Your pin-on equivalent, in federal IT. — E-5 through E-9, mapped to GS-7 → GS-13 with base and DC/NCR locality pay.

If you're an E-5 through E-9 reading this on terminal leave, this is the comparison a GS-2210 HR specialist will quietly run on your résumé when your packet hits USAJOBS. Five ranks across, a GS grade a federal HR reviewer will most often map it to, the base pay the announcement carries, and the Washington–Baltimore–Arlington locality-adjusted figure you'll see if you interview into a NCR duty station.