2025 GS Pay: Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC
The Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC locality pay area adds 18.80% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-VB, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 18.80%
- Annual pay range
- $26,564 to $193,254
- GS-1 step 1 to GS-15 step 10
- Capped cells
- 0 of 150
Annual pay by grade and step
| 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 |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $12.73 | $13.16 | $13.58 | $14.00 | $14.42 | $14.67 | $15.09 | $15.51 | $15.53 | $15.92 |
| GS-2 | $14.31 | $14.65 | $15.13 | $15.53 | $15.70 | $16.16 | $16.62 | $17.09 | $17.55 | $18.01 |
| GS-3 | $15.62 | $16.14 | $16.66 | $17.18 | $17.70 | $18.22 | $18.74 | $19.26 | $19.78 | $20.30 |
| GS-4 | $17.53 | $18.11 | $18.70 | $19.28 | $19.87 | $20.45 | $21.04 | $21.62 | $22.21 | $22.79 |
| GS-5 | $19.61 | $20.27 | $20.92 | $21.57 | $22.23 | $22.88 | $23.53 | $24.19 | $24.84 | $25.49 |
| GS-6 | $21.86 | $22.59 | $23.32 | $24.05 | $24.78 | $25.51 | $26.23 | $26.96 | $27.69 | $28.42 |
| GS-7 | $24.29 | $25.10 | $25.91 | $26.72 | $27.53 | $28.34 | $29.15 | $29.96 | $30.77 | $31.58 |
| GS-8 | $26.91 | $27.80 | $28.70 | $29.60 | $30.49 | $31.39 | $32.29 | $33.18 | $34.08 | $34.98 |
| GS-9 | $29.72 | $30.71 | $31.70 | $32.69 | $33.68 | $34.67 | $35.66 | $36.65 | $37.64 | $38.63 |
| GS-10 | $32.72 | $33.82 | $34.91 | $36.00 | $37.09 | $38.18 | $39.27 | $40.36 | $41.45 | $42.54 |
| GS-11 | $35.95 | $37.15 | $38.35 | $39.55 | $40.75 | $41.95 | $43.14 | $44.34 | $45.54 | $46.74 |
| GS-12 | $43.09 | $44.53 | $45.97 | $47.40 | $48.84 | $50.28 | $51.72 | $53.15 | $54.59 | $56.03 |
| GS-13 | $51.25 | $52.95 | $54.66 | $56.37 | $58.08 | $59.79 | $61.50 | $63.20 | $64.91 | $66.62 |
| GS-14 | $60.56 | $62.57 | $64.59 | $66.61 | $68.63 | $70.65 | $72.67 | $74.69 | $76.70 | $78.72 |
| GS-15 | $71.23 | $73.60 | $75.98 | $78.35 | $80.73 | $83.10 | $85.48 | $87.85 | $90.22 | $92.60 |
Compare Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 27 places in this area, in NC, VA. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Gloucester County, VA | VA | 51073 |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | VA | 51093 |
| James City County, VA | VA | 51095 |
| Mathews County, VA | VA | 51115 |
| Middlesex County, VA | VA | 51119 |
| Southampton County, VA | VA | 51175 |
| Surry County, VA | VA | 51181 |
| York County, VA | VA | 51199 |
| Chesapeake city, VA | VA | 51550 |
| Franklin city, VA | VA | 51620 |
| Hampton city, VA | VA | 51650 |
| Newport News city, VA | VA | 51700 |
| Norfolk city, VA | VA | 51710 |
| Poquoson city, VA | VA | 51735 |
| Portsmouth city, VA | VA | 51740 |
| Suffolk city, VA | VA | 51800 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | VA | 51810 |
| Williamsburg city, VA | VA | 51830 |
| Camden County, NC | NC | 37029 |
| Chowan County, NC | NC | 37041 |
| Currituck County, NC | NC | 37053 |
| Dare County, NC | NC | 37055 |
| Gates County, NC | NC | 37073 |
| Hertford County, NC | NC | 37091 |
| Pasquotank County, NC | NC | 37139 |
| Perquimans County, NC | NC | 37143 |
| Tyrrell County, NC | NC | 37177 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-VB, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, VB.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Locality pay area definitions, 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 locality pay area definitions. Retrieved October 20, 2026.