2026 Federal Law Enforcement Pay – Richmond, VA

By: FEDweek Staff

Salary Table 2026-RCH (LEO)
Including Special Base Rates at GS-3 through GS-10 and
Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 22.28%
For the Locality Pay Area of Richmond, VA
Total Increase: 1%
Effective January 2026
Annual Rates 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
1	27616	28541	29460	30374	31290	31827	32736	33650	33688	34542
2	31051	31789	32819	33688	34065	35066	36068	37069	38071	39072
3	40661	41790	42920	44050	45180	46310	47440	48570	49699	50829
4	45641	46909	48177	49445	50713	51981	53249	54517	55785	57053
5	52481	53900	55318	56737	58155	59574	60992	62410	63829	65247
6	55339	56920	58501	60082	61663	63244	64826	66407	67988	69569
7	59739	61496	63253	65010	66767	68524	70282	72039	73796	75553
8	62265	64210	66156	68101	70047	71992	73938	75883	77829	79774
9	66624	68774	70924	73073	75223	77373	79522	81672	83822	85971
10	73367	75733	78099	80465	82831	85197	87563	89930	92296	94662
11	78009	80609	83210	85811	88412	91013	93614	96215	98816	101417
12	93499	96616	99733	102850	105967	109084	112200	115317	118434	121551
13	111183	114889	118596	122302	126008	129715	133421	137127	140834	144540
14	131385	135765	140145	144525	148905	153285	157665	162045	166426	170806
15	154542	159694	164846	169997	175149	180301	185452	190604	195756	197200 *

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
Note: Locality rates for “law enforcement officers” (LEOs) (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5541(3) and 5 CFR 550.103) are computed using special base rates for LEOs at grades 3 through 10, as authorized by section 403 of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990, as amended. The LEO annual locality rates at other grades match the rates for other (non-LEO) employees.

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Locality raises are determined by comparisons of local private sector salary rates, not by cost of living. An individual’s rate is based on where he or she works, not where he or she lives.

Federal Pay Systems
The general schedule salary system for white collar federal employees is what is generally referred to the “civil service” pay system even though it now covers only just more than half of the workforce. The wage system for blue collar employees is the next largest while numerous other special salary systems make up the rest.

Separate salary systems are maintained for Senior Executive Service members, the U.S. Postal Service, the Foreign Service, law enforcement officers, most medical personnel of the Veterans Health Administration and high-level officials including administrative law judges, Board of Contract Appeal members, and certain senior professional employees.

Presidential appointees are paid under the Executive Schedule system while federal judges and members of Congress also have separate pay schedules.

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