What is the 2026 locality pay for Richmond?

Richmond, VA has a 22.28% locality payment in 2026, ranked 24 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $111,183; a GS-7 step 1 earns $52,710.

How much more is Richmond than Rest of U.S.?

22.28% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $93,499 in Richmond versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $3,991.

Richmond GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Richmond, VA — 22.28% locality payment, ranked #24 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-RCH · area definition. Cells marked * are limited to EX-IV ($197,200).

Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 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*

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$13.23 – $16.55/hr

GS-2

$14.88 – $18.72/hr

GS-3

$16.23 – $21.11/hr

GS-4

$18.22 – $23.69/hr

GS-5

$20.39 – $26.51/hr

GS-6

$22.73 – $29.55/hr

GS-7

$25.26 – $32.83/hr

GS-8

$27.97 – $36.36/hr

GS-9

$30.89 – $40.16/hr

GS-10

$34.02 – $44.22/hr

GS-11

$37.38 – $48.59/hr

GS-12

$44.80 – $58.24/hr

GS-13

$53.27 – $69.26/hr

GS-14

$62.95 – $81.84/hr

GS-15

$74.05 – $94.49/hr

Private-sector pay in this area

BLS metro wage data for the same region:

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Other locality areas

San Francisco Bay Area 46.34%New York 37.95%Los Angeles 36.47%Houston 35%Washington DC 33.94%San Diego 33.72%Boston 32.58%Alaska 32.36%Hartford 32.08%Seattle 31.57%Chicago 30.86%Denver 30.52%Sacramento 29.76%Detroit 29.12%Philadelphia 28.99%Minneapolis 27.62%Dallas-Fort Worth 27.26%Portland 26.13%Miami 24.67%Atlanta 23.79%Phoenix 22.45%Milwaukee 22.42%Buffalo 22.41%Raleigh 22.24%Cleveland 22.23%Hawaii 22.21%Columbus 22.15%Cincinnati 21.93%Huntsville 21.91%Laredo 21.59%Dayton 21.42%Pittsburgh 21.03%Albany 20.77%Austin 20.35%Colorado Springs 20.15%St. Louis 20.03%Charlotte 19.67%Las Vegas 19.57%Burlington 19.45%Harrisburg 19.43%Tucson 19.28%Kansas City 18.97%Davenport 18.93%Virginia Beach 18.8%San Antonio 18.78%Albuquerque 18.33%Birmingham 18.24%Omaha 18.23%Indianapolis 18.15%Des Moines 18.01%Palm Bay 17.93%Rochester 17.88%Spokane 17.67%Fresno 17.65%Corpus Christi 17.63%Reno 17.52%Rest of U.S. 17.06%