§5332. The General Schedule

(a)(1) The General Schedule, the symbol for which is "GS", is the basic pay schedule for positions to which this subchapter applies. Each employee to whom this subchapter applies is entitled to basic pay in accordance with the General Schedule.

(2) The General Schedule is a schedule of annual rates of basic pay, consisting of 15 grades, designated "GS–1" through "GS–15", consecutively, with 10 rates of pay for each such grade. The rates of pay of the General Schedule are adjusted in accordance with section 5303.

(b) When payment is made on the basis of an hourly, daily, weekly, or biweekly rate, the rate is computed from the appropriate annual rate of basic pay named by subsection (a) of this section in accordance with the rules prescribed by section 5504(b) of this title.

( Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 467 ; Pub. L. 90–83, §1(18), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 199 ; Pub. L. 90–206, title II, §202(a), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 624 ; Pub. L. 95–454, title V, §503(e), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1184 ; Pub. L. 98–615, title II, §204(a)(1), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3216 ; Pub. L. 102–378, §2(29), Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1350 ; Pub. L. 103–89, §3(b)(1)(F), Sept. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 982 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
1966 Act

Derivation	U.S. Code	Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large
(a)	5 U.S.C. 1113 (less (c)).	Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, §603 (less (d)), 63 Stat. 965 .
		Oct. 24, 1951, ch. 554, §1(a), 65 Stat. 612 .
		Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1208, §109 (less (c)), 68 Stat. 1108 .
		June 28, 1955, ch. 189, §2(a), 69 Stat. 172 .
		June 20, 1958, Pub. L. 85–462, §2(a), 72 Stat. 203 .
		July 1, 1960, Pub. L. 86–568, §112(a), 74 Stat. 298 .
		Oct. 11, 1962, Pub. L. 87–793, §602(a), 76 Stat. 843 .
		Aug. 14, 1964, Pub. L. 88–426, §102(a), 78 Stat. 400 .
(b)	5 U.S.C. 1113(c).	Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, §603 (d), 63 Stat. 965 .
		Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1208, §109(c), 68 Stat. 1108 .

In subsection (a), the words "the symbol for which is 'GS' " are added on authority of former section 1111 which is carried into section 5104. So much as related to the Crafts, Protective, and Custodial Schedule is omitted as repealed effective not later than Sept. 11, 1955, by the Act of Sept. 1, 1954, §§109(b), 110(b), 68 Stat. 1108.

In subsection (b), reference to payment made on the basis of a "monthly" rate is omitted since section 5504(b), former section 944(c), no longer provides for converting a basic annual rate to a basic monthly rate.

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

1967 Act

Section of title 5	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
5332(a)	5 App.: 1113(b).	Oct. 29, 1965, Pub. L. 89–301, §2(a), 79 Stat. 1111 . July 18, 1966, Pub. L. 89–504, §102(a), 80 Stat. 288 .

Amendments

1993-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–89 struck out ", except an employee covered by the performance management and recognition system established under chapter 54," after "whom this subchapter applies".

1992-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–378 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: "The General Schedule, the symbol for which is 'GS', is the basic pay schedule for positions to which this subchapter applies. Each employee to whom this subchapter applies, except an employee covered by the performance management and recognition system established under chapter 54 of this title, is entitled to basic pay in accordance with the General Schedule."

1984-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–615 substituted "the performance management and recognition system established under chapter 54" for "the merit pay system established under section 5402".

1978-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–454 inserted in second sentence reference to an employee covered by the merit pay system established under section 5402 of this title.

1967-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–206 increased the compensation in each step of each grade.

Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 103–89 effective Nov. 1, 1993, see section 3(c) of Pub. L. 103–89, set out as a note under section 3372 of this title.

Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 102–378 effective May 4, 1991, see section 9(b)(4) of Pub. L. 102–378, set out as a note under section 6303 of this title.

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Pub. L. 98–615, title II, §205, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3217 , provided that amendment by Pub. L. 98–615 was effective Oct. 1, 1984, and applicable with respect to pay periods commencing on or after that date, with certain exceptions and qualifications.

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Pub. L. 95–454, title V, §504(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1184 , provided that amendment by Pub. L. 95–454 was effective on first day of first applicable pay period which began on or after Oct. 1, 1981, except it could take effect with respect to any category or categories of positions before such day to extent prescribed by Director of Office of Personnel Management.

Effective Date of 1967 Amendment

Pub. L. 90–206, title II, §220(a)(2), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 639 , provided, except as otherwise expressly provided, that: "Sections 202 [amending this section and enacting provisions set out as a note under this section], 203 [amending section 3301 of Title 39, The Postal Service], 204 [enacting section 3512A of Title 39, amending sections 3512, and 3513–3531 of Title 39, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 3512A of Title 39], 205 [amending sections 3542–3544 of Title 39, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 3542, 3544, 3552, and 3560 of Title 39], 206 [amending sections 3560, 3573, and 3575 of Title 39, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 3542 of Title 39], 208 [amending former section 4107 of Title 38, Veterans' Benefits], 209 [amending sections 867 and 870 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 867 of Title 22], 210 [enacting provisions set out as a note under section 590h of Title 16, Conservation], 211 [enacting provisions set out as a note under this section and section 548 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure], 213 (except subsections (d) and (e)) [enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 603, 604, and 753 of Title 28], 214 (except subsections (j), (k), (l), (n), and (o)) [enacting sections 60e–14, 61–2, 74a–2, and 293c of Title 2, The Congress, amending section 1847 of Title 2, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 8339 of this title], and 216 [enacting provisions set out as a note under section 60e–14 of Title 2] shall become effective as of the beginning of the first pay period which began on or after October 1, 1967."

