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Archive year. This is the 2022 table for Cincinnati. For current pay, see the latest Cincinnati page.
20.94% 2022 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,396 to $176,300 2022 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
27 Counties covered by this pay area

2022 Cincinnati full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.94% locality adjustment for 2022. 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 $24,396$25,215$26,025$26,833$27,643$28,117$28,920$29,728$29,761$30,518
GS-2 $27,432$28,085$28,993$29,761$30,097$30,982$31,868$32,753$33,638$34,524
GS-3 $29,931$30,929$31,927$32,925$33,922$34,920$35,918$36,916$37,913$38,911
GS-4 $33,600$34,719$35,839$36,959$38,079$39,199$40,319$41,439$42,559$43,679
GS-5 $37,592$38,845$40,098$41,351$42,604$43,856$45,109$46,362$47,615$48,868
GS-6 $41,905$43,301$44,698$46,095$47,492$48,889$50,286$51,682$53,079$54,476
GS-7 $46,566$48,117$49,669$51,221$52,772$54,324$55,875$57,427$58,979$60,530
GS-8 $51,570$53,289$55,007$56,726$58,444$60,163$61,881$63,600$65,318$67,037
GS-9 $56,959$58,858$60,757$62,655$64,554$66,453$68,352$70,250$72,149$74,048
GS-10 $62,724$64,815$66,906$68,997$71,089$73,180$75,271$77,362$79,453$81,544
GS-11 $68,915$71,212$73,509$75,805$78,102$80,398$82,695$84,992$87,288$89,585
GS-12 $82,601$85,355$88,108$90,862$93,616$96,370$99,124$101,877$104,631$107,385
GS-13 $98,223$101,496$104,770$108,044$111,318$114,592$117,866$121,140$124,413$127,687
GS-14 $116,070$119,939$123,807$127,676$131,545$135,414$139,283$143,152$147,021$150,890
GS-15 $136,529$141,080$145,631$150,182$154,733$159,284$163,835$168,386$172,937$176,300
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About the 2022 Cincinnati table

The Cincinnati Locality Area used the official OPM Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN boundary in 2022. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2022 nationwide base GS table.

In 2022, the locality adjustment was 20.94%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,396, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $176,300.

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.

2022 Cincinnati questions

  • What was the 2022 locality adjustment for Cincinnati?
    In 2022, the locality pay adjustment for Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN was 20.94%, added on top of the 2022 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Cincinnati in 2022?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Cincinnati earned $82,601 in 2022, rising to $107,385 at Step 10. See the 2022 GS-12 Cincinnati page.
  • Is the 2022 table still current?
    No. 2022 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Cincinnati page.