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[United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (Plum Book), 1996]
[Appendices]
[4.  Federal Salary Schedules for 1996]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]

The Plum Book (United States Government Policy
        and Supporting Positions): 1996 EditionAPPENDIX NO. 4FEDERAL SALARY SCHEDULES FOR 1996The 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:LevelRateLevel I $148,400Level II $133,600Level III $123,100Level IV $115,700Level 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.LevelRateES-1$94,800ES-2$99,800ES-3$103,800ES-4$109,400ES-5$114,000ES-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.LevelRateMinimum$86,160Maximum$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 
        Grade12345678910GS-1$12,384$12,797$13,208$13,619$14,032$14,274$14,679$15,089$15,107$15,489GS-2$13,923$14,255$14,717$15,107$15,274$15,723$16,172$16,621$17,070$17,519GS-3$15,193$15,699$16,205$16,711$17,217$17,723$18,229$18,735$19,241$19,747GS-4$17,055$17,624$18,193$18,762$19,331$19,900$20,469$21,038$21,607$22,176GS-5$19,081$19,717$20,353$20,989$21,625$22,261$22,897$23,533$24,169$24,805GS-6$21,269$21,978$22,687$23,396$24,105$24,814$25,523$26,232$26,941$27,650GS-7$23,634$24,422$25,210$25,998$26,786$27,574$28,362$29,150$29,938$30,726GS-8$26,175$27,048$27,921$28,794$29,667$30,540$31,413$32,286$33,159$34,032GS-9$28,912$29,876$30,840$31,804$32,768$33,732$34,696$35,660$36,624$37,588GS-10$31,839$32,900$33,961$35,022$36,083$37,144$38,205$39,266$40,327$41,388GS-11$34,981$36,147$37,313$38,479$39,645$40,811$41,977$43,143$44,309$45,475GS-12$41,926$43,324$44,722$46,120$47,518$48,916$50,314$51,712$53,110$54,508GS-13$49,856$51,518$53,180$54,842$56,504$58,166$59,828$61,490$63,152$64,814GS-14$58,915$60,879$62,843$64,807$66,771$68,735$70,699$72,663$74,627$76,591GS-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 AreaRateAtlanta, GA5.14%Boston-Worchester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT 7.68%Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI7.63%Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN5.87%Cleveland-Akron, OH4.67%Columbus, OH5.84%Dallas-Fort Worth, TX6.23%Dayton-Springfield, OH 5.72%Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO6.34%Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI7.26%Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX9.40%Huntsville, AL4.84%Indianapolis, IN5.04%Kansas City, MO-KS4.38%*Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA8.15%Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL5.94%New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, 
              NY-NJ-CT-PA8.05%Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD6.90%Portland-Salem, OR-WA5.20%Richmond-Petersburg, VA4.41%Sacramento-Yolo, CA5.81%St. Louis, MO-IL4.72%San Diego, CA6.76%San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA8.97%Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA6.44%*Washington-Baltimore, 
              DC-MD-VA-WV6.04%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 
        Grade12345678910GS-1$13,132$13,570$14,006$14,442$14,880$15,136$15,566$16,000$16,019$16,425GS-2$14,764$15,116$15,606$16,019$16,197$16,673$17,149$17,625$8,101$18,577GS-3$16,111$16,647$17,184$17,720$18,257$18,793$19,330$19,867$20,403$20,940GS-4$18,085$18,688$19,292$19,895$20,499$21,102$21,705$22,309$22,912$3,515GS-5$20,233$20,908$21,582$22,257$22,931$23,606$24,280$24,954$25,629$26,303GS-6$22,554$23,305$24,057$24,809$25,561$26,313$27,065$27,816$28,568$29,320GS-7$25,061$25,897$26,733$27,568$28,404$29,239$30,075$30,911$31,746$32,582GS-8$27,756$28,682$29,607$30,533$31,459$32,385$33,310$34,236$35,162$36,088GS-9$30,658$31,681$32,703$