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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for RICHMOND. For current pay, see the latest RICHMOND page.
19.38% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,740 to $165,427 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
24 Counties covered by this pay area

2019 RICHMOND full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 19.38% locality adjustment for 2019. 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 $22,740$23,501$24,258$25,009$25,766$26,207$26,955$27,709$27,739$28,445
GS-2 $25,568$26,176$27,023$27,739$28,051$28,876$29,701$30,525$31,350$32,175
GS-3 $27,897$28,827$29,757$30,687$31,617$32,547$33,477$34,407$35,336$36,266
GS-4 $31,317$32,360$33,404$34,447$35,490$36,534$37,577$38,621$39,664$40,707
GS-5 $35,038$36,206$37,373$38,541$39,708$40,876$42,043$43,211$44,378$45,546
GS-6 $39,056$40,359$41,661$42,964$44,266$45,569$46,871$48,173$49,476$50,778
GS-7 $43,402$44,849$46,296$47,742$49,189$50,636$52,083$53,530$54,977$56,424
GS-8 $48,066$49,668$51,270$52,872$54,474$56,076$57,678$59,281$60,883$62,485
GS-9 $53,089$54,859$56,628$58,397$60,166$61,936$63,705$65,474$67,243$69,012
GS-10 $58,464$60,412$62,361$64,309$66,257$68,205$70,154$72,102$74,050$75,999
GS-11 $64,232$66,374$68,516$70,657$72,799$74,941$77,082$79,224$81,366$83,508
GS-12 $76,988$79,555$82,122$84,688$87,255$89,822$92,388$94,955$97,522$100,088
GS-13 $91,549$94,600$97,652$100,703$103,754$106,806$109,857$112,908$115,960$119,011
GS-14 $108,183$111,790$115,396$119,003$122,609$126,216$129,822$133,429$137,035$140,642
GS-15 $127,253$131,495$135,736$139,978$144,219$148,461$152,703$156,944$161,186$165,427
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About the 2019 RICHMOND table

The RICHMOND Locality Area used the official OPM Richmond, VA boundary in 2019. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2019 nationwide base GS table.

In 2019, the locality adjustment was 19.38%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,740, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $165,427.

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.

2019 RICHMOND questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for RICHMOND?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Richmond, VA was 19.38%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in RICHMOND in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in RICHMOND earned $76,988 in 2019, rising to $100,088 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 RICHMOND page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest RICHMOND page.