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GS-7 · Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA

GS-7 pay in Cleveland, OH, 2026

A GS-7 here earns $52,688 at step 1 and $68,496 at step 10 a year. That includes 22.23% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-7, Step 1Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA locality · 22.23%
$52,688
a year · $2,026 per paycheck · $25.25 an hour

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paybook · EO 14368Not affiliated with the U.S. government
01 · Every step
StepYearlyPer paycheckPer hourBase payvs 2025
Step 1$52,688$2,026$25.25$43,106+$521
Step 2$54,445$2,094$26.09$44,543+$539
Step 3$56,201$2,162$26.93$45,980+$556
Step 4$57,958$2,229$27.77$47,417+$573
Step 5$59,714$2,297$28.61$48,854+$590
Step 6$61,471$2,364$29.45$50,291+$608
Step 7$63,227$2,432$30.30$51,728+$624
Step 8$64,984$2,499$31.14$53,165+$642
Step 9$66,740$2,567$31.98$54,602+$659
Step 10$68,496$2,634$32.82$56,039+$675
2026 yearly pay with locality. Steps 2–4 come after 1 year each, steps 5–7 after 2 years, steps 8–10 after 3 years. Source: EO 14368, Schedules 1 and 9.
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