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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for VIRGINIA BEACH. For current pay, see the latest VIRGINIA BEACH page.
15.91% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,079 to $160,619 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
27 Counties covered by this pay area

2019 VIRGINIA BEACH full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 15.91% locality adjustment for 2019. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for VIRGINIA BEACH.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,079$22,818$23,553$24,282$25,017$25,446$26,171$26,904$26,933$27,618
GS-2 $24,824$25,416$26,237$26,933$27,235$28,036$28,837$29,638$30,439$31,240
GS-3 $27,086$27,989$28,892$29,795$30,698$31,601$32,503$33,406$34,309$35,212
GS-4 $30,407$31,420$32,433$33,446$34,459$35,472$36,485$37,498$38,511$39,524
GS-5 $34,020$35,153$36,287$37,420$38,554$39,688$40,821$41,955$43,088$44,222
GS-6 $37,921$39,186$40,450$41,715$42,979$44,244$45,509$46,773$48,038$49,302
GS-7 $42,140$43,545$44,950$46,355$47,760$49,164$50,569$51,974$53,379$54,784
GS-8 $46,669$48,224$49,780$51,335$52,891$54,446$56,002$57,557$59,113$60,668
GS-9 $51,546$53,264$54,982$56,700$58,417$60,135$61,853$63,571$65,289$67,006
GS-10 $56,765$58,656$60,548$62,440$64,331$66,223$68,115$70,006$71,898$73,789
GS-11 $62,365$64,445$66,524$68,604$70,683$72,763$74,842$76,921$79,001$81,080
GS-12 $74,750$77,242$79,734$82,227$84,719$87,211$89,703$92,195$94,687$97,179
GS-13 $88,888$91,851$94,813$97,776$100,739$103,701$106,664$109,627$112,589$115,552
GS-14 $105,039$108,540$112,042$115,544$119,045$122,547$126,049$129,550$133,052$136,554
GS-15 $123,554$127,673$131,791$135,909$140,027$144,146$148,264$152,382$156,501$160,619
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About the 2019 VIRGINIA BEACH table

The VIRGINIA BEACH Locality Area used the official OPM Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC 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 15.91%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,079, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $160,619.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 27 counties and cities across Virginia, North Carolina. Some of the included jurisdictions include Gloucester County, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, James City County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, York County, VA, Chesapeake city, VA, Franklin city, VA, Hampton city, VA, Newport News city, VA, and more.

2019 VIRGINIA BEACH questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for VIRGINIA BEACH?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC was 15.91%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in VIRGINIA BEACH in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in VIRGINIA BEACH earned $74,750 in 2019, rising to $97,179 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 VIRGINIA BEACH page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest VIRGINIA BEACH page.