APPENDIX NO. 4

FEDERAL SALARY SCHEDULES FOR 2000

The information in the body of this report reflects grades or salaries in effect on the first pay period on or

after January 1, 2000.

EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE (EX)

The Executive Schedule consists of five levels. The following EX rates were effective January 2000:

Level I ......................................................................................... $157,000

Level II ......................................................................................... 141,300

Level III ......................................................................................... 130,200

Level IV ......................................................................................... 122,400

Level V ......................................................................................... 114,500

SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE SCHEDULE (ES)

Pay forthe SeniorExecutive Service is established by the President. The employee’s basic pay may not exceed

the pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule. In addition to the 2000 basic pay rates listed below, SES employees are

entitled to locality-based comparability payments fortheir respective pay area.The employee’s locality rate of pay may

not exceed the pay for level III of the Executive Schedule. 

ES-1 ........................................................................................... $106,200

ES-2 ............................................................................................ 111,200

ES-3 ............................................................................................ 116,300

ES-4 ............................................................................................ 122,200

ES-5 ............................................................................................ 122,400

ES-6 ............................................................................................ 122,400

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 2000 basic pay rates listed below,

the SL employees are entitled to locality-based comparability payments for their respective pay area. The employee’s

locality rate of pay may not exceed the pay for level III of the Executive Schedule. 

Minimum ........................................................................................ $93,137

Maximum ........................................................................................ 122,400

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GENERAL SCHEDULE 

Initial appointments to positions underthe GeneralSchedule are normally made at the minimumrate 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 2000 basic pay rates, the General Schedule

employees are entitled to a locality-based comparability payment for their respective pay area. The locality pay

percentages are listed on the next page.

GENERAL SCHEDULE

Grade

 Annual Rates and Steps

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

GS-1 $13,870 $14,332 $14,794 $15,252 $15,715 $15,986 $16,440 $16,900 $16,918 $17,351

GS-2 15,594 15,964 16,481 16,918 17,107 17,610 18,113 18,616 19,119 19,622

GS-3 17,015 17,582 18,149 18,716 19,283 19,850 20,417 20,984 21,551 22,118

GS-4 19,100 19,737 20,374 21,011 21,648 22,285 22,922 23,559 24,196 24,833

GS-5 21,370 22,082 22,794 23,506 24,218 24,930 25,642 26,354 27,066 27,778

GS-6 23,820 24,614 25,408 26,202 26,996 27,790 28,584 29,378 30,172 30,966

GS-7 26,470 27,352 28,234 29,116 29,998 30,880 31,762 32,644 33,526 34,408

GS-8 29,315 30,292 31,269 32,246 33,223 34,200 35,177 36,154 37,131 38,108

GS-9 32,380 33,459 34,538 35,617 36,696 37,775 38,854 39,933 41,012 42,091

GS-10 35,658 36,847 38,036 39,225 40,414 41,603 42,792 43,981 45,170 46,359

GS-11 39,178 40,484 41,790 43,096 44,402 45,708 47,014 48,320 49,626 50,932

GS-12 46,955 48,520 50,085 51,650 53,215 54,780 56,345 57,910 59,475 61,040

GS-13 55,837 57,698 59,559 61,420 63,281 65,142 67,003 68,864 70,725 72,586

GS-14 65,983 68,182 70,381 72,580 74,779 76,978 79,177 81,376 83,575 85,774

GS-15 77,614 80,201 82,788 85,375 87,962 90,549 93,136 95,723 98,310 100,897
FEDERAL SALARY SCHEDULES 329

LOCALITY PAY AREAS WITH RESPECTIVE RATES 

Atlanta, GA 7.66%

Boston-Worchester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT 10.72%

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI 11.49%

Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN 9.52%

Cleveland-Akron, OH 8.05%

Columbus, OH 8.55%

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 8.59%

Dayton-Springfield, OH 7.63%

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO 10.54%

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI 11.64%

*Hartford, CT 11.25%

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX 14.79%

Huntsville, AL 7.22%

Indianapolis, IN 6.99%

Kansas City, MO-KS 7.42%

*Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA 12.76%

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL 9.80%

Milwaukee-Racine, WI 7.83%

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI 9.11%

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA 12.09%

Orlando, FL 6.79%

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD 9.55%

Pittsburgh, PA 7.61%

Portland-Salem, OR-WA 9.06%

Richmond-Petersburg, VA 7.60%

Sacramento-Yolo, CA 9.50%

St. Louis, MO-IL 7.08%

San Diego, CA 9.97%

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA 15.01%

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA 9.20%

*Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 9.05%

Rest of United States (in the contiguous 48 states) 6.78%

* The locality pay area boundaries generally correspond to established Metropolitan Statistical Areas.

