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Archive year. This is the 2016 table for COLUMBUS. For current pay, see the latest COLUMBUS page.
17.41% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,537 to $156,677 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
23 Counties covered by this pay area

2016 COLUMBUS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.41% locality adjustment for 2016. 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 $21,537$22,256$22,972$23,685$24,401$24,820$25,528$26,242$26,270$26,935
GS-2 $24,213$24,790$25,592$26,270$26,569$27,351$28,133$28,915$29,697$30,478
GS-3 $26,420$27,300$28,181$29,061$29,942$30,822$31,703$32,584$33,464$34,345
GS-4 $29,659$30,648$31,636$32,625$33,613$34,602$35,590$36,579$37,568$38,556
GS-5 $33,182$34,288$35,394$36,500$37,606$38,712$39,818$40,924$42,030$43,136
GS-6 $36,989$38,222$39,454$40,687$41,920$43,153$44,386$45,618$46,851$48,084
GS-7 $41,104$42,474$43,844$45,215$46,585$47,955$49,325$50,695$52,065$53,436
GS-8 $45,521$47,038$48,555$50,072$51,589$53,106$54,623$56,140$57,657$59,173
GS-9 $50,278$51,954$53,629$55,305$56,980$58,656$60,331$62,007$63,682$65,357
GS-10 $55,368$57,214$59,060$60,905$62,751$64,597$66,442$68,288$70,134$71,979
GS-11 $60,831$62,859$64,887$66,914$68,942$70,970$72,997$75,025$77,053$79,080
GS-12 $72,913$75,343$77,774$80,204$82,634$85,065$87,495$89,925$92,356$94,786
GS-13 $86,703$89,593$92,484$95,374$98,265$101,156$104,046$106,937$109,828$112,718
GS-14 $102,455$105,871$109,286$112,702$116,117$119,533$122,948$126,364$129,779$133,195
GS-15 $120,517$124,534$128,552$132,570$136,588$140,606$144,623$148,641$152,659$156,677
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About the 2016 COLUMBUS table

The COLUMBUS Locality Area used the official OPM Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH boundary in 2016. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2016 nationwide base GS table.

In 2016, the locality adjustment was 17.41%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,537, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $156,677.

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.

2016 COLUMBUS questions

  • What was the 2016 locality adjustment for COLUMBUS?
    In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH was 17.41%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in COLUMBUS in 2016?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in COLUMBUS earned $72,913 in 2016, rising to $94,786 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 COLUMBUS page.
  • Is the 2016 table still current?
    No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest COLUMBUS page.