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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for RICHMOND. For current pay, see the latest RICHMOND page.
18.79% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,315 to $162,337 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
24 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 RICHMOND full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.79% locality adjustment for 2018. 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 $22,315$23,062$23,804$24,542$25,284$25,718$26,451$27,192$27,221$27,918
GS-2 $25,090$25,687$26,517$27,221$27,530$28,340$29,150$29,960$30,770$31,580
GS-3 $27,375$28,287$29,200$30,112$31,024$31,937$32,849$33,761$34,674$35,586
GS-4 $30,732$31,756$32,780$33,804$34,828$35,852$36,876$37,900$38,924$39,948
GS-5 $34,384$35,530$36,676$37,823$38,969$40,115$41,262$42,408$43,554$44,701
GS-6 $38,326$39,603$40,880$42,157$43,434$44,711$45,988$47,265$48,542$49,819
GS-7 $42,591$44,011$45,430$46,850$48,269$49,689$51,108$52,528$53,947$55,367
GS-8 $47,168$48,741$50,314$51,886$53,459$55,032$56,605$58,177$59,750$61,323
GS-9 $52,098$53,834$55,571$57,308$59,045$60,781$62,518$64,255$65,991$67,728
GS-10 $57,372$59,285$61,197$63,110$65,022$66,935$68,847$70,760$72,672$74,585
GS-11 $63,032$65,134$67,235$69,337$71,438$73,539$75,641$77,742$79,844$81,945
GS-12 $75,550$78,069$80,587$83,105$85,624$88,142$90,661$93,179$95,697$98,216
GS-13 $89,839$92,833$95,828$98,823$101,817$104,812$107,807$110,801$113,796$116,791
GS-14 $106,163$109,701$113,240$116,779$120,318$123,856$127,395$130,934$134,473$138,011
GS-15 $124,876$129,038$133,200$137,363$141,525$145,688$149,850$154,012$158,175$162,337
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About the 2018 RICHMOND table

The RICHMOND Locality Area used the official OPM Richmond, VA boundary in 2018. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2018 nationwide base GS table.

In 2018, the locality adjustment was 18.79%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,315, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $162,337.

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.

2018 RICHMOND questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for RICHMOND?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Richmond, VA was 18.79%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in RICHMOND in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in RICHMOND earned $75,550 in 2018, rising to $98,216 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 RICHMOND page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest RICHMOND page.