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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for CINCINNATI. For current pay, see the latest CINCINNATI page.
20.55% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,794 to $172,500 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
27 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 CINCINNATI full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.55% locality adjustment for 2021. 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 $23,794$24,592$25,383$26,170$26,961$27,424$28,206$28,995$29,026$29,764
GS-2 $26,755$27,391$28,277$29,026$29,353$30,216$31,079$31,942$32,805$33,668
GS-3 $29,192$30,165$31,138$32,111$33,084$34,057$35,029$36,002$36,975$37,948
GS-4 $32,770$33,862$34,955$36,047$37,139$38,231$39,323$40,416$41,508$42,600
GS-5 $36,664$37,886$39,109$40,331$41,554$42,776$43,998$45,221$46,443$47,665
GS-6 $40,870$42,232$43,594$44,957$46,319$47,681$49,043$50,406$51,768$53,130
GS-7 $45,416$46,930$48,444$49,958$51,472$52,987$54,501$56,015$57,529$59,043
GS-8 $50,297$51,974$53,651$55,328$57,004$58,681$60,358$62,035$63,712$65,389
GS-9 $55,553$57,405$59,256$61,108$62,960$64,811$66,663$68,515$70,366$72,218
GS-10 $61,177$63,216$65,256$67,296$69,336$71,375$73,415$75,455$77,494$79,534
GS-11 $67,214$69,455$71,696$73,937$76,178$78,419$80,660$82,901$85,142$87,383
GS-12 $80,562$83,248$85,934$88,620$91,306$93,992$96,677$99,363$102,049$104,735
GS-13 $95,799$98,992$102,185$105,379$108,572$111,766$114,959$118,152$121,346$124,539
GS-14 $113,205$116,978$120,751$124,525$128,298$132,071$135,844$139,617$143,391$147,164
GS-15 $133,160$137,598$142,037$146,475$150,914$155,353$159,791$164,230$168,669$172,500
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About the 2021 CINCINNATI table

The CINCINNATI Locality Area used the official OPM Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN boundary in 2021. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2021 nationwide base GS table.

In 2021, the locality adjustment was 20.55%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,794, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $172,500.

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.

2021 CINCINNATI questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for CINCINNATI?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN was 20.55%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in CINCINNATI in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in CINCINNATI earned $80,562 in 2021, rising to $104,735 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 CINCINNATI page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest CINCINNATI page.