Pay System
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Basic Pay
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Locality Pay
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General Schedule
(GS, GM)
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2.7 percent increase
5 U.S.C. 5303, section 640(a) of Division F of Public Law 108-199, and
Executive Order 13332, March 3, 2004.
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Cumulative locality payments range from 10.90 percent (Rest of U.S.)
to 24.21 percent (San Francisco)
5 U.S.C. 5304, Section 640(a) of Division F of Public Law 108-199, and
Executive order.
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Foreign Service
(FO, FP)
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2.7 percent increase
Same as GS
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Same locality pay percentages as GS employees
Pay Agent's memo, 12/17/03
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Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
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2.7 percent increase
Same as GS
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Selected VHA positions receive same locality pay percentages as GS employees
Pay Agent's memo, 12/17/03
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Federal Wage System
(WG, WL, WS, etc.)
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Under Section 640(a) of Public Law 108-199, blue-collar Federal employees
are entitled to receive pay adjustments in FY 2004 at least equal to the
pay adjustments received by GS employees in the same location. The issuance
of certain wage schedules will be delayed until OPM issues guidance to
agencies on implementing this change in law. Delayed FY 2004 wage schedules
will be retroactive to their normal effective dates. FY 2003 wage schedules
are available on the Department of Defense Web site at
http://www.cpms.osd.mil/wage.
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not applicable
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Executive Schedule (EX)
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2.2 percent increase (Executive order 13332, March 3, 2004, and 5 U.S.C.
5318)
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not applicable
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Senior Executive Service (ES)
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New Pay System
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law
108-136, November 24, 2003) establishes a new performance-based pay system
for the SES effective on the first day of the first pay period beginning
in January 2004.
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- The six levels of SES pay established under 5 U.S.C. 5382 have been
abolished and replaced by an open pay range. In addition, locality pay
will no longer be extended each year to SES members.
- The new SES pay range has a minimum rate of basic pay equal to 120
percent of the rate for GS-15, step 1, and the maximum rate of basic
pay is equal to the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule. However,
for any agency certified under 5 U.S.C. 5307(d) as having a performance
appraisal system which, as designed and applied, makes meaningful distinctions
based on relative performance, the maximum rate of basic pay is the
rate for level II of the Executive Schedule.
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Senior-Level (SL) and Scientific or Professional (ST) Positions
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2.7 percent increase in minimum and 2.2 percent increase in maximum
of rate range
(5 U.S.C. 5376(b)(1))
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Same locality pay percentages as GS employees, but locality-adjusted
rate may not exceed $145,600
Pay Agent's memo, 12/17/03
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Administrative Law Judges (AL)
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2.2 percent increase
(5 U.S.C. 5372(b) and Executive Order 13332, March 3, 2004)
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Same locality pay percentages as GS employees, but locality-adjusted
rate may not exceed $145,600
Pay Agent's memo, 12/17/03
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Contract Appeals Board Members (CA)
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2.2 percent increase
(5 U.S.C. 5372a(b))
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Same locality pay percentages as GS employees, but locality- adjusted
rate may not exceed $145,600
(Pay Agent's memo, 12/17/03)
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