33,725$34,747$35,769$36,792$37,814$38,836$39,858GS-10$33,762$34,887$36,012$37,137$38,262$39,387$40,513$41,638$42,763$43,888GS-11$37,094$38,330$39,567$40,803$42,040$43,276$44,512$45,749$46,985$48,222GS-12$44,458$45,941$47,423$48,906$50,388$51,871$53,353$54,835$56,318$57,800GS-13$52,867$54,630$56,392$58,154$59,917$61,679$63,442$65,204$66,966$68,729GS-14$62,473$64,556$66,639$68,721$70,804$72,887$74,969$77,052$79,134$81,217GS-15$73,486$75,935$78,385$80,834$83,284$85,733$88,183$90,632$93,082$95,531**SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE**LevelRateES-1$100,526ES-2$105,298ES-3$110,070ES-4$116,008ES-5$120,886ES-6$122,688**SENIOR-LEVEL (SL)**LevelRateMinimum$88,183Maximum$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 
        Grade12345678910GS-3$21,771$22,277$22,783$18,229$18,735$19,241$19,747$20,253$20,759$21,265GS-4$20,469$21,038$21,607$22,176$22,745$23,314$23,883$24,452$25,021$25,590GS-5$23,533$24,169$24,805$25,441$26,077$26,713$27,349$27,985$28,621$29,257GS-6$24,814$25,523$26,232$26,941$27,650$28,359$29,068$29,777$30,486$31,195GS-7$26,786$27,574$28,362$29,150$29,938$30,726$31,514$32,302$33,090$33,878GS-8$27,921$28,794$29,667$30,540$31,413$32,286$33,159$34,032$34,905$35,778GS-9$29,876$30,840$31,804$32,768$33,732$34,696$35,660$36,624$37,588$38,552GS-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)Step123456789Step 1$69,300$56,154$45,502$36,870$29,876$26,708$23,876$21,344$19,081Step 2$71,379$57,839$46,867$37,976$30,772$27,509$24,592$21,984$19,653Step 3$73,520$59,574$48,273$39,115$31,695$28,335$25,330$22,644$20,243Step 4$75,726$61,361$49,721$40,289$32,646$29,185$26,090$23,323$20,850Step 5$77,998$63,202$51,213$41,498$33,626$30,060$26,873$24,023$21,476Step 6$80,338$65,098$52,749$42,742$34,634$30,962$27,679$24,744$22,120Step 7$82,748$67,051$54,332$44,025$35,674$31,891$28,509$25,486$22,784Step 8$85,230$69,062$55,962$45,345$36,744$32,847$29,364$26,250$23,467Step 9$87,787$71,134$57,641$46,706$37,846$33,833$30,245$27,038$24,171Step 10$90,090$73,268$59,370$48,107$38,981$34,848$31,153$27,849$24,896Step 11$90,090$75,466$61,151$49,550$40,151$35,893$32,087$28,685$25,643Step 12$90,090$77,730$62,985$51,037$41,355$36,970$33,050$29,545$26,413Step 13$90,090$80,062$64,875$52,568$42,596$38,079$34,041$30,431$27,205Step 14$90,090$82,464$66,821$54,145$43,874$39,222$35,063$31,344$28,021Foreign 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.
      LevelRateFE-1$88,183FE-2$99,300FE-3$103,800FE-4$109,400FE-5$114,000FE-6$115,700**DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION****FEDERAL SALARY SCHEDULES EFFECTIVE 1/7/96**PositionMinimumMaximumUnder Secretary for Health.......$123,100Deputy Under Secretary for 
              Health.......$117,692Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Health.......$112,726Assistant Under Secretary 
              for Health.......$109,404Medical Director$93,344$105,792Director of Podiatric Service$81,278$100,939Director of Chaplain Service$81,278$100,939Director of Pharmacy Service$81,278$100,939Director of Dietetic Service$81,278$100,939Director of Optometry Service$81,278$100,939Physicians 
                and DentistsDirector$81,278$100,939Executive$75,051$95,649Chief$69,300$90,090Senior$58,915$76,591Intermediate$49,856$64,814Full$41,926$54,508Associate$34,981$45,475Clinical Podiatrist 
                and OptometristChief$69,300$90,090Senior$58,915$76,591Intermediate$49,856$64,814Full$41,926$54,508Associate$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**PositionMinimumMaximumDirector$87,780$109,014Executive$81,055$103,301Chief$74,844$97,297Senior$63,628$82,718Intermediate$53,844$69,999Full$45,280$58,869Associate$37,779$49,113
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