Short Title

Pub. L. 90–206, §1, Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 613 , provided: "That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Postal Revenue and Federal Salary Act of 1967'."

Pub. L. 90–206, title II, §201, Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 624 , provided that: "This title [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Federal Salary Act of 1967'."

Adjustment of Pay Rates Effective October 1, 1972

Pub. L. 93–549, Dec. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1743 , provided that no officer or employee of the United States shall have his or her pay reduced by reason of Ex. Ord. No. 11777, Apr. 12, 1974.

1970 Increase in Pay Rates

Pub. L. 91–231, Apr. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 195 , known as the Federal Employees Salary Act of 1970, and effective on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after Dec. 27, 1969, provided for an increase in the rates of basic pay, basic compensation, and salaries contained in the General Schedule, the Postal Field Service Schedule and Rural Carrier Schedule, the schedule relating to certain positions within the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans' Administration, and the Foreign Service schedules, and also for employees of Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committees, for certain employees of the Legislative and Judicial Branches, for United States Attorneys, and for other employees of the United States Government and the government of the District of Columbia whose rates of pay were fixed by administrative action and not otherwise increased.

Initial Adjustment of 1967 Pay Increases

Pub. L. 90–206, title II, §§202(b), 220(a)(2), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 625 , 639, effective as of the beginning of the first pay period which began on or after Oct. 1, 1967, made various initial adjustments to the rates of basic pay of officers and employees referred to in the General Schedule set forth in the amendment to this section made by section 202(a) of Pub. L. 90–206.

1967 Salary Increase for Persons Whose Compensation Rates are Fixed by Administrative Action

Pub. L. 90–206, title II, §§211(b)–(d), 220(a)(2), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 633 , 639, effective as of the beginning of the first pay period which began on or after Oct. 1, 1967, authorized the increase of the rates of pay of certain officers and employees of the Federal Government and of the municipal government of the District of Columbia by amounts not to exceed the increases provided by title II of Pub. L. 90–206 for corresponding rates of pay in the appropriate schedule or scale of pay.

Retroactive Compensation Under 1967 Pay Increases

Pub. L. 90–206, title II, §218, Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 638 , provided for retroactive pay under title II of Pub. L. 90–206 only in the case of an individual in the service of the United States, including service in the Armed Forces, or the municipal government of the District of Columbia on Dec. 16, 1967, subject to certain restrictions.

Ex. Ord. No. 13635. Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

Ex. Ord. No. 13635, Dec. 27, 2012, 78 F.R. 649, provided:

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 114(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 112–175), which provides that any statutory adjustments to current levels in certain pay schedules for civilian Federal employees may take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after the date specified in section 106(3) of Public Law 112–175, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Statutory Pay Systems. The rates of basic pay or salaries of the statutory pay systems (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5302(1)), as adjusted under 5 U.S.C. 5303, are set forth on the schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof:

(a) The General Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5332(a)) at Schedule 1;

(b) The Foreign Service Schedule (22 U.S.C. 3963) at Schedule 2; and

(c) The schedules for the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs (38 U.S.C. 7306, 7404; section 301(a) of Public Law 102–40) at Schedule 3.

Sec. 2. Senior Executive Service. The ranges of rates of basic pay for senior executives in the Senior Executive Service, as established pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5382, are set forth on Schedule 4 attached hereto and made a part hereof.

Sec. 3. Certain Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries. The rates of basic pay or salaries for the following offices and positions are set forth on the schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof:

(a) The Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5312–5318) at Schedule 5;

(b) The Vice President (3 U.S.C. 104) and the Congress (2 U.S.C. 31) at Schedule 6; and

(c) Justices and judges (28 U.S.C. 5, 44(d), 135, 252, and 461(a), and section 140 of Public Law 97–92) at Schedule 7.

Sec. 4. Uniformed Services. The rates of monthly basic pay (37 U.S.C. 203(a)) for members of the uniformed services, as adjusted under 37 U.S.C. 1009, and the rate of monthly cadet or midshipman pay (37 U.S.C. 203(c)) are set forth on Schedule 8 attached hereto and made a part hereof.

Sec. 5. Locality-Based Comparability Payments. (a) Pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, and my authority to implement an alternative level of comparability payments under section 5304a of title 5, United States Code, locality-based comparability payments shall be paid in accordance with Schedule 9 attached hereto and made a part hereof.

(b) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall take such actions as may be necessary to implement these payments and to publish appropriate notice of such payments in the Federal Register.

Sec. 6. Administrative Law Judges. Pursuant to section 5372 of title 5, United States Code, the rates of basic pay for administrative law judges are set forth on Schedule 10 attached hereto and made a part hereof.

