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Salary Table 2026-RCH

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

Hourly Basic (B) Rates by Grade and Step

Hourly Title 5 Overtime (O) Rates for FLSA-Exempt Employees by Grade and Step

Grade B/O Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 B 13.23 13.68 14.12 14.55 14.99 15.25 15.69 16.12 16.14 16.55
O 19.85 20.52 21.18 21.83 22.49 22.88 23.54 24.18 24.21 24.83
2 B 14.88 15.23 15.73 16.14 16.32 16.80 17.28 17.76 18.24 18.72
O 22.32 22.85 23.60 24.21 24.48 25.20 25.92 26.64 27.36 28.08
3 B 16.23 16.78 17.32 17.86 18.40 18.94 19.48 20.02 20.57 21.11
O 24.35 25.17 25.98 26.79 27.60 28.41 29.22 30.03 30.86 31.67
4 B 18.22 18.83 19.44 20.05 20.65 21.26 21.87 22.48 23.08 23.69
O 27.33 28.25 29.16 30.08 30.98 31.89 32.81 33.72 34.62 35.54
5 B 20.39 21.07 21.75 22.43 23.11 23.79 24.47 25.15 25.83 26.51
O 30.59 31.61 32.63 33.65 34.67 35.69 36.71 37.73 38.75 39.77
6 B 22.73 23.49 24.24 25.00 25.76 26.52 27.27 28.03 28.79 29.55
O 34.10 35.24 36.36 37.50 38.64 39.78 40.91 42.05 43.19 44.33
7 B 25.26 26.10 26.94 27.78 28.62 29.47 30.31 31.15 31.99 32.83
O 37.89 39.15 40.41 41.67 42.93 44.21 45.47 46.73 47.99 49.25
8 B 27.97 28.90 29.83 30.77 31.70 32.63 33.56 34.50 35.43 36.36
O 41.96 43.35 44.75 46.16 47.55 48.95 50.34 51.03 51.03 51.03
9 B 30.89 31.92 32.95 33.98 35.01 36.04 37.07 38.10 39.13 40.16
O 46.34 47.88 49.43 50.97 51.03 51.03 51.03 51.03 51.03 51.03
10 B 34.02 35.15 36.29 37.42 38.56 39.69 40.82 41.96 43.09 44.22
O 51.03 51.03 51.03 51.03 51.03 51.03 51.03 51.03 51.03 51.03
11 B 37.38 38.62 39.87 41.12 42.36 43.61 44.86 46.10 47.35 48.59
O 51.03 51.03 51.03 51.03 51.03 51.03 51.03 51.03 51.03 51.03
12 B 44.80 46.29 47.79 49.28 50.77 52.27 53.76 55.25 56.75 58.24
O 51.03 51.03 51.03 51.03 51.03 52.27 53.76 55.25 56.75 58.24
13 B 53.27 55.05 56.83 58.60 60.38 62.15 63.93 65.71 67.48 69.26
O 53.27 55.05 56.83 58.60 60.38 62.15 63.93 65.71 67.48 69.26
14 B 62.95 65.05 67.15 69.25 71.35 73.45 75.55 77.64 79.74 81.84
O 62.95 65.05 67.15 69.25 71.35 73.45 75.55 77.64 79.74 81.84
15 B 74.05 76.52 78.99 81.46 83.92 86.39 88.86 91.33 93.80 94.49
O 74.05 76.52 78.99 81.46 83.92 86.39 88.86 91.33 93.80 94.49

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

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