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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for CINCINNATI. For current pay, see the latest CINCINNATI page.
20.21% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,898 to $166,500 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
27 Counties covered by this pay area

2019 CINCINNATI full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.21% locality adjustment for 2019. 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 $22,898$23,665$24,427$25,183$25,945$26,390$27,142$27,902$27,932$28,642
GS-2 $25,745$26,358$27,211$27,932$28,246$29,076$29,907$30,738$31,568$32,399
GS-3 $28,091$29,027$29,964$30,900$31,836$32,773$33,709$34,646$35,582$36,519
GS-4 $31,535$32,585$33,636$34,687$35,737$36,788$37,839$38,889$39,940$40,990
GS-5 $35,282$36,457$37,633$38,809$39,984$41,160$42,336$43,511$44,687$45,863
GS-6 $39,328$40,639$41,951$43,262$44,574$45,885$47,197$48,508$49,820$51,131
GS-7 $43,704$45,160$46,617$48,074$49,531$50,988$52,445$53,902$55,359$56,816
GS-8 $48,400$50,013$51,627$53,240$54,853$56,466$58,079$59,693$61,306$62,919
GS-9 $53,459$55,240$57,022$58,803$60,585$62,366$64,148$65,929$67,711$69,492
GS-10 $58,870$60,832$62,794$64,756$66,718$68,680$70,641$72,603$74,565$76,527
GS-11 $64,679$66,836$68,992$71,149$73,305$75,462$77,618$79,775$81,932$84,088
GS-12 $77,523$80,108$82,692$85,277$87,861$90,446$93,031$95,615$98,200$100,784
GS-13 $92,185$95,258$98,331$101,403$104,476$107,548$110,621$113,693$116,766$119,839
GS-14 $108,936$112,567$116,199$119,830$123,462$127,093$130,725$134,356$137,988$141,619
GS-15 $128,138$132,409$136,680$140,951$145,222$149,493$153,764$158,035$162,306$166,500
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About the 2019 CINCINNATI table

The CINCINNATI Locality Area used the official OPM Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN boundary in 2019. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2019 nationwide base GS table.

In 2019, the locality adjustment was 20.21%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,898, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $166,500.

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.

2019 CINCINNATI questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for CINCINNATI?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN was 20.21%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in CINCINNATI in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in CINCINNATI earned $77,523 in 2019, rising to $100,784 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 CINCINNATI page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest CINCINNATI page.