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Cleveland General Schedule Payscale

2,558 federal employees †

$82,167 average yearly pay

+1% salary raise this year

The Cleveland Locality Area is a General Schedule locality primarily located within Ohio. Federal employees who work within the Cleveland locality area receive a locality adjustment of 20.82%, 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 Cleveland, 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 2021 General Schedule pay table, with Cleveland's 20.82% 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.

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$23,847	$24,647	$25,440	$26,229	$27,021	$27,485	$28,269	$29,060	$29,091	$29,830
GS-2	$26,815	$27,453	$28,341	$29,091	$29,418	$30,284	$31,149	$32,014	$32,879	$33,744
GS-3	$29,258	$30,233	$31,208	$32,183	$33,158	$34,133	$35,108	$36,083	$37,058	$38,033
GS-4	$32,844	$33,938	$35,033	$36,128	$37,222	$38,317	$39,411	$40,506	$41,601	$42,695
GS-5	$36,746	$37,971	$39,196	$40,422	$41,647	$42,872	$44,097	$45,322	$46,547	$47,772
GS-6	$40,962	$42,327	$43,692	$45,057	$46,423	$47,788	$49,153	$50,518	$51,884	$53,249
GS-7	$45,518	$47,035	$48,553	$50,070	$51,588	$53,105	$54,623	$56,140	$57,658	$59,175
GS-8	$50,410	$52,090	$53,771	$55,452	$57,132	$58,813	$60,493	$62,174	$63,855	$65,535
GS-9	$55,677	$57,533	$59,389	$61,245	$63,101	$64,956	$66,812	$68,668	$70,524	$72,380
GS-10	$61,314	$63,358	$65,402	$67,447	$69,491	$71,535	$73,579	$75,624	$77,668	$79,712
GS-11	$67,364	$69,610	$71,856	$74,103	$76,349	$78,595	$80,841	$83,087	$85,333	$87,579
GS-12	$80,743	$83,435	$86,127	$88,818	$91,510	$94,202	$96,894	$99,586	$102,278	$104,970
GS-13	$96,013	$99,214	$102,414	$105,615	$108,815	$112,016	$115,216	$118,417	$121,617	$124,818
GS-14	$113,458	$117,240	$121,022	$124,803	$128,585	$132,367	$136,148	$139,930	$143,712	$147,493
GS-15	$133,458	$137,906	$142,355	$146,804	$151,252	$155,701	$160,149	$164,598	$169,047	$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	$23,612	$24,403	$25,189	$25,969	$26,754	$27,213	$27,989	$28,772	$28,803	$29,538
GS-2	$26,549	$27,181	$28,060	$28,803	$29,127	$29,984	$30,841	$31,697	$32,554	$33,410
GS-3	$28,968	$29,933	$30,899	$31,864	$32,829	$33,795	$34,760	$35,725	$36,691	$37,656
GS-4	$32,519	$33,602	$34,686	$35,770	$36,854	$37,937	$39,021	$40,105	$41,189	$42,273
GS-5	$36,383	$37,596	$38,809	$40,022	$41,235	$42,448	$43,661	$44,874	$46,087	$47,300
GS-6	$40,556	$41,908	$43,260	$44,612	$45,964	$47,316	$48,668	$50,019	$51,371	$52,723
GS-7	$45,067	$46,569	$48,071	$49,572	$51,074	$52,576	$54,078	$55,580	$57,081	$58,583
GS-8	$49,911	$51,574	$53,238	$54,902	$56,566	$58,229	$59,893	$61,557	$63,220	$64,884
GS-9	$55,127	$56,964	$58,802	$60,640	$62,477	$64,315	$66,153	$67,990	$69,828	$71,666
GS-10	$60,707	$62,731	$64,755	$66,778	$68,802	$70,826	$72,850	$74,873	$76,897	$78,921
GS-11	$66,697	$68,921	$71,144	$73,367	$75,590	$77,813	$80,036	$82,259	$84,482	$86,705
GS-12	$79,943	$82,608	$85,274	$87,939	$90,604	$93,269	$95,935	$98,600	$101,265	$103,931
