Columbia, Missouri General Schedule Payscale

Location	County	Population	Gov't Employees	GS Locality
Columbia	Boone County	116,906	1,206	Rest of U.S. (RUS)

There are approximately 1,206 federal employees under the General Schedule employed in Columbia. All federal employees in Columbia are paid under the adjusted General Schedule pay table for the Rest of U.S. GS Locality, which provides for a 15.95% pay increase above the base GS pay rates. Locality Adjustments are used to account for higher costs of living in Columbia, and to keep government salaries competitive with comparable private sector jobs.

The yearly base salaries of General Schedule employees in Columbia can be determined from the 2020 pay chart below, based on their GS Grade and Step. For more details, learn more about the GS Payscale or use our General Schedule salary calculator.

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,660	$23,420	$24,173	$24,922	$25,676	$26,117	$26,861	$27,612	$27,642	$28,347
GS-2	$25,479	$26,085	$26,929	$27,642	$27,953	$28,775	$29,597	$30,419	$31,242	$32,064
GS-3	$27,800	$28,727	$29,653	$30,579	$31,506	$32,432	$33,359	$34,285	$35,212	$36,138
GS-4	$31,208	$32,248	$33,288	$34,328	$35,368	$36,408	$37,448	$38,488	$39,529	$40,569
GS-5	$34,916	$36,080	$37,244	$38,408	$39,573	$40,737	$41,901	$43,065	$44,229	$45,393
GS-6	$38,921	$40,218	$41,516	$42,813	$44,111	$45,408	$46,706	$48,003	$49,301	$50,598
GS-7	$43,251	$44,692	$46,133	$47,574	$49,016	$50,457	$51,898	$53,339	$54,781	$56,222
GS-8	$47,899	$49,496	$51,092	$52,689	$54,285	$55,882	$57,479	$59,075	$60,672	$62,269
GS-9	$52,905	$54,668	$56,432	$58,195	$59,959	$61,723	$63,486	$65,250	$67,013	$68,777
GS-10	$58,260	$60,202	$62,145	$64,087	$66,029	$67,971	$69,913	$71,855	$73,798	$75,740
GS-11	$64,009	$66,143	$68,276	$70,409	$72,543	$74,676	$76,810	$78,943	$81,077	$83,210
GS-12	$76,721	$79,278	$81,836	$84,394	$86,952	$89,510	$92,068	$94,626	$97,183	$99,741
GS-13	$91,231	$94,272	$97,313	$100,355	$103,396	$106,437	$109,479	$112,520	$115,562	$118,603
GS-14	$107,807	$111,400	$114,993	$118,587	$122,180	$125,773	$129,367	$132,960	$136,553	$140,146
GS-15	$126,810	$131,037	$135,265	$139,492	$143,720	$147,948	$152,175	$156,403	$160,630	$164,858

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,033	$22,771	$23,504	$24,232	$24,965	$25,393	$26,117	$26,848	$26,877	$27,561
GS-2	$24,773	$25,363	$26,183	$26,877	$27,179	$27,978	$28,778	$29,577	$30,376	$31,175
GS-3	$27,030	$27,931	$28,832	$29,733	$30,634	$31,535	$32,436	$33,337	$34,238	$35,139
GS-4	$30,344	$31,355	$32,366	$33,377	$34,388	$35,398	$36,409	$37,420	$38,431	$39,442
GS-5	$33,949	$35,080	$36,212	$37,343	$38,474	$39,605	$40,737	$41,868	$42,999	$44,130
GS-6	$37,843	$39,105	$40,367	$41,628	$42,890	$44,152	$45,414	$46,676	$47,938	$49,200
GS-7	$42,053	$43,455	$44,857	$46,259	$47,661	$49,063	$50,465	$51,866	$53,268	$54,670
GS-8	$46,572	$48,125	$49,677	$51,229	$52,781	$54,334	$55,886	$57,438	$58,991	$60,543
GS-9	$51,440	$53,154	$54,868	$56,582	$58,297	$60,011	$61,725	$63,439	$65,153	$66,868
GS-10	$56,647	$58,535	$60,423	$62,310	$64,198	$66,086	$67,973	$69,861	$71,749	$73,637
GS-11	$62,236	$64,311	$66,386	$68,462	$70,537	$72,612	$74,687	$76,762	$78,837	$80,912
GS-12	$74,596	$77,082	$79,569	$82,056	$84,543	$87,030	$89,517	$92,004	$94,491	$96,978
GS-13	$88,704	$91,660	$94,617	$97,573	$100,530	$103,486	$106,443	$109,400	$112,356	$115,313
GS-14	$104,821	$108,316	$111,810	$115,304	$118,799	$122,293	$125,788	$129,282	$132,776	$136,271
GS-15	$123,298	$127,408	$131,518	$135,628	$139,737	$143,847	$147,957	$152,067	$156,176	$160,286

