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Archive year. This is the 2023 table for Cincinnati. For current pay, see the latest Cincinnati page.
21.35% 2023 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,482 to $183,500 2023 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
27 Counties covered by this pay area

2023 Cincinnati full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 21.35% locality adjustment for 2023. 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 $25,482$26,338$27,184$28,028$28,874$29,369$30,208$31,052$31,086$31,882
GS-2 $28,653$29,335$30,284$31,086$31,437$32,362$33,286$34,211$35,136$36,060
GS-3 $31,265$32,307$33,349$34,392$35,434$36,477$37,519$38,561$39,604$40,646
GS-4 $35,096$36,265$37,435$38,605$39,775$40,945$42,115$43,284$44,454$45,624
GS-5 $39,265$40,575$41,884$43,193$44,503$45,812$47,121$48,431$49,740$51,050
GS-6 $43,771$45,230$46,688$48,147$49,605$51,064$52,523$53,981$55,440$56,899
GS-7 $48,640$50,261$51,882$53,503$55,124$56,746$58,367$59,988$61,609$63,231
GS-8 $53,866$55,662$57,458$59,254$61,050$62,846$64,642$66,438$68,234$70,030
GS-9 $59,495$61,478$63,461$65,444$67,427$69,410$71,393$73,375$75,358$77,341
GS-10 $65,517$67,701$69,885$72,070$74,254$76,438$78,623$80,807$82,991$85,176
GS-11 $71,984$74,383$76,782$79,181$81,580$83,979$86,378$88,777$91,176$93,575
GS-12 $86,279$89,155$92,031$94,907$97,783$100,659$103,535$106,411$109,287$112,163
GS-13 $102,597$106,016$109,436$112,856$116,275$119,695$123,114$126,534$129,954$133,373
GS-14 $121,238$125,279$129,320$133,361$137,402$141,443$145,484$149,525$153,566$157,607
GS-15 $142,608$147,361$152,115$156,868$161,621$166,374$171,128$175,881$180,634$183,500
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About the 2023 Cincinnati table

The Cincinnati Locality Area used the official OPM Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN boundary in 2023. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2023 nationwide base GS table.

In 2023, the locality adjustment was 21.35%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,482, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $183,500.

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.

2023 Cincinnati questions

  • What was the 2023 locality adjustment for Cincinnati?
    In 2023, the locality pay adjustment for Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN was 21.35%, added on top of the 2023 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Cincinnati in 2023?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Cincinnati earned $86,279 in 2023, rising to $112,163 at Step 10. See the 2023 GS-12 Cincinnati page.
  • Is the 2023 table still current?
    No. 2023 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Cincinnati page.