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Archive year. This is the 2023 table for Columbus. For current pay, see the latest Columbus page.
21.27% 2023 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,465 to $183,500 2023 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
23 Counties covered by this pay area

2023 Columbus full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 21.27% locality adjustment for 2023. 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 $25,465$26,320$27,166$28,010$28,855$29,350$30,188$31,032$31,066$31,861
GS-2 $28,634$29,316$30,264$31,066$31,416$32,340$33,264$34,188$35,113$36,037
GS-3 $31,244$32,286$33,327$34,369$35,411$36,453$37,494$38,536$39,578$40,619
GS-4 $35,072$36,242$37,411$38,580$39,749$40,918$42,087$43,256$44,425$45,594
GS-5 $39,239$40,548$41,856$43,165$44,473$45,782$47,090$48,399$49,707$51,016
GS-6 $43,742$45,200$46,657$48,115$49,573$51,030$52,488$53,946$55,403$56,861
GS-7 $48,607$50,228$51,848$53,468$55,088$56,708$58,328$59,949$61,569$63,189
GS-8 $53,831$55,625$57,420$59,215$61,010$62,805$64,599$66,394$68,189$69,984
GS-9 $59,456$61,438$63,419$65,401$67,382$69,364$71,346$73,327$75,309$77,290
GS-10 $65,474$67,657$69,839$72,022$74,205$76,388$78,571$80,754$82,937$85,119
GS-11 $71,936$74,334$76,731$79,129$81,526$83,924$86,321$88,719$91,116$93,514
GS-12 $86,222$89,096$91,970$94,844$97,718$100,592$103,466$106,340$109,215$112,089
GS-13 $102,529$105,946$109,364$112,781$116,198$119,616$123,033$126,451$129,868$133,285
GS-14 $121,158$125,197$129,235$133,273$137,312$141,350$145,388$149,426$153,465$157,503
GS-15 $142,514$147,264$152,014$156,765$161,515$166,265$171,015$175,765$180,515$183,500
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About the 2023 Columbus table

The Columbus Locality Area used the official OPM Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH boundary in 2023. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2023 nationwide base GS table.

In 2023, the locality adjustment was 21.27%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,465, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $183,500.

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.

2023 Columbus questions

  • What was the 2023 locality adjustment for Columbus?
    In 2023, the locality pay adjustment for Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH was 21.27%, added on top of the 2023 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Columbus in 2023?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Columbus earned $86,222 in 2023, rising to $112,089 at Step 10. See the 2023 GS-12 Columbus page.
  • Is the 2023 table still current?
    No. 2023 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Columbus page.