1997 Biweekly Pay Cap on Premium Pay for Regular Employees

	U.S. Office of Personnel Management 1997 BIWEEKLY PAY CAP ON PREMIUM PAY FOR REGULAR EMPLOYEES

GS employees (excluding law enforcement officers) may be paid certain types of premium pay in a pay period only to the extent that the aggregate of basic pay and premium pay for the pay period does not exceed the biweekly rate for GS-15, step 10 (including any applicable special salary rate or locality rate of pay). (See 5 U.S.C. 5547(a) and 5 CFR 550.105.) The table below provides the biweekly pay cap amounts applicable to all GS employees, except those (1) for which there is a higher GS-15, step 10, special rate or (2) who are law enforcement officers under 5 U.S.C. 5541 and 5 CFR 550.103. These rates became effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 1997.

Locality Pay Area	Locality Pay Percentage	GS 15, Step 10, Adjusted Rate
Annual	Biweekly (Cap)*
Atlanta Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus, OH Dallas-Ft. Worth Dayton Denver Detroit Houston Huntsville Indianapolis Kansas City Los Angeles Miami , FL Milwaukee Minneapolis-St. Paul New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland Richmond Sacramento St. Louis San Diego San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Rest of United States Outside Continental U.S.	5.65% 7.97% 8.13% 6.75% 5.51% 6.62% 6.40% 5.66% 7.06% 8.14% 11.52% 5.18% 5.49% 5.10% 9.46% 6.74% 5.58% 6.53% 9.15% 7.28% 5.07% 6.13% 5.27% 6.56% 5.18% 7.07% 10.66% 6.62% 7.11% 4.81% NA	$97,368 99,506 99,654 98,382 97,239 98,262 98,059 97,377 98,668 99,663 102,778 96,935 97,221 96,861 100,879 98,373 97,304 98,179 100,594 98,870 96,834 97,810 97,018 98,207 96,935 98,677 101,985 98,262 98,714 96,594 92,161	$3,732.00 3,814.40 3,820.00 3,771.20 3,727.20 3,766.40 3,759.20 3,732.80 3,782.40 3,820.00 3,940.00 3,716.00 3,726.40 3,712.80 3,867.20 3,771.20 3,729.60 3,763.20 3,856.00 3,789.60 3,712.00 3,749.60 3,719.20 3,764.80 3,716.00 3,782.40 3,909.60 3,766.40 3,784.00 3,702.40 3,532.80

Locality Pay Area

Locality Pay Percentage

GS 15, Step 10, Adjusted Rate

Annual

Biweekly (Cap)*

Atlanta

Boston

Chicago

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Columbus, OH

Dallas-Ft. Worth

Dayton

Denver

Detroit

Houston

Huntsville

Indianapolis

Kansas City

Los Angeles

Miami , FL

Milwaukee

Minneapolis-St. Paul

New York

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

Portland

Richmond

Sacramento

St. Louis

San Diego

San Francisco

Seattle

Washington, DC

Rest of United States

Outside Continental U.S.

5.65%

7.97%

8.13%

6.75%

5.51%

6.62%

6.40%

5.66%

7.06%

8.14%

11.52%

5.18%

5.49%

5.10%

9.46%

6.74%

5.58%

6.53%

9.15%

7.28%

5.07%

6.13%

5.27%

6.56%

5.18%

7.07%

10.66%

6.62%

7.11%

4.81%

$97,368

99,506

99,654

98,382

97,239

98,262

98,059

97,377

98,668

99,663

102,778

96,935

97,221

96,861

100,879

98,373

97,304

98,179

100,594

98,870

96,834

97,810

97,018

98,207

96,935

98,677

101,985

98,262

98,714

96,594

92,161

$3,732.00

3,814.40

3,820.00

3,771.20

3,727.20

3,766.40

3,759.20

3,732.80

3,782.40

3,820.00

3,940.00

3,716.00

3,726.40

3,712.80

3,867.20

3,771.20

3,729.60

3,763.20

3,856.00

3,789.60

3,712.00

3,749.60

3,719.20

3,764.80

3,716.00

3,782.40

3,909.60

3,766.40

3,784.00

3,702.40

3,532.80

* In certain emergency situations, a special annual premium pay cap may be applied instead of the biweekly cap. (See 5 U.S.C. 5547(b) and 5 CFR 550.106.)

Updated 27 July 1997