2026 GS pay in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC locality pay area
In 2026, General Schedule employees in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC locality pay area receive a locality payment of 18.80% on top of base pay, the 45th highest of OPM's 58 areas. GS-12 step 1 is $90,838 a year here against $76,463 in the base table, and GS-15 step 10 is $195,190. The table incorporates the 1% General Schedule increase and is effective January 2026 (first pay period ).
Source: OPM, Salary Table 2026-VB (XML, SHA-256 7afb949e9d24…) and locality pay area definitions, fetched .
At a glance
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| OPM table code | VB |
| Locality payment, 2026 | 18.80% (rank 45 of 58) |
| GS-5 step 1 | $41,341 a year, $19.81 an hour |
| GS-9 step 1 | $62,640 a year, $30.01 an hour |
| GS-13 step 1 | $108,019 a year, $51.76 an hour |
| Cells at the statutory cap | none |
| States in the area | VA, NC |
Annual rates, 2026
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 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 |
Hourly rates, 2026
Hourly basic rates as OPM publishes them (annual rate divided by 2,087, rounded to the cent).
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $12.86 | $13.29 | $13.71 | $14.14 | $14.57 | $14.82 | $15.24 | $15.67 | $15.68 | $16.08 |
| GS-2 | $14.45 | $14.80 | $15.28 | $15.68 | $15.86 | $16.32 | $16.79 | $17.26 | $17.72 | $18.19 |
| GS-3 | $15.77 | $16.30 | $16.82 | $17.35 | $17.88 | $18.40 | $18.93 | $19.45 | $19.98 | $20.51 |
| GS-4 | $17.70 | $18.30 | $18.89 | $19.48 | $20.07 | $20.66 | $21.25 | $21.84 | $22.43 | $23.02 |
| GS-5 | $19.81 | $20.47 | $21.13 | $21.79 | $22.45 | $23.11 | $23.77 | $24.43 | $25.09 | $25.75 |
| GS-6 | $22.08 | $22.82 | $23.55 | $24.29 | $25.03 | $25.76 | $26.50 | $27.23 | $27.97 | $28.71 |
| GS-7 | $24.54 | $25.36 | $26.17 | $26.99 | $27.81 | $28.63 | $29.45 | $30.26 | $31.08 | $31.90 |
| GS-8 | $27.17 | $28.08 | $28.99 | $29.89 | $30.80 | $31.70 | $32.61 | $33.51 | $34.42 | $35.33 |
| GS-9 | $30.01 | $31.01 | $32.02 | $33.02 | $34.02 | $35.02 | $36.02 | $37.02 | $38.02 | $39.02 |
| GS-10 | $33.05 | $34.15 | $35.26 | $36.36 | $37.46 | $38.56 | $39.66 | $40.76 | $41.86 | $42.97 |
| GS-11 | $36.31 | $37.53 | $38.74 | $39.95 | $41.16 | $42.37 | $43.58 | $44.79 | $46.00 | $47.21 |
| GS-12 | $43.53 | $44.98 | $46.43 | $47.88 | $49.33 | $50.78 | $52.23 | $53.68 | $55.13 | $56.58 |
| GS-13 | $51.76 | $53.48 | $55.21 | $56.93 | $58.66 | $60.38 | $62.11 | $63.84 | $65.56 | $67.29 |
| GS-14 | $61.16 | $63.20 | $65.24 | $67.28 | $69.32 | $71.36 | $73.40 | $75.44 | $77.47 | $79.51 |
| GS-15 | $71.94 | $74.34 | $76.74 | $79.14 | $81.54 | $83.93 | $86.33 | $88.73 | $91.13 | $93.53 |
Law enforcement officer (LEO) table, 2026
OPM's Salary Table 2026-VB (LEO) applies the same 18.80% locality payment to the special base rates for law enforcement officers at grades 3 to 10: GS-3 step 1 is $39,503 for an LEO here against $32,917 on the GS table, and GS-10 step 1 is $71,279 against $68,980. Grades 1, 2 and 11 to 15 are the same figures as the GS table above. Source: OPM, VB (LEO).xml (37,002 bytes, SHA-256 f2c5a9491cdd…), fetched .