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,672	$22,398	$23,119	$23,835	$24,557	$24,978	$25,689	$26,409	$26,437	$27,114
GS-2	$24,367	$24,948	$25,754	$26,437	$26,737	$27,524	$28,311	$29,097	$29,884	$30,671
GS-3	$26,587	$27,473	$28,359	$29,245	$30,131	$31,017	$31,903	$32,789	$33,675	$34,561
GS-4	$29,847	$30,842	$31,836	$32,831	$33,825	$34,820	$35,814	$36,809	$37,803	$38,798
GS-5	$33,394	$34,507	$35,620	$36,734	$37,847	$38,960	$40,074	$41,187	$42,300	$43,414
GS-6	$37,223	$38,463	$39,703	$40,944	$42,184	$43,424	$44,664	$45,905	$47,145	$48,385
GS-7	$41,365	$42,743	$44,122	$45,501	$46,879	$48,258	$49,637	$51,015	$52,394	$53,773
GS-8	$45,810	$47,337	$48,865	$50,392	$51,920	$53,447	$54,975	$56,502	$58,030	$59,557
GS-9	$50,598	$52,285	$53,971	$55,658	$57,345	$59,031	$60,718	$62,405	$64,091	$65,778
GS-10	$55,720	$57,578	$59,435	$61,293	$63,150	$65,008	$66,865	$68,722	$70,580	$72,437
GS-11	$61,218	$63,259	$65,299	$67,340	$69,381	$71,422	$73,463	$75,504	$77,545	$79,586
GS-12	$73,375	$75,821	$78,267	$80,713	$83,159	$85,605	$88,050	$90,496	$92,942	$95,388
GS-13	$87,252	$90,161	$93,069	$95,977	$98,886	$101,794	$104,703	$107,611	$110,520	$113,428
GS-14	$103,106	$106,543	$109,980	$113,417	$116,854	$120,291	$123,727	$127,164	$130,601	$134,038
GS-15	$121,280	$125,323	$129,366	$133,408	$137,451	$141,493	$145,536	$149,578	$153,621	$157,663

