GS-7 Pay in Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH

$52,371 โ€“ $68,083 per year • 21.49% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,164 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-7 Salary Summary โ€” Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH

Entry (Step 1) $52,371/yr $2,014 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $59,354/yr $2,283 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $68,083/yr $2,619 biweekly
Locality Adj. +21.49% +$10,499 at Step 5

Complete GS-7 Pay Table โ€” Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $52,371 $4,364 $2,014 $25.09 $43,107 +$9,264
Step 2 $54,117 $4,510 $2,081 $25.93 $44,544 +$9,573
Step 3 $55,862 $4,655 $2,149 $26.77 $45,981 +$9,881
Step 4 $57,608 $4,801 $2,216 $27.60 $47,418 +$10,190
Step 5 $59,354 $4,946 $2,283 $28.44 $48,855 +$10,499
Step 6 $61,100 $5,092 $2,350 $29.28 $50,292 +$10,808
Step 7 $62,846 $5,237 $2,417 $30.11 $51,729 +$11,117
Step 8 $64,591 $5,383 $2,484 $30.95 $53,166 +$11,425
Step 9 $66,337 $5,528 $2,551 $31.79 $54,603 +$11,734
Step 10 $68,083 $5,674 $2,619 $32.62 $56,040 +$12,043

Compare Nearby Grades in Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH

How does GS-7 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-6
$53,414
GS-7
$59,354
GS-8
$65,732

Promotion from GS-6 to GS-7 at Step 5 in Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH is a raise of $5,940 per year.

GS-7 Federal Jobs in Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH

Federal employees at GS-7 in the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH locality area earn between $52,371 and $68,083 annually in 2026. This includes a 21.49% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-7 base pay of $43,107 to $56,040.

The Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH locality area covers Ohio. At Step 5, a GS-7 employee here earns $2,164 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-7 Step 1 in this area is $2,014, or approximately $25.09 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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