Law enforcement pay · Salary Table 2026-COL (LEO)

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

Federal law enforcement officers who work in the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH locality pay area get a 22.15% locality payment on the GL rates at GL-3 to GL-10 and on the GS base rates at other grades: GL-7 step 1 pays $59,675. Covered positions, such as Border Patrol Agent, Federal Correctional Officer (BOP), FBI Special Agent, are paid on special rate table L016 instead (25.53% supplement): GL-7 step 1 pays $61,326.

Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH LEO pay table 2026

Including Special Base Rates at GS-3 through GS-10 and Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 22.15%. For the Locality Pay Area of Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH. Total Increase: 1%. Effective January 2026. For employees who meet the law enforcement officer definition (5 U.S.C. 5541(3)).

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
GL-3$40,617$41,746$42,875$44,003$45,132$46,261$47,389$48,518$49,647$50,775
GL-4$45,592$46,859$48,126$49,393$50,659$51,926$53,193$54,459$55,726$56,993
GL-5$52,426$53,842$55,259$56,676$58,093$59,510$60,927$62,344$63,761$65,178
GL-6$55,280$56,860$58,439$60,018$61,598$63,177$64,757$66,336$67,915$69,495
GL-7$59,675$61,430$63,186$64,941$66,696$68,452$70,207$71,962$73,718$75,473
GL-8$62,199$64,142$66,086$68,029$69,972$71,916$73,859$75,803$77,746$79,689
GL-9$66,553$68,701$70,848$72,996$75,143$77,290$79,438$81,585$83,733$85,880
GL-10$73,289$75,652$78,016$80,380$82,743$85,107$87,470$89,834$92,198$94,561
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)). Note: Locality rates for “law enforcement officers” (LEOs) (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5541(3) and 5 CFR 550.103) are computed using special base rates for LEOs at grades 3 through 10, as authorized by section 403 of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990, as amended. The LEO annual locality rates at other grades match the rates for other (non-LEO) employees.

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) pay tables, 2026 — special base rates for law enforcement officers (GL, GS-3 to GS-10) and LEO locality pay tables (annual rates). Data captured October 12, 2026.

2026 special rates for law enforcement officers: table L016

OPM special rate table L016 (25.53% supplement on the GL rates at GL-3 to GL-10 and the GS base rates at other grades), for covered positions that meet the law enforcement officer definition, effective the first pay period on or after January 1, 2026. Jobs it covers: ATF Special Agent, Border Patrol Agent, DEA Special Agent, Deputy U.S. Marshal, FBI Special Agent, Federal Correctional Officer (BOP), ICE Deportation Officer, Secret Service Special Agent. Who is covered.

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$28,350$29,300$30,243$31,182$32,122$32,673$33,606$34,545$34,584$35,460
GS-2$31,876$32,634$33,691$34,584$34,970$35,998$37,026$38,054$39,083$40,111
GL-3$41,741$42,901$44,061$45,221$46,381$47,541$48,701$49,861$51,020$52,180
GL-4$46,854$48,156$49,458$50,759$52,061$53,363$54,665$55,966$57,268$58,570
GL-5$53,876$55,332$56,789$58,245$59,701$61,157$62,613$64,069$65,525$66,982
GL-6$56,810$58,433$60,056$61,679$63,302$64,925$66,548$68,172$69,795$71,418
GL-7$61,326$63,130$64,934$66,738$68,542$70,346$72,150$73,953$75,757$77,561
GL-8$63,920$65,917$67,914$69,911$71,909$73,906$75,903$77,900$79,897$81,895
GL-9$68,395$70,602$72,809$75,015$77,222$79,429$81,636$83,843$86,050$88,256
GL-10$75,317$77,746$80,175$82,604$85,033$87,462$89,891$92,320$94,749$97,178
GS-11$80,082$82,752$85,422$88,092$90,762$93,432$96,102$98,772$101,442$104,112
GS-12$95,984$99,184$102,384$105,583$108,783$111,983$115,183$118,382$121,582$124,782
GS-13$114,138$117,943$121,748$125,553$129,357$133,162$136,967$140,772$144,577$148,381
GS-14$134,877$139,373$143,870$148,366$152,863$157,359$161,856$166,352$170,849$175,345
GS-15$158,650$163,938$169,227$174,516$179,804$185,093$190,381$195,670$197,200*$197,200*

* Rates Limited to the Rate for Level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5305).

Sources: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Special rate tables, 2026 — special rates for certain law enforcement personnel (tables L001–L118, by locality pay area); U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Federal Workforce Data — Employment, July 2026 (federal civilian employees by agency, occupational series, pay plan, grade, duty state and pay). Data captured October 12, 2026.

Other covered law enforcement personnel: table L074

For covered law enforcement personnel who do not meet the law enforcement officer definition, the same 25.53% supplement applies to the GS base rates at every grade: CBP Officer (Customs & Border Protection).

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$28,350$29,300$30,243$31,182$32,122$32,673$33,606$34,545$34,584$35,460
GS-2$31,876$32,634$33,691$34,584$34,970$35,998$37,026$38,054$39,083$40,111
GS-3$34,782$35,942$37,102$38,262$39,421$40,581$41,741$42,901$44,061$45,221
GS-4$39,044$40,345$41,647$42,949$44,251$45,552$46,854$48,156$49,458$50,759
GS-5$43,683$45,139$46,595$48,052$49,508$50,964$52,420$53,876$55,332$56,789
GS-6$48,694$50,317$51,941$53,564$55,187$56,810$58,433$60,056$61,679$63,302
GS-7$54,111$55,915$57,719$59,523$61,326$63,130$64,934$66,738$68,542$70,346
GS-8$59,926$61,923$63,920$65,917$67,914$69,911$71,909$73,906$75,903$77,900
GS-9$66,188$68,395$70,602$72,809$75,015$77,222$79,429$81,636$83,843$86,050
GS-10$72,888$75,317$77,746$80,175$82,604$85,033$87,462$89,891$92,320$94,749
GS-11$80,082$82,752$85,422$88,092$90,762$93,432$96,102$98,772$101,442$104,112
GS-12$95,984$99,184$102,384$105,583$108,783$111,983$115,183$118,382$121,582$124,782
GS-13$114,138$117,943$121,748$125,553$129,357$133,162$136,967$140,772$144,577$148,381
GS-14$134,877$139,373$143,870$148,366$152,863$157,359$161,856$166,352$170,849$175,345
GS-15$158,650$163,938$169,227$174,516$179,804$185,093$190,381$195,670$197,200*$197,200*

* Rates Limited to the Rate for Level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5305).

Sources: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Special rate tables, 2026 — special rates for certain law enforcement personnel (tables L001–L118, by locality pay area); U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Federal Workforce Data — Employment, July 2026 (federal civilian employees by agency, occupational series, pay plan, grade, duty state and pay). Data captured October 12, 2026.

Where Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH LEO pay applies

The Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH locality pay area covers 23 counties and cities in Ohio. The full list is on the GS pay scale 2026 page for Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH, which also has the regular GS table for the area (22.15% locality pay).

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.

LEO pay in other locality 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 · 35.00%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 · 18.80%Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC · 33.94%Rest of U.S. · 17.06%

LEO pay scale 2026: GL table, all areas and coverage