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Archive year. This is the 2016 table for RICHMOND. For current pay, see the latest RICHMOND page.
16.76% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,417 to $155,809 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
24 Counties covered by this pay area

2016 RICHMOND full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.76% locality adjustment for 2016. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for RICHMOND.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,417$22,133$22,845$23,554$24,266$24,683$25,387$26,097$26,125$26,786
GS-2 $24,079$24,653$25,450$26,125$26,422$27,199$27,977$28,754$29,532$30,310
GS-3 $26,273$27,149$28,025$28,900$29,776$30,652$31,528$32,403$33,279$34,155
GS-4 $29,495$30,478$31,461$32,444$33,427$34,410$35,393$36,377$37,360$38,343
GS-5 $32,999$34,099$35,198$36,298$37,398$38,498$39,598$40,698$41,798$42,898
GS-6 $36,784$38,010$39,236$40,462$41,688$42,914$44,140$45,366$46,592$47,818
GS-7 $40,877$42,239$43,602$44,964$46,327$47,689$49,052$50,415$51,777$53,140
GS-8 $45,269$46,778$48,286$49,795$51,303$52,812$54,320$55,829$57,337$58,846
GS-9 $50,000$51,666$53,332$54,999$56,665$58,331$59,997$61,663$63,329$64,996
GS-10 $55,062$56,897$58,733$60,568$62,404$64,239$66,074$67,910$69,745$71,581
GS-11 $60,495$62,511$64,527$66,544$68,560$70,577$72,593$74,610$76,626$78,643
GS-12 $72,509$74,926$77,343$79,760$82,177$84,594$87,011$89,428$91,845$94,262
GS-13 $86,223$89,097$91,972$94,846$97,721$100,596$103,470$106,345$109,220$112,094
GS-14 $101,888$105,285$108,681$112,078$115,474$118,871$122,268$125,664$129,061$132,457
GS-15 $119,849$123,845$127,841$131,836$135,832$139,827$143,823$147,818$151,814$155,809
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About the 2016 RICHMOND table

The RICHMOND Locality Area used the official OPM Richmond, VA boundary in 2016. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2016 nationwide base GS table.

In 2016, the locality adjustment was 16.76%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,417, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $155,809.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 24 counties and cities across Virginia. Some of the included jurisdictions include Amelia County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Essex County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Greensville County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, and more.

2016 RICHMOND questions

  • What was the 2016 locality adjustment for RICHMOND?
    In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Richmond, VA was 16.76%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in RICHMOND in 2016?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in RICHMOND earned $72,509 in 2016, rising to $94,262 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 RICHMOND page.
  • Is the 2016 table still current?
    No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest RICHMOND page.