[United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (Plum Book), 1996] [Appendices] [4. Federal Salary Schedules for 1996] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]The Plum Book (United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions): 1996 Edition
APPENDIX NO. 4
FEDERAL SALARY SCHEDULES FOR 1996
The information in the body of this report reflects grades or salaries in effect on the first pay period on or after January 1, 1996.
EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE (EX)
The Executive Schedule consists of five levels. The following EX rates have been in effect since January 1993:
Level Rate Level I $148,400 Level II $133,600 Level III $123,100 Level IV $115,700 Level V $108,200 SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE SCHEDULE (ES)
Pay for the Senior Executive Service is established by the President. The employees' basic pay may not exceed the pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule. In addition to the1996 basic pay rates listed below, SES employees are entitled to locality-based comparability payments for their respective pay area. The employees'locality rate of pay may not exceed the pay for level III of the Executive Schedule.
Level Rate ES-1 $94,800 ES-2 $99,800 ES-3 $103,800 ES-4 $109,400 ES-5 $114,000 ES-6 $115,700 SENIOR LEVEL (SL)
Pay for Senior Level positions ranges from 120 percent of basic pay payable for GS-15, step 1, of the General Schedule to the rate of pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule. In addition to the 1996 basic pay rates listed below, the SL employees are entitled to locality-based comparability payments for their respective pay area. The employees' locality rate of pay may not exceed the pay for level III of the Executive Schedule.
Level Rate Minimum $86,160 Maximum $115,700 GENERAL SCHEDULE
Initial appointments to positions under the General Schedule are normally made at the minimum rate of the grade, although under certain circumstances, individuals with superior qualifications may be appointed at a rate above the minimum rate.
Step increases are granted General Schedule employees at the end of 52 weeks of service in steps 1, 2, and 3 of each grade; at the end of 104 weeks of service in steps 4, 5, and 6; and at the end of 156 weeks of service in steps 7, 8, and 9. An employee's work must be determined to be of an acceptable level of competence before each step increase. In addition to the periodic step increase, an employee whose work is outstanding may be advanced to a higher step on this basis no more than once every 52 weeks. In addition to the following 1996 basic pay rates, the General Schedule employees are entitled to locality-based comparability payment for their respective pay area. The locality pay percentages are listed on the next page.
| Grade | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $12,384 | $12,797 | $13,208 | $13,619 | $14,032 | $14,274 | $14,679 | $15,089 | $15,107 | $15,489 |
| GS-2 | $13,923 | $14,255 | $14,717 | $15,107 | $15,274 | $15,723 | $16,172 | $16,621 | $17,070 | $17,519 |
| GS-3 | $15,193 | $15,699 | $16,205 | $16,711 | $17,217 | $17,723 | $18,229 | $18,735 | $19,241 | $19,747 |
| GS-4 | $17,055 | $17,624 | $18,193 | $18,762 | $19,331 | $19,900 | $20,469 | $21,038 | $21,607 | $22,176 |
| GS-5 | $19,081 | $19,717 | $20,353 | $20,989 | $21,625 | $22,261 | $22,897 | $23,533 | $24,169 | $24,805 |
| GS-6 | $21,269 | $21,978 | $22,687 | $23,396 | $24,105 | $24,814 | $25,523 | $26,232 | $26,941 | $27,650 |
| GS-7 | $23,634 | $24,422 | $25,210 | $25,998 | $26,786 | $27,574 | $28,362 | $29,150 | $29,938 | $30,726 |
| GS-8 | $26,175 | $27,048 | $27,921 | $28,794 | $29,667 | $30,540 | $31,413 | $32,286 | $33,159 | $34,032 |
| GS-9 | $28,912 | $29,876 | $30,840 | $31,804 | $32,768 | $33,732 | $34,696 | $35,660 | $36,624 | $37,588 |
| GS-10 | $31,839 | $32,900 | $33,961 | $35,022 | $36,083 | $37,144 | $38,205 | $39,266 | $40,327 | $41,388 |
| GS-11 | $34,981 | $36,147 | $37,313 | $38,479 | $39,645 | $40,811 | $41,977 | $43,143 | $44,309 | $45,475 |
| GS-12 | $41,926 | $43,324 | $44,722 | $46,120 | $47,518 | $48,916 | $50,314 | $51,712 | $53,110 | $54,508 |
| GS-13 | $49,856 | $51,518 | $53,180 | $54,842 | $56,504 | $58,166 | $59,828 | $61,490 | $63,152 | $64,814 |
| GS-14 | $58,915 | $60,879 | $62,843 | $64,807 | $66,771 | $68,735 | $70,699 | $72,663 | $74,627 | $76,591 |
| GS-15 | $69,300 | $71,610 | $73,920 | $76,230 | $78,540 | $80,850 | $83,160 | $85,470 | $87,780 | $90,090 |
LOCALITY PAY AREAS WITH RESPECTIVE RATES
Pay Area Rate Atlanta, GA 5.14% Boston-Worchester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT 7.68% Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI 7.63% Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN 5.87% Cleveland-Akron, OH 4.67% Columbus, OH 5.84% Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 6.23% Dayton-Springfield, OH 5.72% Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO 6.34% Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI 7.26% Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX 9.40% Huntsville, AL 4.84% Indianapolis, IN 5.04% Kansas City, MO-KS 4.38% *Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA 8.15% Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL 5.94% New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA 8.05% Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6.90% Portland-Salem, OR-WA 5.20% Richmond-Petersburg, VA 4.41% Sacramento-Yolo, CA 5.81% St. Louis, MO-IL 4.72% San Diego, CA 6.76% San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA 8.97% Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA 6.44% *Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6.04% Rest of United States (in the contiguous 48 states) 4.13%
* The locality pay area boundaries generally correspond to establishedMetropolitan Statistical Areas. However, the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA, locality pay area includes Santa Barbara County and Edwards Air Force base, CA, and the Washington-Baltimore DC-MD-VA-WV locality pay area includes St. Mary's County, Maryland.
WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE, DC-MD-VA-WV LOCALITY PAY SCHEDULE
The following salary table reflects the locality pay rates for the Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV locality pay area. The table incorporates the 2 percent General Schedule increase (basic pay rate) and a locality payment of 6.04 percent.
| Grade | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $13,132 | $13,570 | $14,006 | $14,442 | $14,880 | $15,136 | $15,566 | $16,000 | $16,019 | $16,425 |
| GS-2 | $14,764 | $15,116 | $15,606 | $16,019 | $16,197 | $16,673 | $17,149 | $17,625 | $8,101 | $18,577 |
| GS-3 | $16,111 | $16,647 | $17,184 | $17,720 | $18,257 | $18,793 | $19,330 | $19,867 | $20,403 | $20,940 |
| GS-4 | $18,085 | $18,688 | $19,292 | $19,895 | $20,499 | $21,102 | $21,705 | $22,309 | $22,912 | $3,515 |
| GS-5 | $20,233 | $20,908 | $21,582 | $22,257 | $22,931 | $23,606 | $24,280 | $24,954 | $25,629 | $26,303 |
| GS-6 | $22,554 | $23,305 | $24,057 | $24,809 | $25,561 | $26,313 | $27,065 | $27,816 | $28,568 | $29,320 |
| GS-7 | $25,061 | $25,897 | $26,733 | $27,568 | $28,404 | $29,239 | $30,075 | $30,911 | $31,746 | $32,582 |
| GS-8 | $27,756 | $28,682 | $29,607 | $30,533 | $31,459 | $32,385 | $33,310 | $34,236 | $35,162 | $36,088 |
| GS-9 | $30,658 | $31,681 | $32,703 | $33,725 | $34,747 | $35,769 | $36,792 | $37,814 | $38,836 | $39,858 |
| GS-10 | $33,762 | $34,887 | $36,012 | $37,137 | $38,262 | $39,387 | $40,513 | $41,638 | $42,763 | $43,888 |
| GS-11 | $37,094 | $38,330 | $39,567 | $40,803 | $42,040 | $43,276 | $44,512 | $45,749 | $46,985 | $48,222 |
| GS-12 | $44,458 | $45,941 | $47,423 | $48,906 | $50,388 | $51,871 | $53,353 | $54,835 | $56,318 | $57,800 |
| GS-13 | $52,867 | $54,630 | $56,392 | $58,154 | $59,917 | $61,679 | $63,442 | $65,204 | $66,966 | $68,729 |
| GS-14 | $62,473 | $64,556 | $66,639 | $68,721 | $70,804 | $72,887 | $74,969 | $77,052 | $79,134 | $81,217 |
| GS-15 | $73,486 | $75,935 | $78,385 | $80,834 | $83,284 | $85,733 | $88,183 | $90,632 | $93,082 | $95,531 |
SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE
Level Rate ES-1 $100,526 ES-2 $105,298 ES-3 $110,070 ES-4 $116,008 ES-5 $120,886 ES-6 $122,688
SENIOR-LEVEL (SL)
Level Rate Minimum $88,183 Maximum $122,688
SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (LEO) PAY SCHEDULES
The salary tables for the LEO's are computed based on the annual rates of basic pay of the 1996 General Schedule, including special salary rates for LEO's at grades GS-3 through GS-10 established under section 403 of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (FEPCA). In addition, LEO's are entitled to the greater of the applicable locality payment or special geographic adjustment for LEO's under section 404 of FEPCA. The locality pay area definitions and pay percentages are the same as those used for regular General Schedule employees.
