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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for DAYTON. For current pay, see the latest DAYTON page.
19.18% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,524 to $171,140 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
12 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 DAYTON full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 19.18% locality adjustment for 2021. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for DAYTON.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,524$24,313$25,095$25,873$26,655$27,112$27,886$28,665$28,696$29,426
GS-2 $26,451$27,080$27,956$28,696$29,019$29,872$30,726$31,579$32,432$33,286
GS-3 $28,861$29,822$30,784$31,746$32,708$33,670$34,631$35,593$36,555$37,517
GS-4 $32,398$33,478$34,557$35,637$36,717$37,797$38,877$39,956$41,036$42,116
GS-5 $36,247$37,456$38,664$39,873$41,081$42,290$43,498$44,707$45,915$47,124
GS-6 $40,406$41,752$43,099$44,446$45,793$47,139$48,486$49,833$51,179$52,526
GS-7 $44,900$46,397$47,894$49,391$50,887$52,384$53,881$55,378$56,875$58,372
GS-8 $49,725$51,383$53,041$54,699$56,357$58,014$59,672$61,330$62,988$64,646
GS-9 $54,922$56,752$58,583$60,414$62,244$64,075$65,905$67,736$69,567$71,397
GS-10 $60,481$62,498$64,515$66,531$68,548$70,564$72,581$74,597$76,614$78,630
GS-11 $66,450$68,666$70,881$73,097$75,312$77,528$79,743$81,959$84,174$86,390
GS-12 $79,647$82,302$84,957$87,613$90,268$92,923$95,579$98,234$100,889$103,545
GS-13 $94,710$97,867$101,024$104,181$107,338$110,495$113,652$116,810$119,967$123,124
GS-14 $111,918$115,649$119,379$123,109$126,840$130,570$134,300$138,031$141,761$145,491
GS-15 $131,646$136,034$140,423$144,811$149,199$153,587$157,975$162,364$166,752$171,140
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About the 2021 DAYTON table

The DAYTON Locality Area used the official OPM Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH 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 19.18%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,524, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $171,140.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 12 counties and cities across Ohio. Some of the included jurisdictions include Allen County, OH, Auglaize County, OH, Champaign County, OH, Clark County, OH, Darke County, OH, Greene County, OH, Mercer County, OH, Miami County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Preble County, OH, Shelby County, OH, Van Wert County, OH.

2021 DAYTON questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for DAYTON?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH was 19.18%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in DAYTON in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in DAYTON earned $79,647 in 2021, rising to $103,545 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 DAYTON page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest DAYTON page.