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Salary Table 2026-COL

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

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

27586

28511

29428

30342

31257

31793

32701

33614

33652

34505

2

31018

31755

32784

33652

34029

35029

36029

37030

38030

39031

3

33845

34974

36103

37231

38360

39489

40617

41746

42875

44003

4

37992

39259

40526

41792

43059

44326

45592

46859

48126

49393

5

42507

43924

45341

46758

48175

49592

51009

52426

53842

55259

6

47383

48963

50542

52121

53701

55280

56860

58439

60018

61598

7

52654

54409

56165

57920

59675

61430

63186

64941

66696

68452

8

58312

60255

62199

64142

66086

68029

69972

71916

73859

75803

9

64406

66553

68701

70848

72996

75143

77290

79438

81585

83733

10

70925

73289

75652

78016

80380

82743

85107

87470

89834

92198

11

77926

80524

83122

85720

88318

90916

93514

96113

98711

101309

12

93400

96513

99627

102740

105854

108968

112081

115195

118308

121422

13

111065

114767

118470

122172

125874

129577

133279

136981

140684

144386

14

131245

135621

139996

144372

148747

153122

157498

161873

166249

170624

15

154378

159524

164670

169817

174963

180109

185255

190401

195547

197200 *

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

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