V.I. Code tit. 3, § 551 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 25 - Personnel Merit System, Compensation, Expenses and Miscellaneous Benefits|Subchapter V - Pay Systems|§ 551. Purpose and coverage

 There is established the following standard Pay Plan for all classes of positions now or hereafter created in the Government of the Virgin Islands in the Classified Service as defined in section 491 of this title: SCHEDULE I (a) Pay Structure     Range     LongevityStepNo.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)1$1752$1860$1968$2076$2184$229221860196820762184229224003196820882208232824482568420882208232824482568268852208234024722604273628686234024842628277229163060724842628277229163060320482628278429403096325234089278429523120328834563624102952313233123492367238521131323324351637083900409212332435283732393641404344133528374439604176439246081437443972420044284656488415397242124452469249325172164212446447164968522054721744644728499252565520578418472850165304559258806168195180531656165916621665162053165640596462686612693621564059766312664869847320225976633666967056741677762363366720710474887872825624672071287536794483528760 SCHEDULE II For Physicians, Dentists and Other Medical PersonnelA$   7500$   7935$   8370$   8805$   9240B850089939486997910472C1000010580111601174012320D1150012166128321349814164 (b) The Director of Personnel shall determine the assignment of classes of positions to the salary ranges, based upon comparison of relative experience and training requirements, working conditions, administrative changes in processes and decision-making authority which affect the level of work complexity or responsibility, and those elements of supply shortage which can clearly be attributed to pay considerations. The Governor may, in his discretion, assign to ranges within the special pay schedule for the medical profession not more than three professional and/or supervisory personnel within the Department of Health when required for the effective supervision and operation of government agencies. SCHEDULE IIISalary Schedule for Teachers, Guidance Counsellors, Librarians and Other Professional Positions in the Department of Education (1) Pay Structure— There is established for the Department of Education the following pay structure—Schedule III of the Government Pay Plan; provided that no teacher shall be paid a salary less than $3,200 per annum.RangeABCDEFGHIJK1$2600$2720$2840$2960$3080$3200     2300031403280342035603700     3350036653830399541604325     4410042954490468548805075     5510053305560579060206250$6480$6710$6940$7170$74006600062706540681072807350762078908160$843087007700073207640796082808600892092409560988010200 (2) The above schedule shall be applicable as follows:Range I—Graduation from high school with less than 30 semester units of college work or its equivalent in quarter units.Range II—Graduation from high school with a minimum of 30 semester units of college work but less than 60 semester units or its equivalent in quarter units.Range III—Graduation from high school with a minimum of 60 semester units of college work but less than 90 semester units or its equivalent in quarter units.Range IV—Graduation from high school with a minimum of 90 semester units of college work or its equivalent in quarter units.Range V—Graduation from college or university with a bachelor's degree.Range VI—Graduation from college or university with a master's degree.Range VII—Graduation from a university with a doctor's degree. In the case of vocational teachers, five years of experience at the Journeyman level is a prerequisite to receiving salary equal to that for a bachelor's degree. For satisfactory ability and performance and for meritorious service, teachers without college degrees who have taught for at least fifteen years in the public schools of the Virgin Islands shall be assigned to Range V. Provided, however that only such years of teaching experience not already evaluated or covered by the provisions of this section shall be considered for purposes of replacement within the pay range as provided for in section 4(a) of this schedule. (3) Supplement for Additional Training and/or for Assignment to Supervisory and Administrative Positions  (a) A supplement of $100 will be paid for each 9 semester hours or its equivalent in quarter units of college course work beyond the established minimum for the range in which the teacher has been placed; Provided, That any teacher receiving the 15 year proviso of section 2 of this section [sic]; shall receive $100 for every 9 semester hours of college credits or its equivalent in quarter units accumulated after April 1, 1964; And provided further, That all course work in all of the above-mentioned is approved by the Commissioner of Education as courses leading to a baccalaureate degree, or in the case of degree holders to a higher degree. (b) Supervisory and administrative employees in the professional education, guidance or library service of the Department shall receive supplementary salaries in accordance with the following indicated percentage ratio to Step A of each pay range:PositionPercentage Factorabove Step A of Teachers Scale  Guidance Counsellors8 %Bookmobile Librarian5 %Secondary Department Heads