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Archive year. This is the 2022 table for Virginia Beach. For current pay, see the latest Virginia Beach page.
17.18% 2022 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,638 to $171,970 2022 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
27 Counties covered by this pay area

2022 Virginia Beach full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.18% locality adjustment for 2022. 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 $23,638$24,431$25,216$25,999$26,784$27,243$28,021$28,804$28,836$29,569
GS-2 $26,579$27,212$28,092$28,836$29,161$30,019$30,877$31,735$32,592$33,450
GS-3 $29,001$29,968$30,934$31,901$32,868$33,835$34,801$35,768$36,735$37,701
GS-4 $32,555$33,640$34,725$35,810$36,895$37,980$39,065$40,151$41,236$42,321
GS-5 $36,423$37,637$38,851$40,065$41,279$42,493$43,707$44,921$46,135$47,349
GS-6 $40,602$41,955$43,309$44,662$46,015$47,369$48,722$50,076$51,429$52,783
GS-7 $45,118$46,621$48,125$49,628$51,131$52,635$54,138$55,642$57,145$58,649
GS-8 $49,967$51,632$53,297$54,962$56,627$58,292$59,957$61,623$63,288$64,953
GS-9 $55,188$57,028$58,868$60,707$62,547$64,387$66,227$68,066$69,906$71,746
GS-10 $60,774$62,800$64,826$66,852$68,878$70,904$72,930$74,957$76,983$79,009
GS-11 $66,773$68,998$71,223$73,448$75,674$77,899$80,124$82,349$84,575$86,800
GS-12 $80,033$82,701$85,369$88,037$90,706$93,374$96,042$98,710$101,378$104,046
GS-13 $95,169$98,341$101,513$104,685$107,857$111,029$114,201$117,373$120,545$123,717
GS-14 $112,461$116,210$119,958$123,707$127,456$131,204$134,953$138,701$142,450$146,198
GS-15 $132,285$136,694$141,103$145,513$149,922$154,332$158,741$163,151$167,560$171,970
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About the 2022 Virginia Beach table

The Virginia Beach Locality Area used the official OPM Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC boundary in 2022. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2022 nationwide base GS table.

In 2022, the locality adjustment was 17.18%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,638, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $171,970.

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.

2022 Virginia Beach questions

  • What was the 2022 locality adjustment for Virginia Beach?
    In 2022, the locality pay adjustment for Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC was 17.18%, added on top of the 2022 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Virginia Beach in 2022?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Virginia Beach earned $80,033 in 2022, rising to $104,046 at Step 10. See the 2022 GS-12 Virginia Beach page.
  • Is the 2022 table still current?
    No. 2022 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Virginia Beach page.