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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for CINCINNATI. For current pay, see the latest CINCINNATI page.
19.87% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,518 to $163,813 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
27 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 CINCINNATI full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 19.87% locality adjustment for 2018. 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 $22,518$23,272$24,021$24,765$25,514$25,952$26,691$27,439$27,468$28,172
GS-2 $25,318$25,921$26,759$27,468$27,780$28,597$29,415$30,232$31,050$31,867
GS-3 $27,624$28,545$29,465$30,386$31,306$32,227$33,148$34,068$34,989$35,909
GS-4 $31,012$32,045$33,078$34,111$35,145$36,178$37,211$38,245$39,278$40,311
GS-5 $34,696$35,853$37,010$38,167$39,323$40,480$41,637$42,794$43,950$45,107
GS-6 $38,675$39,963$41,252$42,541$43,829$45,118$46,406$47,695$48,984$50,272
GS-7 $42,978$44,411$45,843$47,276$48,708$50,140$51,573$53,005$54,438$55,870
GS-8 $47,597$49,184$50,771$52,358$53,945$55,532$57,119$58,706$60,293$61,880
GS-9 $52,571$54,324$56,076$57,829$59,581$61,334$63,086$64,839$66,591$68,344
GS-10 $57,894$59,824$61,753$63,683$65,613$67,543$69,473$71,403$73,333$75,263
GS-11 $63,605$65,726$67,846$69,967$72,087$74,208$76,328$78,449$80,569$82,690
GS-12 $76,237$78,779$81,320$83,861$86,402$88,944$91,485$94,026$96,567$99,109
GS-13 $90,655$93,677$96,699$99,721$102,743$105,765$108,787$111,809$114,831$117,853
GS-14 $107,128$110,699$114,270$117,841$121,412$124,982$128,553$132,124$135,695$139,266
GS-15 $126,011$130,211$134,411$138,612$142,812$147,012$151,212$155,413$159,613$163,813
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About the 2018 CINCINNATI table

The CINCINNATI Locality Area used the official OPM Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN boundary in 2018. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2018 nationwide base GS table.

In 2018, the locality adjustment was 19.87%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,518, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $163,813.

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.

2018 CINCINNATI questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for CINCINNATI?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN was 19.87%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in CINCINNATI in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in CINCINNATI earned $76,237 in 2018, rising to $99,109 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 CINCINNATI page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest CINCINNATI page.