Sec. 7. Effective Dates. Schedule 8 is effective January 1, 2013. The other schedules contained herein are effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after the date specified in section 106(3) of Public Law 112–175.

Sec. 8. Prior Order Superseded. Executive Order 13594 of December 19, 2011, is superseded as of the effective dates specified in section 7 of this order.

Barack Obama.      

Schedule 1
General Schedule
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after March 27, 2013)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
GS–1	$17,892	$18,490	$19,085	$19,677	$20,272	$20,622	$21,210	$21,802	$21,826	$22,382
GS–2	20,117	20,595	21,261	21,826	22,070	22,719	23,368	24,017	24,666	25,315
GS–3	21,949	22,681	23,413	24,145	24,877	25,609	26,341	27,073	27,805	28,537
GS–4	24,641	25,462	26,283	27,104	27,925	28,746	29,567	30,388	31,209	32,030
GS–5	27,568	28,487	29,406	30,325	31,244	32,163	33,082	34,001	34,920	35,839
GS–6	30,730	31,754	32,778	33,802	34,826	35,850	36,874	37,898	38,922	39,946
GS–7	34,149	35,287	36,425	37,563	38,701	39,839	40,977	42,115	43,253	44,391
GS–8	37,819	39,080	40,341	41,602	42,863	44,124	45,385	46,646	47,907	49,168
GS–9	41,771	43,163	44,555	45,947	47,339	48,731	50,123	51,515	52,907	54,299
GS–10	46,000	47,533	49,066	50,599	52,132	53,665	55,198	56,731	58,264	59,797
GS–11	50,538	52,223	53,908	55,593	57,278	58,963	60,648	62,333	64,018	65,703
GS–12	60,575	62,594	64,613	66,632	68,651	70,670	72,689	74,708	76,727	78,746
GS–13	72,032	74,433	76,834	79,235	81,636	84,037	86,438	88,839	91,240	93,641
GS–14	85,120	87,957	90,794	93,631	96,468	99,305	102,142	104,979	107,816	110,653
GS–15	100,126	103,464	106,802	110,140	113,478	116,816	120,154	123,492	126,830	130,168

Schedule 2
Foreign Service Schedule
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after March 27, 2013)

Step	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6	Class 7	Class 8	Class 9
1	$100,126	$81,131	$65,740	$53,268	$43,163	$38,586	$34,495	$30,838	$27,568
2	103,130	83,565	67,712	54,866	44,458	39,744	35,530	31,763	28,395
3	106,224	86,072	69,744	56,512	45,792	40,936	36,596	32,716	29,247
4	109,410	88,654	71,836	58,207	47,165	42,164	37,694	33,698	30,124
5	112,693	91,314	73,991	59,954	48,580	43,429	38,824	34,708	31,028
6	116,073	94,053	76,211	61,752	50,038	44,732	39,989	35,750	31,959
7	119,556	96,875	78,497	63,605	51,539	46,074	41,189	36,822	32,918
8	123,142	99,781	80,852	65,513	53,085	47,456	42,424	37,927	33,905
9	126,837	102,774	83,277	67,478	54,678	48,880	43,697	39,065	34,922
10	130,168	105,858	85,776	69,503	56,318	50,346	45,008	40,237	35,970
11	130,168	109,033	88,349	71,588	58,007	51,856	46,358	41,444	37,049
12	130,168	112,304	91,000	73,735	59,748	53,412	47,749	42,687	38,161
13	130,168	115,673	93,730	75,947	61,540	55,014	49,182	43,968	39,305
14	130,168	119,144	96,541	78,226	63,386	56,665	50,657	45,287	40,485

Schedule 3
Veterans Health Administration Schedules, Department of Veterans Affairs
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after March 27, 2013)

Schedule for the Office of the Under Secretary for Health (38 U.S.C. 7306) 1
Assistant Under Secretaries for Health	2 $158,065
(Only applies to incumbents who are not physicians or dentists)
	Minimum	Maximum
Service Directors	$117,428	$145,839
Director, National Center for Preventive Health	100,126	145,839
Physician and Dentist Base and Longevity Schedule 3
Physician Grade	$98,477	$144,444
Dentist Grade	98,477	144,444
Clinical Podiatrist, Chiropractor, and Optometrist Schedule
Chief Grade	$100,126	$130,168
Senior Grade	85,120	110,653
Intermediate Grade	72,032	93,641
Full Grade	60,575	78,746
Associate Grade	50,538	65,703
Physician Assistant and Expanded-Function Dental Auxiliary Schedule 4
Director Grade	$100,126	$130,168
Assistant Director Grade	85,120	110,653
Chief Grade	72,032	93,641
Senior Grade	60,575	78,746
Intermediate Grade	50,538	65,703
Full Grade	41,771	54,299
Associate Grade	35,945	46,727
Junior Grade	30,730	39,946

¹ This schedule does not apply to the Deputy Under Secretary for Health, the Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Assistant Under Secretaries for Health who are physicians or dentists, Medical Directors, the Assistant Under Secretary for Nursing Programs, or the Director of Nursing Services.

² Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 7404(d), the rate of basic pay payable to these employees is limited to the rate for level V of the Executive Schedule, which is $146,400.

³ Pursuant to section 3 of Public Law 108–445 [see Tables for classification] and 38 U.S.C. 7431, Veterans Health Administration physicians and dentists may also be paid market pay and performance pay.

⁴ Pursuant to section 301(a) of Public Law 102–40 [38 U.S.C. 7451 note], these positions are paid according to the Nurse Schedule in 38 U.S.C. 4107(b), as in effect on August 14, 1990, with subsequent adjustments.

Schedule 4
Senior Executive Service
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after March 27, 2013)

	Minimum	Maximum
Agencies with a Certified SES Performance Appraisal System	$120,151	$180,600
Agencies without a Certified SES Performance Appraisal System	$120,151	$166,100

Schedule 5

Executive Schedule

(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after March 27, 2013)

        

Schedule 6

Vice President and Members of Congress

(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after March 27, 2013)

        

Schedule 7

Judicial Salaries

(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after March 27, 2013)

        

Schedule 8
Pay of the Uniformed Services
(Effective January 1, 2013)
part i-monthly basic pay
Years of Service (computed under 37 U.S.C. 205)
Commissioned Officers

Pay Grade	2 or less	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6
O–10 2
O–9
O–8	$9,847.80	$10,170.30	$10,384.50	$10,444.20	$10,711.50
O–7	8,182.50	8,562.90	8,738.70	8,878.50	9,131.70
O–6	6,064.80	6,663.00	7,100.10	7,100.10	7,127.10
O–5	5,055.90	5,695.50	6,089.70	6,164.10	6,410.10
O–4	4,362.30	5,049.90	5,386.80	5,461.80	5,774.70
O–3 3	3,835.50	4,347.90	4,692.90	5,116.50	5,361.60
O–2 3	3,314.10	3,774.30	4,347.00	4,493.70	4,586.40
O–1 3	2,876.40	2,994.00	3,619.20	3,619.20	3,619.20
	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14	Over 16
O–10 2
O–9
O–8	$11,157.60	$11,261.40	$11,685.00	$11,806.50	$12,171.60
O–7	9,381.90	9,671.10	9,959.40	10,248.60	11,157.60
O–6	7,432.80	7,473.00	7,473.00	7,897.80	8,648.70
O–5	6,557.10	6,880.80	7,118.40	7,425.30	7,895.10
O–4	6,109.80	6,527.70	6,852.90	7,078.80	7,208.70
O–3 3	5,630.70	5,804.70	6,090.60	6,240.00	6,240.00
O–2 3	4,586.40	4,586.40	4,586.40	4,586.40	4,586.40
O–1 3	3,619.20	3,619.20	3,619.20	3,619.20	3,619.20
	Over 18	Over 20	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26
O–10 2		1 $15,913.20	1 $15,990.60	1 $16,323.60	1 $16,902.60
O–9		13,917.60	14,118.60	14,408.10	14,913.30
O–8	$12,700.20	13,187.10	13,512.30	13,512.30	13,512.30
O–7	11,924.70	11,924.70	11,924.70	11,924.70	11,985.60
O–6	9,089.40	9,529.80	9,780.60	10,034.40	10,526.70
O–5	8,118.00	8,338.80	8,589.90	8,589.90	8,589.90
O–4	7,283.70	7,283.70	7,283.70	7,283.70	7,283.70
O–3 3	6,240.00	6,240.00	6,240.00	6,240.00	6,240.00
O–2 3	4,586.40	4,586.40	4,586.40	4,586.40	4,586.40
O–1 3	3,619.20	3,619.20	3,619.20	3,619.20	3,619.20
	Over 28	Over 30	Over 32	Over 34	Over 36
O–10 2	1 $16,902.60	1 $17,747.70	1 $17,747.70	1 $18,634.80	1 $18,634.80
O–9	14,913.30	1 15,659.40	1 15,659.40	1 16,442.40	1 16,442.40
O–8	13,512.30	13,850.40	13,850.40	14,196.60	14,196.60
O–7	11,985.60	12,225.30	12,225.30	12,225.30	12,225.30
O–6	10,526.70	10,736.70	10,736.70	10,736.70	10,736.70
O–5	8,589.90	8,589.90	8,589.90	8,589.90	8,589.90
O–4	7,283.70	7,283.70	7,283.70	7,283.70	7,283.70
O–3 3	6,240.00	6,240.00	6,240.00	6,240.00	6,240.00
O–2 3	4,586.40	4,586.40	4,586.40	4,586.40	4,586.40
O–1 3	3,619.20	3,619.20	3,619.20	3,619.20	3,619.20
	Over 38	Over 40
O–10 2	1 $19,566.90	1 $19,566.90
O–9	1 17,264.40	1 17,264.40
O–8	14,196.60	14,196.60
O–7	12,225.30	12,225.30
O–6	10,736.70	10,736.70
O–5	8,589.90	8,589.90
O–4	7,283.70	7,283.70
O–3 3	6,240.00	6,240.00
O–2 3	4,586.40	4,586.40
O–1 3	3,619.20	3,619.20

¹ For officers at pay grades O–7 through O–10, basic pay is limited to the rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule, which is currently $14,975.10 per month and will change to $15,050.10 effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after March 27, 2013, in accordance with this order. For officers at O–6 and below, basic pay is limited to the rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule, which is currently $12,141.60 per month and will change to $12,200.10 effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after March 27, 2013, in accordance with this order.

