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Archive year. This is the 2023 table for Virginia Beach. For current pay, see the latest Virginia Beach page.
17.94% 2023 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,766 to $180,178 2023 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
27 Counties covered by this pay area

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

  • 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.