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Archive year. This is the 2016 table for CLEVELAND. For current pay, see the latest CLEVELAND page.
18.87% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,804 to $158,625 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
23 Counties covered by this pay area

2016 CLEVELAND full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.87% locality adjustment for 2016. 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 $21,804$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
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About the 2016 CLEVELAND table

The CLEVELAND Locality Area used the official OPM Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA 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 18.87%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,804, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $158,625.

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.

2016 CLEVELAND questions

  • What was the 2016 locality adjustment for CLEVELAND?
    In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA was 18.87%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in CLEVELAND in 2016?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in CLEVELAND earned $73,819 in 2016, rising to $95,965 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 CLEVELAND page.
  • Is the 2016 table still current?
    No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest CLEVELAND page.