GS-7 Pay in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

$52,504 โ€“ $68,257 per year • 21.80% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,315 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-7 Salary Summary โ€” Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

Entry (Step 1) $52,504/yr $2,019 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $59,505/yr $2,289 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $68,257/yr $2,625 biweekly
Locality Adj. +21.80% +$10,650 at Step 5

Complete GS-7 Pay Table โ€” Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $52,504 $4,375 $2,019 $25.16 $43,107 +$9,397
Step 2 $54,255 $4,521 $2,087 $26.00 $44,544 +$9,711
Step 3 $56,005 $4,667 $2,154 $26.84 $45,981 +$10,024
Step 4 $57,755 $4,813 $2,221 $27.67 $47,418 +$10,337
Step 5 $59,505 $4,959 $2,289 $28.51 $48,855 +$10,650
Step 6 $61,256 $5,105 $2,356 $29.35 $50,292 +$10,964
Step 7 $63,006 $5,251 $2,423 $30.19 $51,729 +$11,277
Step 8 $64,756 $5,396 $2,491 $31.03 $53,166 +$11,590
Step 9 $66,506 $5,542 $2,558 $31.87 $54,603 +$11,903
Step 10 $68,257 $5,688 $2,625 $32.71 $56,040 +$12,217

Compare Nearby Grades in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

How does GS-7 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-6
$53,551
GS-7
$59,505
GS-8
$65,900

Promotion from GS-6 to GS-7 at Step 5 in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH is a raise of $5,954 per year.

GS-7 Federal Jobs in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

Federal employees at GS-7 in the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH locality area earn between $52,504 and $68,257 annually in 2026. This includes a 21.80% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-7 base pay of $43,107 to $56,040.

The Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH locality area covers Ohio. At Step 5, a GS-7 employee here earns $2,315 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-7 Step 1 in this area is $2,019, or approximately $25.16 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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