Pay System |
Basic Pay |
Locality Pay |
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General Schedule |
2.5 percent increase 5 U.S.C. 5303, section 640(a) of Division H of Public Law 108-447, and Executive order 13368, December 30, 2004. |
Cumulative locality payments range from 11.72 percent (Rest of U.S.) to 26.39 percent (San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA) 5 U.S.C. 5304, Section 640(a) of Division H of Public Law 108-447, and Executive order. |
Foreign Service |
2.5 percent increase Same as GS |
Same locality pay percentages as GS employees Pay Agent's memo, 12/13/04 |
Veterans Health Administration (VHA) |
2.5 percent increase Same as GS |
Selected VHA positions receive same locality pay percentages as GS employees Pay Agent's memo, 12/13/04 |
Federal Wage System |
Under Section 640(b) of Public Law 108-447, blue-collar Federal employees are entitled to receive pay adjustments in FY 2005 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 2005 wage schedules will be retroactive to their normal effective dates. FY 2004 wage schedules are available on the Department of Defense Web site at http://www.cpms.osd.mil/wage. |
Not applicable |
Executive Schedule (EX) |
2.5 percent increase (Executive order 13368, December 30, 2004, 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 2.5 percent in January 2005, the same as the increase in the Executive Schedule. In addition, the minimum rate of the SES rate range will increase by 2.5 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 |
2.5 percent increase in minimum and 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 $149,200 Pay Agent's memo, 12/13/04 |
Administrative Law Judges (AL) |
2.5 percent increase (5 U.S.C. 5372(b) and Executive order 13368, December 30, 2004) |
Same locality pay percentages as GS employees, but locality-adjusted rate may not exceed $149,200 Pay Agent's memo, 12/13/04 |
Contract Appeals Board Members (CA) |
2.5 percent increase (5 U.S.C. 5372a(b)) |
Same locality pay percentages as GS employees, but locality- adjusted rate may not exceed $149,200 Pay Agent's memo, 12/13/04 |