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,316	$22,029	$22,738	$23,443	$24,152	$24,566	$25,267	$25,975	$26,002	$26,661
GS-2	$23,966	$24,537	$25,330	$26,002	$26,295	$27,068	$27,841	$28,614	$29,387	$30,161
GS-3	$26,150	$27,022	$27,894	$28,766	$29,638	$30,510	$31,383	$32,255	$33,127	$33,997
GS-4	$29,356	$30,334	$31,312	$32,290	$33,268	$34,246	$35,224	$36,202	$37,180	$38,158
GS-5	$32,844	$33,939	$35,035	$36,130	$37,225	$38,321	$39,416	$40,511	$41,607	$42,702
GS-6	$36,611	$37,832	$39,053	$40,273	$41,494	$42,715	$43,936	$45,156	$46,377	$47,598
GS-7	$40,684	$42,041	$43,397	$44,754	$46,110	$47,467	$48,823	$50,180	$51,537	$52,893
GS-8	$45,056	$46,558	$48,059	$49,561	$51,062	$52,564	$54,066	$55,567	$57,069	$58,570
GS-9	$49,765	$51,424	$53,083	$54,742	$56,401	$58,060	$59,720	$61,379	$63,038	$64,697
GS-10	$54,803	$56,630	$58,457	$60,285	$62,112	$63,939	$65,766	$67,593	$69,420	$71,247
GS-11	$60,210	$62,216	$64,223	$66,230	$68,236	$70,243	$72,250	$74,256	$76,263	$78,270
GS-12	$72,168	$74,574	$76,980	$79,386	$81,792	$84,197	$86,603	$89,009	$91,415	$93,821
GS-13	$85,816	$88,677	$91,537	$94,398	$97,258	$100,118	$102,979	$105,839	$108,699	$111,560
GS-14	$101,409	$104,790	$108,170	$111,551	$114,931	$118,312	$121,692	$125,073	$128,453	$131,833
GS-15	$119,285	$123,261	$127,238	$131,214	$135,191	$139,167	$143,144	$147,120	$151,097	$155,073

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,975	$21,676	$22,374	$23,068	$23,765	$24,174	$24,863	$25,558	$25,586	$26,233
GS-2	$23,582	$24,144	$24,925	$25,586	$25,876	$26,638	$27,399	$28,161	$28,923	$29,684
GS-3	$25,731	$26,589	$27,446	$28,304	$29,162	$30,019	$30,877	$31,734	$32,592	$33,450
GS-4	$28,886	$29,849	$30,812	$31,774	$32,737	$33,700	$34,663	$35,626	$36,589	$37,551
GS-5	$32,318	$33,395	$34,472	$35,549	$36,626	$37,703	$38,781	$39,858	$40,935	$42,012
GS-6	$36,025	$37,225	$38,426	$39,627	$40,828	$42,028	$43,229	$44,430	$45,630	$46,831
GS-7	$40,033	$41,367	$42,702	$44,036	$45,371	$46,705	$48,040	$49,374	$50,709	$52,043
GS-8	$44,335	$45,812	$47,289	$48,767	$50,244	$51,722	$53,199	$54,676	$56,154	$57,631
GS-9	$48,968	$50,600	$52,232	$53,863	$55,495	$57,127	$58,759	$60,391	$62,022	$63,654
GS-10	$53,925	$55,723	$57,520	$59,318	$61,116	$62,913	$64,711	$66,508	$68,306	$70,103
GS-11	$59,246	$61,221	$63,196	$65,170	$67,145	$69,120	$71,095	$73,070	$75,044	$77,019
GS-12	$71,012	$73,380	$75,747	$78,114	$80,481	$82,848	$85,215	$87,582	$89,949	$92,316
GS-13	$84,443	$87,258	$90,073	$92,889	$95,704	$98,519	$101,335	$104,150	$106,965	$109,781
GS-14	$99,785	$103,112	$106,438	$109,765	$113,091	$116,417	$119,744	$123,070	$126,397	$129,723
GS-15	$117,376	$121,289	$125,202	$129,115	$133,028	$136,941	$140,854	$144,767	$148,680	$152,593

