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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for CLEVELAND. For current pay, see the latest CLEVELAND page.
20.45% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,943 to $166,500 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
23 Counties covered by this pay area

2019 CLEVELAND full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.45% locality adjustment for 2019. 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 $22,943$23,712$24,475$25,233$25,997$26,442$27,196$27,958$27,988$28,700
GS-2 $25,797$26,411$27,265$27,988$28,302$29,134$29,967$30,799$31,631$32,464
GS-3 $28,147$29,085$30,023$30,962$31,900$32,838$33,777$34,715$35,653$36,592
GS-4 $31,598$32,650$33,703$34,756$35,809$36,861$37,914$38,967$40,020$41,072
GS-5 $35,352$36,530$37,708$38,886$40,064$41,242$42,420$43,598$44,776$45,954
GS-6 $39,406$40,721$42,035$43,349$44,663$45,977$47,291$48,605$49,919$51,233
GS-7 $43,791$45,251$46,711$48,170$49,630$51,090$52,550$54,010$55,470$56,929
GS-8 $48,497$50,113$51,730$53,346$54,963$56,579$58,195$59,812$61,428$63,045
GS-9 $53,565$55,350$57,135$58,921$60,706$62,491$64,276$66,061$67,846$69,631
GS-10 $58,988$60,954$62,919$64,885$66,851$68,817$70,782$72,748$74,714$76,680
GS-11 $64,808$66,969$69,130$71,291$73,452$75,612$77,773$79,934$82,095$84,256
GS-12 $77,678$80,268$82,858$85,447$88,037$90,627$93,216$95,806$98,396$100,985
GS-13 $92,369$95,448$98,527$101,606$104,684$107,763$110,842$113,920$116,999$120,078
GS-14 $109,153$112,792$116,431$120,069$123,708$127,347$130,986$134,625$138,263$141,902
GS-15 $128,394$132,673$136,953$141,232$145,512$149,792$154,071$158,351$162,630$166,500
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About the 2019 CLEVELAND table

The CLEVELAND Locality Area used the official OPM Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA 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 20.45%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,943, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $166,500.

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.

2019 CLEVELAND questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for CLEVELAND?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA was 20.45%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in CLEVELAND in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in CLEVELAND earned $77,678 in 2019, rising to $100,985 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 CLEVELAND page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest CLEVELAND page.