GS-13	$95,062	$98,231	$101,401	$104,570	$107,739	$110,908	$114,077	$117,246	$120,415	$123,584
GS-14	$112,335	$116,079	$119,823	$123,567	$127,312	$131,056	$134,800	$138,544	$142,289	$146,033
GS-15	$132,136	$136,541	$140,946	$145,351	$149,756	$154,161	$158,567	$162,972	$167,377	$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	$22,943	$23,712	$24,475	$25,233	$25,997	$26,442	$27,196	$27,958	$27,988	$28,700
GS-2	$25,797	$26,411	$27,265	$27,988	$28,302	$29,134	$29,967	$30,799	$31,631	$32,464
GS-3	$28,147	$29,085	$30,023	$30,962	$31,900	$32,838	$33,777	$34,715	$35,653	$36,592
GS-4	$31,598	$32,650	$33,703	$34,756	$35,809	$36,861	$37,914	$38,967	$40,020	$41,072
GS-5	$35,352	$36,530	$37,708	$38,886	$40,064	$41,242	$42,420	$43,598	$44,776	$45,954
GS-6	$39,406	$40,721	$42,035	$43,349	$44,663	$45,977	$47,291	$48,605	$49,919	$51,233
GS-7	$43,791	$45,251	$46,711	$48,170	$49,630	$51,090	$52,550	$54,010	$55,470	$56,929
GS-8	$48,497	$50,113	$51,730	$53,346	$54,963	$56,579	$58,195	$59,812	$61,428	$63,045
GS-9	$53,565	$55,350	$57,135	$58,921	$60,706	$62,491	$64,276	$66,061	$67,846	$69,631
GS-10	$58,988	$60,954	$62,919	$64,885	$66,851	$68,817	$70,782	$72,748	$74,714	$76,680
GS-11	$64,808	$66,969	$69,130	$71,291	$73,452	$75,612	$77,773	$79,934	$82,095	$84,256
GS-12	$77,678	$80,268	$82,858	$85,447	$88,037	$90,627	$93,216	$95,806	$98,396	$100,985
GS-13	$92,369	$95,448	$98,527	$101,606	$104,684	$107,763	$110,842	$113,920	$116,999	$120,078
GS-14	$109,153	$112,792	$116,431	$120,069	$123,708	$127,347	$130,986	$134,625	$138,263	$141,902
GS-15	$128,394	$132,673	$136,953	$141,232	$145,512	$149,792	$154,071	$158,351	$162,630	$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	$22,557	$23,312	$24,063	$24,809	$25,559	$25,997	$26,738	$27,488	$27,516	$28,221
GS-2	$25,362	$25,966	$26,805	$27,516	$27,829	$28,647	$29,466	$30,285	$31,104	$31,923
GS-3	$27,672	$28,595	$29,517	$30,439	$31,361	$32,284	$33,206	$34,128	$35,050	$35,972
GS-4	$31,066	$32,101	$33,136	$34,171	$35,206	$36,241	$37,276	$38,312	$39,347	$40,382
GS-5	$34,757	$35,916	$37,075	$38,233	$39,392	$40,551	$41,710	$42,869	$44,027	$45,186
GS-6	$38,743	$40,033	$41,324	$42,615	$43,906	$45,197	$46,488	$47,779	$49,069	$50,360
GS-7	$43,053	$44,488	$45,923	$47,358	$48,793	$50,228	$51,663	$53,098	$54,533	$55,968
GS-8	$47,680	$49,270	$50,860	$52,450	$54,040	$55,629	$57,219	$58,809	$60,399	$61,989
GS-9	$52,663	$54,419	$56,175	$57,930	$59,686	$61,441	$63,197	$64,952	$66,708	$68,464
GS-10	$57,995	$59,928	$61,862	$63,795	$65,728	$67,661	$69,595	$71,528	$73,461	$75,395
GS-11	$63,717	$65,841	$67,965	$70,089	$72,214	$74,338	$76,462	$78,586	$80,711	$82,835
GS-12	$76,371	$78,917	$81,462	$84,008	$86,554	$89,099	$91,645	$94,191	$96,736	$99,282
GS-13	$90,814	$93,841	$96,869	$99,896	$102,923	$105,950	$108,977	$112,005	$115,032	$118,059
GS-14	$107,315	$110,893	$114,470	$118,047	$121,624	$125,201	$128,779	$132,356	$135,933	$139,510
GS-15	$126,232	$130,439	$134,647	$138,855	$143,062	$147,270	$151,477	$155,685	$159,893	$164,100

