GS-6 Pay in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

$47,251 โ€“ $61,425 per year • 21.80% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,084 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-6 Salary Summary โ€” Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

Entry (Step 1) $47,251/yr $1,817 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $53,551/yr $2,060 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $61,425/yr $2,363 biweekly
Locality Adj. +21.80% +$9,585 at Step 5

Complete GS-6 Pay Table โ€” Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $47,251 $3,938 $1,817 $22.64 $38,794 +$8,457
Step 2 $48,826 $4,069 $1,878 $23.40 $40,087 +$8,739
Step 3 $50,401 $4,200 $1,939 $24.15 $41,380 +$9,021
Step 4 $51,976 $4,331 $1,999 $24.90 $42,673 +$9,303
Step 5 $53,551 $4,463 $2,060 $25.66 $43,966 +$9,585
Step 6 $55,125 $4,594 $2,120 $26.41 $45,259 +$9,866
Step 7 $56,700 $4,725 $2,181 $27.17 $46,552 +$10,148
Step 8 $58,275 $4,856 $2,241 $27.92 $47,845 +$10,430
Step 9 $59,850 $4,988 $2,302 $28.68 $49,138 +$10,712
Step 10 $61,425 $5,119 $2,363 $29.43 $50,431 +$10,994

Compare Nearby Grades in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

How does GS-6 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-5
$48,037
GS-6
$53,551
GS-7
$59,505

Promotion from GS-5 to GS-6 at Step 5 in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH is a raise of $5,514 per year.

GS-6 Federal Jobs in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

Federal employees at GS-6 in the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH locality area earn between $47,251 and $61,425 annually in 2026. This includes a 21.80% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-6 base pay of $38,794 to $50,431.

The Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH locality area covers Ohio. At Step 5, a GS-6 employee here earns $2,084 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-6 Step 1 in this area is $1,817, or approximately $22.64 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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