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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for COLUMBUS. For current pay, see the latest COLUMBUS page.
18.97% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,349 to $162,583 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
23 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 COLUMBUS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.97% locality adjustment for 2018. 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 $22,349$23,097$23,840$24,579$25,323$25,757$26,491$27,233$27,262$27,960
GS-2 $25,128$25,726$26,558$27,262$27,571$28,383$29,194$30,005$30,817$31,628
GS-3 $27,417$28,330$29,244$30,158$31,071$31,985$32,899$33,812$34,726$35,640
GS-4 $30,779$31,804$32,830$33,855$34,881$35,906$36,932$37,957$38,983$40,008
GS-5 $34,436$35,584$36,732$37,880$39,028$40,176$41,324$42,472$43,620$44,768
GS-6 $38,384$39,663$40,942$42,221$43,500$44,779$46,058$47,337$48,616$49,895
GS-7 $42,656$44,077$45,499$46,921$48,342$49,764$51,186$52,607$54,029$55,451
GS-8 $47,239$48,815$50,390$51,965$53,540$55,115$56,690$58,266$59,841$61,416
GS-9 $52,177$53,916$55,655$57,395$59,134$60,873$62,613$64,352$66,091$67,831
GS-10 $57,459$59,374$61,290$63,205$65,121$67,036$68,951$70,867$72,782$74,698
GS-11 $63,128$65,232$67,337$69,442$71,546$73,651$75,755$77,860$79,964$82,069
GS-12 $75,665$78,187$80,709$83,231$85,754$88,276$90,798$93,320$95,842$98,364
GS-13 $89,975$92,974$95,973$98,972$101,972$104,971$107,970$110,969$113,969$116,968
GS-14 $106,323$109,868$113,412$116,956$120,500$124,044$127,588$131,132$134,676$138,221
GS-15 $125,065$129,234$133,402$137,571$141,740$145,908$150,077$154,246$158,415$162,583
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About the 2018 COLUMBUS table

The COLUMBUS Locality Area used the official OPM Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH boundary in 2018. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2018 nationwide base GS table.

In 2018, the locality adjustment was 18.97%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,349, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $162,583.

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.

2018 COLUMBUS questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for COLUMBUS?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH was 18.97%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in COLUMBUS in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in COLUMBUS earned $75,665 in 2018, rising to $98,364 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 COLUMBUS page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest COLUMBUS page.