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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for COLUMBUS. For current pay, see the latest COLUMBUS page.
19.47% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,757 to $165,552 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
23 Counties covered by this pay area

2019 COLUMBUS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 19.47% locality adjustment for 2019. 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 $22,757$23,519$24,276$25,028$25,785$26,227$26,975$27,730$27,760$28,466
GS-2 $25,587$26,196$27,043$27,760$28,072$28,897$29,723$30,548$31,374$32,200
GS-3 $27,918$28,848$29,779$30,710$31,640$32,571$33,502$34,432$35,363$36,294
GS-4 $31,341$32,385$33,429$34,473$35,517$36,561$37,606$38,650$39,694$40,738
GS-5 $35,064$36,233$37,401$38,570$39,738$40,907$42,075$43,243$44,412$45,580
GS-6 $39,086$40,389$41,693$42,996$44,299$45,603$46,906$48,210$49,513$50,817
GS-7 $43,435$44,882$46,330$47,778$49,226$50,674$52,122$53,570$55,018$56,466
GS-8 $48,102$49,705$51,309$52,912$54,515$56,119$57,722$59,325$60,929$62,532
GS-9 $53,130$54,900$56,671$58,441$60,212$61,982$63,753$65,523$67,294$69,064
GS-10 $58,508$60,458$62,408$64,357$66,307$68,257$70,207$72,156$74,106$76,056
GS-11 $64,281$66,424$68,567$70,711$72,854$74,997$77,141$79,284$81,427$83,570
GS-12 $77,046$79,615$82,183$84,752$87,321$89,889$92,458$95,026$97,595$100,164
GS-13 $91,618$94,672$97,725$100,779$103,833$106,886$109,940$112,994$116,047$119,101
GS-14 $108,265$111,874$115,483$119,092$122,702$126,311$129,920$133,529$137,138$140,748
GS-15 $127,349$131,594$135,839$140,083$144,328$148,573$152,818$157,062$161,307$165,552
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About the 2019 COLUMBUS table

The COLUMBUS Locality Area used the official OPM Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH boundary in 2019. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2019 nationwide base GS table.

In 2019, the locality adjustment was 19.47%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,757, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $165,552.

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.

2019 COLUMBUS questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for COLUMBUS?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH was 19.47%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in COLUMBUS in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in COLUMBUS earned $77,046 in 2019, rising to $100,164 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 COLUMBUS page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest COLUMBUS page.