² For officers serving as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Commandant of the Coast Guard, or commander of a unified or specified combatant command (as defined in 10 U.S.C. 161(c)), basic pay for this grade is calculated to be $20,937.90 per month, regardless of cumulative years of service computed under 37 U.S.C. 205. Nevertheless, actual basic pay for these officers is limited to the rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule, which is currently $14,975.10 per month and will change to $15,050.10 effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after March 27, 2013, in accordance with this order.

³ Does not apply to commissioned officers who have been credited with over 4 years of active duty service as an enlisted member or warrant officer.

Commissioned Officers With Over 4 Years Active Duty Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer ⁴

Pay Grade	Over 4	Over 6	Over 8	Over 10
O–3E	$5,116.50	$5,361.60	$5,630.70	$5,804.70
O–2E	4,493.70	4,586.40	4,732.50	4,978.80
O–1E	3,619.20	3,864.60	4,007.70	4,153.80
	Over 12	Over 14	Over 16	Over 18
O–3E	$6,090.60	$6,332.10	$6,470.70	$6,659.40
O–2E	5,169.30	5,311.20	5,311.20	5,311.20
O–1E	4,297.20	4,493.70	4,493.70	4,493.70
	Over 20	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26
O–3E	$6,659.40	$6,659.40	$6,659.40	$6,659.40
O–2E	5,311.20	5,311.20	5,311.20	5,311.20
O–1E	4,493.70	4,493.70	4,493.70	4,493.70
	Over 28	Over 30	Over 32	Over 34
O–3E	$6,659.40	$6,659.40	$6,659.40	$6,659.40
O–2E	5,311.20	5,311.20	5,311.20	5,311.20
O–1E	4,493.70	4,493.70	4,493.70	4,493.70
	Over 36	Over 38	Over 40
O–3E	$6,659.40	$6,659.40	$6,659.40
O–2E	5,311.20	5,311.20	5,311.20
O–1E	4,493.70	4,493.70	4,493.70

⁴ Reservists with at least 1,460 points as an enlisted member and/or warrant officer which are creditable toward reserve retirement also qualify for these rates.

Warrant Officers

Pay Grade	2 or less	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6
W–5
W–4	$3,963.90	$4,263.90	$4,386.00	$4,506.60	$4,713.90
W–3	3,619.50	3,770.40	3,925.20	3,975.90	4,138.20
W–2	3,202.80	3,505.80	3,599.40	3,663.30	3,871.20
W–1	2,811.60	3,114.00	3,195.30	3,367.50	3,570.90
	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14	Over 16
W–5
W–4	$4,919.10	$5,126.70	$5,439.60	$5,713.50	$5,974.20
W–3	4,457.10	4,789.20	4,945.50	5,126.40	5,313.00
W–2	4,194.00	4,353.90	4,511.40	4,704.00	4,854.30
W–1	3,870.60	4,010.40	4,205.70	4,398.30	4,549.80
	Over 18	Over 20	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26
W–5		$7,047.90	$7,405.50	$7,671.60	$7,966.50
W–4	$6,187.50	6,395.40	6,701.10	6,952.20	7,238.70
W–3	5,648.10	5,874.30	6,009.90	6,153.90	6,349.50
W–2	4,990.80	5,153.70	5,261.10	5,346.30	5,346.30
W–1	4,689.00	4,858.20	4,858.20	4,858.20	4,858.20
	Over 28	Over 30	Over 32	Over 34	Over 36
W–5	$7,966.50	$8,365.20	$8,365.20	$8,783.10	$8,783.10
W–4	7,238.70	7,383.30	7,383.30	7,383.30	7,383.30
W–3	6,349.50	6,349.50	6,349.50	6,349.50	6,349.50
W–2	5,346.30	5,346.30	5,346.30	5,346.30	5,346.30
W–1	4,858.20	4,858.20	4,858.20	4,858.20	4,858.20
	Over 38	Over 40
W–5	$9,222.90	$9,222.90
W–4	7,383.30	7,383.30
W–3	6,349.50	6,349.50
W–2	5,346.30	5,346.30
W–1	4,858.20	4,858.20

