2025 GS Pay Table – Columbus – Marion – Zanesville, OH

By: FEDweek Staff

Salary Table 2025-COL

Incorporating the 1.7% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 22.15%

For the Locality Pay Area of Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

Total Increase: 1.99%

Effective January 2025

Annual Rates 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
1	27313	28229	29136	30042	30948	31478	32377	33282	33319	34165
2	30711	31441	32459	33319	33693	34683	35674	36665	37655	38646
3	33511	34627	35744	36860	37976	39093	40209	41326	42442	43559
4	37616	38871	40125	41380	42634	43888	45143	46397	47652	48906
5	42086	43488	44890	46292	47695	49097	50499	51902	53304	54706
6	46914	48478	50041	51605	53168	54732	56295	57859	59422	60986
7	52132	53871	55609	57347	59085	60823	62562	64300	66038	67776
8	57734	59659	61584	63509	65435	67360	69285	71210	73135	75060
9	63768	65894	68019	70145	72270	74395	76521	78646	80772	82897
10	70223	72563	74904	77244	79584	81925	84265	86606	88946	91286
11	77154	79725	82296	84867	87439	90010	92581	95152	97724	100295
12	92475	95558	98641	101724	104807	107890	110973	114056	117139	120222
13	109966	113631	117297	120963	124628	128294	131960	135626	139291	142957
14	129946	134277	138608	142940	147271	151603	155934	160266	164597	168929
15	152850	157945	163040	168135	173229	178324	183419	188514	193609	195200 *

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

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Locality raises are determined by comparisons of local private sector salary rates, not by cost of living. An individual’s rate is based on where he or she works, not where he or she lives.

Federal Pay Systems
The general schedule salary system for white collar federal employees is what is generally referred to the “civil service” pay system even though it now covers only just more than half of the workforce. The wage system for blue collar employees is the next largest while numerous other special salary systems make up the rest.

Separate salary systems are maintained for Senior Executive Service members, the U.S. Postal Service, the Foreign Service, law enforcement officers, most medical personnel of the Veterans Health Administration and high-level officials including administrative law judges, Board of Contract Appeal members, and certain senior professional employees.

Presidential appointees are paid under the Executive Schedule system while federal judges and members of Congress also have separate pay schedules.

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