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Virginia Beach General Schedule Payscale

The Virginia Beach Locality Area is a General Schedule locality primarily located within Virginia. Federal employees who work within the Virginia Beach locality area receive a locality adjustment of 18.8%, which is applied to the base General Schedule payscale.

Locality adjustment rates are set yearly by the OPM to account for higher costs of living within Virginia Beach, as compared to the Rest of U.S. locality raise (which is applied to all Federal employees not located within any other locality).

The chart below is the 2025 General Schedule pay table, with Virginia Beach's 18.8% locality raise applied to the base pay rates. These are the yearly pay rates that are applicable to most salaried federal employees within this region, based on their GS Grade and Step.

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$26,564	$27,455	$28,337	$29,218	$30,099	$30,615	$31,489	$32,369	$32,405	$33,228
GS-2	$29,869	$30,579	$31,569	$32,405	$32,769	$33,732	$34,696	$35,659	$36,622	$37,586
GS-3	$32,592	$33,677	$34,763	$35,849	$36,935	$38,021	$39,107	$40,192	$41,278	$42,364
GS-4	$36,584	$37,805	$39,025	$40,245	$41,465	$42,685	$43,905	$45,125	$46,345	$47,565
GS-5	$40,931	$42,295	$43,659	$45,023	$46,387	$47,750	$49,114	$50,478	$51,842	$53,206
GS-6	$45,628	$47,148	$48,669	$50,189	$51,710	$53,231	$54,751	$56,272	$57,793	$59,313
GS-7	$50,703	$52,393	$54,084	$55,774	$57,465	$59,155	$60,846	$62,536	$64,227	$65,917
GS-8	$56,151	$58,023	$59,895	$61,768	$63,640	$65,512	$67,385	$69,257	$71,129	$73,001
GS-9	$62,020	$64,087	$66,154	$68,221	$70,288	$72,355	$74,422	$76,489	$78,557	$80,624
GS-10	$68,297	$70,573	$72,849	$75,126	$77,402	$79,678	$81,954	$84,230	$86,507	$88,783
GS-11	$75,038	$77,538	$80,039	$82,540	$85,041	$87,541	$90,042	$92,543	$95,044	$97,544
GS-12	$89,939	$92,937	$95,936	$98,934	$101,933	$104,931	$107,930	$110,928	$113,927	$116,925
GS-13	$106,950	$110,515	$114,080	$117,645	$121,210	$124,776	$128,341	$131,906	$135,471	$139,036
GS-14	$126,382	$130,594	$134,807	$139,020	$143,232	$147,445	$151,658	$155,870	$160,083	$164,296
GS-15	$148,658	$153,613	$158,568	$163,523	$168,479	$173,434	$178,389	$183,344	$188,299	$193,254

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$26,045	$26,919	$27,784	$28,647	$29,511	$30,017	$30,874	$31,738	$31,772	$32,579
GS-2	$29,286	$29,982	$30,952	$31,772	$32,131	$33,076	$34,022	$34,967	$35,912	$36,858
GS-3	$31,955	$33,020	$34,084	$35,149	$36,214	$37,279	$38,344	$39,409	$40,474	$41,539
GS-4	$35,870	$37,065	$38,260	$39,455	$40,651	$41,846	$43,041	$44,237	$45,432	$46,627
GS-5	$40,132	$41,469	$42,807	$44,144	$45,482	$46,819	$48,156	$49,494	$50,831	$52,169
GS-6	$44,736	$46,228	$47,719	$49,211	$50,702	$52,193	$53,685	$55,176	$56,668	$58,159
GS-7	$49,713	$51,370	$53,027	$54,685	$56,342	$57,999	$59,656	$61,314	$62,971	$64,628
GS-8	$55,054	$56,889	$58,724	$60,559	$62,394	$64,229	$66,064	$67,899	$69,734	$71,569
GS-9	$60,808	$62,835	$64,862	$66,888	$68,915	$70,942	$72,969	$74,996	$77,023	$79,050
GS-10	$66,963	$69,195	$71,427	$73,658	$75,890	$78,122	$80,354	$82,586	$84,817	$87,049
GS-11	$73,572	$76,024	$78,476	$80,928	$83,380	$85,833	$88,285	$90,737	$93,189	$95,641
GS-12	$88,183	$91,122	$94,061	$97,000	$99,939	$102,878	$105,817	$108,756	$111,695	$114,634
GS-13	$104,861	$108,357	$111,852	$115,348	$118,844	$122,340	$125,835	$129,331	$132,827	$136,323
GS-14	$123,914	$128,045	$132,175	$136,306	$140,437	$144,567	$148,698	$152,829	$156,960	$161,090
GS-15	$145,754	$150,612	$155,470	$160,329	$165,187	$170,045	$174,903	$179,761	$184,619	$189,477

