2025 GS Pay: Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA
The Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA locality pay area adds 22.23% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-CLE, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 22.23%
- Annual pay range
- $27,331 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 | $27,331 | $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 | $195,200Capped |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $13.10 | $13.53 | $13.97 | $14.40 | $14.84 | $15.09 | $15.52 | $15.96 | $15.98 | $16.38 |
| GS-2 | $14.72 | $15.08 | $15.56 | $15.98 | $16.15 | $16.63 | $17.10 | $17.58 | $18.05 | $18.53 |
| GS-3 | $16.07 | $16.60 | $17.14 | $17.67 | $18.21 | $18.74 | $19.28 | $19.81 | $20.35 | $20.89 |
| GS-4 | $18.04 | $18.64 | $19.24 | $19.84 | $20.44 | $21.04 | $21.64 | $22.25 | $22.85 | $23.45 |
| GS-5 | $20.18 | $20.85 | $21.52 | $22.20 | $22.87 | $23.54 | $24.21 | $24.89 | $25.56 | $26.23 |
| GS-6 | $22.49 | $23.24 | $23.99 | $24.74 | $25.49 | $26.24 | $26.99 | $27.74 | $28.49 | $29.24 |
| GS-7 | $25.00 | $25.83 | $26.66 | $27.50 | $28.33 | $29.16 | $30.00 | $30.83 | $31.66 | $32.50 |
| GS-8 | $27.68 | $28.60 | $29.53 | $30.45 | $31.37 | $32.30 | $33.22 | $34.14 | $35.07 | $35.99 |
| GS-9 | $30.57 | $31.59 | $32.61 | $33.63 | $34.65 | $35.67 | $36.69 | $37.71 | $38.73 | $39.75 |
| GS-10 | $33.67 | $34.79 | $35.91 | $37.04 | $38.16 | $39.28 | $40.40 | $41.52 | $42.65 | $43.77 |
| GS-11 | $36.99 | $38.23 | $39.46 | $40.69 | $41.92 | $43.16 | $44.39 | $45.62 | $46.86 | $48.09 |
| GS-12 | $44.34 | $45.82 | $47.30 | $48.77 | $50.25 | $51.73 | $53.21 | $54.69 | $56.16 | $57.64 |
| GS-13 | $52.73 | $54.48 | $56.24 | $58.00 | $59.76 | $61.51 | $63.27 | $65.03 | $66.79 | $68.54 |
| GS-14 | $62.31 | $64.38 | $66.46 | $68.54 | $70.61 | $72.69 | $74.77 | $76.84 | $78.92 | $81.00 |
| GS-15 | $73.29 | $75.73 | $78.17 | $80.62 | $83.06 | $85.50 | $87.94 | $90.39 | $92.83 | $93.53Capped |
Compare Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 23 places in this area, in OH, PA. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Ashland County, OH | OH | 39005 |
| Ashtabula County, OH | OH | 39007 |
| Carroll County, OH | OH | 39019 |
| Columbiana County, OH | OH | 39029 |
| Crawford County, OH | OH | 39033 |
| Cuyahoga County, OH | OH | 39035 |
| Erie County, OH | OH | 39043 |
| Geauga County, OH | OH | 39055 |
| Harrison County, OH | OH | 39067 |
| Holmes County, OH | OH | 39075 |
| Huron County, OH | OH | 39077 |
| Lake County, OH | OH | 39085 |
| Lorain County, OH | OH | 39093 |
| Mahoning County, OH | OH | 39099 |
| Medina County, OH | OH | 39103 |
| Portage County, OH | OH | 39133 |
| Richland County, OH | OH | 39139 |
| Stark County, OH | OH | 39151 |
| Summit County, OH | OH | 39153 |
| Trumbull County, OH | OH | 39155 |
| Tuscarawas County, OH | OH | 39157 |
| Wayne County, OH | OH | 39169 |
| Mercer County, PA | PA | 42085 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-CLE, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, CLE.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.