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 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 | $39,503 | $40,601 | $41,699 | $42,797 | $43,894 | $44,992 | $46,090 | $47,187 | $48,285 | $49,383 |
| GS-4 | $44,342 | $45,574 | $46,806 | $48,038 | $49,270 | $50,502 | $51,734 | $52,966 | $54,198 | $55,430 |
| GS-5 | $50,988 | $52,366 | $53,744 | $55,122 | $56,500 | $57,878 | $59,256 | $60,634 | $62,012 | $63,390 |
| GS-6 | $53,764 | $55,300 | $56,836 | $58,372 | $59,908 | $61,445 | $62,981 | $64,517 | $66,053 | $67,589 |
| GS-7 | $58,039 | $59,746 | $61,453 | $63,160 | $64,867 | $66,574 | $68,281 | $69,989 | $71,696 | $73,403 |
| GS-8 | $60,493 | $62,383 | $64,273 | $66,163 | $68,053 | $69,944 | $71,834 | $73,724 | $75,614 | $77,504 |
| GS-9 | $64,728 | $66,817 | $68,905 | $70,994 | $73,082 | $75,171 | $77,259 | $79,348 | $81,436 | $83,525 |
| GS-10 | $71,279 | $73,578 | $75,876 | $78,175 | $80,474 | $82,773 | $85,071 | $87,370 | $89,669 | $91,968 |
| 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 |
LEO hourly rates, 2026
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $12.86 | $13.29 | $13.71 | $14.14 | $14.57 | $14.82 | $15.24 | $15.67 | $15.68 | $16.08 |
| GS-2 | $14.45 | $14.80 | $15.28 | $15.68 | $15.86 | $16.32 | $16.79 | $17.26 | $17.72 | $18.19 |
| GS-3 | $18.93 | $19.45 | $19.98 | $20.51 | $21.03 | $21.56 | $22.08 | $22.61 | $23.14 | $23.66 |
| GS-4 | $21.25 | $21.84 | $22.43 | $23.02 | $23.61 | $24.20 | $24.79 | $25.38 | $25.97 | $26.56 |
| GS-5 | $24.43 | $25.09 | $25.75 | $26.41 | $27.07 | $27.73 | $28.39 | $29.05 | $29.71 | $30.37 |
| GS-6 | $25.76 | $26.50 | $27.23 | $27.97 | $28.71 | $29.44 | $30.18 | $30.91 | $31.65 | $32.39 |
| GS-7 | $27.81 | $28.63 | $29.45 | $30.26 | $31.08 | $31.90 | $32.72 | $33.54 | $34.35 | $35.17 |
| GS-8 | $28.99 | $29.89 | $30.80 | $31.70 | $32.61 | $33.51 | $34.42 | $35.33 | $36.23 | $37.14 |
| GS-9 | $31.01 | $32.02 | $33.02 | $34.02 | $35.02 | $36.02 | $37.02 | $38.02 | $39.02 | $40.02 |
| GS-10 | $34.15 | $35.26 | $36.36 | $37.46 | $38.56 | $39.66 | $40.76 | $41.86 | $42.97 | $44.07 |
| GS-11 | $36.31 | $37.53 | $38.74 | $39.95 | $41.16 | $42.37 | $43.58 | $44.79 | $46.00 | $47.21 |
| GS-12 | $43.53 | $44.98 | $46.43 | $47.88 | $49.33 | $50.78 | $52.23 | $53.68 | $55.13 | $56.58 |
| GS-13 | $51.76 | $53.48 | $55.21 | $56.93 | $58.66 | $60.38 | $62.11 | $63.84 | $65.56 | $67.29 |
| GS-14 | $61.16 | $63.20 | $65.24 | $67.28 | $69.32 | $71.36 | $73.40 | $75.44 | $77.47 | $79.51 |
| GS-15 | $71.94 | $74.34 | $76.74 | $79.14 | $81.54 | $83.93 | $86.33 | $88.73 | $91.13 | $93.53 |
What the area covers
OPM's definition lists 27 entries for this area, by state, with the FIPS code OPM prints. The area is a combined statistical area plus the adjacent counties OPM's pay agent added; it is not the same boundary as a BLS metropolitan area.
Virginia
- Gloucester County, VA (51073)
- Isle of Wight County, VA (51093)
- James City County, VA (51095)
- Mathews County, VA (51115)
- Middlesex County, VA (51119)
- Southampton County, VA (51175)
- Surry County, VA (51181)
- York County, VA (51199)
- Chesapeake city, VA (51550)
- Franklin city, VA (51620)
- Hampton city, VA (51650)
- Newport News city, VA (51700)
- Norfolk city, VA (51710)
- Poquoson city, VA (51735)
- Portsmouth city, VA (51740)
- Suffolk city, VA (51800)
- Virginia Beach city, VA (51810)
- Williamsburg city, VA (51830)
North Carolina
- Camden County, NC (37029)
- Chowan County, NC (37041)
- Currituck County, NC (37053)
- Dare County, NC (37055)
- Gates County, NC (37073)
- Hertford County, NC (37091)
- Pasquotank County, NC (37139)
- Perquimans County, NC (37143)
- Tyrrell County, NC (37177)
Wages outside government in the same places
- Virginia wage profile: what occupations pay statewide, from BLS OEWS.
- North Carolina wage profile: what occupations pay statewide, from BLS OEWS.
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro profile (the BLS metropolitan area that shares this area's first-named city; boundaries differ).
Related
- All 58 locality pay areas and the base table.
- GS pay by locality and step on FastCalc for a particular grade and step; this site computes nothing.
- How federal GS pay works.