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Archive year. This is the 2022 table for Cleveland. For current pay, see the latest Cleveland page.
21.25% 2022 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,459 to $176,300 2022 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
23 Counties covered by this pay area

2022 Cleveland full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 21.25% locality adjustment for 2022. 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 $24,459$25,279$26,092$26,902$27,714$28,189$28,995$29,804$29,837$30,596
GS-2 $27,502$28,157$29,067$29,837$30,174$31,062$31,949$32,837$33,724$34,612
GS-3 $30,008$31,008$32,009$33,009$34,009$35,010$36,010$37,010$38,011$39,011
GS-4 $33,686$34,808$35,931$37,054$38,177$39,300$40,422$41,545$42,668$43,791
GS-5 $37,688$38,944$40,200$41,457$42,713$43,969$45,225$46,481$47,737$48,993
GS-6 $42,012$43,412$44,813$46,213$47,614$49,014$50,415$51,815$53,215$54,616
GS-7 $46,685$48,241$49,796$51,352$52,907$54,463$56,019$57,574$59,130$60,686
GS-8 $51,702$53,425$55,148$56,871$58,594$60,317$62,040$63,763$65,486$67,209
GS-9 $57,105$59,009$60,912$62,816$64,720$66,623$68,527$70,430$72,334$74,238
GS-10 $62,885$64,982$67,078$69,174$71,271$73,367$75,464$77,560$79,656$81,753
GS-11 $69,092$71,394$73,697$76,000$78,302$80,605$82,907$85,210$87,512$89,815
GS-12 $82,813$85,573$88,334$91,095$93,856$96,617$99,378$102,139$104,899$107,660
GS-13 $98,474$101,757$105,039$108,321$111,603$114,886$118,168$121,450$124,732$128,015
GS-14 $116,367$120,246$124,125$128,004$131,882$135,761$139,640$143,519$147,398$151,276
GS-15 $136,879$141,442$146,004$150,567$155,130$159,692$164,255$168,818$173,380$176,300
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About the 2022 Cleveland table

The Cleveland Locality Area used the official OPM Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA 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 21.25%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,459, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $176,300.

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.

2022 Cleveland questions

  • What was the 2022 locality adjustment for Cleveland?
    In 2022, the locality pay adjustment for Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA was 21.25%, added on top of the 2022 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Cleveland in 2022?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Cleveland earned $82,813 in 2022, rising to $107,660 at Step 10. See the 2022 GS-12 Cleveland page.
  • Is the 2022 table still current?
    No. 2022 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Cleveland page.