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,733	$21,426	$22,115	$22,801	$23,491	$23,895	$24,576	$25,264	$25,290	$25,928
GS-2	$23,310	$23,865	$24,637	$25,290	$25,575	$26,328	$27,080	$27,832	$28,585	$29,337
GS-3	$25,434	$26,282	$27,130	$27,978	$28,827	$29,675	$30,523	$31,371	$32,219	$33,068
GS-4	$28,553	$29,505	$30,457	$31,409	$32,361	$33,313	$34,265	$35,217	$36,169	$37,121
GS-5	$31,944	$33,009	$34,074	$35,140	$36,205	$37,270	$38,335	$39,400	$40,465	$41,530
GS-6	$35,609	$36,796	$37,983	$39,171	$40,358	$41,545	$42,732	$43,920	$45,107	$46,294
GS-7	$39,570	$40,889	$42,207	$43,526	$44,844	$46,163	$47,481	$48,800	$50,119	$51,437
GS-8	$43,823	$45,284	$46,745	$48,206	$49,668	$51,129	$52,590	$54,051	$55,513	$56,974
GS-9	$48,403	$50,016	$51,629	$53,242	$54,855	$56,468	$58,081	$59,694	$61,307	$62,920
GS-10	$53,302	$55,079	$56,855	$58,631	$60,408	$62,184	$63,960	$65,737	$67,513	$69,289
GS-11	$58,562	$60,514	$62,466	$64,418	$66,370	$68,322	$70,275	$72,227	$74,179	$76,131
GS-12	$70,192	$72,533	$74,873	$77,213	$79,554	$81,894	$84,234	$86,574	$88,915	$91,255
GS-13	$83,468	$86,250	$89,032	$91,814	$94,596	$97,378	$100,161	$102,943	$105,725	$108,507
GS-14	$98,633	$101,921	$105,209	$108,497	$111,784	$115,072	$118,360	$121,648	$124,936	$128,223
GS-15	$116,021	$119,889	$123,756	$127,624	$131,492	$135,360	$139,227	$143,095	$146,963	$150,830

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,527	$21,213	$21,896	$22,575	$23,258	$23,659	$24,333	$25,014	$25,040	$25,679
GS-2	$23,080	$23,629	$24,393	$25,040	$25,320	$26,064	$26,808	$27,553	$28,297	$29,041
GS-3	$25,181	$26,020	$26,860	$27,699	$28,538	$29,377	$30,216	$31,055	$31,894	$32,733
GS-4	$28,269	$29,211	$30,153	$31,095	$32,037	$32,979	$33,920	$34,862	$35,804	$36,746
GS-5	$31,628	$32,683	$33,738	$34,793	$35,847	$36,902	$37,957	$39,012	$40,067	$41,122
GS-6	$35,256	$36,431	$37,605	$38,780	$39,955	$41,130	$42,304	$43,479	$44,654	$45,828
GS-7	$39,179	$40,485	$41,791	$43,097	$44,403	$45,709	$47,015	$48,321	$49,626	$50,932
GS-8	$43,389	$44,835	$46,282	$47,728	$49,174	$50,621	$52,067	$53,514	$54,960	$56,406
GS-9	$47,923	$49,520	$51,117	$52,715	$54,312	$55,909	$57,506	$59,103	$60,700	$62,297
GS-10	$52,775	$54,534	$56,293	$58,053	$59,812	$61,571	$63,330	$65,089	$66,849	$68,608
GS-11	$57,982	$59,915	$61,847	$63,780	$65,713	$67,646	$69,578	$71,511	$73,444	$75,376
GS-12	$69,497	$71,813	$74,130	$76,446	$78,762	$81,079	$83,395	$85,711	$88,028	$90,344
GS-13	$82,642	$85,396	$88,151	$90,906	$93,660	$96,415	$99,170	$101,924	$104,679	$107,434
GS-14	$97,657	$100,912	$104,166	$107,421	$110,676	$113,931	$117,185	$120,440	$123,695	$126,949
GS-15	$114,872	$118,701	$122,530	$126,359	$130,188	$134,017	$137,846	$141,675	$145,504	$149,333