Departments with 1 to 10 teachers5 %11 or more8 %Physical Education Teacher-Coach5 %Assistant Principals, Secondary or Consolidated Schools25 %Assistant Principals, Elementary Schools20 %Principals with 1 to 5 teachers15 %6 to 1020 %11 to 2025 %21 to 3030 %31 to 5040 %51 or more45 %Subject Supervisors25 %General Supervisors (Kindergarten, Elementary and Secondary)30 %Assistant Program Coordinators10 %Program Coordinators25 %Assistant Directors35 %Directors (except in cases where the positions are listed in the annual appropriation Act)50 % (4) Placement of Employees Within the Pay Range  (a) When this new pay schedule goes into effect and on initial appointments made thereafter teachers and other professional employees under this schedule shall be initially placed in the step in the range to which they have been assigned on the basis of the following; Provided, That no incumbent's salary shall be reduced by this section; And provided further, That any teacher who qualifies for Range V by virtue of the 15 years proviso of section (2), and who later earns a baccalaureate degree shall be placed in an appropriate step in Range V reflecting the years of service in accordance with the provisions of this section. Step A for those with less than 3 years of full-time experience in teaching and/or professional experience in education. Step B for those with no less than 3 but no more than 5 years of full-time experience in teaching and/or other professional experience in education. Step C for those with 5 or more years of full-time experience in teaching and/or other professional experience in education. Step D. Repealed. Apr. 14, 1965, No. 1421, § 1(a), Sess. L. 1965, Pt. I, p. 158. Step E for those with no less than 20 years of full-time experience in teaching and/or other professional experience in education in the public school system of the Virgin Islands. Following the initial adjustment of all incumbents at the time this pay plan goes into effect and initial appointment thereafter, the step increases from A to J shall be made every eighteen months contingent upon a performance rating of “satisfactory” or better, and also upon the availability of funds; and from J to K at the end of the third school year. (b) A teacher or any other employee in this schedule who moves from one lower class to a higher class or from a lower range to a higher range shall retain the same step in the next higher class or range as he occupied in the lower class or range. (c) Salaries of teachers and others employed under this schedule who meet the experience requirements as outlined herein and the training requirements outlined in the section on Ranges of Position or those who meet the requirements for the $100 supplement for additional college work shall be adjusted on the following schedule: 1. The supplement of $100 shall be added to the pay of employees effective on the first pay period following receipt and verification of official transcripts by the Commissioner. Employees are responsible for transmittal of transcripts to the Commissioner. 2. Teachers and others who qualify for appointment to a higher range by virtue of having received additional training shall be reassigned to a higher range by the Commissioner of Education as of the first official day of work for the current school year for those who qualify before September 1, and whose official transcripts are received and verified by the Commissioner between July 1 and January 31, or February 1, for those who qualify after September 1, and whose official transcripts are received and verified by the Commissioner before the following June 30. The employee shall be responsible for the delivery of transcripts to the Commissioner of Education. In no case shall placement under this section be made retroactive beyond six months. 3. Teachers and others who meet the requirements for step increases shall be placed in the next step effective on the anniversary date of their initial appointment; Provided, however, That teachers, supervisors, principals and school employees under this schedule who were on leave without pay status during the period after the last previous increment or after their initial appointment shall not be eligible for annual increments until the completion of 180 school days; Provided, further, That librarians and other 12-months employees who were on leave without pay status during the period after their last previous increment or initial appointment shall not be eligible for annual increments until the completion of 260 working days. SCHEDULE IV Base Pay for Social Work Positions in the Department of Social Except as this schedule otherwise provides, the Governor shall allocate social work positions in the Department of Social Welfare under Schedule III of the Pay Plan. The position, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Social Welfare, shall be covered in the Classified Service and shall be paid not less than $10,000 per annum. Counsellors and Houseparents of the Insular Training Schools who, because of the nature of their duties, are required to work long, unusual, or irregular hours, shall be paid a premium wage of 15% over and above the regular rate due under the Pay Plan, in lieu of overtime compensation or time off.