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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in Virginia for 2023

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The General Schedule (GS) payscale is the federal government payscale used to determine the salaries of over 70% of federal civilian employees.

Under the GS payscale, an employee's base pay depends on two factors - the GS Paygrade of their job, and the Paygrade Step they have achieved (depending on seniority or performance). This base pay is then modified based on a "Locality Pay Adjustment", which adjusts the GS payscale based on cost-of-living in different areas within the United States.

Virginia has one or more Locality Pay Adjustment areas with special locality pay adjustment rates. This page lists the locality-adjusted yearly GS pay scales for each area, with starting pay for a GS-1 broken down by county in the interactive map. For a detailed calculation of your pay as a GS employee in Virginia, see our General Schedule Pay Calculator.

WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-ARLINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA

The WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-ARLINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Washington DC and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 32.49% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$27,822$28,756$29,679$30,601$31,525$32,065$32,981$33,903$33,940$34,809
GS-2$31,284$32,028$33,064$33,940$34,323$35,332$36,342$37,352$38,361$39,371
GS-3$34,135$35,273$36,411$37,549$38,687$39,825$40,963$42,101$43,239$44,378
GS-4$38,317$39,595$40,872$42,149$43,426$44,703$45,981$47,258$48,535$49,812
GS-5$42,870$44,299$45,729$47,158$48,588$50,018$51,447$52,877$54,306$55,736
GS-6$47,789$49,382$50,974$52,567$54,159$55,752$57,344$58,937$60,529$62,122
GS-7$53,105$54,875$56,645$58,415$60,185$61,955$63,725$65,495$67,265$69,035
GS-8$58,811$60,772$62,733$64,694$66,654$68,615$70,576$72,537$74,498$76,459
GS-9$64,957$67,122$69,287$71,452$73,617$75,782$77,947$80,111$82,276$84,441
GS-10$71,531$73,916$76,301$78,686$81,071$83,455$85,840$88,225$90,610$92,995
GS-11$78,592$81,211$83,830$86,450$89,069$91,688$94,308$96,927$99,546$102,166
GS-12$94,199$97,339$100,479$103,619$106,759$109,899$113,039$116,179$119,319$122,459
GS-13$112,015$115,749$119,482$123,216$126,949$130,683$134,416$138,150$141,884$145,617
GS-14$132,368$136,780$141,192$145,604$150,016$154,428$158,840$163,252$167,663$172,075
GS-15$155,700$160,889$166,079$171,268$176,458$181,648$183,500*$183,500*$183,500*$183,500*

The Washington DC locality pay rate also applies to Alexandria, Bowling Green, Quantico, Warrenton, Fort Belvoir, Arlington, Dahlgren, and other cities within the region.

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RICHMOND, VA

The RICHMOND, VA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Richmond and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 21.38% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$25,489$26,344$27,190$28,035$28,881$29,376$30,215$31,060$31,094$31,890
GS-2$28,660$29,342$30,292$31,094$31,445$32,370$33,295$34,219$35,144$36,069
GS-3$31,272$32,315$33,358$34,400$35,443$36,486$37,528$38,571$39,614$40,656
GS-4$35,104$36,274$37,445$38,615$39,785$40,955$42,125$43,295$44,465$45,635
GS-5$39,275$40,585$41,894$43,204$44,514$45,823$47,133$48,443$49,752$51,062
GS-6$43,782$45,241$46,700$48,159$49,618$51,077$52,536$53,995$55,454$56,913
GS-7$48,652$50,273$51,895$53,516$55,138$56,760$58,381$60,003$61,625$63,246
GS-8$53,879$55,676$57,472$59,269$61,065$62,861$64,658$66,454$68,251$70,047
GS-9$59,510$61,494$63,477$65,460$67,444$69,427$71,410$73,394$75,377$77,360
GS-10$65,533$67,718$69,903$72,088$74,272$76,457$78,642$80,827$83,012$85,197
GS-11$72,001$74,401$76,801$79,200$81,600$84,000$86,399$88,799$91,199$93,599
GS-12$86,300$89,177$92,053$94,930$97,807$100,683$103,560$106,437$109,314$112,190
GS-13$102,622$106,042$109,463$112,883$116,304$119,724$123,145$126,565$129,986$133,406
GS-14$121,268$125,310$129,352$133,394$137,436$141,478$145,520$149,562$153,604$157,646
GS-15$142,643$147,398$152,152$156,907$161,661$166,416$171,170$175,925$180,679$183,500*

The Richmond locality pay rate also applies to Blackstone, Bowling Green, Richmond, Fort Lee, and other cities within the region.

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VIRGINIA BEACH-NORFOLK, VA-NC

The VIRGINIA BEACH-NORFOLK, VA-NC General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Virginia Beach and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.94% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS 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

The Virginia Beach locality pay rate also applies to Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Yorktown, and other cities within the region.

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Rest of Virginia

Any federal employees in Virginia who do not live in an area for which a specific Locality Pay Adjustment has been set will receive the generic "Rest of the United States" locality pay adjustment of 16.5% (shown in the table below).

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$24,464$25,285$26,097$26,908$27,720$28,195$29,000$29,811$29,844$30,608
GS-2$27,508$28,163$29,074$29,844$30,180$31,068$31,956$32,844$33,731$34,619
GS-3$30,015$31,016$32,017$33,017$34,018$35,019$36,019$37,020$38,021$39,022
GS-4$33,693$34,816$35,939$37,062$38,185$39,308$40,431$41,554$42,677$43,801
GS-5$37,696$38,953$40,210$41,467$42,724$43,981$45,238$46,495$47,752$49,009
GS-6$42,022$43,422$44,822$46,223$47,623$49,023$50,424$51,824$53,224$54,625
GS-7$46,696$48,252$49,808$51,365$52,921$54,478$56,034$57,591$59,147$60,703
GS-8$51,713$53,437$55,162$56,886$58,610$60,334$62,058$63,783$65,507$67,231
GS-9$57,118$59,021$60,925$62,828$64,732$66,636$68,539$70,443$72,347$74,250
GS-10$62,898$64,995$67,092$69,189$71,286$73,383$75,480$77,577$79,674$81,771
GS-11$69,107$71,410$73,713$76,016$78,319$80,623$82,926$85,229$87,532$89,835
GS-12$82,830$85,591$88,352$91,113$93,875$96,636$99,397$102,158$104,919$107,680
GS-13$98,496$101,779$105,062$108,345$111,628$114,911$118,194$121,477$124,760$128,043
GS-14$116,393$120,272$124,152$128,031$131,911$135,790$139,670$143,549$147,428$151,308
GS-15$136,908$141,472$146,035$150,598$155,162$159,725$164,288$168,852$173,415$177,978

The Rest of U.S. locality pay rate also applies to Radford, Wallops Island, and other cities within the region.

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* For some high-paygrade workers pay under the GS scale may be capped at $183,500, which is the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).


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Source: www.federalpay.org/gs/2023/virginia