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Archive year. This is the 2016 table for CINCINNATI. For current pay, see the latest CINCINNATI page.
18.76% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,784 to $158,478 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
27 Counties covered by this pay area

2016 CINCINNATI full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.76% locality adjustment for 2016. 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 $21,784$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
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About the 2016 CINCINNATI table

The CINCINNATI Locality Area used the official OPM Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN boundary in 2016. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2016 nationwide base GS table.

In 2016, the locality adjustment was 18.76%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,784, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $158,478.

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.

2016 CINCINNATI questions

  • What was the 2016 locality adjustment for CINCINNATI?
    In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN was 18.76%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in CINCINNATI in 2016?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in CINCINNATI earned $73,751 in 2016, rising to $95,876 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 CINCINNATI page.
  • Is the 2016 table still current?
    No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest CINCINNATI page.