GS-14 Pay in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

$130,869 โ€“ $170,124 per year • 21.80% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $5,772 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-14 Salary Summary โ€” Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

Entry (Step 1) $130,869/yr $5,033 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $148,316/yr $5,704 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $170,124/yr $6,543 biweekly
Locality Adj. +21.80% +$26,546 at Step 5

Complete GS-14 Pay Table โ€” Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $130,869 $10,906 $5,033 $62.71 $107,446 +$23,423
Step 2 $135,231 $11,269 $5,201 $64.80 $111,027 +$24,204
Step 3 $139,593 $11,633 $5,369 $66.89 $114,608 +$24,985
Step 4 $143,954 $11,996 $5,537 $68.98 $118,189 +$25,765
Step 5 $148,316 $12,360 $5,704 $71.07 $121,770 +$26,546
Step 6 $152,678 $12,723 $5,872 $73.16 $125,351 +$27,327
Step 7 $157,039 $13,087 $6,040 $75.25 $128,932 +$28,107
Step 8 $161,401 $13,450 $6,208 $77.34 $132,513 +$28,888
Step 9 $165,762 $13,814 $6,375 $79.43 $136,094 +$29,668
Step 10 $170,124 $14,177 $6,543 $81.52 $139,675 +$30,449

Compare Nearby Grades in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

How does GS-14 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-13
$125,528
GS-14
$148,316
GS-15
$174,469

Promotion from GS-13 to GS-14 at Step 5 in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH is a raise of $22,788 per year.

GS-14 Federal Jobs in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

Federal employees at GS-14 in the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH locality area earn between $130,869 and $170,124 annually in 2026. This includes a 21.80% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-14 base pay of $107,446 to $139,675.

The Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH locality area covers Ohio. At Step 5, a GS-14 employee here earns $5,772 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-14 Step 1 in this area is $5,033, or approximately $62.71 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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