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Archive year. This is the 2024 table for Columbus. For current pay, see the latest Columbus page.
21.80% 2024 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,779 to $191,900 2024 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
23 Counties covered by this pay area

2024 Columbus full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 21.80% locality adjustment for 2024. 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 $26,779$27,678$28,567$29,455$30,343$30,863$31,745$32,633$32,668$33,497
GS-2 $30,111$30,828$31,825$32,668$33,037$34,009$34,981$35,953$36,925$37,897
GS-3 $32,856$33,951$35,046$36,140$37,235$38,330$39,425$40,520$41,615$42,710
GS-4 $36,881$38,110$39,339$40,568$41,797$43,026$44,255$45,484$46,713$47,942
GS-5 $41,263$42,639$44,014$45,389$46,764$48,139$49,514$50,889$52,264$53,640
GS-6 $45,998$47,531$49,065$50,598$52,132$53,665$55,199$56,732$58,265$59,799
GS-7 $51,115$52,819$54,523$56,227$57,931$59,634$61,338$63,042$64,746$66,450
GS-8 $56,607$58,493$60,380$62,267$64,153$66,040$67,927$69,813$71,700$73,587
GS-9 $62,522$64,606$66,690$68,774$70,858$72,942$75,026$77,110$79,194$81,278
GS-10 $68,851$71,146$73,441$75,735$78,030$80,325$82,619$84,914$87,209$89,504
GS-11 $75,646$78,168$80,689$83,210$85,731$88,253$90,774$93,295$95,816$98,338
GS-12 $90,669$93,691$96,713$99,735$102,757$105,778$108,800$111,822$114,844$117,866
GS-13 $107,817$111,412$115,006$118,600$122,195$125,789$129,383$132,978$136,572$140,166
GS-14 $127,408$131,655$135,902$140,149$144,396$148,644$152,891$157,138$161,385$165,632
GS-15 $149,864$154,859$159,854$164,849$169,844$174,839$179,834$184,829$189,824$191,900
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About the 2024 Columbus table

The Columbus Locality Area used the official OPM Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH boundary in 2024. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2024 nationwide base GS table.

In 2024, the locality adjustment was 21.80%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,779, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $191,900.

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.

2024 Columbus questions

  • What was the 2024 locality adjustment for Columbus?
    In 2024, the locality pay adjustment for Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH was 21.80%, added on top of the 2024 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Columbus in 2024?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Columbus earned $90,669 in 2024, rising to $117,866 at Step 10. See the 2024 GS-12 Columbus page.
  • Is the 2024 table still current?
    No. 2024 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Columbus page.