2025 GS Pay Table – Richmond, VA

By: FEDweek Staff

Salary Table 2025-RCH

Incorporating the 1.7% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 22.28%

For the Locality Pay Area of Richmond, VA

Total Increase: 2.01%

Effective January 2025

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	27342	28259	29167	30074	30981	31512	32412	33318	33354	34202
2	30744	31475	32493	33354	33728	34720	35712	36704	37695	38687
3	33546	34664	35782	36899	38017	39134	40252	41370	42487	43605
4	37656	38912	40168	41424	42679	43935	45191	46447	47703	48958
5	42130	43534	44938	46342	47745	49149	50553	51957	53361	54764
6	46964	48529	50094	51660	53225	54790	56355	57920	59486	61051
7	52188	53928	55668	57408	59148	60888	62628	64368	66108	67848
8	57796	59723	61650	63577	65504	67431	69358	71286	73213	75140
9	63836	65964	68092	70219	72347	74475	76602	78730	80858	82985
10	70298	72640	74983	77326	79669	82012	84355	86698	89041	91384
11	77236	79810	82384	84958	87532	90106	92680	95254	97828	100402
12	92573	95660	98746	101832	104919	108005	111091	114178	117264	120350
13	110083	113752	117422	121091	124761	128431	132100	135770	139440	143109
14	130084	134420	138756	143092	147428	151764	156100	160436	164772	169108
15	153013	158113	163213	168314	173414	178514	183614	188715	193815	195200 *

Source: OPM
* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

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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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