2025 GS Pay: Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN
The Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN locality pay area adds 21.93% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-CIN, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 21.93%
- Annual pay range
- $27,264 to $195,200
- GS-1 step 1 to GS-15 step 10
- Capped cells
- 1 of 150
Annual pay by grade and step
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $27,264 | $28,178 | $29,084 | $29,987 | $30,892 | $31,421 | $32,319 | $33,222 | $33,259 | $34,104 |
| GS-2 | $30,656 | $31,385 | $32,400 | $33,259 | $33,632 | $34,621 | $35,610 | $36,599 | $37,587 | $38,576 |
| GS-3 | $33,450 | $34,565 | $35,679 | $36,794 | $37,908 | $39,022 | $40,137 | $41,251 | $42,366 | $43,480 |
| GS-4 | $37,548 | $38,801 | $40,053 | $41,305 | $42,557 | $43,809 | $45,062 | $46,314 | $47,566 | $48,818 |
| GS-5 | $42,010 | $43,410 | $44,809 | $46,209 | $47,609 | $49,009 | $50,408 | $51,808 | $53,208 | $54,608 |
| GS-6 | $46,830 | $48,390 | $49,951 | $51,512 | $53,072 | $54,633 | $56,194 | $57,755 | $59,315 | $60,876 |
| GS-7 | $52,039 | $53,774 | $55,509 | $57,244 | $58,979 | $60,714 | $62,449 | $64,184 | $65,919 | $67,654 |
| GS-8 | $57,630 | $59,552 | $61,473 | $63,395 | $65,317 | $67,238 | $69,160 | $71,082 | $73,003 | $74,925 |
| GS-9 | $63,654 | $65,775 | $67,897 | $70,018 | $72,140 | $74,261 | $76,383 | $78,505 | $80,626 | $82,748 |
| GS-10 | $70,096 | $72,433 | $74,769 | $77,105 | $79,441 | $81,777 | $84,113 | $86,450 | $88,786 | $91,122 |
| GS-11 | $77,015 | $79,581 | $82,148 | $84,715 | $87,281 | $89,848 | $92,414 | $94,981 | $97,548 | $100,114 |
| GS-12 | $92,308 | $95,386 | $98,463 | $101,541 | $104,618 | $107,696 | $110,773 | $113,851 | $116,928 | $120,006 |
| GS-13 | $109,767 | $113,427 | $117,086 | $120,745 | $124,404 | $128,063 | $131,722 | $135,381 | $139,040 | $142,700 |
| GS-14 | $129,712 | $134,035 | $138,359 | $142,682 | $147,006 | $151,330 | $155,653 | $159,977 | $164,301 | $168,624 |
| GS-15 | $152,575 | $157,660 | $162,746 | $167,832 | $172,917 | $178,003 | $183,089 | $188,175 | $193,260 | $195,200Capped |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $13.06 | $13.50 | $13.94 | $14.37 | $14.80 | $15.06 | $15.49 | $15.92 | $15.94 | $16.34 |
| GS-2 | $14.69 | $15.04 | $15.52 | $15.94 | $16.11 | $16.59 | $17.06 | $17.54 | $18.01 | $18.48 |
| GS-3 | $16.03 | $16.56 | $17.10 | $17.63 | $18.16 | $18.70 | $19.23 | $19.77 | $20.30 | $20.83 |
| GS-4 | $17.99 | $18.59 | $19.19 | $19.79 | $20.39 | $20.99 | $21.59 | $22.19 | $22.79 | $23.39 |
| GS-5 | $20.13 | $20.80 | $21.47 | $22.14 | $22.81 | $23.48 | $24.15 | $24.82 | $25.49 | $26.17 |
| GS-6 | $22.44 | $23.19 | $23.93 | $24.68 | $25.43 | $26.18 | $26.93 | $27.67 | $28.42 | $29.17 |
| GS-7 | $24.93 | $25.77 | $26.60 | $27.43 | $28.26 | $29.09 | $29.92 | $30.75 | $31.59 | $32.42 |
| GS-8 | $27.61 | $28.53 | $29.46 | $30.38 | $31.30 | $32.22 | $33.14 | $34.06 | $34.98 | $35.90 |
| GS-9 | $30.50 | $31.52 | $32.53 | $33.55 | $34.57 | $35.58 | $36.60 | $37.62 | $38.63 | $39.65 |
| GS-10 | $33.59 | $34.71 | $35.83 | $36.95 | $38.06 | $39.18 | $40.30 | $41.42 | $42.54 | $43.66 |
| GS-11 | $36.90 | $38.13 | $39.36 | $40.59 | $41.82 | $43.05 | $44.28 | $45.51 | $46.74 | $47.97 |
| GS-12 | $44.23 | $45.70 | $47.18 | $48.65 | $50.13 | $51.60 | $53.08 | $54.55 | $56.03 | $57.50 |
| GS-13 | $52.60 | $54.35 | $56.10 | $57.86 | $59.61 | $61.36 | $63.12 | $64.87 | $66.62 | $68.38 |
| GS-14 | $62.15 | $64.22 | $66.30 | $68.37 | $70.44 | $72.51 | $74.58 | $76.65 | $78.73 | $80.80 |
| GS-15 | $73.11 | $75.54 | $77.98 | $80.42 | $82.85 | $85.29 | $87.73 | $90.17 | $92.60 | $93.53Capped |
Compare Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 27 places in this area, in IN, KY, OH. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, OH | OH | 39001 |
| Brown County, OH | OH | 39015 |
| Butler County, OH | OH | 39017 |
| Clermont County, OH | OH | 39025 |
| Clinton County, OH | OH | 39027 |
| Hamilton County, OH | OH | 39061 |
| Highland County, OH | OH | 39071 |
| Warren County, OH | OH | 39165 |
| Boone County, KY | KY | 21015 |
| Bracken County, KY | KY | 21023 |
| Campbell County, KY | KY | 21037 |
| Carroll County, KY | KY | 21041 |
| Fleming County, KY | KY | 21069 |
| Gallatin County, KY | KY | 21077 |
| Grant County, KY | KY | 21081 |
| Kenton County, KY | KY | 21117 |
| Lewis County, KY | KY | 21135 |
| Mason County, KY | KY | 21161 |
| Owen County, KY | KY | 21187 |
| Pendleton County, KY | KY | 21191 |
| Robertson County, KY | KY | 21201 |
| Dearborn County, IN | IN | 18029 |
| Franklin County, IN | IN | 18047 |
| Ohio County, IN | IN | 18115 |
| Ripley County, IN | IN | 18137 |
| Switzerland County, IN | IN | 18155 |
| Union County, IN | IN | 18161 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-CIN, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, CIN.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Pay cap (level IV of the Executive Schedule), Salary Table No. 2025-EX, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): EX.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Locality pay area definitions, 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 locality pay area definitions. Retrieved October 20, 2026.