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,177	$22,920	$23,657	$24,391	$25,128	$25,559	$26,288	$27,025	$27,053	$27,738
GS-2	$24,934	$25,528	$26,354	$27,053	$27,357	$28,162	$28,966	$29,771	$30,575	$31,380
GS-3	$27,206	$28,114	$29,021	$29,929	$30,836	$31,744	$32,651	$33,558	$34,466	$35,371
GS-4	$30,543	$31,560	$32,578	$33,595	$34,613	$35,630	$36,648	$37,666	$38,683	$39,701
GS-5	$34,171	$35,311	$36,450	$37,590	$38,730	$39,869	$41,009	$42,149	$43,288	$44,428
GS-6	$38,091	$39,361	$40,631	$41,901	$43,171	$44,441	$45,711	$46,981	$48,252	$49,522
GS-7	$42,328	$43,740	$45,151	$46,562	$47,974	$49,385	$50,797	$52,208	$53,619	$55,031
GS-8	$46,877	$48,439	$50,002	$51,564	$53,126	$54,688	$56,251	$57,813	$59,375	$60,937
GS-9	$51,776	$53,502	$55,228	$56,954	$58,681	$60,407	$62,133	$63,859	$65,586	$67,312
GS-10	$57,018	$58,919	$60,820	$62,721	$64,622	$66,523	$68,424	$70,325	$72,226	$74,127
GS-11	$62,643	$64,731	$66,819	$68,906	$70,994	$73,082	$75,170	$77,257	$79,345	$81,433
GS-12	$75,085	$77,588	$80,091	$82,594	$85,097	$87,600	$90,103	$92,606	$95,110	$97,613
GS-13	$89,285	$92,260	$95,236	$98,212	$101,188	$104,164	$107,140	$110,116	$113,092	$116,068
GS-14	$105,508	$109,025	$112,542	$116,059	$119,576	$123,093	$126,610	$130,127	$133,644	$137,161
GS-15	$124,106	$128,243	$132,380	$136,517	$140,654	$144,792	$148,929	$153,066	$157,203	$161,340

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,804	$22,533	$23,258	$23,980	$24,705	$25,129	$25,846	$26,569	$26,597	$27,270
GS-2	$24,515	$25,098	$25,910	$26,597	$26,899	$27,691	$28,482	$29,274	$30,066	$30,857
GS-3	$26,748	$27,640	$28,531	$29,423	$30,314	$31,206	$32,097	$32,989	$33,880	$34,772
GS-4	$30,028	$31,029	$32,030	$33,030	$34,031	$35,032	$36,033	$37,034	$38,035	$39,036
GS-5	$33,595	$34,715	$35,835	$36,954	$38,074	$39,194	$40,314	$41,433	$42,553	$43,673
GS-6	$37,449	$38,697	$39,945	$41,193	$42,441	$43,689	$44,938	$46,186	$47,434	$48,682
GS-7	$41,615	$43,002	$44,390	$45,777	$47,164	$48,551	$49,938	$51,326	$52,713	$54,100
GS-8	$46,087	$47,623	$49,159	$50,694	$52,230	$53,766	$55,302	$56,838	$58,373	$59,909
GS-9	$50,904	$52,600	$54,296	$55,993	$57,689	$59,385	$61,081	$62,778	$64,474	$66,170
GS-10	$56,057	$57,925	$59,794	$61,663	$63,531	$65,400	$67,269	$69,137	$71,006	$72,874
GS-11	$61,588	$63,641	$65,694	$67,746	$69,799	$71,852	$73,905	$75,958	$78,011	$80,064
GS-12	$73,819	$76,280	$78,741	$81,201	$83,662	$86,123	$88,583	$91,044	$93,504	$95,965
GS-13	$87,781	$90,707	$93,634	$96,560	$99,487	$102,414	$105,340	$108,267	$111,193	$114,120
GS-14	$103,730	$107,187	$110,645	$114,103	$117,561	$121,019	$124,477	$127,935	$131,393	$134,851
GS-15	$122,015	$126,083	$130,151	$134,218	$138,286	$142,354	$146,422	$150,489	$154,557	$158,625