Enlisted Members

Pay Grade	2 or less	Over 2	Over 3	Over 4	Over 6
E–9 1
E–8
E–7	$2,725.20	$2,974.50	$3,088.20	$3,239.10	$3,357.00
E–6	2,357.10	2,593.80	2,708.10	2,819.40	2,935.50
E–5	2,159.40	2,304.30	2,415.90	2,529.90	2,707.50
E–4	1,979.70	2,081.10	2,193.90	2,304.90	2,403.30
E–3	1,787.40	1,899.90	2,014.80	2,014.80	2,014.80
E–2	1,699.80	1,699.80	1,699.80	1,699.80	1,699.80
E–1 2	1,516.20	1,516.20	1,516.20	1,516.20	1,516.20
E–1 3	1,402.20
	Over 8	Over 10	Over 12	Over 14	Over 16
E–9 1		$4,788.90	$4,897.50	$5,034.30	$5,194.80
E–8	$3,920.10	4,093.50	4,200.90	4,329.60	4,469.10
E–7	3,559.20	3,673.20	3,875.70	4,043.70	4,158.60
E–6	3,196.50	3,298.50	3,495.30	3,555.60	3,599.70
E–5	2,893.50	3,045.60	3,064.20	3,064.20	3,064.20
E–4	2,403.30	2,403.30	2,403.30	2,403.30	2,403.30
E–3	2,014.80	2,014.80	2,014.80	2,014.80	2,014.80
E–2	1,699.80	1,699.80	1,699.80	1,699.80	1,699.80
E–1 2	1,516.20	1,516.20	1,516.20	1,516.20	1,516.20
E–1 3
	Over 18	Over 20	Over 22	Over 24	Over 26
E–9 1	$5,357.40	$5,617.50	$5,837.10	$6,068.70	$6,422.70
E–8	4,720.50	4,847.70	5,064.60	5,184.90	5,481.00
E–7	4,281.00	4,328.40	4,487.40	4,572.90	4,897.80
E–6	3,650.70	3,650.70	3,650.70	3,650.70	3,650.70
E–5	3,064.20	3,064.20	3,064.20	3,064.20	3,064.20
E–4	2,403.30	2,403.30	2,403.30	2,403.30	2,403.30
E–3	2,014.80	2,014.80	2,014.80	2,014.80	2,014.80
E–2	1,699.80	1,699.80	1,699.80	1,699.80	1,699.80
E–1 2	1,516.20	1,516.20	1,516.20	1,516.20	1,516.20
E–1 3
	Over 28	Over 30	Over 32	Over 34	Over 36
E–9 1	$6,422.70	$6,743.40	$6,743.40	$7,080.90	$7,080.90
E–8	5,481.00	5,591.40	5,591.40	5,591.40	5,591.40
E–7	4,897.80	4,897.80	4,897.80	4,897.80	4,897.80
E–6	3,650.70	3,650.70	3,650.70	3,650.70	3,650.70
E–5	3,064.20	3,064.20	3,064.20	3,064.20	3,064.20
E–4	2,403.30	2,403.30	2,403.30	2,403.30	2,403.30
E–3	2,014.80	2,014.80	2,014.80	2,014.80	2,014.80
E–2	1,699.80	1,699.80	1,699.80	1,699.80	1,699.80
E–1 2	1,516.20	1,516.20	1,516.20	1,516.20	1,516.20
E–1 3
	Over 38	Over 40
E–9 1	$7,435.20	$7,435.20
E–8	5,591.40	5,591.40
E–7	4,897.80	4,897.80
E–6	3,650.70	3,650.70
E–5	3,064.20	3,064.20
E–4	2,403.30	2,403.30
E–3	2,014.80	2,014.80
E–2	1,699.80	1,699.80
E–1 2	1,516.20	1,516.20
E–1 3

¹ For noncommissioned officers serving as Sergeant Major of the Army, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy or Coast Guard, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, or Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, basic pay for this grade is $7,738.80 per month, regardless of cumulative years of service under 37 U.S.C. 205.

² Applies to personnel who have served 4 months or more on active duty.

³ Applies to personnel who have served less than 4 months on active duty.

part ii-rate of monthly cadet or midshipman pay

The rate of monthly cadet or midshipman pay authorized by 37 U.S.C. 203(c) is $1,006.80.

Note: As a result of the enactment of sections 602–604 of Public Law 105–85, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 [see Tables for classification], the Secretary of Defense now has the authority to adjust the rates of basic allowances for subsistence and housing. Therefore, these allowances are no longer adjusted by the President in conjunction with the adjustment of basic pay for members of the uniformed services. Accordingly, the tables of allowances included in previous orders are not included here.

Schedule 9
Locality-Based Comparability Payments
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after March 27, 2013)

Locality Pay Area 1	Rate
Alaska	24.69%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA–AL	19.29%
Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA–NH–RI–ME	24.80%
Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY	16.98%
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL–IN–WI	25.10%
Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH–KY–IN	18.55%
Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH	18.68%
Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH	17.16%
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	20.67%
Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH	16.24%
Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO	22.52%
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI	24.09%
Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT–MA	25.82%
Hawaii	16.51%
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX	28.71%
Huntsville-Decatur, AL	16.02%
Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN	14.68%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA	27.16%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL	20.79%
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI	18.10%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN–WI	20.96%
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY–NJ–CT–PA	28.72%
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA–NJ–DE–MD	21.79%
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	16.76%
Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA	16.37%
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR–WA	20.35%
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC	17.64%
Richmond, VA	16.47%
Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Yuba City, CA–NV	22.20%
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA	24.19%
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA	35.15%
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA	21.81%
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC–MD–VA–WV–PA	24.22%
Rest of U.S.	14.16%

¹ Locality Pay Areas are defined in 5 CFR 531.603.

