GS-4 Pay in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

$37,883 โ€“ $49,251 per year • 21.80% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,671 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-4 Salary Summary โ€” Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

Entry (Step 1) $37,883/yr $1,457 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $42,936/yr $1,651 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $49,251/yr $1,894 biweekly
Locality Adj. +21.80% +$7,685 at Step 5

Complete GS-4 Pay Table โ€” Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $37,883 $3,157 $1,457 $18.15 $31,103 +$6,780
Step 2 $39,147 $3,262 $1,506 $18.76 $32,140 +$7,007
Step 3 $40,410 $3,368 $1,554 $19.36 $33,177 +$7,233
Step 4 $41,673 $3,473 $1,603 $19.97 $34,214 +$7,459
Step 5 $42,936 $3,578 $1,651 $20.57 $35,251 +$7,685
Step 6 $44,199 $3,683 $1,700 $21.18 $36,288 +$7,911
Step 7 $45,462 $3,789 $1,749 $21.78 $37,325 +$8,137
Step 8 $46,725 $3,894 $1,797 $22.39 $38,362 +$8,363
Step 9 $47,988 $3,999 $1,846 $22.99 $39,399 +$8,589
Step 10 $49,251 $4,104 $1,894 $23.60 $40,436 +$8,815

Compare Nearby Grades in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

How does GS-4 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-3
$38,250
GS-4
$42,936
GS-5
$48,037

Promotion from GS-3 to GS-4 at Step 5 in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH is a raise of $4,686 per year.

GS-4 Federal Jobs in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

Federal employees at GS-4 in the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH locality area earn between $37,883 and $49,251 annually in 2026. This includes a 21.80% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-4 base pay of $31,103 to $40,436.

The Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH locality area covers Ohio. At Step 5, a GS-4 employee here earns $1,671 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-4 Step 1 in this area is $1,457, or approximately $18.15 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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