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,553	$22,274	$22,991	$23,704	$24,421	$24,841	$25,549	$26,264	$26,291	$26,955
GS-2	$24,233	$24,810	$25,612	$26,291	$26,588	$27,370	$28,152	$28,934	$29,716	$30,498
GS-3	$26,441	$27,323	$28,204	$29,086	$29,968	$30,850	$31,731	$32,613	$33,495	$34,377
GS-4	$29,683	$30,673	$31,663	$32,652	$33,642	$34,632	$35,622	$36,612	$37,601	$38,591
GS-5	$33,209	$34,316	$35,424	$36,531	$37,638	$38,745	$39,853	$40,960	$42,067	$43,175
GS-6	$37,019	$38,253	$39,487	$40,721	$41,956	$43,190	$44,424	$45,659	$46,893	$48,127
GS-7	$41,137	$42,508	$43,878	$45,249	$46,620	$47,991	$49,361	$50,732	$52,103	$53,474
GS-8	$45,558	$47,077	$48,596	$50,115	$51,634	$53,153	$54,672	$56,191	$57,711	$59,230
GS-9	$50,319	$51,996	$53,673	$55,350	$57,027	$58,704	$60,381	$62,058	$63,735	$65,412
GS-10	$55,413	$57,260	$59,106	$60,953	$62,800	$64,646	$66,493	$68,340	$70,186	$72,033
GS-11	$60,880	$62,910	$64,939	$66,969	$68,998	$71,028	$73,057	$75,086	$77,116	$79,145
GS-12	$72,972	$75,405	$77,837	$80,270	$82,703	$85,136	$87,569	$90,002	$92,435	$94,868
GS-13	$86,773	$89,665	$92,557	$95,450	$98,342	$101,234	$104,126	$107,019	$109,911	$112,803
GS-14	$102,538	$105,956	$109,374	$112,792	$116,210	$119,628	$123,046	$126,464	$129,882	$133,300
GS-15	$120,614	$124,635	$128,656	$132,677	$136,698	$140,719	$144,740	$148,761	$152,782	$156,802

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,340	$22,053	$22,763	$23,469	$24,179	$24,595	$25,297	$26,004	$26,031	$26,696
GS-2	$23,994	$24,564	$25,358	$26,031	$26,322	$27,096	$27,870	$28,643	$29,417	$30,191
GS-3	$26,178	$27,051	$27,923	$28,795	$29,668	$30,540	$31,412	$32,285	$33,157	$34,029
GS-4	$29,389	$30,368	$31,347	$32,326	$33,305	$34,284	$35,263	$36,242	$37,222	$38,201
GS-5	$32,880	$33,977	$35,074	$36,170	$37,267	$38,363	$39,460	$40,557	$41,653	$42,750
GS-6	$36,652	$37,873	$39,094	$40,316	$41,537	$42,758	$43,979	$45,200	$46,422	$47,643
GS-7	$40,730	$42,087	$43,445	$44,803	$46,161	$47,518	$48,876	$50,234	$51,591	$52,949
GS-8	$45,107	$46,610	$48,114	$49,618	$51,121	$52,625	$54,129	$55,632	$57,136	$58,640
GS-9	$49,821	$51,481	$53,141	$54,802	$56,462	$58,122	$59,783	$61,443	$63,103	$64,764
GS-10	$54,865	$56,693	$58,522	$60,351	$62,180	$64,009	$65,838	$67,667	$69,495	$71,324
GS-11	$60,278	$62,287	$64,296	$66,305	$68,315	$70,324	$72,333	$74,342	$76,352	$78,361
GS-12	$72,249	$74,657	$77,065	$79,473	$81,881	$84,289	$86,697	$89,105	$91,513	$93,921
GS-13	$85,914	$88,777	$91,641	$94,505	$97,369	$100,232	$103,096	$105,960	$108,824	$111,687
GS-14	$101,524	$104,907	$108,291	$111,674	$115,058	$118,441	$121,825	$125,209	$128,592	$131,976
GS-15	$119,421	$123,401	$127,382	$131,362	$135,343	$139,323	$143,304	$147,284	$151,265	$155,245

