GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-CIN

GS pay scale 2026: Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN locality pay area get base pay plus a 21.93% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $27,537; GS-15 step 10 pays $197,200. The area covers 27 counties and cities in 3 states.

Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$27,537$28,460$29,375$30,287$31,201$31,736$32,642$33,554$33,592$34,443
GS-2$30,962$31,698$32,725$33,592$33,967$34,966$35,964$36,963$37,962$38,960
GS-3$33,784$34,911$36,038$37,164$38,291$39,418$40,544$41,671$42,797$43,924
GS-4$37,924$39,188$40,453$41,717$42,982$44,246$45,510$46,775$48,039$49,304
GS-5$42,430$43,845$45,259$46,674$48,088$49,502$50,917$52,331$53,746$55,160
GS-6$47,298$48,874$50,451$52,028$53,604$55,181$56,757$58,334$59,910$61,487
GS-7$52,559$54,311$56,063$57,816$59,568$61,320$63,072$64,824$66,576$68,328
GS-8$58,207$60,147$62,087$64,027$65,967$67,906$69,846$71,786$73,726$75,666
GS-9$64,290$66,434$68,577$70,721$72,864$75,008$77,151$79,295$81,438$83,582
GS-10$70,797$73,157$75,516$77,875$80,235$82,594$84,954$87,313$89,672$92,032
GS-11$77,785$80,379$82,972$85,566$88,159$90,752$93,346$95,939$98,533$101,126
GS-12$93,231$96,339$99,447$102,555$105,663$108,771$111,879$114,987$118,095$121,203
GS-13$110,865$114,561$118,256$121,952$125,648$129,343$133,039$136,735$140,430$144,126
GS-14$131,009$135,376$139,744$144,112$148,479$152,847$157,214$161,582$165,949$170,317
GS-15$154,100$159,237$164,374$169,511$174,648$179,785$184,921$190,058$195,195$197,200*

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Where Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH locality pay applies

Ohio

Adams County, OH; Brown County, OH; Butler County, OH; Clermont County, OH; Clinton County, OH; Hamilton County, OH; Highland County, OH; Warren County, OH

Kentucky

Boone County, KY; Bracken County, KY; Campbell County, KY; Carroll County, KY; Fleming County, KY; Gallatin County, KY; Grant County, KY; Kenton County, KY; Lewis County, KY; Mason County, KY; Owen County, KY; Pendleton County, KY; Robertson County, KY

Indiana

Dearborn County, IN; Franklin County, IN; Ohio County, IN; Ripley County, IN; Switzerland County, IN; Union County, IN

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Other GS locality pay areas

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