GS-9 Pay in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

$64,214 โ€“ $83,474 per year • 21.80% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,832 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-9 Salary Summary โ€” Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

Entry (Step 1) $64,214/yr $2,470 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $72,774/yr $2,799 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $83,474/yr $3,211 biweekly
Locality Adj. +21.80% +$13,025 at Step 5

Complete GS-9 Pay Table โ€” Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $64,214 $5,351 $2,470 $30.77 $52,721 +$11,493
Step 2 $66,354 $5,530 $2,552 $31.79 $54,478 +$11,876
Step 3 $68,494 $5,708 $2,634 $32.82 $56,235 +$12,259
Step 4 $70,634 $5,886 $2,717 $33.84 $57,992 +$12,642
Step 5 $72,774 $6,065 $2,799 $34.87 $59,749 +$13,025
Step 6 $74,914 $6,243 $2,881 $35.90 $61,506 +$13,408
Step 7 $77,054 $6,421 $2,964 $36.92 $63,263 +$13,791
Step 8 $79,194 $6,600 $3,046 $37.95 $65,020 +$14,174
Step 9 $81,334 $6,778 $3,128 $38.97 $66,777 +$14,557
Step 10 $83,474 $6,956 $3,211 $40.00 $68,534 +$14,940

Compare Nearby Grades in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

How does GS-9 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-8
$65,900
GS-9
$72,774
GS-10
$79,970

Promotion from GS-8 to GS-9 at Step 5 in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH is a raise of $6,874 per year.

GS-9 Federal Jobs in Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH

Federal employees at GS-9 in the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH locality area earn between $64,214 and $83,474 annually in 2026. This includes a 21.80% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-9 base pay of $52,721 to $68,534.

The Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH locality area covers Ohio. At Step 5, a GS-9 employee here earns $2,832 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-9 Step 1 in this area is $2,470, or approximately $30.77 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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