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Archive year. This is the 2017 schedule for Cincinnati, Ohio (CIN). Latest available year: 2026.
26 covered counties
Mar 28, 2017 DCPAS issue date
Apr 2, 2017 effective date from the published schedule
$34.06 top WG hourly step
Official schedule PDF. DCPAS publishes this schedule as a PDF. Open the official 2017 document.

What this wage area covers

The Cincinnati, Ohio (CIN) schedule is one of the published regular-area FWS schedules used to set hourly pay for federal trade, craft, and labor jobs. In 2017, the top WG worker rate on this schedule reaches $34.06 per hour, or about $71,083 per year if you annualize the hourly rate across 2,087 work hours.

The suffix on this schedule tells you which GS locality alignment DCPAS uses for this variant. Here that is Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN (CIN). Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN is the named GS locality tied to this FWS variant.

DCPAS links this schedule to the Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN (CIN) GS locality code. That does not make it a GS table, but it is useful context when comparing white-collar and hourly federal pay in the same labor market.

Covered counties

Adams County, Boone County, Bracken County, Brown County, Butler County, Campbell County, Carroll County, Clermont County, Clinton County, Dearborn County, Franklin County, Gallatin County, Grant County, Hamilton County, Highland County, Kenton County, Lewis County, Mason County, Ohio County, Owen County, Pendleton County, Ripley County, Robertson County, Switzerland County, Union County, Warren County.

WG worker rates

The WG table covers wage-grade worker jobs on this schedule. Use the grade row that matches the official FWS classification for the position, then read across to the correct step for the employee.

WG grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
WG-1 $12.50$13.01$13.49$14.05$14.55
WG-2 $14.07$14.63$15.23$15.82$16.38
WG-3 $15.63$16.28$16.94$17.57$18.23
WG-4 $17.19$17.94$18.64$19.34$20.07
WG-5 $18.79$19.59$20.38$21.17$21.94
WG-6 $20.50$21.35$22.20$23.06$23.91
WG-7 $21.72$22.62$23.54$24.46$25.35
WG-8 $23.00$23.96$24.93$25.89$26.85
WG-9 $23.97$25.04$26.02$27.01$28.01
WG-10 $24.88$25.96$26.95$28.05$29.05
WG-11 $25.74$26.87$27.91$28.98$30.14
WG-12 $26.60$27.74$28.84$29.94$31.09
WG-13 $27.52$28.69$29.80$30.92$32.10
WG-14 $28.36$29.51$30.68$31.96$33.09
WG-15 $29.20$30.45$31.62$32.91$34.06
Hourly rates published by DCPAS for worker grades on this schedule.

WL leader rates

The WL table covers leader positions that direct or lead other trades and labor employees. These are hourly rates published separately from the WG worker table.

WL grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
WL-1 $13.75$14.31$14.90$15.44$16.00
WL-2 $15.48$16.12$16.76$17.39$18.05
WL-3 $17.17$17.91$18.62$19.32$20.04
WL-4 $18.92$19.68$20.49$21.27$22.07
WL-5 $20.68$21.53$22.39$23.27$24.14
WL-6 $22.55$23.49$24.43$25.37$26.31
WL-7 $23.90$24.89$25.90$26.89$27.89
WL-8 $25.31$26.36$27.43$28.47$29.53
WL-9 $26.37$27.52$28.65$29.76$30.88
WL-10 $27.43$28.55$29.71$30.87$32.06
WL-11 $28.38$29.54$30.68$31.93$33.08
WL-12 $29.31$30.54$31.80$33.03$34.29
WL-13 $30.25$31.50$32.75$33.99$35.34
WL-14 $31.24$32.52$33.83$35.14$36.50
WL-15 $32.13$33.49$34.87$36.16$37.52
Hourly rates published by DCPAS for leader grades on this schedule.

WS supervisory rates

The WS table covers supervisory wage positions. If the job is classified as an FWS supervisor, use this table instead of the WG or WL rates.

WS grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
WS-1 $20.47$21.31$22.16$23.00$23.85
WS-2 $22.03$22.96$23.85$24.78$25.68
WS-3 $23.63$24.60$25.60$26.59$27.55
WS-4 $25.23$26.28$27.33$28.38$29.43
WS-5 $26.95$28.09$29.20$30.32$31.43
WS-6 $28.13$29.37$30.55$31.68$32.88
WS-7 $29.44$30.67$31.90$33.12$34.35
WS-8 $30.63$31.92$33.19$34.46$35.75
WS-9 $31.58$32.91$34.24$35.56$36.88
WS-10 $32.40$33.79$35.11$36.53$37.87
WS-11 $33.39$34.78$36.13$37.54$38.98
WS-12 $34.54$36.04$37.48$38.93$40.35
WS-13 $35.99$37.49$39.00$40.51$42.01
WS-14 $37.31$38.87$40.42$41.98$43.53
WS-15 $38.83$40.45$42.07$43.69$45.30
WS-16 $40.41$42.10$43.78$45.44$47.14
WS-17 $42.03$43.76$45.50$47.23$49.00
WS-18 $43.73$45.55$47.37$49.20$50.99
WS-19 $43.25$45.05$46.85$48.65$50.46
Hourly rates published by DCPAS for supervisory grades on this schedule.
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Common questions about this FWS schedule

  • What does Cincinnati, Ohio (CIN) cover?
    This schedule applies to the counties listed on this page for the 2017 archive. If your official duty station is in one of those counties, this is the regular-area FWS schedule to use for WG, WL, and WS pay rates.
  • What is the difference between WG, WL, and WS?
    WG covers wage-grade workers, WL covers wage leaders, and WS covers wage supervisors. Each table is hourly and uses 5 published steps.
  • Does this page show GS pay too?
    No. This is an FWS page. If you also need the linked General Schedule locality reference, open Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN (CIN).