Virginia General Schedule Payscales

3,872 federal employees †

$94,837 average yearly pay

+1% salary raise this year

Federal employees in Virginia are paid an adjusted base salary based on which of the four General Schedule localities that cover Virginia in which they work. Localities that cover parts of Virginia include Richmond, Washington DC, Virginia Beach and Rest of U.S..

This table lists all of the major cities and military installations within Virginia where Federal employees work. Each city lists the GS Locality in which it is located, and the current Locality Adjustment applicable to that locality. Click on any city or locality to see the adjusted pay tables for that region.

City / Base	Locality Type	Federal Employee Count †	GS Locality Name	Locality Adjustment
Naval Air Station Ocean	Navy	Unknown	Virginia Beach	15.91%
Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story	Navy	Unknown	Virginia Beach	15.91%
Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex	Navy	Unknown	Virginia Beach	15.91%
Richmond	Civilian	Unknown	Richmond	19.38%
Newport News	Civilian	Unknown	Virginia Beach	15.91%
Alexandria	Civilian	Unknown	Washington DC	29.32%
Joint Bases Langley-Eustis	Air Force	Unknown	Virginia Beach	15.91%
Norfolk Naval Shipyard	Navy	Unknown	Virginia Beach	15.91%
Radford Army Ammunition Plant	Army	Unknown	Rest of U.S.	15.67%
Warrenton Training Center	Army	14	Washington DC	29.32%
Fort Pickett	Army	Unknown	Rest of U.S.	15.67%
Fort Ambrose Powell Hill	Army	Unknown	Richmond	19.38%
Marine Corps Base Quantico	Marines	32	Washington DC	29.32%
Joint Base Myer-Herderson Hall	Army	5,075	Washington DC	29.32%
Surface Combat Systems Center Wallops Island	Navy	286	Rest of U.S.	15.67%
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown	Navy	146	Virginia Beach	15.91%
Fort Belvoir	Army	2	Washington DC	29.32%
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division	Navy	Unknown	Washington DC	29.32%
Fort Lee	Army	Unknown	Richmond	19.38%

† Employee count includes only Non-DoD Employees in the GS Pay Scale. However, these rates apply to all General Schedule (GS) employees, including those in the Department of Defense (DoD).

Virginia Federal Employment Statistics

This section provides statistics on Federal government employees in Virginia, 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 Virginia.

Common Occupations in Virginia

Occupation	Number Employed	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Information Technology Management	905	$117,972.00	$233.00
Management And Program Analysis	712	$114,824.00	$597.00
General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences	301	$113,486.00	$851.00
Veterans Claims Examining	263	$69,305.00	$37.00
Environmental Protection Specialist	230	$117,310.00	$1,507.00
Medical Support Assistance	229	$41,801.00	$10.00
Practical Nurse	169	$50,656.00	$2.00
Contact Representative	168	$49,150.00	$0.00
Miscellaneous Administration And Program	153	$116,166.00	$352.00
General Attorney	151	$96,315.00	$131.00
Nursing Assistant	136	$38,403.00	$29.00
Civil Engineering	125	$95,147.00	$117.00
Social Work	115	$75,591.00	$0.00
General Physical Science	112	$115,195.00	$172.00
Contracting	103	$109,488.00	$383.00

This table lists the top fifteen occupations held by the approximately 3,872 federal employees working in Virginia, Virginia, as well as average yearly compensation for Virginia based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Virginia

Agency	Virginia Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Nat Protection And Programs Directorate	1,051	$117,023.00	$298.00
Veterans Health Administration	649	$51,613.00	$10.00
Environmental Protection Agency	520	$119,508.00	$1,568.00
Customs And Border Protection	474	$109,452.00	$329.00
Veterans Benefits Administration	263	$69,305.00	$37.00
Internal Revenue Service	168	$49,150.00	$0.00
Social Security Administration	151	$96,315.00	$131.00
U.s. Marshals Service	135	$116,962.00	$86.00
Federal Highway Administration	125	$95,147.00	$117.00
U.s. Fish And Wildlife Service	121	$110,226.00	$72.00
Geological Survey	112	$115,195.00	$172.00
Office Of The Secretary Of The Interior	103	$109,488.00	$383.00

There are twelve Federal agencies with a significant workforce in Virginia. 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 Virginia

There are approximately 3,872 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within Virginia. The average federal employee in Virginia earns $94,837 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $365.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in Virginia is Information Technology Management. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in Virginia is the Nat Protection And Programs Directorate, which has total of 1,051 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in Virginia 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.