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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

Hourly Basic (B) Rates by Grade and Step

Hourly Title 5 Overtime (O) Rates for FLSA-Exempt Employees by Grade and Step

Grade B/O Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 B 13.22 13.66 14.10 14.54 14.98 15.23 15.67 16.11 16.12 16.53
O 19.83 20.49 21.15 21.81 22.47 22.85 23.51 24.17 24.18 24.80
2 B 14.86 15.22 15.71 16.12 16.31 16.78 17.26 17.74 18.22 18.70
O 22.29 22.83 23.57 24.18 24.47 25.17 25.89 26.61 27.33 28.05
3 B 16.22 16.76 17.30 17.84 18.38 18.92 19.46 20.00 20.54 21.08
O 24.33 25.14 25.95 26.76 27.57 28.38 29.19 30.00 30.81 31.62
4 B 18.20 18.81 19.42 20.02 20.63 21.24 21.85 22.45 23.06 23.67
O 27.30 28.22 29.13 30.03 30.95 31.86 32.78 33.68 34.59 35.51
5 B 20.37 21.05 21.73 22.40 23.08 23.76 24.44 25.12 25.80 26.48
O 30.56 31.58 32.60 33.60 34.62 35.64 36.66 37.68 38.70 39.72
6 B 22.70 23.46 24.22 24.97 25.73 26.49 27.24 28.00 28.76 29.52
O 34.05 35.19 36.33 37.46 38.60 39.74 40.86 42.00 43.14 44.28
7 B 25.23 26.07 26.91 27.75 28.59 29.43 30.28 31.12 31.96 32.80
O 37.85 39.11 40.37 41.63 42.89 44.15 45.42 46.68 47.94 49.20
8 B 27.94 28.87 29.80 30.73 31.67 32.60 33.53 34.46 35.39 36.32
O 41.91 43.31 44.70 46.10 47.51 48.90 50.30 50.97 50.97 50.97
9 B 30.86 31.89 32.92 33.95 34.98 36.01 37.03 38.06 39.09 40.12
O 46.29 47.84 49.38 50.93 50.97 50.97 50.97 50.97 50.97 50.97
10 B 33.98 35.12 36.25 37.38 38.51 39.65 40.78 41.91 43.04 44.18
O 50.97 50.97 50.97 50.97 50.97 50.97 50.97 50.97 50.97 50.97
11 B 37.34 38.58 39.83 41.07 42.32 43.56 44.81 46.05 47.30 48.54
O 50.97 50.97 50.97 50.97 50.97 50.97 50.97 50.97 50.97 50.97
12 B 44.75 46.24 47.74 49.23 50.72 52.21 53.70 55.20 56.69 58.18
O 50.97 50.97 50.97 50.97 50.97 52.21 53.70 55.20 56.69 58.18
13 B 53.22 54.99 56.77 58.54 60.31 62.09 63.86 65.64 67.41 69.18
O 53.22 54.99 56.77 58.54 60.31 62.09 63.86 65.64 67.41 69.18
14 B 62.89 64.98 67.08 69.18 71.27 73.37 75.47 77.56 79.66 81.76
O 62.89 64.98 67.08 69.18 71.27 73.37 75.47 77.56 79.66 81.76
15 B 73.97 76.44 78.90 81.37 83.83 86.30 88.77 91.23 93.70 94.49
O 73.97 76.44 78.90 81.37 83.83 86.30 88.77 91.23 93.70 94.49

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

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