Pay System |
Basic Pay |
Locality Pay |
---|---|---|
General Schedule (GS, GM) |
3.1 percent increase
|
Cumulative locality payments range from 9.62 percent (Rest of U.S.) to 21.08 percent (San Francisco)
|
Foreign Service (FO, FP) |
3.1 percent increase
|
Same locality pay percentages as GS employees
|
Veterans Health Administration (VHA) |
3.1 percent increase
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Selected VHA positions receive same locality pay percentages as GS employees
|
Federal Wage System (WG, WL, WS, etc.) |
Federal Wage System wage schedule adjustments are limited to 4.31 percent in FY 2003.
|
not applicable |
Executive Schedule (EX) |
3.1 percent increase (5 U.S.C. 5318) |
not applicable |
Senior Executive Service (ES) and Senior Foreign Service (FE) |
3.1 percent
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Same locality pay percentages as GS employees, but locality-adjusted rate may not exceed $142,500
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Senior-Level (SL) and Scientific or Professional (ST) Positions |
3.1 percent increase in minimum and maximum of rate range
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Same locality pay percentages as GS employees, but locality-adjusted rate may not exceed $142,500
|
Administrative Law Judges (AL) |
3.1 percent increase (5 U.S.C. 5372(b) and E.O. 13282, 12/31/02) |
Same locality pay percentages as GS employees, but locality-adjusted rate may not exceed $142,500
|
Contract Appeals Board Members (CA) |
3.1 percent increase
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Same locality pay percentages as GS employees, but locality- adjusted rate may not exceed $142,500
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