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,324	$21,003	$21,679	$22,351	$23,027	$23,424	$24,092	$24,766	$24,792	$25,422
GS-2	$22,851	$23,395	$24,151	$24,792	$25,071	$25,808	$26,546	$27,283	$28,021	$28,758
GS-3	$24,933	$25,764	$26,595	$27,426	$28,257	$29,088	$29,919	$30,750	$31,581	$32,412
GS-4	$27,990	$28,922	$29,855	$30,788	$31,720	$32,653	$33,586	$34,519	$35,451	$36,384
GS-5	$31,315	$32,359	$33,402	$34,445	$35,489	$36,532	$37,576	$38,619	$39,663	$40,706
GS-6	$34,907	$36,070	$37,233	$38,397	$39,560	$40,723	$41,886	$43,050	$44,213	$45,376
GS-7	$38,790	$40,084	$41,377	$42,671	$43,964	$45,258	$46,551	$47,844	$49,138	$50,431
GS-8	$42,960	$44,391	$45,823	$47,254	$48,686	$50,117	$51,549	$52,981	$54,412	$55,844
GS-9	$47,448	$49,029	$50,611	$52,192	$53,773	$55,354	$56,935	$58,516	$60,097	$61,678
GS-10	$52,252	$53,994	$55,736	$57,478	$59,221	$60,963	$62,705	$64,447	$66,189	$67,931
GS-11	$57,408	$59,321	$61,234	$63,148	$65,061	$66,974	$68,888	$70,801	$72,714	$74,628
GS-12	$68,809	$71,102	$73,396	$75,689	$77,983	$80,276	$82,570	$84,863	$87,157	$89,450
GS-13	$81,823	$84,550	$87,278	$90,005	$92,732	$95,459	$98,187	$100,914	$103,641	$106,369
GS-14	$96,690	$99,913	$103,136	$106,358	$109,581	$112,804	$116,027	$119,249	$122,472	$125,695
GS-15	$113,735	$117,527	$121,318	$125,109	$128,900	$132,692	$136,483	$140,274	$144,065	$147,857

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,324	$21,003	$21,679	$22,351	$23,027	$23,424	$24,092	$24,766	$24,792	$25,422
GS-2	$22,851	$23,395	$24,151	$24,792	$25,071	$25,808	$26,546	$27,283	$28,021	$28,758
GS-3	$24,933	$25,764	$26,595	$27,426	$28,257	$29,088	$29,919	$30,750	$31,581	$32,412
GS-4	$27,990	$28,922	$29,855	$30,788	$31,720	$32,653	$33,586	$34,519	$35,451	$36,384
GS-5	$31,315	$32,359	$33,402	$34,445	$35,489	$36,532	$37,576	$38,619	$39,663	$40,706
GS-6	$34,907	$36,070	$37,233	$38,397	$39,560	$40,723	$41,886	$43,050	$44,213	$45,376
GS-7	$38,790	$40,084	$41,377	$42,671	$43,964	$45,258	$46,551	$47,844	$49,138	$50,431
GS-8	$42,960	$44,391	$45,823	$47,254	$48,686	$50,117	$51,549	$52,981	$54,412	$55,844
GS-9	$47,448	$49,029	$50,611	$52,192	$53,773	$55,354	$56,935	$58,516	$60,097	$61,678
GS-10	$52,252	$53,994	$55,736	$57,478	$59,221	$60,963	$62,705	$64,447	$66,189	$67,931
GS-11	$57,408	$59,321	$61,234	$63,148	$65,061	$66,974	$68,888	$70,801	$72,714	$74,628
GS-12	$68,809	$71,102	$73,396	$75,689	$77,983	$80,276	$82,570	$84,863	$87,157	$89,450
GS-13	$81,823	$84,550	$87,278	$90,005	$92,732	$95,459	$98,187	$100,914	$103,641	$106,369
GS-14	$96,690	$99,913	$103,136	$106,358	$109,581	$112,804	$116,027	$119,249	$122,472	$125,695
GS-15	$113,735	$117,527	$121,318	$125,109	$128,900	$132,692	$136,483	$140,274	$144,065	$147,857

