United States Office of Personnel Management

2000 PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR MAJOR FEDERAL PAY SYSTEMS

Pay System

Basic Pay

Locality Pay

General Schedule
(GS, GM)
3.8 percent increase
(Pub. L. 106-58, 9/29/99, and E.O. 13144, 12/21/99)
Cumulative locality payments range from 6.78 percent (Rest of U.S.) to 15.01 percent (San Francisco) (Pub. L. 106-58, 9/29/99, and E.O. 13144, 12/21/99)
Foreign Service
(FO, FP)
3.8 percent increase
(Pub. L. 106-58, 9/29/99, and E.O. 13144, 12/21/99)
Same locality pay percentages as GS employees
(Pay Agent's memo, 12/7/99)
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
(excluding nurses)
3.8 percent increase
(Pub. L. 106-58, 9/29/99, and E.O. 13144, 12/21/99)
Selected VHA positions receive same locality pay percentages as GS employees
(Pay Agent's memo, 12/7/99)
Federal Wage System
(WG, WL, WS, etc.)
Pay increases vary by grade and local wage area, but cannot exceed 4.93 percent in fiscal year 2000 (Pub. L. 106-58, 09/29/99) not applicable
Executive Schedule (EX) 3.4 percent increase (5 U.S.C. 5318) not applicable
Senior Executive Service (ES) and Senior Foreign Service (FE) 3.8 percent increase for ES-1 through ES-3; 3.6 percent increase for ES-4; and 3.4 percent increase for ES-5 and ES-6 (E.O. 13144, 12/21/99) Same locality pay percentages as GS employees, but locality-adjusted rate may not exceed $130,200
(Pay Agent's memo, 12/7/99)
Senior-Level (SL) and Scientific or Professional (ST) Positions 3.8 percent increase in minimum rate; 3.4 percent increase in maximum rate of rate range (5 U.S.C. 5376(b)(1)) Same locality pay percentages as GS employees, but locality-adjusted rate may not exceed $130,200
(Pay Agent's memo, 12/7/99)
Administrative Law Judges (AL) 3.8 percent increase for AL-2 and AL-3; 3.4 percent increase for AL-1
(5 U.S.C. 5372(b) as amended by Pub. L. 106-97, 11/12/99, and E.O. 13144, 12/21/99)
Same locality pay percentages as GS employees, but locality-adjusted rate may not exceed $130,200
(Pay Agent's memo, 12/7/99)
Contract Appeals Board Members (CA) 3.4 percent increase
(5 U.S.C. 5372a(b))
Same locality pay percentages as GS employees, but locality-adjusted rate may not exceed $130,200
(Pay Agent's memo, 12/7/99)

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