Schedule 10

Administrative Law Judges

(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period after March 27, 2013)

        

Prior adjustments of certain rates of pay were contained in the following:

Ex. Ord. No. 13594, Dec. 19, 2011, 76 F.R. 80191, effective Jan. 1, 2012, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13635.

Ex. Ord. No. 13561, Dec. 22, 2010, 75 F.R. 81817, effective Jan. 1, 2011, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13594.

Ex. Ord. No. 13525, Dec. 23, 2009, 74 F.R. 69231, effective Jan. 1, 2010, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13561.

Ex. Ord. No. 13483, Dec. 18, 2008, 73 F.R. 78587, effective Jan. 1, 2009, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13525.

Ex. Ord. No. 13454, Jan. 4, 2008, 73 F.R. 1481, effective Jan. 1, 2008, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13483.

Ex. Ord. No. 13420, Dec. 21, 2006, 71 F.R. 77571, effective Jan. 1, 2007, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13454.

Ex. Ord. No. 13393, Dec. 22, 2005, 70 F.R. 76655, effective Jan. 1, 2006, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13420.

Ex. Ord. No. 13368, Dec. 30, 2004, 70 F.R. 1147, effective Jan. 1, 2005, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13393.

Ex. Ord. No. 13332, Mar. 3, 2004, 69 F.R. 10891, effective Jan. 1, 2004, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13368.

Ex. Ord. No. 13322, Dec. 30, 2003, 69 F.R. 231, effective Jan. 1, 2004, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13332.

Ex. Ord. No. 13282, Dec. 31, 2002, 68 F.R. 1133, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 13291, Mar. 21, 2003, 68 F.R. 14525, effective Jan. 1, 2003, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13322.

Ex. Ord. No. 13249, Dec. 28, 2001, 67 F.R. 639, effective Jan. 1, 2002, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13282, as amended.

Ex. Ord. No. 13182, Dec. 23, 2000, 65 F.R. 82879, 66 F.R. 10057, effective Jan. 1, 2001, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13249.

Ex. Ord. No. 13144, Dec. 21, 1999, 64 F.R. 72237, effective Jan. 1, 2000, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13182.

Ex. Ord. No. 13106, Dec. 7, 1998, 63 F.R. 68151, effective Jan. 1, 1999, substantially superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13144.

Ex. Ord. No. 13071, Dec. 29, 1997, 62 F.R. 68521, effective Jan. 1, 1998, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13106.

Ex. Ord. No. 13033, Dec. 27, 1996, 61 F.R. 68987, effective Jan. 1, 1997, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13071.

Ex. Ord. No. 12990, Feb. 29, 1996, 61 F.R. 8467, effective Jan. 1, 1996, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13033.

Ex. Ord. No. 12984, Dec. 28, 1995, 61 F.R. 237, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12990, §3, Feb. 29, 1996, 61 F.R. 8467, effective Jan. 1, 1996, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13033.

Ex. Ord. No. 12944, Dec. 28, 1994, 60 F.R. 309, effective Jan. 1, 1995, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12984, as amended.

Ex. Ord. No. 12886, Dec. 23, 1993, 58 F.R. 68709, effective Jan. 1, 1994, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12944.

Ex. Ord. No. 12826, Dec. 30, 1992, 57 F.R. 62909, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12886, §3, Dec. 23, 1993, 58 F.R. 68709, effective Jan. 1, 1993, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12944.

Ex. Ord. No. 12786, Dec. 26, 1991, 56 F.R. 67453, effective Jan. 1, 1992, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12826, as amended.

Ex. Ord. No. 12736, Dec. 12, 1990, 55 F.R. 51385, effective Jan. 1, 1991, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12786.

Ex. Ord. No. 12698, Dec. 23, 1989, 54 F.R. 53473, effective Jan. 1 and 31, 1990, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12736.

Ex. Ord. No. 12663, Jan. 6, 1989, 54 F.R. 791, effective Jan. 1, 1989, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12698.

Ex. Ord. No. 12622, Dec. 31, 1987, 53 F.R. 222, effective Jan. 1, 1988, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12663.

Ex. Ord. No. 12578, Dec. 31, 1986, 52 F.R. 505, effective Jan. 1, 1987, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12622.

Ex. Ord. No. 12496, Dec. 28, 1984, 50 F.R. 211, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12540, Dec. 30, 1985, 51 F.R. 577, effective Jan. 1, 1985, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12578.

Ex. Ord. No. 12456, Dec. 30, 1983, 49 F.R. 347, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12477, May 23, 1984, 49 F.R. 22041; Ex. Ord. No. 12487, Sept. 14, 1984, 49 F.R. 36493, effective Jan. 1, 1984, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12496, as amended.

Ex. Ord. No. 12387, Oct. 8, 1982, 47 F.R. 44981, effective Oct. 1, 1982, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12456, as amended.

Ex. Ord. No. 12330, Oct. 15, 1981, 46 F.R. 50921, effective Oct. 1, 1981, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12387.

Ex. Ord. No. 12248, Oct. 16, 1980, 45 F.R. 69199, effective Oct. 1, 1980, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12330.