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,324	$21,003	$21,679	$22,351	$23,027	$23,424	$24,092	$24,766	$24,792	$25,422
GS-2	$22,851	$23,395	$24,151	$24,792	$25,071	$25,808	$26,546	$27,283	$28,021	$28,758
GS-3	$24,933	$25,764	$26,595	$27,426	$28,257	$29,088	$29,919	$30,750	$31,581	$32,412
GS-4	$27,990	$28,922	$29,855	$30,788	$31,720	$32,653	$33,586	$34,519	$35,451	$36,384
GS-5	$31,315	$32,359	$33,402	$34,445	$35,489	$36,532	$37,576	$38,619	$39,663	$40,706
GS-6	$34,907	$36,070	$37,233	$38,397	$39,560	$40,723	$41,886	$43,050	$44,213	$45,376
GS-7	$38,790	$40,084	$41,377	$42,671	$43,964	$45,258	$46,551	$47,844	$49,138	$50,431
GS-8	$42,960	$44,391	$45,823	$47,254	$48,686	$50,117	$51,549	$52,981	$54,412	$55,844
GS-9	$47,448	$49,029	$50,611	$52,192	$53,773	$55,354	$56,935	$58,516	$60,097	$61,678
GS-10	$52,252	$53,994	$55,736	$57,478	$59,221	$60,963	$62,705	$64,447	$66,189	$67,931
GS-11	$57,408	$59,321	$61,234	$63,148	$65,061	$66,974	$68,888	$70,801	$72,714	$74,628
GS-12	$68,809	$71,102	$73,396	$75,689	$77,983	$80,276	$82,570	$84,863	$87,157	$89,450
GS-13	$81,823	$84,550	$87,278	$90,005	$92,732	$95,459	$98,187	$100,914	$103,641	$106,369
GS-14	$96,690	$99,913	$103,136	$106,358	$109,581	$112,804	$116,027	$119,249	$122,472	$125,695
GS-15	$113,735	$117,527	$121,318	$125,109	$128,900	$132,692	$136,483	$140,274	$144,065	$147,857

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,324	$21,003	$21,679	$22,351	$23,027	$23,424	$24,092	$24,766	$24,792	$25,422
GS-2	$22,851	$23,395	$24,151	$24,792	$25,071	$25,808	$26,546	$27,283	$28,021	$28,758
GS-3	$24,933	$25,764	$26,595	$27,426	$28,257	$29,088	$29,919	$30,750	$31,581	$32,412
GS-4	$27,990	$28,922	$29,855	$30,788	$31,720	$32,653	$33,586	$34,519	$35,451	$36,384
GS-5	$31,315	$32,359	$33,402	$34,445	$35,489	$36,532	$37,576	$38,619	$39,663	$40,706
GS-6	$34,907	$36,070	$37,233	$38,397	$39,560	$40,723	$41,886	$43,050	$44,213	$45,376
GS-7	$38,790	$40,084	$41,377	$42,671	$43,964	$45,258	$46,551	$47,844	$49,138	$50,431
GS-8	$42,960	$44,391	$45,823	$47,254	$48,686	$50,117	$51,549	$52,981	$54,412	$55,844
GS-9	$47,448	$49,029	$50,611	$52,192	$53,773	$55,354	$56,935	$58,516	$60,097	$61,678
GS-10	$52,252	$53,994	$55,736	$57,478	$59,221	$60,963	$62,705	$64,447	$66,189	$67,931
GS-11	$57,408	$59,321	$61,234	$63,148	$65,061	$66,974	$68,888	$70,801	$72,714	$74,628
GS-12	$68,809	$71,102	$73,396	$75,689	$77,983	$80,276	$82,570	$84,863	$87,157	$89,450
GS-13	$81,823	$84,550	$87,278	$90,005	$92,732	$95,459	$98,187	$100,914	$103,641	$106,369
GS-14	$96,690	$99,913	$103,136	$106,358	$109,581	$112,804	$116,027	$119,249	$122,472	$125,695
GS-15	$113,735	$117,527	$121,318	$125,109	$128,900	$132,692	$136,483	$140,274	$144,065	$147,857

