GS-2 Pay in Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN

$30,863 โ€“ $38,836 per year • 21.54% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,248 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-2 Salary Summary โ€” Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN

Entry (Step 1) $30,863/yr $1,187 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $33,859/yr $1,302 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $38,836/yr $1,494 biweekly
Locality Adj. +21.54% +$6,001 at Step 5

Complete GS-2 Pay Table โ€” Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $30,863 $2,572 $1,187 $14.79 $25,393 +$5,470
Step 2 $31,597 $2,633 $1,215 $15.14 $25,997 +$5,600
Step 3 $32,620 $2,718 $1,255 $15.63 $26,839 +$5,781
Step 4 $33,484 $2,790 $1,288 $16.04 $27,550 +$5,934
Step 5 $33,859 $2,822 $1,302 $16.22 $27,858 +$6,001
Step 6 $34,854 $2,905 $1,341 $16.70 $28,677 +$6,177
Step 7 $35,849 $2,987 $1,379 $17.18 $29,496 +$6,353
Step 8 $36,845 $3,070 $1,417 $17.65 $30,315 +$6,530
Step 9 $37,840 $3,153 $1,455 $18.13 $31,134 +$6,706
Step 10 $38,836 $3,236 $1,494 $18.61 $31,953 +$6,883

Compare Nearby Grades in Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN

How does GS-2 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-1
$31,101
GS-2
$33,859
GS-3
$38,168

Promotion from GS-1 to GS-2 at Step 5 in Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN is a raise of $2,758 per year.

GS-2 Federal Jobs in Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN

Federal employees at GS-2 in the Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN locality area earn between $30,863 and $38,836 annually in 2026. This includes a 21.54% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-2 base pay of $25,393 to $31,953.

The Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN locality area covers Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana. At Step 5, a GS-2 employee here earns $1,248 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-2 Step 1 in this area is $1,187, or approximately $14.79 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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