2025 GS Pay: Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH
The Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH locality pay area adds 22.15% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-COL, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 22.15%
- Annual pay range
- $27,313 to $195,200
- GS-1 step 1 to GS-15 step 10
- Capped cells
- 1 of 150
Annual pay by grade and step
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $27,313 | $28,229 | $29,136 | $30,042 | $30,948 | $31,478 | $32,377 | $33,282 | $33,319 | $34,165 |
| GS-2 | $30,711 | $31,441 | $32,459 | $33,319 | $33,693 | $34,683 | $35,674 | $36,665 | $37,655 | $38,646 |
| GS-3 | $33,511 | $34,627 | $35,744 | $36,860 | $37,976 | $39,093 | $40,209 | $41,326 | $42,442 | $43,559 |
| GS-4 | $37,616 | $38,871 | $40,125 | $41,380 | $42,634 | $43,888 | $45,143 | $46,397 | $47,652 | $48,906 |
| GS-5 | $42,086 | $43,488 | $44,890 | $46,292 | $47,695 | $49,097 | $50,499 | $51,902 | $53,304 | $54,706 |
| GS-6 | $46,914 | $48,478 | $50,041 | $51,605 | $53,168 | $54,732 | $56,295 | $57,859 | $59,422 | $60,986 |
| GS-7 | $52,132 | $53,871 | $55,609 | $57,347 | $59,085 | $60,823 | $62,562 | $64,300 | $66,038 | $67,776 |
| GS-8 | $57,734 | $59,659 | $61,584 | $63,509 | $65,435 | $67,360 | $69,285 | $71,210 | $73,135 | $75,060 |
| GS-9 | $63,768 | $65,894 | $68,019 | $70,145 | $72,270 | $74,395 | $76,521 | $78,646 | $80,772 | $82,897 |
| GS-10 | $70,223 | $72,563 | $74,904 | $77,244 | $79,584 | $81,925 | $84,265 | $86,606 | $88,946 | $91,286 |
| GS-11 | $77,154 | $79,725 | $82,296 | $84,867 | $87,439 | $90,010 | $92,581 | $95,152 | $97,724 | $100,295 |
| GS-12 | $92,475 | $95,558 | $98,641 | $101,724 | $104,807 | $107,890 | $110,973 | $114,056 | $117,139 | $120,222 |
| GS-13 | $109,966 | $113,631 | $117,297 | $120,963 | $124,628 | $128,294 | $131,960 | $135,626 | $139,291 | $142,957 |
| GS-14 | $129,946 | $134,277 | $138,608 | $142,940 | $147,271 | $151,603 | $155,934 | $160,266 | $164,597 | $168,929 |
| GS-15 | $152,850 | $157,945 | $163,040 | $168,135 | $173,229 | $178,324 | $183,419 | $188,514 | $193,609 | $195,200Capped |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $13.09 | $13.53 | $13.96 | $14.39 | $14.83 | $15.08 | $15.51 | $15.95 | $15.97 | $16.37 |
| GS-2 | $14.72 | $15.07 | $15.55 | $15.97 | $16.14 | $16.62 | $17.09 | $17.57 | $18.04 | $18.52 |
| GS-3 | $16.06 | $16.59 | $17.13 | $17.66 | $18.20 | $18.73 | $19.27 | $19.80 | $20.34 | $20.87 |
| GS-4 | $18.02 | $18.63 | $19.23 | $19.83 | $20.43 | $21.03 | $21.63 | $22.23 | $22.83 | $23.43 |
| GS-5 | $20.17 | $20.84 | $21.51 | $22.18 | $22.85 | $23.53 | $24.20 | $24.87 | $25.54 | $26.21 |
| GS-6 | $22.48 | $23.23 | $23.98 | $24.73 | $25.48 | $26.23 | $26.97 | $27.72 | $28.47 | $29.22 |
| GS-7 | $24.98 | $25.81 | $26.65 | $27.48 | $28.31 | $29.14 | $29.98 | $30.81 | $31.64 | $32.48 |
| GS-8 | $27.66 | $28.59 | $29.51 | $30.43 | $31.35 | $32.28 | $33.20 | $34.12 | $35.04 | $35.97 |
| GS-9 | $30.55 | $31.57 | $32.59 | $33.61 | $34.63 | $35.65 | $36.67 | $37.68 | $38.70 | $39.72 |
| GS-10 | $33.65 | $34.77 | $35.89 | $37.01 | $38.13 | $39.25 | $40.38 | $41.50 | $42.62 | $43.74 |
| GS-11 | $36.97 | $38.20 | $39.43 | $40.66 | $41.90 | $43.13 | $44.36 | $45.59 | $46.83 | $48.06 |
| GS-12 | $44.31 | $45.79 | $47.26 | $48.74 | $50.22 | $51.70 | $53.17 | $54.65 | $56.13 | $57.61 |
| GS-13 | $52.69 | $54.45 | $56.20 | $57.96 | $59.72 | $61.47 | $63.23 | $64.99 | $66.74 | $68.50 |
| GS-14 | $62.26 | $64.34 | $66.41 | $68.49 | $70.57 | $72.64 | $74.72 | $76.79 | $78.87 | $80.94 |
| GS-15 | $73.24 | $75.68 | $78.12 | $80.56 | $83.00 | $85.45 | $87.89 | $90.33 | $92.77 | $93.53Capped |
Compare Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 23 places in this area, in OH. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Coshocton County, OH | OH | 39031 |
| Delaware County, OH | OH | 39041 |
| Fairfield County, OH | OH | 39045 |
| Fayette County, OH | OH | 39047 |
| Franklin County, OH | OH | 39049 |
| Guernsey County, OH | OH | 39059 |
| Hardin County, OH | OH | 39065 |
| Hocking County, OH | OH | 39073 |
| Knox County, OH | OH | 39083 |
| Licking County, OH | OH | 39089 |
| Logan County, OH | OH | 39091 |
| Madison County, OH | OH | 39097 |
| Marion County, OH | OH | 39101 |
| Morgan County, OH | OH | 39115 |
| Morrow County, OH | OH | 39117 |
| Muskingum County, OH | OH | 39119 |
| Noble County, OH | OH | 39121 |
| Perry County, OH | OH | 39127 |
| Pickaway County, OH | OH | 39129 |
| Pike County, OH | OH | 39131 |
| Ross County, OH | OH | 39141 |
| Union County, OH | OH | 39159 |
| Vinton County, OH | OH | 39163 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-COL, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, COL.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Pay cap (level IV of the Executive Schedule), Salary Table No. 2025-EX, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): EX.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Locality pay area definitions, 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 locality pay area definitions. Retrieved October 20, 2026.