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$24,766	$25,598	$26,420	$27,241	$28,063	$28,544	$29,359	$30,180	$30,213	$30,986
GS-2	$27,848	$28,511	$29,433	$30,213	$30,554	$31,452	$32,351	$33,250	$34,148	$35,047
GS-3	$30,386	$31,399	$32,412	$33,425	$34,438	$35,452	$36,465	$37,478	$38,491	$39,504
GS-4	$34,109	$35,246	$36,383	$37,520	$38,657	$39,794	$40,931	$42,068	$43,205	$44,342
GS-5	$38,162	$39,434	$40,707	$41,980	$43,252	$44,525	$45,797	$47,070	$48,342	$49,615
GS-6	$42,541	$43,959	$45,376	$46,794	$48,212	$49,629	$51,047	$52,464	$53,882	$55,300
GS-7	$47,273	$48,848	$50,424	$52,000	$53,575	$55,151	$56,727	$58,302	$59,878	$61,454
GS-8	$52,352	$54,098	$55,843	$57,589	$59,334	$61,080	$62,825	$64,571	$66,316	$68,062
GS-9	$57,824	$59,751	$61,678	$63,605	$65,532	$67,459	$69,386	$71,314	$73,241	$75,168
GS-10	$63,676	$65,799	$67,922	$70,045	$72,167	$74,290	$76,413	$78,536	$80,659	$82,782
GS-11	$69,961	$72,293	$74,624	$76,956	$79,288	$81,619	$83,951	$86,283	$88,614	$90,946
GS-12	$83,854	$86,649	$89,445	$92,240	$95,035	$97,830	$100,625	$103,420	$106,216	$109,011
GS-13	$99,714	$103,037	$106,361	$109,684	$113,008	$116,331	$119,655	$122,978	$126,302	$129,625
GS-14	$117,831	$121,759	$125,686	$129,614	$133,541	$137,469	$141,396	$145,323	$149,251	$153,178
GS-15	$138,601	$143,220	$147,840	$152,460	$157,080	$161,699	$166,319	$170,939	$175,558	$180,178

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$23,638	$24,431	$25,216	$25,999	$26,784	$27,243	$28,021	$28,804	$28,836	$29,569
GS-2	$26,579	$27,212	$28,092	$28,836	$29,161	$30,019	$30,877	$31,735	$32,592	$33,450
GS-3	$29,001	$29,968	$30,934	$31,901	$32,868	$33,835	$34,801	$35,768	$36,735	$37,701
GS-4	$32,555	$33,640	$34,725	$35,810	$36,895	$37,980	$39,065	$40,151	$41,236	$42,321
GS-5	$36,423	$37,637	$38,851	$40,065	$41,279	$42,493	$43,707	$44,921	$46,135	$47,349
GS-6	$40,602	$41,955	$43,309	$44,662	$46,015	$47,369	$48,722	$50,076	$51,429	$52,783
GS-7	$45,118	$46,621	$48,125	$49,628	$51,131	$52,635	$54,138	$55,642	$57,145	$58,649
GS-8	$49,967	$51,632	$53,297	$54,962	$56,627	$58,292	$59,957	$61,623	$63,288	$64,953
GS-9	$55,188	$57,028	$58,868	$60,707	$62,547	$64,387	$66,227	$68,066	$69,906	$71,746
GS-10	$60,774	$62,800	$64,826	$66,852	$68,878	$70,904	$72,930	$74,957	$76,983	$79,009
GS-11	$66,773	$68,998	$71,223	$73,448	$75,674	$77,899	$80,124	$82,349	$84,575	$86,800
GS-12	$80,033	$82,701	$85,369	$88,037	$90,706	$93,374	$96,042	$98,710	$101,378	$104,046
GS-13	$95,169	$98,341	$101,513	$104,685	$107,857	$111,029	$114,201	$117,373	$120,545	$123,717
GS-14	$112,461	$116,210	$119,958	$123,707	$127,456	$131,204	$134,953	$138,701	$142,450	$146,198
GS-15	$132,285	$136,694	$141,103	$145,513	$149,922	$154,332	$158,741	$163,151	$167,560	$171,970

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,997	$23,768	$24,532	$25,293	$26,057	$26,505	$27,261	$28,023	$28,053	$28,766
GS-2	$25,858	$26,473	$27,330	$28,053	$28,369	$29,203	$30,037	$30,872	$31,706	$32,540
GS-3	$28,214	$29,154	$30,095	$31,035	$31,975	$32,915	$33,855	$34,796	$35,736	$36,676
GS-4	$31,672	$32,728	$33,783	$34,839	$35,894	$36,950	$38,006	$39,061	$40,117	$41,172
GS-5	$35,435	$36,617	$37,798	$38,980	$40,161	$41,342	$42,524	$43,705	$44,887	$46,068
GS-6	$39,500	$40,817	$42,134	$43,450	$44,767	$46,083	$47,400	$48,716	$50,033	$51,349
GS-7	$43,894	$45,357	$46,821	$48,284	$49,747	$51,211	$52,674	$54,138	$55,601	$57,064
GS-8	$48,611	$50,232	$51,853	$53,473	$55,094	$56,715	$58,335	$59,956	$61,577	$63,197
GS-9	$53,691	$55,481	$57,270	$59,060	$60,850	$62,639	$64,429	$66,218	$68,008	$69,798
GS-10	$59,126	$61,098	$63,069	$65,041	$67,012	$68,983	$70,955	$72,926	$74,897	$76,869
GS-11	$64,961	$67,127	$69,293	$71,459	$73,625	$75,791	$77,957	$80,123	$82,289	$84,455
GS-12	$77,862	$80,458	$83,054	$85,650	$88,246	$90,842	$93,438	$96,033	$98,629	$101,225
GS-13	$92,588	$95,675	$98,761	$101,847	$104,934	$108,020	$111,106	$114,193	$117,279	$120,365
GS-14	$109,411	$113,058	$116,705	$120,351	$123,998	$127,645	$131,292	$134,938	$138,585	$142,232
GS-15	$128,697	$132,987	$137,277	$141,567	$145,857	$150,146	$154,436	$158,726	$163,016	$167,306

