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Archive year. This is the 2015 table for COLUMBUS. For current pay, see the latest COLUMBUS page.
17.16% 2015 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,277 to $154,794 2015 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
23 Counties covered by this pay area

2015 COLUMBUS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.16% locality adjustment for 2015. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for COLUMBUS.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,277$21,989$22,696$23,400$24,108$24,523$25,222$25,928$25,954$26,609
GS-2 $23,923$24,492$25,284$25,954$26,247$27,019$27,792$28,564$29,336$30,108
GS-3 $26,102$26,973$27,843$28,714$29,584$30,455$31,325$32,196$33,066$33,937
GS-4 $29,303$30,280$31,257$32,234$33,211$34,188$35,166$36,143$37,120$38,097
GS-5 $32,784$33,877$34,970$36,063$37,156$38,249$39,342$40,435$41,529$42,622
GS-6 $36,545$37,763$38,981$40,200$41,418$42,637$43,855$45,074$46,292$47,511
GS-7 $40,610$41,963$43,316$44,670$46,023$47,376$48,729$50,082$51,436$52,789
GS-8 $44,974$46,474$47,974$49,473$50,973$52,472$53,972$55,472$56,971$58,471
GS-9 $49,675$51,330$52,986$54,641$56,297$57,952$59,607$61,263$62,918$64,574
GS-10 $54,703$56,526$58,349$60,172$61,995$63,818$65,641$67,464$69,287$71,110
GS-11 $60,101$62,104$64,108$66,111$68,114$70,118$72,121$74,125$76,128$78,132
GS-12 $72,037$74,439$76,841$79,242$81,644$84,046$86,448$88,849$91,251$93,653
GS-13 $85,662$88,517$91,372$94,227$97,082$99,937$102,793$105,648$108,503$111,358
GS-14 $101,225$104,599$107,973$111,348$114,722$118,096$121,470$124,845$128,219$131,593
GS-15 $119,070$123,039$127,008$130,978$134,947$138,917$142,886$146,855$150,825$154,794
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About the 2015 COLUMBUS table

The COLUMBUS Locality Area used the official OPM Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH boundary in 2015. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2015 nationwide base GS table.

In 2015, the locality adjustment was 17.16%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,277, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $154,794.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 23 counties and cities across Ohio. Some of the included jurisdictions include Coshocton County, OH, Delaware County, OH, Fairfield County, OH, Fayette County, OH, Franklin County, OH, Guernsey County, OH, Hardin County, OH, Hocking County, OH, Knox County, OH, Licking County, OH, Logan County, OH, Madison County, OH, and more.

2015 COLUMBUS questions

  • What was the 2015 locality adjustment for COLUMBUS?
    In 2015, the locality pay adjustment for Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH was 17.16%, added on top of the 2015 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in COLUMBUS in 2015?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in COLUMBUS earned $72,037 in 2015, rising to $93,653 at Step 10. See the 2015 GS-12 COLUMBUS page.
  • Is the 2015 table still current?
    No. 2015 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest COLUMBUS page.