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Salaries and Wages

2006 Pay Adjustments for Major Federal Pay Systems

 

Pay System

Basic Pay

Locality Pay

General Schedule
(GS, GM)

2.1 percent increase

5 U.S.C. 5303, Section 843 of Public Law 109-115, and Executive order 13393, December 22, 2005.

Cumulative locality payments range from 12.52 percent (Rest of U.S.) to 28.68 percent (San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA)

5 U.S.C. 5304, Section 843 of Public Law 109-115, and Executive order.

Foreign Service
(FO, FP)

2.1 percent increase

Same as GS

Same locality pay percentages as GS employees

Pay Agent's memo, 11/22/05

Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

2.1 percent increase

Same as GS

Selected VHA positions receive same locality pay percentages as GS employees

Pay Agent's memo, 11/22/05

Federal Wage System
(WG, WL, WS, etc.)

Under Section 843(b) of Public Law 109-115, blue-collar Federal employees are entitled to receive pay adjustments in FY 2006 at least equal to the pay adjustments received by GS employees in the same location. The issuance of certain wage schedules will be delayed until OPM issues guidance to agencies. Delayed FY 2006 wage schedules will be retroactive to their normal effective dates. FY 2005 wage schedules are available on the Department of Defense Web site at http://www.cpms.osd.mil/wage.

Not applicable

Executive Schedule (EX)

1.9 percent increase (Executive order 13393, December 22, 2005, and 5 U.S.C. 5318)

Not applicable

Senior Executive Service (ES)

Under current law, the maximum rates of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service (SES)-i.e., the rate for level II of the Executive Schedule for certified SES appraisal systems and the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule for noncertified SES appraisal systems-will be increased by 1.9 percent in January 2006, the same as the increase in the Executive Schedule. In addition, the minimum rate of the SES rate range will increase by 2.1 percent under current law, the same amount as the across-the-board GS pay increase authorized by current law.

Not applicable

Senior-Level (SL) and Scientific or Professional (ST) Positions

2.1 percent  increase in minimum and 1.9 percent increase in maximum of rate range

(5 U.S.C. 5376(b)(1))

Same locality pay percentages as GS employees, but locality-adjusted rate may not exceed $152,000

Pay Agent's memo, 11/22/05

Administrative Law Judges (AL)

2.1 percent increase

(5 U.S.C. 5372(b) and Executive order 13393, December 22, 2005)

Same locality pay percentages as GS employees, but locality-adjusted rate may not exceed $152,000

Pay Agent's memo, 11/22/05

Contract Appeals Board Members (CA)

1.9 percent increase

(5 U.S.C. 5372a(b))

Same locality pay percentages as GS employees, but locality- adjusted rate may not exceed $152,000

Pay Agent's memo, 11/22/05