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,129	$21,835	$22,537	$23,236	$23,939	$24,352	$25,046	$25,746	$25,774	$26,429
GS-2	$23,756	$24,321	$25,107	$25,774	$26,063	$26,830	$27,597	$28,363	$29,130	$29,897
GS-3	$25,920	$26,784	$27,648	$28,512	$29,376	$30,240	$31,104	$31,968	$32,832	$33,696
GS-4	$29,098	$30,068	$31,037	$32,007	$32,976	$33,946	$34,916	$35,885	$36,855	$37,825
GS-5	$32,555	$33,640	$34,725	$35,809	$36,894	$37,979	$39,064	$40,148	$41,233	$42,318
GS-6	$36,289	$37,498	$38,707	$39,917	$41,126	$42,336	$43,545	$44,754	$45,964	$47,173
GS-7	$40,326	$41,671	$43,016	$44,360	$45,705	$47,049	$48,394	$49,739	$51,083	$52,428
GS-8	$44,660	$46,149	$47,637	$49,125	$50,613	$52,102	$53,590	$55,078	$56,566	$58,055
GS-9	$49,327	$50,971	$52,614	$54,258	$55,902	$57,546	$59,189	$60,833	$62,477	$64,120
GS-10	$54,321	$56,132	$57,943	$59,754	$61,565	$63,376	$65,187	$66,998	$68,809	$70,621
GS-11	$59,681	$61,670	$63,659	$65,648	$67,637	$69,626	$71,615	$73,604	$75,593	$77,582
GS-12	$71,533	$73,917	$76,302	$78,686	$81,070	$83,455	$85,839	$88,223	$90,607	$92,992
GS-13	$85,063	$87,898	$90,733	$93,568	$96,404	$99,239	$102,074	$104,910	$107,745	$110,580
GS-14	$100,518	$103,869	$107,219	$110,569	$113,920	$117,270	$120,620	$123,971	$127,321	$130,671
GS-15	$118,239	$122,180	$126,121	$130,063	$134,004	$137,945	$141,887	$145,828	$149,769	$153,711

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,129	$21,835	$22,537	$23,236	$23,939	$24,352	$25,046	$25,746	$25,774	$26,429
GS-2	$23,756	$24,321	$25,107	$25,774	$26,063	$26,830	$27,597	$28,363	$29,130	$29,897
GS-3	$25,920	$26,784	$27,648	$28,512	$29,376	$30,240	$31,104	$31,968	$32,832	$33,696
GS-4	$29,098	$30,068	$31,037	$32,007	$32,976	$33,946	$34,916	$35,885	$36,855	$37,825
GS-5	$32,555	$33,640	$34,725	$35,809	$36,894	$37,979	$39,064	$40,148	$41,233	$42,318
GS-6	$36,289	$37,498	$38,707	$39,917	$41,126	$42,336	$43,545	$44,754	$45,964	$47,173
GS-7	$40,326	$41,671	$43,016	$44,360	$45,705	$47,049	$48,394	$49,739	$51,083	$52,428
GS-8	$44,660	$46,149	$47,637	$49,125	$50,613	$52,102	$53,590	$55,078	$56,566	$58,055
GS-9	$49,327	$50,971	$52,614	$54,258	$55,902	$57,546	$59,189	$60,833	$62,477	$64,120
GS-10	$54,321	$56,132	$57,943	$59,754	$61,565	$63,376	$65,187	$66,998	$68,809	$70,621
GS-11	$59,681	$61,670	$63,659	$65,648	$67,637	$69,626	$71,615	$73,604	$75,593	$77,582
GS-12	$71,533	$73,917	$76,302	$78,686	$81,070	$83,455	$85,839	$88,223	$90,607	$92,992
GS-13	$85,063	$87,898	$90,733	$93,568	$96,404	$99,239	$102,074	$104,910	$107,745	$110,580
GS-14	$100,518	$103,869	$107,219	$110,569	$113,920	$117,270	$120,620	$123,971	$127,321	$130,671
GS-15	$118,239	$122,180	$126,121	$130,063	$134,004	$137,945	$141,887	$145,828	$149,769	$153,711

