GS-14 Pay in Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH

$130,536 โ€“ $169,691 per year • 21.49% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $5,394 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-14 Salary Summary โ€” Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH

Entry (Step 1) $130,536/yr $5,021 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $147,938/yr $5,690 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $169,691/yr $6,527 biweekly
Locality Adj. +21.49% +$26,168 at Step 5

Complete GS-14 Pay Table โ€” Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $130,536 $10,878 $5,021 $62.55 $107,446 +$23,090
Step 2 $134,887 $11,241 $5,188 $64.63 $111,027 +$23,860
Step 3 $139,237 $11,603 $5,355 $66.72 $114,608 +$24,629
Step 4 $143,588 $11,966 $5,523 $68.80 $118,189 +$25,399
Step 5 $147,938 $12,328 $5,690 $70.89 $121,770 +$26,168
Step 6 $152,289 $12,691 $5,857 $72.97 $125,351 +$26,938
Step 7 $156,639 $13,053 $6,025 $75.05 $128,932 +$27,707
Step 8 $160,990 $13,416 $6,192 $77.14 $132,513 +$28,477
Step 9 $165,341 $13,778 $6,359 $79.22 $136,094 +$29,247
Step 10 $169,691 $14,141 $6,527 $81.31 $139,675 +$30,016

Compare Nearby Grades in Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH

How does GS-14 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-13
$125,209
GS-14
$147,938
GS-15
$174,025

Promotion from GS-13 to GS-14 at Step 5 in Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH is a raise of $22,729 per year.

GS-14 Federal Jobs in Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH

Federal employees at GS-14 in the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH locality area earn between $130,536 and $169,691 annually in 2026. This includes a 21.49% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-14 base pay of $107,446 to $139,675.

The Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH locality area covers Ohio. At Step 5, a GS-14 employee here earns $5,394 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-14 Step 1 in this area is $5,021, or approximately $62.55 per hour based on the standard 2,087-hour work year. Step increases are automatic with acceptable performance โ€” it takes 18 years to progress from Step 1 to Step 10.

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