2025 Virginia Beach GS Pay Table
The Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC GS locality table for 2025. The 2025 locality adjustment was 18.80%, applied on top of the 2025 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2025 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 | $26,564 | $27,455 | $28,337 | $29,218 | $30,099 | $30,615 | $31,489 | $32,369 | $32,405 | $33,228 |
| GS-2 | $29,869 | $30,579 | $31,569 | $32,405 | $32,769 | $33,732 | $34,696 | $35,659 | $36,622 | $37,586 |
| GS-3 | $32,592 | $33,677 | $34,763 | $35,849 | $36,935 | $38,021 | $39,107 | $40,192 | $41,278 | $42,364 |
| GS-4 | $36,584 | $37,805 | $39,025 | $40,245 | $41,465 | $42,685 | $43,905 | $45,125 | $46,345 | $47,565 |
| GS-5 | $40,931 | $42,295 | $43,659 | $45,023 | $46,387 | $47,750 | $49,114 | $50,478 | $51,842 | $53,206 |
| GS-6 | $45,628 | $47,148 | $48,669 | $50,189 | $51,710 | $53,231 | $54,751 | $56,272 | $57,793 | $59,313 |
| GS-7 | $50,703 | $52,393 | $54,084 | $55,774 | $57,465 | $59,155 | $60,846 | $62,536 | $64,227 | $65,917 |
| GS-8 | $56,151 | $58,023 | $59,895 | $61,768 | $63,640 | $65,512 | $67,385 | $69,257 | $71,129 | $73,001 |
| GS-9 | $62,020 | $64,087 | $66,154 | $68,221 | $70,288 | $72,355 | $74,422 | $76,489 | $78,557 | $80,624 |
| GS-10 | $68,297 | $70,573 | $72,849 | $75,126 | $77,402 | $79,678 | $81,954 | $84,230 | $86,507 | $88,783 |
| GS-11 | $75,038 | $77,538 | $80,039 | $82,540 | $85,041 | $87,541 | $90,042 | $92,543 | $95,044 | $97,544 |
| GS-12 | $89,939 | $92,937 | $95,936 | $98,934 | $101,933 | $104,931 | $107,930 | $110,928 | $113,927 | $116,925 |
| GS-13 | $106,950 | $110,515 | $114,080 | $117,645 | $121,210 | $124,776 | $128,341 | $131,906 | $135,471 | $139,036 |
| GS-14 | $126,382 | $130,594 | $134,807 | $139,020 | $143,232 | $147,445 | $151,658 | $155,870 | $160,083 | $164,296 |
| GS-15 | $148,658 | $153,613 | $158,568 | $163,523 | $168,479 | $173,434 | $178,389 | $183,344 | $188,299 | $193,254 |
2025 Virginia Beach full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 18.80% locality adjustment for 2025. 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 | $26,564 | $27,455 | $28,337 | $29,218 | $30,099 | $30,615 | $31,489 | $32,369 | $32,405 | $33,228 |
| GS-2 | $29,869 | $30,579 | $31,569 | $32,405 | $32,769 | $33,732 | $34,696 | $35,659 | $36,622 | $37,586 |
| GS-3 | $32,592 | $33,677 | $34,763 | $35,849 | $36,935 | $38,021 | $39,107 | $40,192 | $41,278 | $42,364 |
| GS-4 | $36,584 | $37,805 | $39,025 | $40,245 | $41,465 | $42,685 | $43,905 | $45,125 | $46,345 | $47,565 |
| GS-5 | $40,931 | $42,295 | $43,659 | $45,023 | $46,387 | $47,750 | $49,114 | $50,478 | $51,842 | $53,206 |
| GS-6 | $45,628 | $47,148 | $48,669 | $50,189 | $51,710 | $53,231 | $54,751 | $56,272 | $57,793 | $59,313 |
| GS-7 | $50,703 | $52,393 | $54,084 | $55,774 | $57,465 | $59,155 | $60,846 | $62,536 | $64,227 | $65,917 |
| GS-8 | $56,151 | $58,023 | $59,895 | $61,768 | $63,640 | $65,512 | $67,385 | $69,257 | $71,129 | $73,001 |
| GS-9 | $62,020 | $64,087 | $66,154 | $68,221 | $70,288 | $72,355 | $74,422 | $76,489 | $78,557 | $80,624 |
| GS-10 | $68,297 | $70,573 | $72,849 | $75,126 | $77,402 | $79,678 | $81,954 | $84,230 | $86,507 | $88,783 |
| GS-11 | $75,038 | $77,538 | $80,039 | $82,540 | $85,041 | $87,541 | $90,042 | $92,543 | $95,044 | $97,544 |
| GS-12 | $89,939 | $92,937 | $95,936 | $98,934 | $101,933 | $104,931 | $107,930 | $110,928 | $113,927 | $116,925 |
| GS-13 | $106,950 | $110,515 | $114,080 | $117,645 | $121,210 | $124,776 | $128,341 | $131,906 | $135,471 | $139,036 |
| GS-14 | $126,382 | $130,594 | $134,807 | $139,020 | $143,232 | $147,445 | $151,658 | $155,870 | $160,083 | $164,296 |
| GS-15 | $148,658 | $153,613 | $158,568 | $163,523 | $168,479 | $173,434 | $178,389 | $183,344 | $188,299 | $193,254 |
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About the 2025 Virginia Beach table
The Virginia Beach Locality Area used the official OPM Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC boundary in 2025. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2025 nationwide base GS table.
In 2025, the locality adjustment was 18.80%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,564, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $193,254.
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.
2025 Virginia Beach questions
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What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Virginia Beach?
In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC was 18.80%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in Virginia Beach in 2025?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Virginia Beach earned $89,939 in 2025, rising to $116,925 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Virginia Beach page. -
Is the 2025 table still current?
No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Virginia Beach page.