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Archive year. This is the 2017 table for COLUMBUS. For current pay, see the latest COLUMBUS page.
18.49% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,951 to $159,696 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
23 Counties covered by this pay area

2017 COLUMBUS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.49% locality adjustment for 2017. 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 $21,951$22,686$23,416$24,142$24,872$25,299$26,020$26,749$26,778$27,455
GS-2 $24,680$25,268$26,086$26,778$27,079$27,875$28,671$29,467$30,264$31,060
GS-3 $26,929$27,827$28,726$29,624$30,522$31,420$32,318$33,216$34,114$35,013
GS-4 $30,232$31,239$32,246$33,253$34,260$35,267$36,275$37,282$38,289$39,296
GS-5 $33,823$34,951$36,079$37,207$38,335$39,463$40,591$41,719$42,847$43,975
GS-6 $37,702$38,960$40,217$41,474$42,731$43,988$45,245$46,503$47,760$49,017
GS-7 $41,897$43,294$44,691$46,088$47,485$48,882$50,279$51,676$53,073$54,470
GS-8 $46,399$47,946$49,492$51,038$52,585$54,131$55,677$57,224$58,770$60,316
GS-9 $51,248$52,957$54,665$56,374$58,083$59,791$61,500$63,208$64,917$66,626
GS-10 $56,437$58,318$60,200$62,082$63,963$65,845$67,727$69,608$71,490$73,371
GS-11 $62,005$64,071$66,138$68,204$70,270$72,337$74,403$76,470$78,536$80,603
GS-12 $74,319$76,797$79,275$81,752$84,230$86,707$89,185$91,663$94,140$96,618
GS-13 $88,375$91,320$94,266$97,212$100,157$103,103$106,049$108,994$111,940$114,886
GS-14 $104,432$107,914$111,395$114,876$118,357$121,839$125,320$128,801$132,282$135,763
GS-15 $122,841$126,936$131,031$135,126$139,221$143,316$147,411$151,506$155,601$159,696
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About the 2017 COLUMBUS table

The COLUMBUS Locality Area used the official OPM Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH boundary in 2017. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2017 nationwide base GS table.

In 2017, the locality adjustment was 18.49%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,951, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $159,696.

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.

2017 COLUMBUS questions

  • What was the 2017 locality adjustment for COLUMBUS?
    In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH was 18.49%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in COLUMBUS in 2017?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in COLUMBUS earned $74,319 in 2017, rising to $96,618 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 COLUMBUS page.
  • Is the 2017 table still current?
    No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest COLUMBUS page.