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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for COLUMBUS. For current pay, see the latest COLUMBUS page.
20.02% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,456 to $170,644 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
23 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 COLUMBUS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.02% locality adjustment for 2020. 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 $23,456$24,242$25,022$25,797$26,577$27,033$27,804$28,582$28,613$29,342
GS-2 $26,373$27,001$27,875$28,613$28,934$29,785$30,636$31,487$32,338$33,189
GS-3 $28,776$29,735$30,694$31,653$32,612$33,571$34,530$35,489$36,448$37,407
GS-4 $32,303$33,380$34,457$35,533$36,610$37,686$38,763$39,839$40,916$41,993
GS-5 $36,142$37,347$38,552$39,757$40,962$42,167$43,372$44,577$45,782$46,987
GS-6 $40,287$41,630$42,973$44,316$45,659$47,002$48,345$49,688$51,031$52,374
GS-7 $44,769$46,261$47,752$49,244$50,736$52,228$53,720$55,212$56,703$58,195
GS-8 $49,580$51,233$52,886$54,538$56,191$57,844$59,496$61,149$62,802$64,454
GS-9 $54,762$56,587$58,413$60,238$62,064$63,889$65,715$67,540$69,366$71,191
GS-10 $60,305$62,316$64,326$66,336$68,347$70,357$72,367$74,378$76,388$78,398
GS-11 $66,256$68,464$70,673$72,881$75,089$77,298$79,506$81,714$83,923$86,131
GS-12 $79,414$82,061$84,709$87,357$90,004$92,652$95,299$97,947$100,595$103,242
GS-13 $94,433$97,581$100,729$103,877$107,025$110,174$113,322$116,470$119,618$122,766
GS-14 $111,591$115,310$119,030$122,749$126,469$130,188$133,908$137,627$141,346$145,066
GS-15 $131,261$135,637$140,013$144,389$148,765$153,141$157,517$161,893$166,269$170,644
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About the 2020 COLUMBUS table

The COLUMBUS Locality Area used the official OPM Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH boundary in 2020. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2020 nationwide base GS table.

In 2020, the locality adjustment was 20.02%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,456, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $170,644.

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.

2020 COLUMBUS questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for COLUMBUS?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH was 20.02%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in COLUMBUS in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in COLUMBUS earned $79,414 in 2020, rising to $103,242 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 COLUMBUS page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest COLUMBUS page.