The Washington times., 1923-11-03
REVISION
REPORT IS
FILED
Board Findings Affect 4.776
EmpIoyes-Pay Boost About
$o4 Annually.

The 4,776 employees of the De-
partment of Agriculture receive a
3 per cent average annual salary
increase, or $94, under the alloca-
tions made by the Personnel
Classification Board.
The professional and scientific
service in the department, which
includes 1,115 workers, receives
the largest increase of any of the
services-amounting to per cent,
or Sill. The present average
annual salary of these workers is
$3,019, and it is incsreased to
1920.
Increases Suggested.
The subprofessional service re
ceives an increase OF As per cent.
or $1S3. The present average an
nual salary in this service is $1,495,
and it is increased to $1,563. The
Clerical. Administrative and Fiscal
Service. which has SOS employees,
receives a salary increase of 81
per cent or OF $64. The present
average annual salary is $1,727. and
It is raised to $1,791. The custodial
service is given an increase Of 4.3
per cent, or of Sal, being raised
from 1866 to $1,006.
The Office of the Secretary of
Agriculture has 522 employees, who
are given an average increase of
Al per cent; or of 500. The present
average salary is. 81, 537 and it is
increased to $1,000. The Weather
Bureau has 217 employees. who are
granted a raise of per cent, or
1854. The present salary is 1883
and the recommended salary is
$1,787.
Animal Industry Bureau.
The Bureau Of Animal Industry
has 3S5 employees who are increased
in salary AZ per cent, or $SS, the
present average salary being $2,O81
and the recommended salary being
$2,169.
The Bureau of Plant Industry
has 705 employees, receiving an in
crease Of So per cent, or Sis. The
present average salary is 1898, and
the recommended salary is $2,053.
The Forest Service has 223 en-
ployes, who receive an increase of
SIS per cent, or 1852. The present
average annual salary is $1,912 and
the recommended salary is $2,074.
The Bureau of Chemistry. with 312
employees. gets an increase of So
per cent, or SILT. The present
salary is $1,96s and the recon-
mended salary is $2,085.
The bureau of soils with lat
workers receives a salary increase
Of 7.S per cent or of $56, the present
average salary being $3.50. and
the recommended salary being
with 147 employees Is granted an
ssalary being s2,195, and the recon-
mended salary being $2,323.
Biological Survey.
The Biological Survey has 80 en-
ployes. who receive an average in
crease in salary of 6.6 per cent, or
of $38. The present average salary
is $2.085 and the recommended SAL
airy is $2,223. The Division of Ac-
counts and Disbursements, with Sc
employees, obtains an increase of only
1.S per cent, or of $33, the present
salary being $1,766 and the recon-
mended salary being 1913.
The Division of Publications, with
230 employees, is given an increase
Of 7.S per cent, or of $106, the pres
ent average salary being 81 ,349 and
the recommended salary being
81 ,455. The States Relations SerV.
Ice has 165 employees, who are given
an increase of Al per cent, or of
$72. The present average annual
salary is $1.722, and the recon-
mended salary is $1,794.
Extension Service.
The Extension Service has ninety.
seven employees who are given an
increase of Al per cent, or Of S91.
The present average salary is 80, 1873
and the recommended salary is
$2,279. The Bureau of Public
Roads has 323 employees, who re-
per cent, or of S57. The present
average salary is $1,965, and the
recommended salary is $2,022.
The bureau to enforce the in
secticide act has forty-six employees
who are increased in salary SO per
cent, or $104, the present average
salary being $2,058, and the recon-
mended salary being $2,262.
The Federal horticultural board
has sixty-nine workers, given an in
crease Of 1.6 per cent, or Of $32. The
present average 10 $2,005, and the
recommended salary Is $2,037.
The Grain Futures Administration