GS-6 Pay in Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH

$46,743 โ€“ $60,764 per year • 20.49% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,508 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-6 Salary Summary โ€” Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH

Entry (Step 1) $46,743/yr $1,798 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $52,975/yr $2,038 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $60,764/yr $2,337 biweekly
Locality Adj. +20.49% +$9,009 at Step 5

Complete GS-6 Pay Table โ€” Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $46,743 $3,895 $1,798 $22.40 $38,794 +$7,949
Step 2 $48,301 $4,025 $1,858 $23.14 $40,087 +$8,214
Step 3 $49,859 $4,155 $1,918 $23.89 $41,380 +$8,479
Step 4 $51,417 $4,285 $1,978 $24.64 $42,673 +$8,744
Step 5 $52,975 $4,415 $2,038 $25.38 $43,966 +$9,009
Step 6 $54,533 $4,544 $2,097 $26.13 $45,259 +$9,274
Step 7 $56,091 $4,674 $2,157 $26.88 $46,552 +$9,539
Step 8 $57,648 $4,804 $2,217 $27.62 $47,845 +$9,803
Step 9 $59,206 $4,934 $2,277 $28.37 $49,138 +$10,068
Step 10 $60,764 $5,064 $2,337 $29.12 $50,431 +$10,333

Compare Nearby Grades in Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH

How does GS-6 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-5
$47,520
GS-6
$52,975
GS-7
$58,865

Promotion from GS-5 to GS-6 at Step 5 in Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH is a raise of $5,455 per year.

GS-6 Federal Jobs in Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH

Federal employees at GS-6 in the Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH locality area earn between $46,743 and $60,764 annually in 2026. This includes a 20.49% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-6 base pay of $38,794 to $50,431.

The Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH locality area covers Ohio. At Step 5, a GS-6 employee here earns $1,508 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-6 Step 1 in this area is $1,798, or approximately $22.40 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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