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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for VIRGINIA BEACH. For current pay, see the latest VIRGINIA BEACH page.
16.51% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,997 to $167,306 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
27 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 VIRGINIA BEACH full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.51% locality adjustment for 2021. 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 $22,997$23,768$24,532$25,293$26,057$26,505$27,261$28,023$28,053$28,766
GS-2 $25,858$26,473$27,330$28,053$28,369$29,203$30,037$30,872$31,706$32,540
GS-3 $28,214$29,154$30,095$31,035$31,975$32,915$33,855$34,796$35,736$36,676
GS-4 $31,672$32,728$33,783$34,839$35,894$36,950$38,006$39,061$40,117$41,172
GS-5 $35,435$36,617$37,798$38,980$40,161$41,342$42,524$43,705$44,887$46,068
GS-6 $39,500$40,817$42,134$43,450$44,767$46,083$47,400$48,716$50,033$51,349
GS-7 $43,894$45,357$46,821$48,284$49,747$51,211$52,674$54,138$55,601$57,064
GS-8 $48,611$50,232$51,853$53,473$55,094$56,715$58,335$59,956$61,577$63,197
GS-9 $53,691$55,481$57,270$59,060$60,850$62,639$64,429$66,218$68,008$69,798
GS-10 $59,126$61,098$63,069$65,041$67,012$68,983$70,955$72,926$74,897$76,869
GS-11 $64,961$67,127$69,293$71,459$73,625$75,791$77,957$80,123$82,289$84,455
GS-12 $77,862$80,458$83,054$85,650$88,246$90,842$93,438$96,033$98,629$101,225
GS-13 $92,588$95,675$98,761$101,847$104,934$108,020$111,106$114,193$117,279$120,365
GS-14 $109,411$113,058$116,705$120,351$123,998$127,645$131,292$134,938$138,585$142,232
GS-15 $128,697$132,987$137,277$141,567$145,857$150,146$154,436$158,726$163,016$167,306
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About the 2021 VIRGINIA BEACH table

The VIRGINIA BEACH Locality Area used the official OPM Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC boundary in 2021. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2021 nationwide base GS table.

In 2021, the locality adjustment was 16.51%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,997, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $167,306.

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.

2021 VIRGINIA BEACH questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for VIRGINIA BEACH?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC was 16.51%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in VIRGINIA BEACH in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in VIRGINIA BEACH earned $77,862 in 2021, rising to $101,225 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 VIRGINIA BEACH page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest VIRGINIA BEACH page.