However, the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County,CA, locality pay area includes Santa Barbara County and Edwards

Air Force Base, CA; the Hartford locality pay area includes all of New London County, CT; and the

Washington-Baltimore DC-MD-VA-WV locality pay area includes St. Marys County, MD. 
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WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE, DC-MD-VA-WV LOCALITY PAY SCHEDULE 

The followingsalary tables reflect the locality pay rates forthe Washington-Baltimore,DC-MD-VA-WVlocality

pay area in 2000. The tables incorporate a locality payment of 9.05 percent. 

GENERAL SCHEDULE

 

Grade

 Annual Rates and Steps

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

GS-1 $15,125 $15,629 $16,133 $16,632 $17,137 $17,433 $17,928 $18,429 $18,449 $18,921

GS-2 17,005 17,409 17,973 18,449 18,655 19,204 19,752 20,301 20,849 21,398

GS-3 18,555 19,173 19,791 20,410 21,028 21,646 22,265 22,883 23,501 24,120

GS-4 20,829 21,523 22,218 22,912 23,607 24,302 24,996 25,691 26,386 27,080

GS-5 23,304 24,080 24,857 25,633 26,410 27,186 27,963 28,739 29,515 30,292

GS-6 25,976 26,842 27,707 28,573 29,439 30,305 31,171 32,037 32,903 33,768

GS-7 28,866 29,827 30,789 31,751 32,713 33,675 34,636 35,598 36,560 37,522

GS-8 31,968 33,033 34,099 35,164 36,230 37,295 38,361 39,426 40,491 41,557

GS-9 35,310 36,487 37,664 38,840 40,017 41,194 42,370 43,547 44,724 45,900

GS-10 38,885 40,182 41,478 42,775 44,071 45,368 46,665 47,961 49,258 50,554

GS-11 42,724 44,148 45,572 46,996 48,420 49,845 51,269 52,693 54,117 55,541

GS-12 51,204 52,911 54,618 56,324 58,031 59,738 61,444 63,151 64,857 66,564

GS-13 60,890 62,920 64,949 66,979 69,008 71,037 73,067 75,096 77,126 79,155

GS-14 71,954 74,352 76,750 79,148 81,546 83,945 86,343 88,741 91,139 93,537

GS-15 84,638 87,459 90,280 93,101 95,923 98,744 101,565 104,386 107,207 110,028

SENIOR EXECUTIVESERVICE

ES-1 ........................................................................................... $115,811

ES-2 ............................................................................................ 121,264

ES-3 ............................................................................................ 126,825

ES-4 ............................................................................................ 130,200

ES-5 ............................................................................................ 130,200

ES-6 ............................................................................................ 130,200

SENIOR-LEVEL (SL)

Minimum ....................................................................................... $101,566

Maximum ........................................................................................ 130,200
FEDERAL SALARY SCHEDULES 331

SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (LEO) PAY SCHEDULES 

The salary tables for LEOs are computed based on the annualrates of basic pay of the 2000 General Schedule,

including special salary rates for LEOs at grades GS-3 through GS-10 established under section 403 of the Federal

Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (FEPCA). In addition,LEOs are entitled to the greater of the applicable locality

payment or special geographic adjustment for LEOs 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 four locality pay areas. A 16-percent

adjustment applies in the 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

 

Grade

 Annual Rates and Steps

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

GS-3 $20,417 $20,984 $21,551 $22,118 $22,685 $23,252 $23,819 $24,386 $24,953 $25,520

GS-4 22,922 23,559 24,196 24,833 25,470 26107 26,744 27,381 28,018 28,655

GS-5 26,354 27,066 27,778 28,490 29,202 29,914 30,626 31,338 32,050 32,762

GS-6 27,790 28,584 29,378 30,172 30,966 31,760 32,554 33,348 34,142 34,936

GS-7 29,998 30,880 31,762 32,644 33,526 34,408 35,290 36,172 37,054 37,936

GS-8 31,269 32,246 33,223 34,200 35,177 36,154 37,131 38,108 39,085 40,062

GS-9 33,459 34,538 35,617 36,696 37,775 38,854 39,933 41,012 42,091 43,170

GS-10 36,847 38,036 39,225 40,414 41,603 42,792 43,981 45,170 46,359 47,548
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FOREIGN SERVICE SCHEDULE 

(Effective the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2000) 

 Class

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Step 1 $77,614 $62,890 $50,960 $41,292 $33,459 $29,911 $26,740 $23,905 $21,370

