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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.
General Schedule
Annual Rates and Steps
| 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.
General Schedule
Annual Rates and Steps
| 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.
SPECIAL SALARY RATES FOR LEO'S
Annual Rates and Steps
| 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 |
....... |
$123,100 |
| Deputy Under Secretary for
Health |
....... |
$117,692 |
| Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Health |
....... |
$112,726 |
| Assistant Under Secretary
for Health |
....... |
$109,404 |
| Medical Director |
$93,344 |
$105,792 |
| Director of Podiatric Service |
$81,278 |
$100,939 |
| Director of Chaplain Service |
$81,278 |
$100,939 |
| Director of Pharmacy Service |
$81,278 |
$100,939 |
| Director of Dietetic Service |
$81,278 |
$100,939 |
| Director of Optometry Service |
$81,278 |
$100,939 |
Physicians
and Dentists |
| Director |
$81,278 |
$100,939 |
| Executive |
$75,051 |
$95,649 |
| Chief |
$69,300 |
$90,090 |
| Senior |
$58,915 |
$76,591 |
| Intermediate |
$49,856 |
$64,814 |
| Full |
$41,926 |
$54,508 |
| Associate |
$34,981 |
$45,475 |
Clinical Podiatrist
and Optometrist |
| Chief |
$69,300 |
$90,090 |
| Senior |
$58,915 |
$76,591 |
| Intermediate |
$49,856 |
$64,814 |
| Full |
$41,926 |
$54,508 |
| Associate |
$34,981 |
$45,475 |
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 |
$87,780 |
$109,014 |
| Executive |
$81,055 |
$103,301 |
| Chief |
$74,844 |
$97,297 |
| Senior |
$63,628 |
$82,718 |
| Intermediate |
$53,844 |
$69,999 |
| Full |
$45,280 |
$58,869 |
| Associate |
$37,779 |
$49,113 |
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