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,129	$21,835	$22,537	$23,236	$23,939	$24,352	$25,046	$25,746	$25,774	$26,429
GS-2	$23,756	$24,321	$25,107	$25,774	$26,063	$26,830	$27,597	$28,363	$29,130	$29,897
GS-3	$25,920	$26,784	$27,648	$28,512	$29,376	$30,240	$31,104	$31,968	$32,832	$33,696
GS-4	$29,098	$30,068	$31,037	$32,007	$32,976	$33,946	$34,916	$35,885	$36,855	$37,825
GS-5	$32,555	$33,640	$34,725	$35,809	$36,894	$37,979	$39,064	$40,148	$41,233	$42,318
GS-6	$36,289	$37,498	$38,707	$39,917	$41,126	$42,336	$43,545	$44,754	$45,964	$47,173
GS-7	$40,326	$41,671	$43,016	$44,360	$45,705	$47,049	$48,394	$49,739	$51,083	$52,428
GS-8	$44,660	$46,149	$47,637	$49,125	$50,613	$52,102	$53,590	$55,078	$56,566	$58,055
GS-9	$49,327	$50,971	$52,614	$54,258	$55,902	$57,546	$59,189	$60,833	$62,477	$64,120
GS-10	$54,321	$56,132	$57,943	$59,754	$61,565	$63,376	$65,187	$66,998	$68,809	$70,621
GS-11	$59,681	$61,670	$63,659	$65,648	$67,637	$69,626	$71,615	$73,604	$75,593	$77,582
GS-12	$71,533	$73,917	$76,302	$78,686	$81,070	$83,455	$85,839	$88,223	$90,607	$92,992
GS-13	$85,063	$87,898	$90,733	$93,568	$96,404	$99,239	$102,074	$104,910	$107,745	$110,580
GS-14	$100,518	$103,869	$107,219	$110,569	$113,920	$117,270	$120,620	$123,971	$127,321	$130,671
GS-15	$118,239	$122,180	$126,121	$130,063	$134,004	$137,945	$141,887	$145,828	$149,769	$153,711

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,129	$21,835	$22,537	$23,236	$23,939	$24,352	$25,046	$25,746	$25,774	$26,429
GS-2	$23,756	$24,321	$25,107	$25,774	$26,063	$26,830	$27,597	$28,363	$29,130	$29,897
GS-3	$25,920	$26,784	$27,648	$28,512	$29,376	$30,240	$31,104	$31,968	$32,832	$33,696
GS-4	$29,098	$30,068	$31,037	$32,007	$32,976	$33,946	$34,916	$35,885	$36,855	$37,825
GS-5	$32,555	$33,640	$34,725	$35,809	$36,894	$37,979	$39,064	$40,148	$41,233	$42,318
GS-6	$36,289	$37,498	$38,707	$39,917	$41,126	$42,336	$43,545	$44,754	$45,964	$47,173
GS-7	$40,326	$41,671	$43,016	$44,360	$45,705	$47,049	$48,394	$49,739	$51,083	$52,428
GS-8	$44,660	$46,149	$47,637	$49,125	$50,613	$52,102	$53,590	$55,078	$56,566	$58,055
GS-9	$49,327	$50,971	$52,614	$54,258	$55,902	$57,546	$59,189	$60,833	$62,477	$64,120
GS-10	$54,321	$56,132	$57,943	$59,754	$61,565	$63,376	$65,187	$66,998	$68,809	$70,621
GS-11	$59,681	$61,670	$63,659	$65,648	$67,637	$69,626	$71,615	$73,604	$75,593	$77,582
GS-12	$71,533	$73,917	$76,302	$78,686	$81,070	$83,455	$85,839	$88,223	$90,607	$92,992
GS-13	$85,063	$87,898	$90,733	$93,568	$96,404	$99,239	$102,074	$104,910	$107,745	$110,580
GS-14	$100,518	$103,869	$107,219	$110,569	$113,920	$117,270	$120,620	$123,971	$127,321	$130,671
GS-15	$118,239	$122,180	$126,121	$130,063	$134,004	$137,945	$141,887	$145,828	$149,769	$153,711

