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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for CLEVELAND. For current pay, see the latest CLEVELAND page.
20.08% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,557 to $164,100 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
23 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 CLEVELAND full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.08% locality adjustment for 2018. 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 $22,557$23,312$24,063$24,809$25,559$25,997$26,738$27,488$27,516$28,221
GS-2 $25,362$25,966$26,805$27,516$27,829$28,647$29,466$30,285$31,104$31,923
GS-3 $27,672$28,595$29,517$30,439$31,361$32,284$33,206$34,128$35,050$35,972
GS-4 $31,066$32,101$33,136$34,171$35,206$36,241$37,276$38,312$39,347$40,382
GS-5 $34,757$35,916$37,075$38,233$39,392$40,551$41,710$42,869$44,027$45,186
GS-6 $38,743$40,033$41,324$42,615$43,906$45,197$46,488$47,779$49,069$50,360
GS-7 $43,053$44,488$45,923$47,358$48,793$50,228$51,663$53,098$54,533$55,968
GS-8 $47,680$49,270$50,860$52,450$54,040$55,629$57,219$58,809$60,399$61,989
GS-9 $52,663$54,419$56,175$57,930$59,686$61,441$63,197$64,952$66,708$68,464
GS-10 $57,995$59,928$61,862$63,795$65,728$67,661$69,595$71,528$73,461$75,395
GS-11 $63,717$65,841$67,965$70,089$72,214$74,338$76,462$78,586$80,711$82,835
GS-12 $76,371$78,917$81,462$84,008$86,554$89,099$91,645$94,191$96,736$99,282
GS-13 $90,814$93,841$96,869$99,896$102,923$105,950$108,977$112,005$115,032$118,059
GS-14 $107,315$110,893$114,470$118,047$121,624$125,201$128,779$132,356$135,933$139,510
GS-15 $126,232$130,439$134,647$138,855$143,062$147,270$151,477$155,685$159,893$164,100
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About the 2018 CLEVELAND table

The CLEVELAND Locality Area used the official OPM Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA 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 20.08%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,557, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $164,100.

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.

2018 CLEVELAND questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for CLEVELAND?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA was 20.08%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in CLEVELAND in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in CLEVELAND earned $76,371 in 2018, rising to $99,282 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 CLEVELAND page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest CLEVELAND page.