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Special Rate Tables

OPM-approved special salary rates for Federal employees in shortage categories or hard-to-fill positions. Agencies and payroll providers: this beta site does not change existing pay tables so no payroll updates are required. We'd love your feedback on the new site itself. Read more.

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Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC Locality Pay Area

Locality Pay Area

27 active special rate tables
0224 Chemist Department Of Homeland Security; Department Of The Treasury; Department Of The Army; Department Of The Air Force; Department Of Justice; Department Of The Navy
0290 Medical Off Clinical Department Of Homeland Security; Department Of State; Department Of The Treasury; Armed Forces Retirement Home-Gulfport; Department Of Health And Human Services; Department Of The Army; National Aeronautics And Space Admin; Department Of The Air Force; Department Of Justice; Department Of Energy; Department Of Transportation; Department Of The Navy; Armed Forces Retirement Home-Washington
0316 Physician's Assistant Department Of Homeland Security; Indian Health Service; Department Of The Army; Department Of The Air Force; Department Of Justice; Department Of The Navy
0372 Medical Technologist Indian Health Service
0414 Naval Architect; Fire Protection Engineer; Mechanical Engineer; Safety Engineer; Industrial Engineer; Biomedical Engineer; Ceramic Engineer; Civil Engineer; Welding Engineer; General Engineer; Environmental Engineer; Chemical Engineer; Aerospace Engineer; Materials Engineer; Landscape Architect; Agricultural Engineer; Architect Department Of Homeland Security; Social Security Administration; American Battle Monuments Commission; Department Of State; Department Of Commerce; Consumer Product Safety Commission; Department Of The Treasury; Deptment Of Housing & Urban Development; Environmental Protection Agency; Chemical Safety And Hazard Investigation Board; Architect Of The Capitol; Department Of Labor; National Science Foundation; Department Of Health And Human Services; Department Of Veterans Affairs; National Transportation Safety Board; Department Of The Army; National Aeronautics And Space Admin; Department Of The Air Force; Department Of The Interior; Smithsonian Institution; General Services Administration; Broadcasting Board Of Governors; Department Of Justice; U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council; Department Of Energy; Small Business Administration; Department Of Defense (Excl Mil Depts); Department Of Agriculture; Department Of Transportation; National Archives And Records Admin; Department Of The Navy; Armed Forces Retirement Home-Washington; National Gallery Of Art
0415 Petroleum Engineer Department Of The Treasury; Environmental Protection Agency; National Transportation Safety Board; Department Of The Army; Department Of The Air Force; Department Of The Interior; Department Of Energy
0422 Electrical Engineer; Electronics Engineer; Nuclear Engineer Department Of Homeland Security; Social Security Administration; Department Of State; Department Of Commerce; Consumer Product Safety Commission; Department Of The Treasury; Environmental Protection Agency; Architect Of The Capitol; Federal Communications Commission; Department Of Labor; Department Of Health And Human Services; Department Of Veterans Affairs; National Transportation Safety Board; Department Of The Army; National Aeronautics And Space Admin; Department Of The Air Force; Department Of The Interior; Smithsonian Institution; General Services Administration; Broadcasting Board Of Governors; Department Of Justice; Department Of Energy; Department Of Defense (Excl Mil Depts); Department Of Agriculture; Department Of Transportation; Department Of The Navy
0499 Medical Off Other Department Of Homeland Security; Social Security Administration; Agency For International Development; Department Of Labor; Department Of Health And Human Services; Department Of Veterans Affairs; National Transportation Safety Board; Department Of The Army; National Aeronautics And Space Admin; Department Of The Air Force; Department Of Energy; Department Of Agriculture; Department Of The Navy
0524 Medical Off Research Environmental Protection Agency; Agency For International Development; Department Of Health And Human Services; Department Of The Army; National Aeronautics And Space Admin; Department Of The Air Force; Department Of Agriculture; Department Of The Navy
0565 Air Traffic Controller Department Of The Army; Department Of The Air Force; Department Of The Navy
0566 Air Traffic Controller Department Of The Army; Department Of The Air Force; Department Of The Navy
0571 Customs & Border Protection Interdiction (Air Interdiction Agents) Bureau Of Customs And Border Protection
0576 Patent Classifier; Design Patent Examiner; Patent Examiner; Patent Administration; Patent Attorney Department Of Commerce; Patent And Trademark Office
0589 Metallurgist Department Of Commerce; National Transportation Safety Board; Department Of The Air Force; Smithsonian Institution; Department Of Defense (Excl Mil Depts); Department Of The Navy
0734 Law Enforcement Security Officers (Polygraph Examiner); Investigative Program Specialist (Polygraph Examiner) Department Of Homeland Security; Department Of The Air Force; Department Of The Navy
0767 Equipment, Facilities, And Services; Logistics Management Spec; Program Management; Safety And Occupational Health Management; Aircraft Operator; Transportation Specialist; Aerospace Engineer; Miscellaneous Administration And Program; Management And Program Analyst Department Of State; U.S. Marshals Service; National Aeronautics And Space Admin; Department Of The Air Force; Federal Bureau Of Investigation; Department Of Energy
980A Law Enforcement Security Officers; General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, And Compliance Forest Service; National Protection And Programs Directorate
999B Computer Engineer; Information Technology Management; Computer Science Specialist All Federal Government Agencies

Agency Requests for Special Rates

Individuals cannot request a special rate. Requests for special rates must come to OPM through agency headquarters.

Information on how agencies can make special rates requests can be found here.

Contact Information

Mailing address:

U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Pay Systems
1900 E Street, NW.
Room 7439
Washington, DC 20415-6000

Email address: PayPolicy@opm.gov