
GS-9	$50,264	$51,939	$53,614	$55,289	$56,964	$58,640	$60,315	$61,990	$63,665	$65,340
GS-10	$55,352	$57,197	$59,041	$60,886	$62,731	$64,575	$66,420	$68,265	$70,109	$71,954
GS-11	$60,814	$62,841	$64,868	$66,895	$68,923	$70,950	$72,977	$75,004	$77,031	$79,059
GS-12	$72,892	$75,322	$77,752	$80,182	$82,613	$85,043	$87,473	$89,904	$92,334	$94,764
GS-13	$86,678	$89,567	$92,456	$95,345	$98,234	$101,123	$104,012	$106,901	$109,790	$112,679
GS-14	$102,426	$105,840	$109,254	$112,669	$116,083	$119,497	$122,911	$126,326	$129,740	$133,154
GS-15	$120,482	$124,499	$128,515	$132,532	$136,548	$140,565	$144,581	$148,598	$152,614	$156,631

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,316	$22,029	$22,738	$23,443	$24,152	$24,568	$25,269	$25,975	$26,003	$26,667
GS-2	$23,967	$24,537	$25,331	$26,003	$26,293	$27,066	$27,839	$28,612	$29,385	$30,158
GS-3	$26,150	$27,021	$27,892	$28,764	$29,635	$30,506	$31,378	$32,249	$33,120	$33,992
GS-4	$29,357	$30,335	$31,313	$32,291	$33,269	$34,247	$35,225	$36,203	$37,181	$38,159
GS-5	$32,844	$33,940	$35,035	$36,130	$37,226	$38,321	$39,417	$40,512	$41,607	$42,703
GS-6	$36,612	$37,832	$39,052	$40,271	$41,491	$42,711	$43,931	$45,151	$46,371	$47,591
GS-7	$40,685	$42,041	$43,398	$44,754	$46,110	$47,466	$48,822	$50,179	$51,535	$52,891
GS-8	$45,057	$46,559	$48,061	$49,563	$51,065	$52,567	$54,069	$55,571	$57,074	$58,576
GS-9	$49,766	$51,425	$53,083	$54,742	$56,400	$58,059	$59,717	$61,376	$63,034	$64,693
GS-10	$54,804	$56,631	$58,458	$60,285	$62,112	$63,939	$65,766	$67,592	$69,419	$71,246
GS-11	$60,212	$62,219	$64,226	$66,233	$68,240	$70,247	$72,254	$74,261	$76,268	$78,275
GS-12	$72,170	$74,575	$76,980	$79,386	$81,791	$84,197	$86,602	$89,007	$91,413	$93,818
GS-13	$85,820	$88,680	$91,541	$94,401	$97,262	$100,123	$102,983	$105,844	$108,704	$111,565
GS-14	$101,412	$104,792	$108,172	$111,552	$114,932	$118,312	$121,692	$125,071	$128,451	$131,831
GS-15	$119,290	$123,266	$127,242	$131,218	$135,194	$139,171	$143,147	$147,123	$151,099	$155,075

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,105	$21,811	$22,513	$23,211	$23,913	$24,325	$25,019	$25,718	$25,746	$26,400
GS-2	$23,730	$24,294	$25,079	$25,746	$26,035	$26,801	$27,566	$28,332	$29,098	$29,864
GS-3	$25,891	$26,754	$27,617	$28,480	$29,343	$30,207	$31,070	$31,933	$32,796	$33,659
GS-4	$29,066	$30,035	$31,003	$31,972	$32,940	$33,909	$34,877	$35,846	$36,815	$37,783
GS-5	$32,519	$33,603	$34,687	$35,770	$36,854	$37,937	$39,021	$40,104	$41,188	$42,271
GS-6	$36,249	$37,457	$38,665	$39,873	$41,081	$42,289	$43,497	$44,705	$45,913	$47,121
GS-7	$40,282	$41,625	$42,968	$44,312	$45,655	$46,998	$48,341	$49,684	$51,027	$52,371
GS-8	$44,612	$46,098	$47,585	$49,071	$50,558	$52,045	$53,531	$55,018	$56,504	$57,991
GS-9	$49,273	$50,915	$52,557	$54,199	$55,841	$57,483	$59,124	$60,766	$62,408	$64,050
GS-10	$54,262	$56,071	$57,880	$59,689	$61,498	$63,307	$65,116	$66,925	$68,734	$70,543
GS-11	$59,615	$61,602	$63,589	$65,576	$67,563	$69,550	$71,537	$73,524	$75,510	$77,497
GS-12	$71,455	$73,836	$76,218	$78,600	$80,982	$83,363	$85,745	$88,127	$90,508	$92,890
GS-13	$84,970	$87,802	$90,634	$93,466	$96,298	$99,130	$101,962	$104,795	$107,627	$110,459
GS-14	$100,408	$103,755	$107,102	$110,448	$113,795	$117,142	$120,488	$123,835	$127,182	$130,528
GS-15	$118,109	$122,046	$125,983	$129,920	$133,857	$137,794	$141,731	$145,668	$149,605	$153,542

