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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for VIRGINIA BEACH. For current pay, see the latest VIRGINIA BEACH page.
16.51% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,770 to $165,654 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
27 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 VIRGINIA BEACH full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.51% locality adjustment for 2020. 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 $22,770$23,533$24,290$25,043$25,800$26,243$26,991$27,746$27,776$28,484
GS-2 $25,602$26,211$27,059$27,776$28,088$28,914$29,740$30,566$31,392$32,219
GS-3 $27,934$28,865$29,796$30,727$31,658$32,589$33,520$34,451$35,382$36,313
GS-4 $31,359$32,404$33,449$34,494$35,539$36,584$37,629$38,674$39,719$40,765
GS-5 $35,085$36,254$37,424$38,594$39,764$40,933$42,103$43,273$44,443$45,612
GS-6 $39,109$40,413$41,716$43,020$44,324$45,628$46,931$48,235$49,539$50,843
GS-7 $43,459$44,908$46,356$47,804$49,252$50,700$52,149$53,597$55,045$56,493
GS-8 $48,130$49,735$51,339$52,943$54,548$56,152$57,756$59,361$60,965$62,569
GS-9 $53,160$54,932$56,704$58,476$60,248$62,021$63,793$65,565$67,337$69,109
GS-10 $58,542$60,493$62,445$64,396$66,348$68,299$70,251$72,202$74,154$76,105
GS-11 $64,318$66,462$68,606$70,750$72,893$75,037$77,181$79,325$81,468$83,612
GS-12 $77,091$79,661$82,232$84,802$87,372$89,942$92,512$95,083$97,653$100,223
GS-13 $91,671$94,727$97,783$100,839$103,895$106,952$110,008$113,064$116,120$119,176
GS-14 $108,328$111,938$115,549$119,159$122,770$126,381$129,991$133,602$137,213$140,823
GS-15 $127,422$131,670$135,918$140,166$144,414$148,662$152,910$157,158$161,406$165,654
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About the 2020 VIRGINIA BEACH table

The VIRGINIA BEACH Locality Area used the official OPM Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC 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 16.51%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,770, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $165,654.

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.

2020 VIRGINIA BEACH questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for VIRGINIA BEACH?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC was 16.51%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in VIRGINIA BEACH in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in VIRGINIA BEACH earned $77,091 in 2020, rising to $100,223 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 VIRGINIA BEACH page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest VIRGINIA BEACH page.