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Archive year. This is the 2022 table for Columbus. For current pay, see the latest Columbus page.
20.69% 2022 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,346 to $176,300 2022 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
23 Counties covered by this pay area

2022 Columbus full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.69% locality adjustment for 2022. 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 $24,346$25,163$25,971$26,777$27,586$28,059$28,861$29,667$29,699$30,455
GS-2 $27,375$28,027$28,933$29,699$30,035$30,918$31,802$32,685$33,569$34,452
GS-3 $29,870$30,865$31,861$32,857$33,852$34,848$35,844$36,839$37,835$38,831
GS-4 $33,530$34,648$35,765$36,883$38,000$39,118$40,236$41,353$42,471$43,588
GS-5 $37,514$38,764$40,015$41,265$42,515$43,766$45,016$46,267$47,517$48,767
GS-6 $41,818$43,212$44,606$46,000$47,394$48,788$50,182$51,576$52,970$54,364
GS-7 $46,469$48,018$49,566$51,115$52,663$54,212$55,760$57,308$58,857$60,405
GS-8 $51,463$53,178$54,893$56,608$58,323$60,038$61,753$63,468$65,183$66,898
GS-9 $56,841$58,736$60,631$62,526$64,421$66,316$68,210$70,105$72,000$73,895
GS-10 $62,595$64,681$66,768$68,855$70,942$73,028$75,115$77,202$79,289$81,375
GS-11 $68,773$71,065$73,357$75,648$77,940$80,232$82,524$84,816$87,108$89,400
GS-12 $82,430$85,178$87,926$90,674$93,423$96,171$98,919$101,667$104,415$107,163
GS-13 $98,020$101,287$104,554$107,821$111,088$114,355$117,622$120,889$124,156$127,423
GS-14 $115,830$119,691$123,552$127,412$131,273$135,134$138,995$142,856$146,717$150,578
GS-15 $136,247$140,789$145,330$149,872$154,413$158,955$163,496$168,038$172,579$176,300
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About the 2022 Columbus table

The Columbus Locality Area used the official OPM Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH boundary in 2022. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2022 nationwide base GS table.

In 2022, the locality adjustment was 20.69%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,346, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $176,300.

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.

2022 Columbus questions

  • What was the 2022 locality adjustment for Columbus?
    In 2022, the locality pay adjustment for Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH was 20.69%, added on top of the 2022 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Columbus in 2022?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Columbus earned $82,430 in 2022, rising to $107,163 at Step 10. See the 2022 GS-12 Columbus page.
  • Is the 2022 table still current?
    No. 2022 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Columbus page.