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,105	$21,811	$22,513	$23,211	$23,913	$24,325	$25,019	$25,718	$25,746	$26,400
GS-2	$23,730	$24,294	$25,079	$25,746	$26,035	$26,801	$27,566	$28,332	$29,098	$29,864
GS-3	$25,891	$26,754	$27,617	$28,480	$29,343	$30,207	$31,070	$31,933	$32,796	$33,659
GS-4	$29,066	$30,035	$31,003	$31,972	$32,940	$33,909	$34,877	$35,846	$36,815	$37,783
GS-5	$32,519	$33,603	$34,687	$35,770	$36,854	$37,937	$39,021	$40,104	$41,188	$42,271
GS-6	$36,249	$37,457	$38,665	$39,873	$41,081	$42,289	$43,497	$44,705	$45,913	$47,121
GS-7	$40,282	$41,625	$42,968	$44,312	$45,655	$46,998	$48,341	$49,684	$51,027	$52,371
GS-8	$44,612	$46,098	$47,585	$49,071	$50,558	$52,045	$53,531	$55,018	$56,504	$57,991
GS-9	$49,273	$50,915	$52,557	$54,199	$55,841	$57,483	$59,124	$60,766	$62,408	$64,050
GS-10	$54,262	$56,071	$57,880	$59,689	$61,498	$63,307	$65,116	$66,925	$68,734	$70,543
GS-11	$59,615	$61,602	$63,589	$65,576	$67,563	$69,550	$71,537	$73,524	$75,510	$77,497
GS-12	$71,455	$73,836	$76,218	$78,600	$80,982	$83,363	$85,745	$88,127	$90,508	$92,890
GS-13	$84,970	$87,802	$90,634	$93,466	$96,298	$99,130	$101,962	$104,795	$107,627	$110,459
GS-14	$100,408	$103,755	$107,102	$110,448	$113,795	$117,142	$120,488	$123,835	$127,182	$130,528
GS-15	$118,109	$122,046	$125,983	$129,920	$133,857	$137,794	$141,731	$145,668	$149,605	$153,542

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,105	$21,811	$22,513	$23,211	$23,913	$24,325	$25,019	$25,718	$25,746	$26,400
GS-2	$23,730	$24,294	$25,079	$25,746	$26,035	$26,801	$27,566	$28,332	$29,098	$29,864
GS-3	$25,891	$26,754	$27,617	$28,480	$29,343	$30,207	$31,070	$31,933	$32,796	$33,659
GS-4	$29,066	$30,035	$31,003	$31,972	$32,940	$33,909	$34,877	$35,846	$36,815	$37,783
GS-5	$32,519	$33,603	$34,687	$35,770	$36,854	$37,937	$39,021	$40,104	$41,188	$42,271
GS-6	$36,249	$37,457	$38,665	$39,873	$41,081	$42,289	$43,497	$44,705	$45,913	$47,121
GS-7	$40,282	$41,625	$42,968	$44,312	$45,655	$46,998	$48,341	$49,684	$51,027	$52,371
GS-8	$44,612	$46,098	$47,585	$49,071	$50,558	$52,045	$53,531	$55,018	$56,504	$57,991
GS-9	$49,273	$50,915	$52,557	$54,199	$55,841	$57,483	$59,124	$60,766	$62,408	$64,050
GS-10	$54,262	$56,071	$57,880	$59,689	$61,498	$63,307	$65,116	$66,925	$68,734	$70,543
GS-11	$59,615	$61,602	$63,589	$65,576	$67,563	$69,550	$71,537	$73,524	$75,510	$77,497
GS-12	$71,455	$73,836	$76,218	$78,600	$80,982	$83,363	$85,745	$88,127	$90,508	$92,890
GS-13	$84,970	$87,802	$90,634	$93,466	$96,298	$99,130	$101,962	$104,795	$107,627	$110,459
GS-14	$100,408	$103,755	$107,102	$110,448	$113,795	$117,142	$120,488	$123,835	$127,182	$130,528
GS-15	$118,109	$122,046	$125,983	$129,920	$133,857	$137,794	$141,731	$145,668	$149,605	$153,542

