GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-DAY

GS pay scale 2026: Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH locality pay area get base pay plus a 21.42% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $27,421; GS-15 step 10 pays $197,200. The area covers 12 counties and cities in Ohio.

Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$27,421$28,341$29,253$30,161$31,070$31,603$32,505$33,414$33,451$34,299
GS-2$30,832$31,566$32,588$33,451$33,825$34,820$35,814$36,808$37,803$38,797
GS-3$33,643$34,765$35,887$37,009$38,131$39,253$40,375$41,496$42,618$43,740
GS-4$37,765$39,024$40,284$41,543$42,802$44,061$45,320$46,579$47,838$49,097
GS-5$42,253$43,661$45,070$46,478$47,887$49,295$50,704$52,112$53,521$54,929
GS-6$47,100$48,670$50,240$51,810$53,380$54,950$56,520$58,090$59,660$61,230
GS-7$52,339$54,084$55,829$57,574$59,319$61,063$62,808$64,553$66,298$68,043
GS-8$57,963$59,895$61,827$63,759$65,691$67,622$69,554$71,486$73,418$75,350
GS-9$64,021$66,156$68,290$70,425$72,559$74,694$76,829$78,963$81,098$83,232
GS-10$70,501$72,851$75,200$77,550$79,899$82,249$84,598$86,948$89,297$91,647
GS-11$77,460$80,042$82,625$85,208$87,790$90,373$92,956$95,538$98,121$100,703
GS-12$92,841$95,936$99,031$102,126$105,221$108,316$111,411$114,506$117,601$120,696
GS-13$110,401$114,081$117,762$121,442$125,122$128,802$132,483$136,163$139,843$143,523
GS-14$130,461$134,810$139,159$143,509$147,858$152,207$156,557$160,906$165,255$169,604
GS-15$153,455$158,571$163,686$168,802$173,917$179,033$184,148$189,263$194,379$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 Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH locality pay applies

Ohio

Allen County, OH; Auglaize County, OH; Champaign County, OH; Clark County, OH; Darke County, OH; Greene County, OH; Mercer County, OH; Miami County, OH; Montgomery County, OH; Preble County, OH; Shelby County, OH; Van Wert County, OH

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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