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,725	$21,418	$22,107	$22,793	$23,482	$23,887	$24,568	$25,254	$25,282	$25,929
GS-2	$23,302	$23,857	$24,627	$25,282	$25,564	$26,315	$27,067	$27,818	$28,570	$29,321
GS-3	$25,424	$26,272	$27,119	$27,966	$28,813	$29,661	$30,508	$31,355	$32,202	$33,049
GS-4	$28,543	$29,494	$30,445	$31,396	$32,347	$33,299	$34,250	$35,201	$36,152	$37,103
GS-5	$31,934	$32,999	$34,063	$35,128	$36,192	$37,257	$38,322	$39,386	$40,451	$41,516
GS-6	$35,596	$36,782	$37,968	$39,155	$40,341	$41,527	$42,714	$43,900	$45,086	$46,273
GS-7	$39,556	$40,875	$42,194	$43,512	$44,831	$46,150	$47,468	$48,787	$50,106	$51,424
GS-8	$43,808	$45,268	$46,729	$48,189	$49,650	$51,110	$52,571	$54,031	$55,491	$56,952
GS-9	$48,385	$49,998	$51,611	$53,224	$54,837	$56,450	$58,063	$59,676	$61,288	$62,901
GS-10	$53,284	$55,060	$56,836	$58,612	$60,388	$62,164	$63,940	$65,716	$67,492	$69,268
GS-11	$58,541	$60,492	$62,443	$64,394	$66,344	$68,295	$70,246	$72,197	$74,148	$76,099
GS-12	$70,167	$72,505	$74,844	$77,182	$79,520	$81,859	$84,197	$86,536	$88,874	$91,212
GS-13	$83,439	$86,220	$89,002	$91,783	$94,565	$97,346	$100,128	$102,909	$105,691	$108,472
GS-14	$98,599	$101,886	$105,173	$108,460	$111,747	$115,035	$118,322	$121,609	$124,896	$128,184
GS-15	$115,981	$119,847	$123,714	$127,580	$131,446	$135,312	$139,178	$143,044	$146,911	$150,777

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$19,864	$20,527	$21,187	$21,845	$22,505	$22,893	$23,546	$24,204	$24,230	$24,849
GS-2	$22,333	$22,864	$23,603	$24,230	$24,500	$25,221	$25,941	$26,661	$27,381	$28,101
GS-3	$24,368	$25,180	$25,992	$26,804	$27,616	$28,429	$29,241	$30,053	$30,865	$31,678
GS-4	$27,355	$28,268	$29,180	$30,093	$31,005	$31,918	$32,830	$33,742	$34,655	$35,567
GS-5	$30,605	$31,625	$32,645	$33,664	$34,684	$35,704	$36,723	$37,743	$38,763	$39,782
GS-6	$34,115	$35,253	$36,390	$37,527	$38,665	$39,802	$40,939	$42,077	$43,214	$44,351
GS-7	$37,912	$39,175	$40,438	$41,701	$42,965	$44,228	$45,491	$46,754	$48,017	$49,281
GS-8	$41,986	$43,385	$44,785	$46,184	$47,584	$48,983	$50,383	$51,782	$53,182	$54,581
GS-9	$46,373	$47,919	$49,466	$51,012	$52,559	$54,105	$55,651	$57,198	$58,744	$60,290
GS-10	$51,068	$52,771	$54,473	$56,176	$57,878	$59,581	$61,283	$62,986	$64,688	$66,391
GS-11	$56,107	$57,977	$59,847	$61,718	$63,588	$65,458	$67,329	$69,199	$71,069	$72,940
GS-12	$67,248	$69,490	$71,732	$73,974	$76,216	$78,458	$80,701	$82,943	$85,185	$87,427
GS-13	$79,969	$82,635	$85,301	$87,967	$90,634	$93,300	$95,966	$98,632	$101,298	$103,965
GS-14	$94,498	$97,647	$100,797	$103,947	$107,097	$110,247	$113,397	$116,546	$119,696	$122,846
GS-15	$111,158	$114,864	$118,569	$122,275	$125,981	$129,686	$133,392	$137,098	$140,803	$144,509

