GS pay: Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH
Locality codeDAY
Locality payment21.42%
General Schedule increase1%
EffectiveEffective January 2026
Salary cap (level IV of the Executive Schedule)$197,200
Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Salary Table 2026 XML, from General Schedule salary tables. Data as of .
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Annual rates
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 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)).
Hourly rates
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $13.14 | $13.58 | $14.02 | $14.45 | $14.89 | $15.14 | $15.57 | $16.01 | $16.03 | $16.43 |
| GS-2 | $14.77 | $15.13 | $15.61 | $16.03 | $16.21 | $16.68 | $17.16 | $17.64 | $18.11 | $18.59 |
| GS-3 | $16.12 | $16.66 | $17.20 | $17.73 | $18.27 | $18.81 | $19.35 | $19.88 | $20.42 | $20.96 |
| GS-4 | $18.10 | $18.70 | $19.30 | $19.91 | $20.51 | $21.11 | $21.72 | $22.32 | $22.92 | $23.53 |
| GS-5 | $20.25 | $20.92 | $21.60 | $22.27 | $22.95 | $23.62 | $24.30 | $24.97 | $25.64 | $26.32 |
| GS-6 | $22.57 | $23.32 | $24.07 | $24.83 | $25.58 | $26.33 | $27.08 | $27.83 | $28.59 | $29.34 |
| GS-7 | $25.08 | $25.91 | $26.75 | $27.59 | $28.42 | $29.26 | $30.09 | $30.93 | $31.77 | $32.60 |
| GS-8 | $27.77 | $28.70 | $29.62 | $30.55 | $31.48 | $32.40 | $33.33 | $34.25 | $35.18 | $36.10 |
| GS-9 | $30.68 | $31.70 | $32.72 | $33.74 | $34.77 | $35.79 | $36.81 | $37.84 | $38.86 | $39.88 |
| GS-10 | $33.78 | $34.91 | $36.03 | $37.16 | $38.28 | $39.41 | $40.54 | $41.66 | $42.79 | $43.91 |
| GS-11 | $37.12 | $38.35 | $39.59 | $40.83 | $42.07 | $43.30 | $44.54 | $45.78 | $47.02 | $48.25 |
| GS-12 | $44.49 | $45.97 | $47.45 | $48.93 | $50.42 | $51.90 | $53.38 | $54.87 | $56.35 | $57.83 |
| GS-13 | $52.90 | $54.66 | $56.43 | $58.19 | $59.95 | $61.72 | $63.48 | $65.24 | $67.01 | $68.77 |
| GS-14 | $62.51 | $64.60 | $66.68 | $68.76 | $70.85 | $72.93 | $75.02 | $77.10 | $79.18 | $81.27 |
| GS-15 | $73.53 | $75.98 | $78.43 | $80.88 | $83.33 | $85.78 | $88.24 | $90.69 | $93.14 | $94.49 |
Biweekly rates
Biweekly rate = hourly rate × 80 (5 CFR 531.607(a)(3)).
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $1,051.20 | $1,086.40 | $1,121.60 | $1,156.00 | $1,191.20 | $1,211.20 | $1,245.60 | $1,280.80 | $1,282.40 | $1,314.40 |
| GS-2 | $1,181.60 | $1,210.40 | $1,248.80 | $1,282.40 | $1,296.80 | $1,334.40 | $1,372.80 | $1,411.20 | $1,448.80 | $1,487.20 |
| GS-3 | $1,289.60 | $1,332.80 | $1,376.00 | $1,418.40 | $1,461.60 | $1,504.80 | $1,548.00 | $1,590.40 | $1,633.60 | $1,676.80 |
| GS-4 | $1,448.00 | $1,496.00 | $1,544.00 | $1,592.80 | $1,640.80 | $1,688.80 | $1,737.60 | $1,785.60 | $1,833.60 | $1,882.40 |
| GS-5 | $1,620.00 | $1,673.60 | $1,728.00 | $1,781.60 | $1,836.00 | $1,889.60 | $1,944.00 | $1,997.60 | $2,051.20 | $2,105.60 |
| GS-6 | $1,805.60 | $1,865.60 | $1,925.60 | $1,986.40 | $2,046.40 | $2,106.40 | $2,166.40 | $2,226.40 | $2,287.20 | $2,347.20 |
| GS-7 | $2,006.40 | $2,072.80 | $2,140.00 | $2,207.20 | $2,273.60 | $2,340.80 | $2,407.20 | $2,474.40 | $2,541.60 | $2,608.00 |
| GS-8 | $2,221.60 | $2,296.00 | $2,369.60 | $2,444.00 | $2,518.40 | $2,592.00 | $2,666.40 | $2,740.00 | $2,814.40 | $2,888.00 |
| GS-9 | $2,454.40 | $2,536.00 | $2,617.60 | $2,699.20 | $2,781.60 | $2,863.20 | $2,944.80 | $3,027.20 | $3,108.80 | $3,190.40 |
| GS-10 | $2,702.40 | $2,792.80 | $2,882.40 | $2,972.80 | $3,062.40 | $3,152.80 | $3,243.20 | $3,332.80 | $3,423.20 | $3,512.80 |
| GS-11 | $2,969.60 | $3,068.00 | $3,167.20 | $3,266.40 | $3,365.60 | $3,464.00 | $3,563.20 | $3,662.40 | $3,761.60 | $3,860.00 |
| GS-12 | $3,559.20 | $3,677.60 | $3,796.00 | $3,914.40 | $4,033.60 | $4,152.00 | $4,270.40 | $4,389.60 | $4,508.00 | $4,626.40 |
| GS-13 | $4,232.00 | $4,372.80 | $4,514.40 | $4,655.20 | $4,796.00 | $4,937.60 | $5,078.40 | $5,219.20 | $5,360.80 | $5,501.60 |
| GS-14 | $5,000.80 | $5,168.00 | $5,334.40 | $5,500.80 | $5,668.00 | $5,834.40 | $6,001.60 | $6,168.00 | $6,334.40 | $6,501.60 |
| GS-15 | $5,882.40 | $6,078.40 | $6,274.40 | $6,470.40 | $6,666.40 | $6,862.40 | $7,059.20 | $7,255.20 | $7,451.20 | $7,559.20 |