GS-8 Pay in Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH

$57,523 โ€“ $74,776 per year • 20.49% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,856 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-8 Salary Summary โ€” Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH

Entry (Step 1) $57,523/yr $2,212 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $65,191/yr $2,507 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $74,776/yr $2,876 biweekly
Locality Adj. +20.49% +$11,086 at Step 5

Complete GS-8 Pay Table โ€” Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $57,523 $4,794 $2,212 $27.56 $47,741 +$9,782
Step 2 $59,440 $4,953 $2,286 $28.48 $49,332 +$10,108
Step 3 $61,357 $5,113 $2,360 $29.40 $50,923 +$10,434
Step 4 $63,274 $5,273 $2,434 $30.32 $52,514 +$10,760
Step 5 $65,191 $5,433 $2,507 $31.24 $54,105 +$11,086
Step 6 $67,108 $5,592 $2,581 $32.16 $55,696 +$11,412
Step 7 $69,025 $5,752 $2,655 $33.07 $57,287 +$11,738
Step 8 $70,942 $5,912 $2,729 $33.99 $58,878 +$12,064
Step 9 $72,859 $6,072 $2,802 $34.91 $60,469 +$12,390
Step 10 $74,776 $6,231 $2,876 $35.83 $62,060 +$12,716

Compare Nearby Grades in Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH

How does GS-8 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-7
$58,865
GS-8
$65,191
GS-9
$71,992

Promotion from GS-7 to GS-8 at Step 5 in Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH is a raise of $6,326 per year.

GS-8 Federal Jobs in Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH

Federal employees at GS-8 in the Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH locality area earn between $57,523 and $74,776 annually in 2026. This includes a 20.49% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-8 base pay of $47,741 to $62,060.

The Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH locality area covers Ohio. At Step 5, a GS-8 employee here earns $1,856 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-8 Step 1 in this area is $2,212, or approximately $27.56 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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