GS-5 Pay in Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH

$41,929 โ€“ $54,508 per year • 20.49% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,353 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-5 Salary Summary โ€” Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH

Entry (Step 1) $41,929/yr $1,613 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $47,520/yr $1,828 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $54,508/yr $2,096 biweekly
Locality Adj. +20.49% +$8,081 at Step 5

Complete GS-5 Pay Table โ€” Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $41,929 $3,494 $1,613 $20.09 $34,799 +$7,130
Step 2 $43,327 $3,611 $1,666 $20.76 $35,959 +$7,368
Step 3 $44,725 $3,727 $1,720 $21.43 $37,119 +$7,606
Step 4 $46,122 $3,844 $1,774 $22.10 $38,279 +$7,843
Step 5 $47,520 $3,960 $1,828 $22.77 $39,439 +$8,081
Step 6 $48,918 $4,077 $1,881 $23.44 $40,599 +$8,319
Step 7 $50,315 $4,193 $1,935 $24.11 $41,759 +$8,556
Step 8 $51,713 $4,309 $1,989 $24.78 $42,919 +$8,794
Step 9 $53,111 $4,426 $2,043 $25.45 $44,079 +$9,032
Step 10 $54,508 $4,542 $2,096 $26.12 $45,239 +$9,269

Compare Nearby Grades in Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH

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

GS-4
$42,474
GS-5
$47,520
GS-6
$52,975

Promotion from GS-4 to GS-5 at Step 5 in Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH is a raise of $5,046 per year.

GS-5 Federal Jobs in Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH

Federal employees at GS-5 in the Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH locality area earn between $41,929 and $54,508 annually in 2026. This includes a 20.49% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-5 base pay of $34,799 to $45,239.

The Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH locality area covers Ohio. At Step 5, a GS-5 employee here earns $1,353 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-5 Step 1 in this area is $1,613, or approximately $20.09 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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