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Appendix G

COMMON FULL PERFORMANCE LEVEL SALARIES FOR SELECTED FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OCCUPATIONS IN SELECTED LOCATIONS (2004 Annual Rates in Dollars)

Occupation	Grade/ rank	OT Supp.	"Rest of U.S." Area		Washington, DC		San Francisco
Occupation	Grade/ rank	OT Supp.	Minimum	Maximum	Minimum	Maximum	Minimum	Maximum
GS-0007 Correctional Officer	GS-7		37,481	47,402	38,742	48,996	41,979	53,091
GS-0007 Correctional Officer	GS-8		39,068	50,057	40,382	51,741	43,757	56,065
GS-1811 Criminal Investigator	GS-12		58,665	76,261	60,638	78,826	65,706	85,414
	GS-13		69,762	90,692	72,108	93,742	78,134	101,576
	GS-12	25%	73,331	95,326	75,798	98,533	82,133	106,768
	GS-13	25%	87,203	113,365	90,135	117,178	97,668	126,970
GS-1896 Border Patrol Agent	GS-11		48,947	63,629	50,593	65,769	54,821	71,265
GS-1896 Border Patrol Agent	GS-11	25%	61,184	79,536	63,241	82,211	68,526	89,081
Park Police Officer/ SSUD Officer	Private		40,758	73,396	42,129	75,864	45,650	82,205
Park Police Officer/ SSUD Officer	Tech.		43,203	77,800	44,657	80,416	48,389	87,137
Capitol Police Officer	Private				49,851	81,168
Capitol Police Officer	Tech.				52,344	85,226
TSA Air Marshal	Band H		49,240	76,299	50,896	78,865	55,149	85,456
	Band I		59,997	93,045	62,015	96,175	67,198	104,212
	Band H	25%	61,550	95,374	63,620	98,581	68,936	106,820
	Band I	25%	74,996	116,306	77,519	120,219	83,998	130,265
GS-0083 (non-LEO) Police Officer	GS-5		30,335	39,441	33,946	44,136	38,529	45,756
	GS-6		33,813	43,963	37,839	49,196	42,946	51,001
	GS-7		37,574	48,846	42,048	54,661	47,713	56,659
	GS-8		40,292	52,381	44,915	58,392	51,743	61,652
BEP & U.S. Mint Police Officer	TR-8 (Senior)		46,446	69,345	48,008	71,677	52,020	77,667

NOTES:

Table shows rates of pay for common full performance levels. For some occupations, there are multiple full performance levels. For nonsupervisory correctional officers at GS-7 and higher, about 48% are at GS-7, 43% at GS-8, and 9% at GS-9. For nonsupervisory criminal investigators at GS-12 and higher, about 25% are at GS-12, 69% at GS-13, and 6% at GS 14.
Table shows pay rates for lowest locality pay area ("Rest of U.S.") and the highest locality pay area (San Francisco), as well as for Washington, DC. The pay rates are basic rates as adjusted to include any applicable locality payment.
Column titled "OT Supp." identifies employees who are generally receiving a regular overtime supplement-i.e., law enforcement availability pay for criminal investigators and TSA air marshals and administratively uncontrollable overtime (AUO) pay for Border Patrol agents. Availability pay is paid at 25% of the rate of basic pay. AUO pay can range from 10 to 25% of basic pay but is generally set at 25%. In rows with 25% in the OT Supp. Column, the rates reflect a 25% supplement on top of the rates of basic pay. Availability pay and AUO pay received by LEOs are creditable as basic pay for certain purposes, including retirement.
For GS-0083 police officers who are not covered by the law enforcement officer (LEO) retirement provisions (i.e., non-LEO police officers), we show special rates under schedules established by OPM under 5 U.S.C. 5305. Some police officers in some agencies/locations are not entitled to these special rates.
The BEP/Mint police pay schedule was effective in March 2004. All other schedules were effective in January 2004.
"SSUD" refers to Secret Service Uniformed Division. "BEP" refers to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. "Tech." refers to a private with a special job assignment requiring specified technical skills.