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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for CLEVELAND. For current pay, see the latest CLEVELAND page.
20.82% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,612 to $170,800 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
23 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 CLEVELAND full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.82% locality adjustment for 2020. 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 $23,612$24,403$25,189$25,969$26,754$27,213$27,989$28,772$28,803$29,538
GS-2 $26,549$27,181$28,060$28,803$29,127$29,984$30,841$31,697$32,554$33,410
GS-3 $28,968$29,933$30,899$31,864$32,829$33,795$34,760$35,725$36,691$37,656
GS-4 $32,519$33,602$34,686$35,770$36,854$37,937$39,021$40,105$41,189$42,273
GS-5 $36,383$37,596$38,809$40,022$41,235$42,448$43,661$44,874$46,087$47,300
GS-6 $40,556$41,908$43,260$44,612$45,964$47,316$48,668$50,019$51,371$52,723
GS-7 $45,067$46,569$48,071$49,572$51,074$52,576$54,078$55,580$57,081$58,583
GS-8 $49,911$51,574$53,238$54,902$56,566$58,229$59,893$61,557$63,220$64,884
GS-9 $55,127$56,964$58,802$60,640$62,477$64,315$66,153$67,990$69,828$71,666
GS-10 $60,707$62,731$64,755$66,778$68,802$70,826$72,850$74,873$76,897$78,921
GS-11 $66,697$68,921$71,144$73,367$75,590$77,813$80,036$82,259$84,482$86,705
GS-12 $79,943$82,608$85,274$87,939$90,604$93,269$95,935$98,600$101,265$103,931
GS-13 $95,062$98,231$101,401$104,570$107,739$110,908$114,077$117,246$120,415$123,584
GS-14 $112,335$116,079$119,823$123,567$127,312$131,056$134,800$138,544$142,289$146,033
GS-15 $132,136$136,541$140,946$145,351$149,756$154,161$158,567$162,972$167,377$170,800
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About the 2020 CLEVELAND table

The CLEVELAND Locality Area used the official OPM Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA boundary in 2020. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2020 nationwide base GS table.

In 2020, the locality adjustment was 20.82%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,612, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $170,800.

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.

2020 CLEVELAND questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for CLEVELAND?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA was 20.82%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in CLEVELAND in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in CLEVELAND earned $79,943 in 2020, rising to $103,931 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 CLEVELAND page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest CLEVELAND page.