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GS-1 · Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC

GS-1 pay in Virginia Beach, VA, 2026

A GS-1 here earns $26,830 at step 1 and $33,559 at step 10 a year. That includes 18.80% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-1, Step 1Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC locality · 18.80%
$26,830
a year · $1,032 per paycheck · $12.86 an hour

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paybook · EO 14368Not affiliated with the U.S. government
01 · Every step
StepYearlyPer paycheckPer hourBase payvs 2025
Step 1$26,830$1,032$12.86$22,584+$266
Step 2$27,729$1,067$13.29$23,341+$274
Step 3$28,621$1,101$13.71$24,092+$284
Step 4$29,510$1,135$14.14$24,840+$292
Step 5$30,400$1,169$14.57$25,589+$301
Step 6$30,921$1,189$14.82$26,028+$306
Step 7$31,804$1,223$15.24$26,771+$315
Step 8$32,693$1,257$15.67$27,519+$324
Step 9$32,729$1,259$15.68$27,550+$324
Step 10$33,559$1,291$16.08$28,248+$331
2026 yearly pay with locality. Steps 2–4 come after 1 year each, steps 5–7 after 2 years, steps 8–10 after 3 years. Source: EO 14368, Schedules 1 and 9.
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