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$19,971	$20,638	$21,302	$21,964	$22,627	$23,018	$23,674	$24,335	$24,361	$24,985
GS-2	$22,454	$22,988	$23,731	$24,361	$24,634	$25,358	$26,082	$26,806	$27,530	$28,254
GS-3	$24,499	$25,316	$26,132	$26,948	$27,765	$28,581	$29,398	$30,214	$31,030	$31,847
GS-4	$27,504	$28,421	$29,337	$30,254	$31,170	$32,087	$33,003	$33,920	$34,837	$35,753
GS-5	$30,772	$31,798	$32,824	$33,849	$34,875	$35,901	$36,927	$37,953	$38,979	$40,005
GS-6	$34,300	$35,443	$36,587	$37,730	$38,873	$40,016	$41,159	$42,302	$43,446	$44,589
GS-7	$38,117	$39,388	$40,658	$41,929	$43,200	$44,470	$45,741	$47,012	$48,282	$49,553
GS-8	$42,214	$43,621	$45,028	$46,436	$47,843	$49,250	$50,657	$52,065	$53,472	$54,879
GS-9	$46,625	$48,179	$49,733	$51,287	$52,841	$54,395	$55,950	$57,504	$59,058	$60,612
GS-10	$51,345	$53,056	$54,768	$56,479	$58,190	$59,902	$61,613	$63,324	$65,036	$66,747
GS-11	$56,411	$58,291	$60,170	$62,050	$63,930	$65,810	$67,690	$69,570	$71,449	$73,329
GS-12	$67,613	$69,867	$72,120	$74,373	$76,627	$78,880	$81,133	$83,387	$85,640	$87,893
GS-13	$80,402	$83,083	$85,763	$88,443	$91,123	$93,804	$96,484	$99,164	$101,844	$104,525
GS-14	$95,010	$98,178	$101,346	$104,513	$107,681	$110,848	$114,016	$117,184	$120,351	$123,519
GS-15	$111,760	$115,486	$119,211	$122,937	$126,662	$130,388	$134,113	$137,839	$141,564	$145,290

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$19,247	$19,889	$20,529	$21,166	$21,806	$22,182	$22,815	$23,453	$23,477	$24,077
GS-2	$21,639	$22,154	$22,870	$23,477	$23,739	$24,437	$25,135	$25,833	$26,530	$27,228
GS-3	$23,611	$24,398	$25,185	$25,972	$26,759	$27,546	$28,333	$29,119	$29,906	$30,693
GS-4	$26,506	$27,390	$28,274	$29,158	$30,042	$30,926	$31,810	$32,694	$33,578	$34,462
GS-5	$29,655	$30,643	$31,631	$32,619	$33,607	$34,594	$35,582	$36,570	$37,558	$38,546
GS-6	$33,056	$34,158	$35,260	$36,362	$37,464	$38,566	$39,668	$40,770	$41,872	$42,974
GS-7	$36,734	$37,958	$39,182	$40,406	$41,630	$42,854	$44,078	$45,302	$46,526	$47,750
GS-8	$40,681	$42,038	$43,394	$44,750	$46,106	$47,462	$48,818	$50,174	$51,530	$52,886
GS-9	$44,933	$46,431	$47,929	$49,427	$50,926	$52,424	$53,922	$55,421	$56,919	$58,417
GS-10	$49,482	$51,131	$52,781	$54,431	$56,080	$57,730	$59,379	$61,029	$62,679	$64,328
GS-11	$54,364	$56,176	$57,988	$59,801	$61,613	$63,425	$65,237	$67,049	$68,862	$70,674
GS-12	$65,159	$67,332	$69,504	$71,676	$73,849	$76,021	$78,194	$80,366	$82,538	$84,711
GS-13	$77,484	$80,068	$82,651	$85,235	$87,818	$90,401	$92,985	$95,568	$98,152	$100,735
GS-14	$91,562	$94,614	$97,666	$100,718	$103,770	$106,822	$109,874	$112,926	$115,978	$119,030
GS-15	$107,705	$111,295	$114,886	$118,476	$122,067	$125,658	$129,248	$132,839	$136,429	$140,020

