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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for COLUMBUS. For current pay, see the latest COLUMBUS page.
20.02% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,690 to $172,346 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
23 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 COLUMBUS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.02% locality adjustment for 2021. 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 $23,690$24,484$25,271$26,055$26,842$27,303$28,082$28,867$28,898$29,633
GS-2 $26,637$27,271$28,153$28,898$29,224$30,083$30,942$31,802$32,661$33,520
GS-3 $29,064$30,033$31,001$31,970$32,938$33,907$34,875$35,844$36,813$37,781
GS-4 $32,626$33,714$34,801$35,888$36,976$38,063$39,151$40,238$41,325$42,413
GS-5 $36,503$37,720$38,937$40,154$41,371$42,588$43,805$45,022$46,239$47,456
GS-6 $40,690$42,047$43,403$44,759$46,115$47,472$48,828$50,184$51,540$52,896
GS-7 $45,216$46,724$48,231$49,739$51,246$52,754$54,261$55,768$57,276$58,783
GS-8 $50,076$51,745$53,415$55,084$56,754$58,423$60,093$61,762$63,432$65,101
GS-9 $55,309$57,152$58,996$60,839$62,683$64,526$66,370$68,213$70,057$71,900
GS-10 $60,908$62,938$64,969$67,000$69,031$71,061$73,092$75,123$77,154$79,184
GS-11 $66,918$69,150$71,381$73,612$75,843$78,074$80,305$82,537$84,768$86,999
GS-12 $80,208$82,882$85,556$88,230$90,904$93,578$96,252$98,926$101,601$104,275
GS-13 $95,377$98,557$101,736$104,915$108,095$111,274$114,453$117,633$120,812$123,991
GS-14 $112,707$116,464$120,220$123,977$127,734$131,490$135,247$139,004$142,760$146,517
GS-15 $132,574$136,993$141,412$145,832$150,251$154,670$159,089$163,508$167,927$172,346
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About the 2021 COLUMBUS table

The COLUMBUS Locality Area used the official OPM Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH boundary in 2021. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2021 nationwide base GS table.

In 2021, the locality adjustment was 20.02%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,690, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $172,346.

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.

2021 COLUMBUS questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for COLUMBUS?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH was 20.02%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in COLUMBUS in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in COLUMBUS earned $80,208 in 2021, rising to $104,275 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 COLUMBUS page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest COLUMBUS page.