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Archive year. This is the 2023 table for Cleveland. For current pay, see the latest Cleveland page.
21.69% 2023 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,554 to $183,500 2023 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
23 Counties covered by this pay area

2023 Cleveland full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 21.69% locality adjustment for 2023. 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 $25,554$26,412$27,260$28,107$28,955$29,451$30,292$31,139$31,173$31,972
GS-2 $28,733$29,417$30,369$31,173$31,525$32,452$33,380$34,307$35,234$36,161
GS-3 $31,352$32,398$33,443$34,488$35,533$36,579$37,624$38,669$39,715$40,760
GS-4 $35,194$36,367$37,540$38,713$39,886$41,059$42,233$43,406$44,579$45,752
GS-5 $39,375$40,688$42,001$43,314$44,627$45,940$47,253$48,566$49,880$51,193
GS-6 $43,894$45,356$46,819$48,282$49,744$51,207$52,670$54,133$55,595$57,058
GS-7 $48,776$50,402$52,027$53,653$55,279$56,905$58,530$60,156$61,782$63,408
GS-8 $54,017$55,818$57,619$59,420$61,221$63,022$64,823$66,624$68,425$70,226
GS-9 $59,662$61,651$63,639$65,627$67,616$69,604$71,593$73,581$75,569$77,558
GS-10 $65,700$67,891$70,081$72,272$74,462$76,653$78,843$81,033$83,224$85,414
GS-11 $72,185$74,591$76,997$79,403$81,809$84,214$86,620$89,026$91,432$93,838
GS-12 $86,520$89,404$92,288$95,173$98,057$100,941$103,825$106,709$109,593$112,477
GS-13 $102,884$106,313$109,742$113,172$116,601$120,030$123,459$126,889$130,318$133,747
GS-14 $121,578$125,630$129,683$133,735$137,787$141,839$145,892$149,944$153,996$158,049
GS-15 $143,008$147,774$152,541$157,307$162,074$166,841$171,607$176,374$181,140$183,500
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About the 2023 Cleveland table

The Cleveland Locality Area used the official OPM Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA 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 21.69%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,554, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $183,500.

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.

2023 Cleveland questions

  • What was the 2023 locality adjustment for Cleveland?
    In 2023, the locality pay adjustment for Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA was 21.69%, added on top of the 2023 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Cleveland in 2023?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Cleveland earned $86,520 in 2023, rising to $112,477 at Step 10. See the 2023 GS-12 Cleveland page.
  • Is the 2023 table still current?
    No. 2023 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Cleveland page.