There are currently higher special LEO geographic adjustments in five locality pay areas. An 8-percent adjustment applies in the San Diego, CA, Metropolitan Statistical Area and a 16-percent adjustment applies in Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH; Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT; and San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA, Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
| Grade | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-3 | $21,771 | $22,277 | $22,783 | $18,229 | $18,735 | $19,241 | $19,747 | $20,253 | $20,759 | $21,265 |
| GS-4 | $20,469 | $21,038 | $21,607 | $22,176 | $22,745 | $23,314 | $23,883 | $24,452 | $25,021 | $25,590 |
| GS-5 | $23,533 | $24,169 | $24,805 | $25,441 | $26,077 | $26,713 | $27,349 | $27,985 | $28,621 | $29,257 |
| GS-6 | $24,814 | $25,523 | $26,232 | $26,941 | $27,650 | $28,359 | $29,068 | $29,777 | $30,486 | $31,195 |
| GS-7 | $26,786 | $27,574 | $28,362 | $29,150 | $29,938 | $30,726 | $31,514 | $32,302 | $33,090 | $33,878 |
| GS-8 | $27,921 | $28,794 | $29,667 | $30,540 | $31,413 | $32,286 | $33,159 | $34,032 | $34,905 | $35,778 |
| GS-9 | $29,876 | $30,840 | $31,804 | $32,768 | $33,732 | $34,696 | $35,660 | $36,624 | $37,588 | $38,552 |
| GS-10 | $32,900 | $33,961 | $35,022 | $36,083 | $37,144 | $38,205 | $39,266 | $40,327 | $41,388 | $42,449 |
FOREIGN SERVICE SCHEDULE
(Effective the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 1996)
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | $69,300 | $56,154 | $45,502 | $36,870 | $29,876 | $26,708 | $23,876 | $21,344 | $19,081 |
| Step 2 | $71,379 | $57,839 | $46,867 | $37,976 | $30,772 | $27,509 | $24,592 | $21,984 | $19,653 |
| Step 3 | $73,520 | $59,574 | $48,273 | $39,115 | $31,695 | $28,335 | $25,330 | $22,644 | $20,243 |
| Step 4 | $75,726 | $61,361 | $49,721 | $40,289 | $32,646 | $29,185 | $26,090 | $23,323 | $20,850 |
| Step 5 | $77,998 | $63,202 | $51,213 | $41,498 | $33,626 | $30,060 | $26,873 | $24,023 | $21,476 |
| Step 6 | $80,338 | $65,098 | $52,749 | $42,742 | $34,634 | $30,962 | $27,679 | $24,744 | $22,120 |
| Step 7 | $82,748 | $67,051 | $54,332 | $44,025 | $35,674 | $31,891 | $28,509 | $25,486 | $22,784 |
| Step 8 | $85,230 | $69,062 | $55,962 | $45,345 | $36,744 | $32,847 | $29,364 | $26,250 | $23,467 |
| Step 9 | $87,787 | $71,134 | $57,641 | $46,706 | $37,846 | $33,833 | $30,245 | $27,038 | $24,171 |
| Step 10 | $90,090 | $73,268 | $59,370 | $48,107 | $38,981 | $34,848 | $31,153 | $27,849 | $24,896 |
| Step 11 | $90,090 | $75,466 | $61,151 | $49,550 | $40,151 | $35,893 | $32,087 | $28,685 | $25,643 |
| Step 12 | $90,090 | $77,730 | $62,985 | $51,037 | $41,355 | $36,970 | $33,050 | $29,545 | $26,413 |
| Step 13 | $90,090 | $80,062 | $64,875 | $52,568 | $42,596 | $38,079 | $34,041 | $30,431 | $27,205 |
| Step 14 | $90,090 | $82,464 | $66,821 | $54,145 | $43,874 | $39,222 | $35,063 | $31,344 | $28,021 |
Foreign Service Officers assigned to domestic positions are entitled to locality-based comparability payments for their respective pay area. The locality pay percentages applied are the same as those applied to the General Schedule which are listed in the 1996 Locality Pay Areas With Respective Rates.
SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE SCHEDULE
Pay for the Senior Foreign Service is established by the President. The employees' basic pay may not exceed the pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule. In addition to the 1996 basic pay rates listed below, Senior Foreign Service employees are entitled to locality-based comparability payments for their respective pay area. The employees' locality rate of pay may not exceed the pay for level III of the Executive Schedule.
Level Rate FE-1 $88,183 FE-2 $99,300 FE-3 $103,800 FE-4 $109,400 FE-5 $114,000 FE-6 $115,700
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL SALARY SCHEDULES EFFECTIVE 1/7/96
Position Minimum Maximum Under Secretary for Health Deputy Under Secretary for Health Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Health Assistant Under Secretary for Health Medical Director Director of Podiatric Service Director of Chaplain Service Director of Pharmacy Service Director of Dietetic Service Director of Optometry Service Director Executive Chief Senior Intermediate Full Associate Chief Senior Intermediate Full Associate
Eight Percent Interim Geographic Adjustment
The adjusted annual rates of pay shown on the following schedule are applicable only to employees in the following Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA; San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA; and Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA. These adjusted rates are considered basic pay for retirement, life insurance premium pay, and severance pay purposes. They are not considered basic pay for pay administration purposes.
Physicians and Dentists Position Minimum Maximum Director Executive Chief Senior Intermediate Full Associate