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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for RICHMOND. For current pay, see the latest RICHMOND page.
19.95% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,442 to $170,545 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
24 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 RICHMOND full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 19.95% locality adjustment for 2020. 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 $23,442$24,228$25,007$25,782$26,562$27,018$27,788$28,565$28,596$29,325
GS-2 $26,358$26,985$27,858$28,596$28,918$29,768$30,618$31,469$32,319$33,170
GS-3 $28,759$29,718$30,676$31,634$32,593$33,551$34,510$35,468$36,426$37,385
GS-4 $32,285$33,360$34,436$35,512$36,588$37,664$38,740$39,816$40,892$41,968
GS-5 $36,121$37,325$38,529$39,733$40,938$42,142$43,346$44,551$45,755$46,959
GS-6 $40,264$41,606$42,948$44,290$45,633$46,975$48,317$49,659$51,002$52,344
GS-7 $44,743$46,234$47,725$49,215$50,706$52,197$53,688$55,179$56,670$58,161
GS-8 $49,551$51,203$52,855$54,506$56,158$57,810$59,462$61,113$62,765$64,417
GS-9 $54,730$56,554$58,378$60,203$62,027$63,852$65,676$67,501$69,325$71,150
GS-10 $60,270$62,279$64,288$66,298$68,307$70,316$72,325$74,334$76,343$78,353
GS-11 $66,217$68,424$70,631$72,838$75,046$77,253$79,460$81,667$83,874$86,081
GS-12 $79,367$82,013$84,660$87,306$89,952$92,598$95,244$97,890$100,536$103,182
GS-13 $94,378$97,524$100,670$103,817$106,963$110,109$113,256$116,402$119,548$122,694
GS-14 $111,526$115,243$118,960$122,678$126,395$130,112$133,829$137,547$141,264$144,981
GS-15 $131,185$135,558$139,931$144,305$148,678$153,051$157,425$161,798$166,172$170,545
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About the 2020 RICHMOND table

The RICHMOND Locality Area used the official OPM Richmond, VA boundary in 2020. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2020 nationwide base GS table.

In 2020, the locality adjustment was 19.95%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,442, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $170,545.

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.

2020 RICHMOND questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for RICHMOND?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Richmond, VA was 19.95%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in RICHMOND in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in RICHMOND earned $79,367 in 2020, rising to $103,182 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 RICHMOND page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest RICHMOND page.