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$19,284	$19,928	$20,570	$21,208	$21,849	$22,226	$22,859	$23,498	$23,524	$24,117
GS-2	$21,682	$22,197	$22,915	$23,524	$23,786	$24,485	$25,184	$25,883	$26,583	$27,282
GS-3	$23,657	$24,446	$25,234	$26,023	$26,811	$27,600	$28,388	$29,177	$29,965	$30,754
GS-4	$26,557	$27,442	$28,327	$29,211	$30,096	$30,981	$31,866	$32,751	$33,635	$34,520
GS-5	$29,712	$30,703	$31,693	$32,683	$33,674	$34,664	$35,654	$36,645	$37,635	$38,625
GS-6	$33,120	$34,224	$35,328	$36,432	$37,536	$38,640	$39,744	$40,848	$41,952	$43,056
GS-7	$36,806	$38,033	$39,259	$40,486	$41,713	$42,940	$44,167	$45,394	$46,621	$47,847
GS-8	$40,761	$42,120	$43,479	$44,838	$46,197	$47,556	$48,915	$50,274	$51,634	$52,993
GS-9	$45,020	$46,521	$48,021	$49,522	$51,022	$52,523	$54,023	$55,524	$57,024	$58,525
GS-10	$49,579	$51,231	$52,884	$54,536	$56,188	$57,841	$59,493	$61,146	$62,798	$64,451
GS-11	$54,471	$56,287	$58,103	$59,919	$61,735	$63,551	$65,367	$67,183	$68,999	$70,814
GS-12	$65,287	$67,463	$69,640	$71,816	$73,993	$76,169	$78,346	$80,523	$82,699	$84,876
GS-13	$77,636	$80,225	$82,813	$85,401	$87,989	$90,578	$93,166	$95,754	$98,342	$100,930
GS-14	$91,742	$94,800	$97,857	$100,915	$103,973	$107,031	$110,089	$113,147	$116,205	$119,263
GS-15	$107,916	$111,513	$115,110	$118,707	$122,304	$125,901	$129,498	$133,095	$136,692	$140,290

* The 2021 General Schedule payscale is capped at a maximum salary of $172,500 per year, which is Level 4 of the Senior Executive Service payscale.

Cleveland Pay Locality Federal Employment Statistics

This section provides statistics on Federal government employees in the Cleveland 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 Cleveland pay area.

Common Occupations in Cleveland Locality

Occupation	Number Employed	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Aerospace Engineering	342	$122,864.00	$0.00
Contact Representative	266	$50,899.00	$0.00
Medical Support Assistance	250	$43,358.00	$0.00
Veterans Claims Examining	248	$78,203.00	$0.00
General Engineering	232	$134,205.00	$0.00
Nursing Assistant	193	$38,689.00	$0.00
General Legal And Kindred Administration	163	$54,013.00	$0.00
Practical Nurse	150	$52,183.00	$0.00
Worker's Compensation Claims Examining	130	$96,233.00	$0.00
Electrical Engineering	129	$110,159.00	$0.00
Social Work	123	$80,125.00	$0.00
Contracting	122	$82,281.00	$0.00
Pharmacist	109	$127,868.00	$0.00
General Health Science	101	$79,254.00	$0.00

This table lists the top fourteen occupations held by the approximately 2,558 federal employees working in the Cleveland Locality, across all agencies, as well as average yearly compensation for Cleveland Locality based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Cleveland Locality

Agency	Cleveland Locality Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Veterans Health Administration	1,048	$71,965.00	$0.00
John Glenn Research Center At Lewis Field	703	$122,409.00	$0.00
Veterans Benefits Administration	411	$66,108.00	$0.00
Internal Revenue Service	266	$50,899.00	$0.00
Office Of Workers' Compensation Programs	130	$96,233.00	$0.00

There are five Federal agencies with a significant workforce in the Cleveland 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 Cleveland Locality

There are approximately 2,558 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within the Cleveland pay area. The average federal employee in the Cleveland lcality earns $82,167 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $0.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in the Cleveland locality is Aerospace Engineering. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in the Cleveland locality is the Veterans Health Administration, which has total of 1,048 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in the Cleveland 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 Cleveland locality area include Akron, Brook Park and Coast Guard Marine Safety Center.