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,105	$21,811	$22,513	$23,211	$23,913	$24,325	$25,019	$25,718	$25,746	$26,400
GS-2	$23,730	$24,294	$25,079	$25,746	$26,035	$26,801	$27,566	$28,332	$29,098	$29,864
GS-3	$25,891	$26,754	$27,617	$28,480	$29,343	$30,207	$31,070	$31,933	$32,796	$33,659
GS-4	$29,066	$30,035	$31,003	$31,972	$32,940	$33,909	$34,877	$35,846	$36,815	$37,783
GS-5	$32,519	$33,603	$34,687	$35,770	$36,854	$37,937	$39,021	$40,104	$41,188	$42,271
GS-6	$36,249	$37,457	$38,665	$39,873	$41,081	$42,289	$43,497	$44,705	$45,913	$47,121
GS-7	$40,282	$41,625	$42,968	$44,312	$45,655	$46,998	$48,341	$49,684	$51,027	$52,371
GS-8	$44,612	$46,098	$47,585	$49,071	$50,558	$52,045	$53,531	$55,018	$56,504	$57,991
GS-9	$49,273	$50,915	$52,557	$54,199	$55,841	$57,483	$59,124	$60,766	$62,408	$64,050
GS-10	$54,262	$56,071	$57,880	$59,689	$61,498	$63,307	$65,116	$66,925	$68,734	$70,543
GS-11	$59,615	$61,602	$63,589	$65,576	$67,563	$69,550	$71,537	$73,524	$75,510	$77,497
GS-12	$71,455	$73,836	$76,218	$78,600	$80,982	$83,363	$85,745	$88,127	$90,508	$92,890
GS-13	$84,970	$87,802	$90,634	$93,466	$96,298	$99,130	$101,962	$104,795	$107,627	$110,459
GS-14	$100,408	$103,755	$107,102	$110,448	$113,795	$117,142	$120,488	$123,835	$127,182	$130,528
GS-15	$118,109	$122,046	$125,983	$129,920	$133,857	$137,794	$141,731	$145,668	$149,605	$153,542

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,746	$21,439	$22,129	$22,816	$23,506	$23,911	$24,593	$25,280	$25,307	$25,955
GS-2	$23,326	$23,881	$24,652	$25,307	$25,590	$26,342	$27,094	$27,847	$28,599	$29,351
GS-3	$25,450	$26,298	$27,146	$27,995	$28,843	$29,691	$30,539	$31,387	$32,235	$33,083
GS-4	$28,572	$29,524	$30,476	$31,428	$32,380	$33,332	$34,285	$35,237	$36,189	$37,141
GS-5	$31,966	$33,032	$34,098	$35,163	$36,229	$37,295	$38,361	$39,426	$40,492	$41,558
GS-6	$35,632	$36,819	$38,007	$39,194	$40,382	$41,570	$42,757	$43,945	$45,132	$46,320
GS-7	$39,597	$40,917	$42,237	$43,557	$44,877	$46,197	$47,517	$48,837	$50,157	$51,477
GS-8	$43,852	$45,314	$46,776	$48,238	$49,700	$51,162	$52,624	$54,086	$55,548	$57,010
GS-9	$48,434	$50,049	$51,664	$53,278	$54,893	$56,507	$58,122	$59,736	$61,351	$62,965
GS-10	$53,338	$55,116	$56,894	$58,672	$60,449	$62,227	$64,005	$65,783	$67,560	$69,338
GS-11	$58,601	$60,553	$62,506	$64,459	$66,412	$68,365	$70,317	$72,270	$74,223	$76,176
GS-12	$70,238	$72,579	$74,920	$77,260	$79,601	$81,942	$84,283	$86,624	$88,964	$91,305
GS-13	$83,523	$86,308	$89,092	$91,876	$94,661	$97,445	$100,229	$103,014	$105,798	$108,582
GS-14	$98,699	$101,989	$105,280	$108,570	$111,861	$115,151	$118,442	$121,733	$125,023	$128,314
GS-15	$116,099	$119,969	$123,839	$127,709	$131,579	$135,450	$139,320	$143,190	$147,060	$150,930

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,041	$20,710	$21,377	$22,040	$22,706	$23,098	$23,756	$24,420	$24,446	$25,071
GS-2	$22,532	$23,068	$23,814	$24,446	$24,719	$25,446	$26,172	$26,899	$27,625	$28,352
GS-3	$24,585	$25,405	$26,224	$27,043	$27,863	$28,682	$29,502	$30,321	$31,141	$31,960
GS-4	$27,600	$28,520	$29,441	$30,361	$31,282	$32,202	$33,123	$34,044	$34,964	$35,885
GS-5	$30,879	$31,907	$32,936	$33,965	$34,994	$36,022	$37,051	$38,080	$39,108	$40,137
GS-6	$34,420	$35,567	$36,715	$37,862	$39,010	$40,157	$41,305	$42,452	$43,600	$44,747
GS-7	$38,250	$39,525	$40,799	$42,074	$43,348	$44,623	$45,897	$47,171	$48,446	$49,720
GS-8	$42,360	$43,772	$45,185	$46,597	$48,009	$49,421	$50,833	$52,245	$53,657	$55,069
GS-9	$46,787	$48,347	$49,907	$51,467	$53,028	$54,588	$56,148	$57,708	$59,268	$60,828
GS-10	$51,524	$53,242	$54,959	$56,677	$58,395	$60,112	$61,830	$63,548	$65,265	$66,983
GS-11	$56,608	$58,495	$60,382	$62,269	$64,156	$66,043	$67,930	$69,817	$71,704	$73,591
GS-12	$67,848	$70,111	$72,373	$74,635	$76,897	$79,159	$81,421	$83,683	$85,945	$88,207
GS-13	$80,682	$83,372	$86,062	$88,752	$91,442	$94,132	$96,822	$99,512	$102,202	$104,892
GS-14	$95,341	$98,519	$101,697	$104,875	$108,053	$111,231	$114,409	$117,586	$120,764	$123,942
GS-15	$112,150	$115,889	$119,627	$123,366	$127,105	$130,844	$134,582	$138,321	$142,060	$145,799

