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Archive year. This is the 2015 table for CINCINNATI. For current pay, see the latest CINCINNATI page.
18.55% 2015 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,530 to $156,631 2015 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
27 Counties covered by this pay area

2015 CINCINNATI full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.55% locality adjustment for 2015. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for CINCINNATI.

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
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About the 2015 CINCINNATI table

The CINCINNATI Locality Area used the official OPM Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN boundary in 2015. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2015 nationwide base GS table.

In 2015, the locality adjustment was 18.55%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,530, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $156,631.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 27 counties and cities across Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana. Some of the included jurisdictions include Adams County, OH, Brown County, OH, Butler County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Clinton County, OH, Hamilton County, OH, Highland County, OH, Warren County, OH, Boone County, KY, Bracken County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Carroll County, KY, and more.

2015 CINCINNATI questions

  • What was the 2015 locality adjustment for CINCINNATI?
    In 2015, the locality pay adjustment for Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN was 18.55%, added on top of the 2015 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in CINCINNATI in 2015?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in CINCINNATI earned $72,892 in 2015, rising to $94,764 at Step 10. See the 2015 GS-12 CINCINNATI page.
  • Is the 2015 table still current?
    No. 2015 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest CINCINNATI page.