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$18,732	$19,357	$19,981	$20,601	$21,224	$21,590	$22,205	$22,825	$22,850	$23,427
GS-2	$21,061	$21,562	$22,259	$22,850	$23,105	$23,784	$24,463	$25,142	$25,822	$26,501
GS-3	$22,980	$23,746	$24,512	$25,278	$26,043	$26,809	$27,575	$28,341	$29,107	$29,873
GS-4	$25,797	$26,656	$27,516	$28,375	$29,235	$30,094	$30,953	$31,813	$32,672	$33,532
GS-5	$28,862	$29,824	$30,786	$31,748	$32,710	$33,671	$34,633	$35,595	$36,557	$37,519
GS-6	$32,172	$33,245	$34,317	$35,389	$36,462	$37,534	$38,606	$39,679	$40,751	$41,823
GS-7	$35,752	$36,944	$38,135	$39,327	$40,519	$41,711	$42,902	$44,094	$45,286	$46,478
GS-8	$39,594	$40,914	$42,234	$43,555	$44,875	$46,195	$47,515	$48,835	$50,155	$51,475
GS-9	$43,731	$45,189	$46,646	$48,104	$49,562	$51,019	$52,477	$53,934	$55,392	$56,849
GS-10	$48,159	$49,764	$51,369	$52,975	$54,580	$56,185	$57,790	$59,395	$61,000	$62,605
GS-11	$52,912	$54,675	$56,439	$58,203	$59,967	$61,731	$63,495	$65,259	$67,023	$68,787
GS-12	$63,417	$65,532	$67,646	$69,760	$71,874	$73,989	$76,103	$78,217	$80,331	$82,446
GS-13	$75,414	$77,928	$80,442	$82,956	$85,470	$87,984	$90,498	$93,012	$95,527	$98,041
GS-14	$89,115	$92,085	$95,056	$98,026	$100,996	$103,967	$106,937	$109,907	$112,878	$115,848
GS-15	$104,826	$108,320	$111,814	$115,308	$118,803	$122,297	$125,791	$129,285	$132,779	$136,273

* The 2020 General Schedule payscale is capped at a maximum salary of $170,800 per year, which is Level 4 of the Senior Executive Service payscale.

Columbia Federal Employment Statistics

This section provides statistics on Federal government employees in Columbia, including most common occupations, agencies with the most local employees, and the average paygrade and salary rates of general schedule employees in the area. All data in this section is derived from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)'s most recent available listings of federal employees in Columbia.

Common Occupations in Columbia

Occupation	Number Employed	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Medical Support Assistance	134	$38,590.00	$46.00

This table lists the top one occupations held by the approximately 134 federal employees working in Columbia, Missouri, as well as average yearly compensation for Columbia based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Columbia

Agency	Columbia Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Veterans Health Administration	134	$38,590.00	$46.00

There are one Federal agency with a significant workforce in Columbia. General Schedule employees at all of the agencies listed below will be paid according to the locality-adjusted GS payscale listed on this page.

Distribution of GS Employees in Columbia

There are approximately 134 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within Columbia. The average federal employee in Columbia earns $38,590 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $46.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in Columbia is Medical Support Assistance. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in Columbia is the Veterans Health Administration, which has total of 134 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in Columbia by paygrade, from GS-1 to GS-15. To learn more about how paygrades are determined and how they affect a federal employee's salary, see how to calculate GS Pay.