2023 Virginia Beach GS Pay Table
The Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC GS locality table for 2023. The 2023 locality adjustment was 17.94%, applied on top of the 2023 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2023 Virginia Beach GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC.
Covered area: 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.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $24,766 | $25,598 | $26,420 | $27,241 | $28,063 | $28,544 | $29,359 | $30,180 | $30,213 | $30,986 |
| GS-2 | $27,848 | $28,511 | $29,433 | $30,213 | $30,554 | $31,452 | $32,351 | $33,250 | $34,148 | $35,047 |
| GS-3 | $30,386 | $31,399 | $32,412 | $33,425 | $34,438 | $35,452 | $36,465 | $37,478 | $38,491 | $39,504 |
| GS-4 | $34,109 | $35,246 | $36,383 | $37,520 | $38,657 | $39,794 | $40,931 | $42,068 | $43,205 | $44,342 |
| GS-5 | $38,162 | $39,434 | $40,707 | $41,980 | $43,252 | $44,525 | $45,797 | $47,070 | $48,342 | $49,615 |
| GS-6 | $42,541 | $43,959 | $45,376 | $46,794 | $48,212 | $49,629 | $51,047 | $52,464 | $53,882 | $55,300 |
| GS-7 | $47,273 | $48,848 | $50,424 | $52,000 | $53,575 | $55,151 | $56,727 | $58,302 | $59,878 | $61,454 |
| GS-8 | $52,352 | $54,098 | $55,843 | $57,589 | $59,334 | $61,080 | $62,825 | $64,571 | $66,316 | $68,062 |
| GS-9 | $57,824 | $59,751 | $61,678 | $63,605 | $65,532 | $67,459 | $69,386 | $71,314 | $73,241 | $75,168 |
| GS-10 | $63,676 | $65,799 | $67,922 | $70,045 | $72,167 | $74,290 | $76,413 | $78,536 | $80,659 | $82,782 |
| GS-11 | $69,961 | $72,293 | $74,624 | $76,956 | $79,288 | $81,619 | $83,951 | $86,283 | $88,614 | $90,946 |
| GS-12 | $83,854 | $86,649 | $89,445 | $92,240 | $95,035 | $97,830 | $100,625 | $103,420 | $106,216 | $109,011 |
| GS-13 | $99,714 | $103,037 | $106,361 | $109,684 | $113,008 | $116,331 | $119,655 | $122,978 | $126,302 | $129,625 |
| GS-14 | $117,831 | $121,759 | $125,686 | $129,614 | $133,541 | $137,469 | $141,396 | $145,323 | $149,251 | $153,178 |
| GS-15 | $138,601 | $143,220 | $147,840 | $152,460 | $157,080 | $161,699 | $166,319 | $170,939 | $175,558 | $180,178 |
2023 Virginia Beach full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 17.94% locality adjustment for 2023. 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 | $24,766 | $25,598 | $26,420 | $27,241 | $28,063 | $28,544 | $29,359 | $30,180 | $30,213 | $30,986 |
| GS-2 | $27,848 | $28,511 | $29,433 | $30,213 | $30,554 | $31,452 | $32,351 | $33,250 | $34,148 | $35,047 |
| GS-3 | $30,386 | $31,399 | $32,412 | $33,425 | $34,438 | $35,452 | $36,465 | $37,478 | $38,491 | $39,504 |
| GS-4 | $34,109 | $35,246 | $36,383 | $37,520 | $38,657 | $39,794 | $40,931 | $42,068 | $43,205 | $44,342 |
| GS-5 | $38,162 | $39,434 | $40,707 | $41,980 | $43,252 | $44,525 | $45,797 | $47,070 | $48,342 | $49,615 |
| GS-6 | $42,541 | $43,959 | $45,376 | $46,794 | $48,212 | $49,629 | $51,047 | $52,464 | $53,882 | $55,300 |
| GS-7 | $47,273 | $48,848 | $50,424 | $52,000 | $53,575 | $55,151 | $56,727 | $58,302 | $59,878 | $61,454 |
| GS-8 | $52,352 | $54,098 | $55,843 | $57,589 | $59,334 | $61,080 | $62,825 | $64,571 | $66,316 | $68,062 |
| GS-9 | $57,824 | $59,751 | $61,678 | $63,605 | $65,532 | $67,459 | $69,386 | $71,314 | $73,241 | $75,168 |
| GS-10 | $63,676 | $65,799 | $67,922 | $70,045 | $72,167 | $74,290 | $76,413 | $78,536 | $80,659 | $82,782 |
| GS-11 | $69,961 | $72,293 | $74,624 | $76,956 | $79,288 | $81,619 | $83,951 | $86,283 | $88,614 | $90,946 |
| GS-12 | $83,854 | $86,649 | $89,445 | $92,240 | $95,035 | $97,830 | $100,625 | $103,420 | $106,216 | $109,011 |
| GS-13 | $99,714 | $103,037 | $106,361 | $109,684 | $113,008 | $116,331 | $119,655 | $122,978 | $126,302 | $129,625 |
| GS-14 | $117,831 | $121,759 | $125,686 | $129,614 | $133,541 | $137,469 | $141,396 | $145,323 | $149,251 | $153,178 |
| GS-15 | $138,601 | $143,220 | $147,840 | $152,460 | $157,080 | $161,699 | $166,319 | $170,939 | $175,558 | $180,178 |
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About the 2023 Virginia Beach table
The Virginia Beach Locality Area used the official OPM Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC boundary in 2023. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2023 nationwide base GS table.
In 2023, the locality adjustment was 17.94%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,766, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $180,178.
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.
2023 Virginia Beach questions
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What was the 2023 locality adjustment for Virginia Beach?
In 2023, the locality pay adjustment for Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC was 17.94%, added on top of the 2023 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in Virginia Beach in 2023?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Virginia Beach earned $83,854 in 2023, rising to $109,011 at Step 10. See the 2023 GS-12 Virginia Beach page. -
Is the 2023 table still current?
No. 2023 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Virginia Beach page.