Special Salary Rates

Special salary rate tables for certain scientific positions are listed below.  To set the pay of these positions, a comparison is made between the locality pay table of the duty station and the special salary rate table for the position.  The highest salary for the grade and step will be used to set the pay. 

  • Civil Engineers, Petroleum Engineers, Geophysicists, Geologists and positions in General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement and Compliance in grades GS-5 through GS-15 are included on the 2017 Special Rate Pay Table 0711 in Camarillo, CA and Jefferson, LA.
  • Petroleum Engineers and positions in General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement and Compliance in grades GS-5 through GS-15 are included on the 2017 Special Rate Pay Table 0712 in Lake Charles, LA, Lafayette, LA, Houma, LA and Angleton, TX.
  • General Engineers, Civil Engineers, Petroleum Engineers, Geophysicists, Geologists and positions in General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement and Compliance in grades GS-5 through GS-15 are included on the 2017 Special Rate Pay Table 0716 in Houston, TX.

  • Civil Engineers, Petroleum Engineers, Geophysicists, Geologists and positions in General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement and Compliance in grades GS-5 through GS-15 are included on the 2017 Special Rate Pay Table 0721 in Anchorage, AK

2017 Locality Pay Tables