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GS-4 · Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC

GS-4 pay in Virginia Beach, VA, 2026

A GS-4 here earns $36,950 at step 1 and $48,038 at step 10 a year. That includes 18.80% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-4, Step 1Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC locality · 18.80%
$36,950
a year · $1,421 per paycheck · $17.70 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$36,950$1,421$17.70$31,103+$366
Step 2$38,182$1,469$18.30$32,140+$377
Step 3$39,414$1,516$18.89$33,177+$389
Step 4$40,646$1,563$19.48$34,214+$401
Step 5$41,878$1,611$20.07$35,251+$413
Step 6$43,110$1,658$20.66$36,288+$425
Step 7$44,342$1,705$21.25$37,325+$437
Step 8$45,574$1,753$21.84$38,362+$449
Step 9$46,806$1,800$22.43$39,399+$461
Step 10$48,038$1,848$23.02$40,436+$473
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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