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,770	$23,533	$24,290	$25,043	$25,800	$26,243	$26,991	$27,746	$27,776	$28,484
GS-2	$25,602	$26,211	$27,059	$27,776	$28,088	$28,914	$29,740	$30,566	$31,392	$32,219
GS-3	$27,934	$28,865	$29,796	$30,727	$31,658	$32,589	$33,520	$34,451	$35,382	$36,313
GS-4	$31,359	$32,404	$33,449	$34,494	$35,539	$36,584	$37,629	$38,674	$39,719	$40,765
GS-5	$35,085	$36,254	$37,424	$38,594	$39,764	$40,933	$42,103	$43,273	$44,443	$45,612
GS-6	$39,109	$40,413	$41,716	$43,020	$44,324	$45,628	$46,931	$48,235	$49,539	$50,843
GS-7	$43,459	$44,908	$46,356	$47,804	$49,252	$50,700	$52,149	$53,597	$55,045	$56,493
GS-8	$48,130	$49,735	$51,339	$52,943	$54,548	$56,152	$57,756	$59,361	$60,965	$62,569
GS-9	$53,160	$54,932	$56,704	$58,476	$60,248	$62,021	$63,793	$65,565	$67,337	$69,109
GS-10	$58,542	$60,493	$62,445	$64,396	$66,348	$68,299	$70,251	$72,202	$74,154	$76,105
GS-11	$64,318	$66,462	$68,606	$70,750	$72,893	$75,037	$77,181	$79,325	$81,468	$83,612
GS-12	$77,091	$79,661	$82,232	$84,802	$87,372	$89,942	$92,512	$95,083	$97,653	$100,223
GS-13	$91,671	$94,727	$97,783	$100,839	$103,895	$106,952	$110,008	$113,064	$116,120	$119,176
GS-14	$108,328	$111,938	$115,549	$119,159	$122,770	$126,381	$129,991	$133,602	$137,213	$140,823
GS-15	$127,422	$131,670	$135,918	$140,166	$144,414	$148,662	$152,910	$157,158	$161,406	$165,654

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,079	$22,818	$23,553	$24,282	$25,017	$25,446	$26,171	$26,904	$26,933	$27,618
GS-2	$24,824	$25,416	$26,237	$26,933	$27,235	$28,036	$28,837	$29,638	$30,439	$31,240
GS-3	$27,086	$27,989	$28,892	$29,795	$30,698	$31,601	$32,503	$33,406	$34,309	$35,212
GS-4	$30,407	$31,420	$32,433	$33,446	$34,459	$35,472	$36,485	$37,498	$38,511	$39,524
GS-5	$34,020	$35,153	$36,287	$37,420	$38,554	$39,688	$40,821	$41,955	$43,088	$44,222
GS-6	$37,921	$39,186	$40,450	$41,715	$42,979	$44,244	$45,509	$46,773	$48,038	$49,302
GS-7	$42,140	$43,545	$44,950	$46,355	$47,760	$49,164	$50,569	$51,974	$53,379	$54,784
GS-8	$46,669	$48,224	$49,780	$51,335	$52,891	$54,446	$56,002	$57,557	$59,113	$60,668
GS-9	$51,546	$53,264	$54,982	$56,700	$58,417	$60,135	$61,853	$63,571	$65,289	$67,006
GS-10	$56,765	$58,656	$60,548	$62,440	$64,331	$66,223	$68,115	$70,006	$71,898	$73,789
GS-11	$62,365	$64,445	$66,524	$68,604	$70,683	$72,763	$74,842	$76,921	$79,001	$81,080
GS-12	$74,750	$77,242	$79,734	$82,227	$84,719	$87,211	$89,703	$92,195	$94,687	$97,179
GS-13	$88,888	$91,851	$94,813	$97,776	$100,739	$103,701	$106,664	$109,627	$112,589	$115,552
GS-14	$105,039	$108,540	$112,042	$115,544	$119,045	$122,547	$126,049	$129,550	$133,052	$136,554
GS-15	$123,554	$127,673	$131,791	$135,909	$140,027	$144,146	$148,264	$152,382	$156,501	$160,619

* The 2025 General Schedule payscale is capped at a maximum salary of $195,200 per year, which is Level 4 of the Senior Executive Service payscale.

Some of the largest cities and military installations covered by the Virginia Beach locality area include Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex, Joint Bases Langley-Eustis, Newport News, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Naval Air Station Ocean and Naval Weapons Station Yorktown.