Ex. Ord. No. 12165, Oct. 9, 1979, 44 F.R. 58671, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12200, Mar. 12, 1980, 44 F.R. 16443, effective Oct. 1, 1979, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12248.

Ex. Ord. No. 12087, Oct. 7, 1978, 43 F.R. 46823, effective Oct. 1, 1978, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12165, as amended.

Ex. Ord. No. 12010, Sept. 28, 1977, 42 F.R. 52365, effective Oct. 1, 1977, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12087.

Ex. Ord. No. 11941, Oct. 1, 1976, 41 F.R. 43899, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 11943, Oct. 25, 1976, 41 F.R. 47213, effective Oct. 1, 1976, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12010.

Ex. Ord. No. 11883, Oct. 6, 1975, 40 F.R. 47091, effective Oct. 1, 1975, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11941, as amended.

Ex. Ord. No. 11811, Oct. 7, 1974, 39 F.R. 36302, effective Oct. 1, 1974, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11883.

Ex. Ord. No. 11739, Oct. 3, 1973, 38 F.R. 27581, effective Oct. 1, 1973, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11811.

Ex. Ord. No. 11691, Dec. 15, 1972, 37 F.R. 27607, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 11777, Apr. 12, 1974, 39 F.R. 13519, effective Oct. 1, 1972, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11811.

Ex. Ord. No. 11637, Dec. 22, 1971, 36 F.R. 24911, effective Jan. 1, 1972, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11811.

Ex. Ord. No. 11576, Jan. 8, 1971, 36 F.R. 347, effective Jan. 1, 1971, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11811.

Ex. Ord. No. 11524, Apr. 15, 1970, 35 F.R. 6247, effective first pay period on or after Dec. 27, 1969, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11811.

Ex. Ord. No. 11474, June 16, 1969, 34 F.R. 9605, effective July 1, 1969, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11811.

Ex. Ord. No. 11413, June 11, 1968, 33 F.R. 8641, effective July 1, 1968, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11811.

Freezing Federal Employee Pay Schedules and Rates That Are Set by Administrative Discretion

Memorandum of President of the United States, Dec. 22, 2010, 75 F.R. 81829, provided:

Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

On November 29, 2010, I proposed a two-year freeze in the pay of civilian Federal employees as the first of a number of difficult actions required to put our Nation on a sound fiscal footing. As I said then, Federal workers are not just a line in a budget. They are public servants who, like their private sector counterparts, may be struggling in these difficult economic times.

Despite the sacrifices that I knew a pay freeze would entail for our dedicated civil servants, I concluded that a two-year freeze in the upward statutory adjustment of pay schedules is a necessary first step in our effort to address the challenge of our fiscal reality. The Congress responded to my proposal by including such a freeze in the Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011 (H.R. 3082) [Pub. L. 111–322], which I signed into law today (the "Act"). The Act freezes statutory pay adjustments for all executive branch pay schedules for a two-year period. It also generally prohibits executive departments and agencies from providing any base salary increases at all to senior executives or senior level employees, including performance-based increases.

While this legislation will prevent adjustments in executive branch pay schedules that are made by statute, some laws allow such adjustments to be made by agency heads as an exercise of administrative discretion. In order to ensure consistent treatment of executive branch employees and to promote the fiscal purposes of my original proposal, agency heads who have such discretion should not provide any upward adjustments in Federal employees' pay schedules or rates during the two-year period covered by the statutory pay freeze.

Accordingly, you should suspend any increases to any pay systems or pay schedules covering executive branch employees that could otherwise take effect as a result of an exercise of administrative discretion during the period beginning on January 1, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2012. You also should forgo any general increases (including general increases for a geographic area, such as locality pay) in covered employees' rates of pay that could otherwise take effect as a result of the exercise of administrative discretion during the same period. To the extent that an agency pay system provides performance-based increases in lieu of general increases, funds allocated for those performance-based increases should be correspondingly reduced to reflect the freezing of the employees' base pay schedule.

This memorandum shall be carried out to the extent permitted by law and consistent with executive departments' and agencies' legal authorities. This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall issue guidance on implementing this memorandum, and is also hereby authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

Barack Obama.      

Federal Employee Pay Schedules and Rates That Are Set by Administrative Discretion

Memorandum of President of the United States, Dec. 21, 2012, 78 F.R. 647, provided:

Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

On December 22, 2010, I issued a memorandum stating that the heads of executive departments and agencies should suspend any increases to any pay systems or pay schedules covering executive branch employees, and should forgo any general increases in covered employees' rates of pay, that could otherwise take effect as a result of the exercise of administrative discretion during the period beginning on January 1, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2012. In light of section 114 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 112–175), I am hereby instructing the heads of executive departments and agencies that they should continue to adhere to this policy through March 27, 2013, the date after which statutory pay adjustments may be made pursuant to section 114 of Public Law 112–175.

This memorandum shall be carried out to the extent permitted by law and consistent with executive departments' and agencies' legal authorities. This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall issue any necessary guidance on implementing this memorandum, and is also hereby authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

Barack Obama.