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$19,520	$20,172	$20,822	$21,468	$22,117	$22,498	$23,139	$23,786	$23,812	$24,413
GS-2	$21,948	$22,469	$23,195	$23,812	$24,077	$24,785	$25,493	$26,200	$26,908	$27,616
GS-3	$23,947	$24,745	$25,543	$26,341	$27,139	$27,938	$28,736	$29,534	$30,332	$31,130
GS-4	$26,882	$27,778	$28,674	$29,569	$30,465	$31,360	$32,256	$33,152	$34,047	$34,943
GS-5	$30,076	$31,079	$32,081	$33,084	$34,086	$35,088	$36,091	$37,093	$38,096	$39,098
GS-6	$33,526	$34,644	$35,761	$36,878	$37,996	$39,113	$40,231	$41,348	$42,466	$43,583
GS-7	$37,256	$38,498	$39,740	$40,982	$42,224	$43,466	$44,708	$45,950	$47,191	$48,433
GS-8	$41,260	$42,636	$44,012	$45,387	$46,763	$48,139	$49,514	$50,890	$52,266	$53,641
GS-9	$45,572	$47,091	$48,609	$50,128	$51,647	$53,166	$54,685	$56,204	$57,723	$59,242
GS-10	$50,186	$51,858	$53,531	$55,204	$56,876	$58,549	$60,222	$61,894	$63,567	$65,240
GS-11	$55,138	$56,976	$58,814	$60,653	$62,491	$64,329	$66,167	$68,005	$69,843	$71,682
GS-12	$66,086	$68,289	$70,493	$72,696	$74,899	$77,102	$79,305	$81,509	$83,712	$85,915
GS-13	$78,587	$81,207	$83,827	$86,447	$89,067	$91,687	$94,307	$96,927	$99,546	$102,166
GS-14	$92,865	$95,960	$99,056	$102,151	$105,246	$108,342	$111,437	$114,532	$117,628	$120,723
GS-15	$109,237	$112,878	$116,520	$120,161	$123,802	$127,443	$131,084	$134,725	$138,366	$142,007

* The 2023 General Schedule payscale is capped at a maximum salary of $183,500 per year, which is Level 4 of the Senior Executive Service payscale.

Cincinnati Pay Locality Federal Employment Statistics

This section provides statistics on Federal government employees in the Cincinnati pay area, including most common occupations, agencies with the most local employees, and the average paygrade and salary rates of general schedule employees in the area. All data in this section is derived from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)'s most recent available listings of federal employees in the Cincinnati pay area.

Common Occupations in Cincinnati Locality

Occupation	Number Employed	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Tax Examining	727	$51,738.00	$2.00
Contact Representative	683	$52,407.00	$0.00
Medical Support Assistance	145	$45,109.00	$0.00

This table lists the top three occupations held by the approximately 1,555 federal employees working in the Cincinnati Locality, across all agencies, as well as average yearly compensation for Cincinnati Locality based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Cincinnati Locality

Agency	Cincinnati Locality Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Internal Revenue Service	1,410	$51,961.00	$1.00
Veterans Health Administration	145	$45,109.00	$0.00

There are two Federal agencies with a significant workforce in the Cincinnati Locality. General Schedule employees at all of the agencies listed below will be paid according to the locality-adjusted GS payscale listed on this page.

Distribution of GS Employees in Cincinnati Locality

There are approximately 1,555 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within the Cincinnati pay area. The average federal employee in the Cincinnati lcality earns $50,248 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $1.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in the Cincinnati locality is Tax Examining. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in the Cincinnati locality is the Internal Revenue Service, which has total of 1,410 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in the Cincinnati pay area by paygrade, from GS-1 to GS-15. To learn more about how paygrades are determined and how they affect a federal employee's salary, see how to calculate GS Pay.

Some of the largest cities and military installations covered by the Cincinnati locality area include Covington, Cincinnati and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.