GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-COL

GS pay scale 2026: Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH locality pay area get base pay plus a 22.15% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $27,586; GS-15 step 10 pays $197,200. The area covers 23 counties and cities in Ohio.

Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$27,586$28,511$29,428$30,342$31,257$31,793$32,701$33,614$33,652$34,505
GS-2$31,018$31,755$32,784$33,652$34,029$35,029$36,029$37,030$38,030$39,031
GS-3$33,845$34,974$36,103$37,231$38,360$39,489$40,617$41,746$42,875$44,003
GS-4$37,992$39,259$40,526$41,792$43,059$44,326$45,592$46,859$48,126$49,393
GS-5$42,507$43,924$45,341$46,758$48,175$49,592$51,009$52,426$53,842$55,259
GS-6$47,383$48,963$50,542$52,121$53,701$55,280$56,860$58,439$60,018$61,598
GS-7$52,654$54,409$56,165$57,920$59,675$61,430$63,186$64,941$66,696$68,452
GS-8$58,312$60,255$62,199$64,142$66,086$68,029$69,972$71,916$73,859$75,803
GS-9$64,406$66,553$68,701$70,848$72,996$75,143$77,290$79,438$81,585$83,733
GS-10$70,925$73,289$75,652$78,016$80,380$82,743$85,107$87,470$89,834$92,198
GS-11$77,926$80,524$83,122$85,720$88,318$90,916$93,514$96,113$98,711$101,309
GS-12$93,400$96,513$99,627$102,740$105,854$108,968$112,081$115,195$118,308$121,422
GS-13$111,065$114,767$118,470$122,172$125,874$129,577$133,279$136,981$140,684$144,386
GS-14$131,245$135,621$139,996$144,372$148,747$153,122$157,498$161,873$166,249$170,624
GS-15$154,378$159,524$164,670$169,817$174,963$180,109$185,255$190,401$195,547$197,200*

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Where Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH locality pay applies

Ohio

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; Marion County, OH; Morgan County, OH; Morrow County, OH; Muskingum County, OH; Noble County, OH; Perry County, OH; Pickaway County, OH; Pike County, OH; Ross County, OH; Union County, OH; Vinton County, OH

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Other GS locality pay areas

Albany-Schenectady, NY · 20.77%Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM · 18.33%Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA · 23.79%Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX · 20.35%Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL · 18.24%Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA · 32.58%Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY · 22.41%Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT · 19.45%Charlotte-Concord, NC · 19.67%Chicago-Naperville, IL · 30.86%Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH · 21.93%Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH · 22.23%Colorado Springs, CO · 20.15%Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX · 17.63%Dallas-Fort Worth, TX · 27.26%Davenport-Moline, IA · 18.93%Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH · 21.42%Denver-Aurora, CO · 30.52%Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA · 18.01%Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI · 29.12%Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA · 17.65%Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA · 19.43%Hartford-East Hartford, CT · 32.08%Houston-The Woodlands, TX · 35%Huntsville-Decatur, AL · 21.91%Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN · 18.15%Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO · 18.97%Laredo, TX · 21.59%Las Vegas-Henderson, NV · 19.57%Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA · 36.47%Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL · 24.67%Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI · 22.42%Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN · 27.62%New York-Newark, NY · 37.95%Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE · 18.23%Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL · 17.93%Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA · 28.99%Phoenix-Mesa, AZ · 22.45%Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA · 21.03%Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR · 26.13%Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC · 22.24%Reno-Fernley, NV · 17.52%Richmond, VA · 22.28%Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY · 17.88%Sacramento-Roseville, CA · 29.76%San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX · 18.78%San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · 33.72%San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA · 46.34%Seattle-Tacoma, WA · 31.57%Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA · 17.67%St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO · 20.03%Alaska · 32.36%Hawaii · 22.21%Tucson-Nogales, AZ · 19.28%Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA · 18.8%Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC · 33.94%Rest of U.S. · 17.06%

GS pay scale 2026 · Pay by grade: GS-1 · GS-2 · GS-3 · GS-4 · GS-5 · GS-6 · GS-7 · GS-8 · GS-9 · GS-10 · GS-11 · GS-12 · GS-13 · GS-14 · GS-15