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Archive year. This is the 2017 table for RICHMOND. For current pay, see the latest RICHMOND page.
18.19% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,896 to $159,292 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
24 Counties covered by this pay area

2017 RICHMOND full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.19% locality adjustment for 2017. 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 $21,896$22,629$23,357$24,081$24,809$25,235$25,955$26,681$26,710$27,386
GS-2 $24,618$25,204$26,020$26,710$27,010$27,804$28,598$29,393$30,187$30,981
GS-3 $26,861$27,757$28,653$29,549$30,445$31,340$32,236$33,132$34,028$34,924
GS-4 $30,155$31,160$32,164$33,169$34,173$35,178$36,183$37,187$38,192$39,197
GS-5 $33,737$34,863$35,988$37,113$38,238$39,363$40,488$41,614$42,739$43,864
GS-6 $37,607$38,861$40,115$41,369$42,623$43,877$45,131$46,385$47,639$48,893
GS-7 $41,791$43,184$44,578$45,971$47,365$48,758$50,152$51,545$52,938$54,332
GS-8 $46,282$47,824$49,367$50,909$52,452$53,994$55,536$57,079$58,621$60,163
GS-9 $51,118$52,823$54,527$56,231$57,936$59,640$61,344$63,048$64,753$66,457
GS-10 $56,294$58,171$60,048$61,924$63,801$65,678$67,555$69,432$71,309$73,186
GS-11 $61,848$63,909$65,970$68,031$70,093$72,154$74,215$76,276$78,338$80,399
GS-12 $74,131$76,602$79,074$81,545$84,017$86,488$88,959$91,431$93,902$96,373
GS-13 $88,151$91,089$94,027$96,965$99,904$102,842$105,780$108,718$111,656$114,595
GS-14 $104,168$107,640$111,113$114,585$118,058$121,530$125,002$128,475$131,947$135,420
GS-15 $122,530$126,615$130,699$134,784$138,869$142,953$147,038$151,122$155,207$159,292
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About the 2017 RICHMOND table

The RICHMOND Locality Area used the official OPM Richmond, VA boundary in 2017. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2017 nationwide base GS table.

In 2017, the locality adjustment was 18.19%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,896, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $159,292.

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.

2017 RICHMOND questions

  • What was the 2017 locality adjustment for RICHMOND?
    In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for Richmond, VA was 18.19%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in RICHMOND in 2017?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in RICHMOND earned $74,131 in 2017, rising to $96,373 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 RICHMOND page.
  • Is the 2017 table still current?
    No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest RICHMOND page.