Step 2 79,942 64,777 52,489 42,531 34,463 30,808 27,542 24,622 22,011

Step 3 82,341 66,720 54,063 43,807 35,497 31,733 28,368 25,361 22,671

Step 4 84,811 68,722 55,685 45,121 36,562 32,685 29,220 26,122 23,352

Step 5 87,355 70,783 57,356 46,475 37,658 33,665 30,096 26,905 24,052

Step 6 89,976 72,907 59,077 47,869 38,788 34,675 30,999 27,712 24,774

Step 7 92,675 75,094 60,849 49,305 39,952 35,715 31,929 28,544 25,517

Step 8 95,455 77,347 62,674 50,784 41,150 36,787 32,887 29,400 26,282

Step 9 98,319 79,667 64,555 52,307 42,385 37,890 33,873 30,282 27,071

Step 10 100,897 82,057 66,491 53,877 43,656 39,027 34,890 31,191 27,883

Step 11 100,897 84,519 68,486 55,493 44,966 40,198 35,936 32,126 28,719

Step 12 100,897 87,054 70,541 57,158 46,315 41,404 37,014 33,090 29,581

Step 13 100,897 89,666 72,657 58,873 47,705 42,646 38,125 34,083 30,469

Step 14 100,897 92,356 74,836 60,639 49,136 43,925 39,269 35,105 31,383

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 2000 Locality Pay Areas With Respective Rates. 

SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE SCHEDULE 

Pay for the SeniorForeign Service is established by the President. The employee’s basic pay may not exceed

the pay forlevelIVof the Executive Schedule.In addition to the 2000 basic pay rates listed below, SeniorForeign Service

employees are entitled to locality-based comparability payments for their respective pay area. The employee’s locality

rate of pay may not exceed the pay for level III of the Executive Schedule. 

FE-1 ........................................................................................... $106,200

FE-2 ............................................................................................ 111,200

FE-3 ............................................................................................ 116,300

FE-4 ............................................................................................ 122,200

FE-5 ............................................................................................ 122,400

FE-6 ............................................................................................ 122,400
FEDERAL SALARY SCHEDULES 333

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

FEDERAL SALARY SCHEDULES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2, 2000

 Minimum 

Maximum

Under Secretary for Health ......................................................... $130,200 *

Deputy Under Secretary for Health ................................................... $131,811 **

Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Health .......................................... $126,250***

Assistant Under Secretary for Health ................................................. $122,529***

Medical Director ................................................................... $104,542 $118,484 

Director of Podiatric Service .......................................................... $91,028 $113,050 

Director of Chaplain Service .......................................................... $91,028 $113,050 

Director of Pharmacy Service ......................................................... $91,028 $113,050 

Director of Dietetic Service ........................................................... $91,028 $113,050 

Director of Optometry Service ......................................................... $91,028 $113,050 

Physicians and Dentists

Director ............................................................................ $91,028 $113,050 

Executive ........................................................................... $84,055 $107,125 

Chief .............................................................................. $77,614 $100,897 

Senior ............................................................................. $65,983 $85,774 

Intermediate ........................................................................ $55,837 $72,586 

Full ................................................................................ $46,955 $61,040 

Associate .......................................................................... $39,178 $50,932 

Clinical Podiatrist and Optometrist

Chief .............................................................................. $77,614 $100,897 

Senior ............................................................................. $65,983 $85,774 

Intermediate ........................................................................ $55,837 $72,586 

Full ................................................................................ $46,955 $61,040 

Associate .......................................................................... $39,178 $50,932 

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* Pursuant to section 7404(d)(1) of title 38, U.S.C., the rate of basic pay payable to this employee is set at level III of

the Executive Schedule, which is $130,200.

** Pursuant to section 7404(d)(1) of title 38, U.S.C., the rate of basic pay payable to this employee is limited to the rate

for level IV of the Executive Schedule, which is $122,400.

*** Pursuant to section 7404(d)(2) of title 38, U.S.C., the rate of basic pay payable to these employees is limited to the

rate for level V of the Executive Schedule, which is $114,500. 
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

FEDERAL SALARY SCHEDULES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2, 2000 - Continued

Eight Percent Interim Geographic Adjustment

The adjusted annual rates of pay shown on the following schedule are applicable only for physicians and

dentists 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-Riverside-Orange County, CA (including Santa

Barbara County and Edwards Air Force Base). Thes e 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.

 Minimum 

Maximum

Director ............................................................................. $98,310 $122,094 

Executive ............................................................................ $90,799 $115,695 

Chief ............................................................................... $83,823 $108,969 

Senior .............................................................................. $71,262 $92,636 

Intermediate ......................................................................... $60,304 $78,393 

Full ................................................................................. $50,711 $65,923 

Associate ........................................................................... $42,312 $55,007 

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