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Archive year. This is the 2024 table for Richmond. For current pay, see the latest Richmond page.
21.91% 2024 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,803 to $191,900 2024 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
24 Counties covered by this pay area

2024 Richmond full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 21.91% locality adjustment for 2024. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Richmond.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $26,803$27,703$28,593$29,481$30,370$30,891$31,773$32,662$32,697$33,528
GS-2 $30,139$30,855$31,854$32,697$33,067$34,040$35,013$35,985$36,958$37,931
GS-3 $32,885$33,981$35,077$36,173$37,269$38,365$39,461$40,557$41,653$42,749
GS-4 $36,914$38,144$39,374$40,605$41,835$43,065$44,295$45,525$46,755$47,985
GS-5 $41,301$42,677$44,053$45,430$46,806$48,182$49,559$50,935$52,312$53,688
GS-6 $46,039$47,574$49,109$50,644$52,179$53,714$55,248$56,783$58,318$59,853
GS-7 $51,161$52,866$54,572$56,277$57,983$59,688$61,394$63,099$64,805$66,510
GS-8 $56,658$58,546$60,434$62,323$64,211$66,100$67,988$69,876$71,765$73,653
GS-9 $62,579$64,665$66,751$68,836$70,922$73,008$75,094$77,180$79,266$81,352
GS-10 $68,913$71,210$73,507$75,804$78,100$80,397$82,694$84,991$87,288$89,584
GS-11 $75,715$78,238$80,762$83,285$85,809$88,332$90,856$93,379$95,903$98,426
GS-12 $90,751$93,776$96,800$99,825$102,849$105,874$108,899$111,923$114,948$117,972
GS-13 $107,915$111,512$115,110$118,707$122,305$125,903$129,500$133,098$136,695$140,293
GS-14 $127,523$131,774$136,025$140,276$144,527$148,778$153,029$157,280$161,531$165,782
GS-15 $149,999$154,999$159,998$164,998$169,997$174,997$179,996$184,996$189,996$191,900
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About the 2024 Richmond table

The Richmond Locality Area used the official OPM Richmond, VA boundary in 2024. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2024 nationwide base GS table.

In 2024, the locality adjustment was 21.91%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,803, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $191,900.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 24 counties and cities across Virginia. Some of the included jurisdictions include Amelia County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Essex County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Greensville County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, and more.

2024 Richmond questions

  • What was the 2024 locality adjustment for Richmond?
    In 2024, the locality pay adjustment for Richmond, VA was 21.91%, added on top of the 2024 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Richmond in 2024?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Richmond earned $90,751 in 2024, rising to $117,972 at Step 10. See the 2024 GS-12 Richmond page.
  • Is the 2024 table still current?
    No. 2024 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Richmond page.