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Archive year. This is the 2025 table for Cleveland. For current pay, see the latest Cleveland page.
22.23% 2025 locality adjustment above base GS
$27,331 to $195,200 2025 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
23 Counties covered by this pay area

2025 Cleveland full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 22.23% locality adjustment for 2025. 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 $27,331$28,247$29,156$30,061$30,968$31,499$32,398$33,304$33,341$34,188
GS-2 $30,731$31,462$32,480$33,341$33,715$34,706$35,697$36,689$37,680$38,671
GS-3 $33,533$34,650$35,767$36,884$38,001$39,118$40,236$41,353$42,470$43,587
GS-4 $37,641$38,896$40,151$41,407$42,662$43,917$45,173$46,428$47,683$48,938
GS-5 $42,113$43,516$44,920$46,323$47,726$49,129$50,532$51,936$53,339$54,742
GS-6 $46,945$48,509$50,074$51,639$53,203$54,768$56,332$57,897$59,461$61,026
GS-7 $52,167$53,906$55,645$57,385$59,124$60,863$62,603$64,342$66,081$67,821
GS-8 $57,772$59,698$61,625$63,551$65,477$67,404$69,330$71,256$73,183$75,109
GS-9 $63,810$65,937$68,064$70,191$72,317$74,444$76,571$78,698$80,825$82,951
GS-10 $70,269$72,611$74,953$77,295$79,637$81,978$84,320$86,662$89,004$91,346
GS-11 $77,204$79,777$82,350$84,923$87,496$90,069$92,642$95,215$97,788$100,361
GS-12 $92,535$95,621$98,706$101,791$104,876$107,961$111,046$114,131$117,216$120,301
GS-13 $110,038$113,706$117,374$121,042$124,710$128,378$132,046$135,714$139,383$143,051
GS-14 $130,031$134,365$138,699$143,034$147,368$151,702$156,036$160,371$164,705$169,039
GS-15 $152,950$158,048$163,146$168,245$173,343$178,441$183,539$188,638$193,736$195,200
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About the 2025 Cleveland table

The Cleveland Locality Area used the official OPM Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA boundary in 2025. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2025 nationwide base GS table.

In 2025, the locality adjustment was 22.23%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $27,331, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $195,200.

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.

2025 Cleveland questions

  • What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Cleveland?
    In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA was 22.23%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Cleveland in 2025?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Cleveland earned $92,535 in 2025, rising to $120,301 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Cleveland page.
  • Is the 2025 table still current?
    No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Cleveland page.