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2006 BIWEEKLY CAPS ON PREMIUM PAY
Under 5 U.S.C. 5547(a) and 5 CFR 550.105, General Schedule (GS) employees and other covered employees may receive certain types of premium pay for a biweekly pay period only to the extent that the sum of basic pay and premium pay for the pay period does not exceed the greater of the biweekly rate for (1) GS-15, step 10 (including any applicable locality payment or special rate supplement), or (2) level V of the Executive Schedule. (See NOTE 1.) The biweekly rate is computed by (1) dividing the applicable scheduled annual rate by 2,087 hours, (2) rounding the resulting hourly rate to the nearest cent, and (3) multiplying the hourly rate by 80 hours. For example, in Washington, DC, the GS-15, step 10, scheduled annual locality rate of $139,774 divided by 2,087 hours yields an hourly rate of $66.97 and a biweekly rate of $5,357.60 ($66.97 x 80 hours). Similarly, the Executive Level V annual rate of $133,900 divided by 2,087 hours yields an hourly rate of $64.16 and a biweekly rate of $5,132.80 ($64.16 x 80 hours).
The table below provides the biweekly premium pay caps for 2006 by locality pay area. These caps become effective as of the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2006.
Locality Pay Area |
Locality Pay Percentage |
Greater of the GS-15, Step 10, Locality Rate or Level V of the |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Biweekly Cap |
Applicable Annual Rate |
||
Atlanta |
15.10% |
$5,248.80 |
$136,468.80 |
Boston |
19.99% |
5,471.20 |
142,251.20 |
Buffalo |
13.52% |
5,176.80 |
134,596.80 |
Chicago |
21.15% |
5,481.60 |
142,521.60 |
Cincinnati |
17.08% |
5,338.40 |
138,798.40 |
Cleveland |
15.41% |
5,262.40 |
136,822.40 |
Columbus, OH |
14.85% |
5,236.80 |
136,156.80 |
Dallas-Ft. Worth |
16.39% |
5,307.20 |
137,987.20 |
Dayton |
13.83% |
5,190.40 |
134,950.40 |
Denver |
19.49% |
5,448.80 |
141,668.80 |
Detroit |
21.00% |
5,481.60 |
142,521.60 |
Hartford |
21.30% |
5,481.60 |
142,521.60 |
Houston |
26.37% |
5,481.60 |
142,521.60 |
Huntsville |
13.35% |
5,168.80 |
134,388.80 |
Indianapolis |
12.85% |
5,145.60 |
133,785.60 |
Los Angeles |
23.18% |
5,481.60 |
142,521.60 |
Miami |
17.84% |
5,373.60 |
139,713.60 |
Milwaukee |
14.74% |
5,232.00 |
136,032.00 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul |
17.31% |
5,349.60 |
139,089.60 |
New York |
22.97% |
5,481.60 |
142,521.60 |
Philadelphia |
18.04% |
5,382.40 |
139,942.40 |
Phoenix |
12.65% |
5,136.80 |
133,556.80 |
Pittsburgh |
13.81% |
5,189.60 |
134,929.60 |
Portland, OR |
17.16% |
5,342.40 |
138,902.40 |
Raleigh |
15.57% |
5,269.60 |
137,009.60 |
Richmond |
14.15% |
5,204.80 |
135,324.80 |
Sacramento |
17.91% |
5,376.80 |
139,796.80 |
San Diego |
19.19% |
5,435.20 |
141,315.20 |
San Jose-San Francisco |
28.68% |
5,481.60 |
142,521.60 |
Seattle |
17.93% |
5,377.60 |
139,817.60 |
Washington, DC |
17.50% |
5,357.60 |
139,297.60 |
Rest of United States |
12.52% |
5,132.80 |
133,452.80 |
Outside Continental U.S. |
NA |
5,132.80 |
133,452.80 |
NOTES
- In certain emergency or mission critical situations, an agency may apply an annual premium pay cap instead of a biweekly premium pay cap, subject to the conditions provided in law and regulation. (See 5 U.S.C. 5547(b) and 5 CFR 550.106-550.107.) See Note 4 regarding method of computing the annual premium pay cap.
- See 5 CFR 531.603(b) for definitions of locality pay areas.
- Certain special rate employees may have a higher biweekly premium pay cap at GS-15, step 10, than that shown in this chart.
- The amount of the annual premium pay cap is computed by multiplying the applicable biweekly rate by the number of biweekly salary payments in the given year (26 in 2006). (See 5 CFR 550.106(d).)
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