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Archive year. This is the 2015 table for CLEVELAND. For current pay, see the latest CLEVELAND page.
18.68% 2015 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,553 to $156,802 2015 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
23 Counties covered by this pay area

2015 CLEVELAND full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.68% locality adjustment for 2015. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for CLEVELAND.

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
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About the 2015 CLEVELAND table

The CLEVELAND Locality Area used the official OPM Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA 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 18.68%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,553, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $156,802.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 23 counties and cities across Ohio, Pennsylvania. Some of the included jurisdictions include Ashland County, OH, Ashtabula County, OH, Carroll County, OH, Columbiana County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Harrison County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Huron County, OH, Lake County, OH, and more.

2015 CLEVELAND questions

  • What was the 2015 locality adjustment for CLEVELAND?
    In 2015, the locality pay adjustment for Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA was 18.68%, added on top of the 2015 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in CLEVELAND in 2015?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in CLEVELAND earned $72,972 in 2015, rising to $94,868 at Step 10. See the 2015 GS-12 CLEVELAND page.
  • Is the 2015 table still current?
    No. 2015 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest CLEVELAND page.