GS-10 Pay in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

$70,704 โ€“ $91,553 per year • 21.80% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $3,112 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-10 Salary Summary โ€” Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

Entry (Step 1) $70,704/yr $2,719 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $79,970/yr $3,076 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $91,553/yr $3,521 biweekly
Locality Adj. +21.80% +$14,313 at Step 5

Complete GS-10 Pay Table โ€” Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $70,704 $5,892 $2,719 $33.88 $58,049 +$12,655
Step 2 $73,020 $6,085 $2,808 $34.99 $59,951 +$13,069
Step 3 $75,337 $6,278 $2,898 $36.10 $61,853 +$13,484
Step 4 $77,654 $6,471 $2,987 $37.21 $63,755 +$13,899
Step 5 $79,970 $6,664 $3,076 $38.32 $65,657 +$14,313
Step 6 $82,287 $6,857 $3,165 $39.43 $67,559 +$14,728
Step 7 $84,603 $7,050 $3,254 $40.54 $69,461 +$15,142
Step 8 $86,920 $7,243 $3,343 $41.65 $71,363 +$15,557
Step 9 $89,237 $7,436 $3,432 $42.76 $73,265 +$15,972
Step 10 $91,553 $7,629 $3,521 $43.87 $75,167 +$16,386

Compare Nearby Grades in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

How does GS-10 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-9
$72,774
GS-10
$79,970
GS-11
$88,060

Promotion from GS-9 to GS-10 at Step 5 in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH is a raise of $7,196 per year.

GS-10 Federal Jobs in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

Federal employees at GS-10 in the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH locality area earn between $70,704 and $91,553 annually in 2026. This includes a 21.80% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-10 base pay of $58,049 to $75,167.

The Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH locality area covers Ohio. At Step 5, a GS-10 employee here earns $3,112 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-10 Step 1 in this area is $2,719, or approximately $33.88 per hour based on the standard 2,087-hour work year. Step increases are automatic with acceptable performance โ€” it takes 18 years to progress from Step 1 to Step 10.

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