GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-VB

GS pay scale 2026: Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC locality pay area get base pay plus a 18.8% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $26,830; GS-15 step 10 pays $195,190. The area covers 27 counties and cities in 2 states.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$26,830$27,729$28,621$29,510$30,400$30,921$31,804$32,693$32,729$33,559
GS-2$30,167$30,884$31,885$32,729$33,095$34,068$35,041$36,014$36,987$37,960
GS-3$32,917$34,015$35,113$36,210$37,308$38,406$39,503$40,601$41,699$42,797
GS-4$36,950$38,182$39,414$40,646$41,878$43,110$44,342$45,574$46,806$48,038
GS-5$41,341$42,719$44,097$45,475$46,854$48,232$49,610$50,988$52,366$53,744
GS-6$46,084$47,620$49,156$50,692$52,228$53,764$55,300$56,836$58,372$59,908
GS-7$51,210$52,917$54,624$56,331$58,039$59,746$61,453$63,160$64,867$66,574
GS-8$56,713$58,603$60,493$62,383$64,273$66,163$68,053$69,944$71,834$73,724
GS-9$62,640$64,728$66,817$68,905$70,994$73,082$75,171$77,259$79,348$81,436
GS-10$68,980$71,279$73,578$75,876$78,175$80,474$82,773$85,071$87,370$89,669
GS-11$75,788$78,315$80,842$83,369$85,896$88,423$90,950$93,477$96,003$98,530
GS-12$90,838$93,866$96,894$99,923$102,951$105,979$109,007$112,036$115,064$118,092
GS-13$108,019$111,620$115,221$118,821$122,422$126,023$129,624$133,225$136,826$140,426
GS-14$127,646$131,901$136,157$140,412$144,668$148,923$153,178$157,434$161,689$165,945
GS-15$150,144$155,149$160,154$165,159$170,164$175,169$180,174$185,180$190,185$195,190

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 Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA locality pay applies

Virginia

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; Norfolk city, VA; Poquoson city, VA; Portsmouth city, VA; Suffolk city, VA; Virginia Beach city, VA; Williamsburg city, VA

North Carolina

Camden County, NC; Chowan County, NC; Currituck County, NC; Dare County, NC; Gates County, NC; Hertford County, NC; Pasquotank County, NC; Perquimans County, NC; Tyrrell County, NC

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%Richmond, VA · 22.28%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%Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC · 33.94%Rest of U.S. · 17.06%

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