GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-RCH

GS pay scale 2026: Richmond, VA

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Richmond, VA locality pay area get base pay plus a 22.28% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $27,616; GS-15 step 10 pays $197,200. The area covers 24 counties and cities in Virginia.

Richmond, VA GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$27,616$28,541$29,460$30,374$31,290$31,827$32,736$33,650$33,688$34,542
GS-2$31,051$31,789$32,819$33,688$34,065$35,066$36,068$37,069$38,071$39,072
GS-3$33,881$35,011$36,141$37,271$38,401$39,531$40,661$41,790$42,920$44,050
GS-4$38,033$39,301$40,569$41,837$43,105$44,373$45,641$46,909$48,177$49,445
GS-5$42,552$43,971$45,389$46,808$48,226$49,644$51,063$52,481$53,900$55,318
GS-6$47,434$49,015$50,596$52,177$53,758$55,339$56,920$58,501$60,082$61,663
GS-7$52,710$54,467$56,224$57,982$59,739$61,496$63,253$65,010$66,767$68,524
GS-8$58,374$60,320$62,265$64,210$66,156$68,101$70,047$71,992$73,938$75,883
GS-9$64,475$66,624$68,774$70,924$73,073$75,223$77,373$79,522$81,672$83,822
GS-10$71,001$73,367$75,733$78,099$80,465$82,831$85,197$87,563$89,930$92,296
GS-11$78,009$80,609$83,210$85,811$88,412$91,013$93,614$96,215$98,816$101,417
GS-12$93,499$96,616$99,733$102,850$105,967$109,084$112,200$115,317$118,434$121,551
GS-13$111,183$114,889$118,596$122,302$126,008$129,715$133,421$137,127$140,834$144,540
GS-14$131,385$135,765$140,145$144,525$148,905$153,285$157,665$162,045$166,426$170,806
GS-15$154,542$159,694$164,846$169,997$175,149$180,301$185,452$190,604$195,756$197,200*

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Where Richmond, VA locality pay applies

Virginia

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; King William County, VA; Louisa County, VA; New Kent County, VA; Nottoway County, VA; Powhatan County, VA; Prince George County, VA; Sussex County, VA; Colonial Heights city, VA; Emporia city, VA; Hopewell city, VA; Petersburg city, VA; Richmond city, VA

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Other GS locality pay areas

Albany-Schenectady, NY · 20.77%Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM · 18.33%Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA · 23.79%Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX · 20.35%Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL · 18.24%Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA · 32.58%Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY · 22.41%Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT · 19.45%Charlotte-Concord, NC · 19.67%Chicago-Naperville, IL · 30.86%Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH · 21.93%Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH · 22.23%Colorado Springs, CO · 20.15%Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH · 22.15%Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX · 17.63%Dallas-Fort Worth, TX · 27.26%Davenport-Moline, IA · 18.93%Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH · 21.42%Denver-Aurora, CO · 30.52%Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA · 18.01%Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI · 29.12%Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA · 17.65%Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA · 19.43%Hartford-East Hartford, CT · 32.08%Houston-The Woodlands, TX · 35%Huntsville-Decatur, AL · 21.91%Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN · 18.15%Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO · 18.97%Laredo, TX · 21.59%Las Vegas-Henderson, NV · 19.57%Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA · 36.47%Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL · 24.67%Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI · 22.42%Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN · 27.62%New York-Newark, NY · 37.95%Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE · 18.23%Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL · 17.93%Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA · 28.99%Phoenix-Mesa, AZ · 22.45%Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA · 21.03%Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR · 26.13%Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC · 22.24%Reno-Fernley, NV · 17.52%Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY · 17.88%Sacramento-Roseville, CA · 29.76%San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX · 18.78%San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · 33.72%San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA · 46.34%Seattle-Tacoma, WA · 31.57%Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA · 17.67%St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO · 20.03%Alaska · 32.36%Hawaii · 22.21%Tucson-Nogales, AZ · 19.28%Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA · 18.8%Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC · 33.94%Rest of U.S. · 17.06%

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