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12/30/2001
CPM 2001-15
MEMORANDUM FOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTORS (CPM 2001-15)
From:

DONALD J. WINSTEAD
ACTING ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR WORKFORCE COMPENSATION AND PERFORMANCE

Subject:
January 2002 Pay Adjustments

On December 28, 2001, the President signed an Executive order to implement the January 2002 pay adjustments. (See Text or PDF version of Attachment 1) Section 646 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-67, November 12, 2001), authorized a 4.6 percent overall average pay increase for General Schedule employees. This memorandum reviews relevant portions of the Executive order and provides general information on the 2002 pay adjustments for the General Schedule and certain other pay systems and schedules.

2002 Salary Tables and Effective Date

We have posted the 2002 salary tables discussed in this memorandum on the Office of Personnel Management's Web site at http://www.opm.gov/oca/payrates/index.htm. The 2002 increased rates of pay will become effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2002.

The General Schedule and Other Statutory Pay Systems

The Executive order provides for an across-the-board increase of 3.6 percent in the rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems--the General Schedule (GS), the Foreign Service Schedule, and certain schedules for the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Senior Executive Service and the Executive Schedule

The Executive order reflects a decision by the President to increase the rates of basic pay for members of the Senior Executive Service (SES) by 3.6 percent (rounded to the nearest $100) at levels ES-1 through ES-3 and by 3.4 percent (rounded to the nearest $100) at levels ES-4 through ES-6. The maximum rate of basic pay for SES members is limited by law to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule, which will increase to $130,000. By law (5 U.S.C. 5318), the rates for levels I through V of the Executive Schedule (EX-I through EX-V) will increase by 3.4 percent (rounded to the nearest $100).

Administrative Law Judges

Under 5 U.S.C. 5372, the President may adjust the rates of basic pay for administrative law judges (ALJs) at the time of a pay increase for the statutory pay systems. The Executive order reflects a decision by the President to increase the rates of basic pay for ALJs at levels AL-2 and AL-3 by approximately 5.4 percent (rounded to the nearest $100). The rate of basic pay for AL-1 will increase by approximately 3.4 percent, since that rate is capped at the rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule.

Administrative Appeals Judges

Public Law 106-554, December 21, 2000, amended 5 U.S.C. 5372b to authorize the heads of Executive agencies to fix the rates of basic pay for administrative appeals judge (AAJ) positions at a rate not less than the minimum rate of basic pay for level AL-3 ($86,500 in 2002) and not more than the maximum rate of basic pay for level AL-3 ($119,700 in 2002) of the ALJ pay system established under 5 U.S.C. 5372. On December 11, 2001, OPM issued interim regulations (66 FR 63906), to link the structure of the AAJ pay system directly to the structure for level AL-3 of the ALJ pay system.

OPM's regulations establish six rates of basic pay for the AAJ pay system—AA-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. These rates correspond to the rates of basic pay for AL-3/A, B, C, D, E, and F of the ALJ pay system under 5 U.S.C. 5372, as shown in the following table:

AAJ Pay Level

ALJ Pay Level

Rate of Basic Pay in 2002

AA-1

AL-3/A

$86,500

AA-2

AL-3/B

$93,100

AA-3

AL-3/C

$99,800

AA-4

AL-3/D

$106,500

AA-5

AL-3/E

$113,100

AA-6

AL-3/F

$119,700

Other Positions Linked to Executive Schedule Pay Levels

Pay rates for certain other employees are linked to the Executive Schedule. The rates of basic pay for Board of Contract Appeals (BCA) members are calculated as a percentage of the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule. (See 5 U.S.C. 5372a.) Therefore, BCA rates of basic pay will increase by approximately 3.4 percent.

The maximum rate of basic pay for senior-level (SL) and scientific or professional (ST) positions will increase by approximately 3.4 percent (to $130,000). The minimum rate of basic pay for SL/ST positions is equal to 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay for GS-15 and thus will increase by 3.6 percent (to $99,096) based on the 3.6 percent across-the-board GS basic pay adjustment. Subject to these minimum and maximum rates, pay adjustments for SL/ST employees are determined by the employing agency. (See 5 U.S.C. 5376.

Locality Payments

The President's Executive order establishes the amounts of the 2002 locality payments for GS employees. On December 6, 2001, the President's Pay Agent (the Secretary of Labor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management) extended the 2002 locality payments to the same Governmentwide and single-agency categories that were authorized to receive the 2001 locality payments. (See the President's Pay Agent memorandum to agency heads.) The Governmentwide categories include the SES, employees in SL/ST positions, ALJs, AAJs, BCA members, the Foreign Service, and the Senior Foreign Service. The maximum locality rate of pay for these employees is the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule ($138,200 in 2002). (By law, Executive Schedule officials are not authorized to receive locality pay.)

The locality pay areas for 2002 are unchanged from 2001. There are 32 locality pay areas, including the "Rest of U.S." locality pay area. We have posted the definitions of the 2002 locality pay areas on OPM's Web site at http://www.opm.gov/oca/payrates/index.htm. With this memorandum, we are providing a list of the 2002 locality pay percentages for the 32 locality pay areas, as well as the net percentage increase in each area (reflecting the combined effect of the 3.6 percent across-the-board increase and the applicable increase in the locality pay percentage rate). (See Attachment 2.) Also provided is a chart showing an example of how the 2002 locality rate and net increase is computed for an employee in the "Rest of U.S." locality pay area. (See Text or PDF version of Attachment 3.)

2001 Annual Review of Special Salary Rates

In a separate memorandum (CPM 2001-16), OPM announced the results of the 2001 annual review of existing special salary rates. Most employees covered by an existing special rate schedule will receive a 3.6 percent pay increase.

IGA Continued Rates

Certain employees in the former interim geographic adjustment (IGA) areas are entitled to a "continued rate" under 5 CFR part 531, subpart G. These continued rates were established in January 1994, when our regulations were revised to discontinue the practice of paying IGAs on top of nationwide or worldwide special rates. At the time of the January 2002 general pay increase, an IGA continued rate will be increased by the dollar amount of the increase in the employee's underlying GS rate. (See 5 CFR 531.703.) Since a continued rate is a form of saved pay, it is not affected by other pay actions, such as within-grade increases or promotions.

Law Enforcement Officers

We have prepared separate locality or geographic salary tables for law enforcement officers (LEOs) in each locality pay area. These tables incorporate the statutory worldwide law enforcement special rates for grades GS-3 through GS-10 (Special Rate Table No. 491), which are used as the basis for computing any locality or other geographic payment. While LEOs are entitled to the same locality pay percentages that apply to other GS employees, special LEO geographic pay adjustments of 16 percent continue to apply to LEOs in two metropolitan areas: New York and Boston. (Note: The locality pay percentage for Los Angeles in 2002 (16.05 percent) is higher than the special LEO geographic pay adjustment of 16 percent. Therefore, LEOs in the Los Angeles locality pay area will receive the higher locality pay percentage (16.05 percent). The LEO special geographic adjustment in Los Angeles will terminate on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2002.)

LEOs covered by the SES or SL/ST pay systems generally are entitled to the locality rates of pay shown in salary tables 2002-ES (LOC) or 2002-SL/ST (LOC), respectively. However, since LEOs covered by these pay systems in New York and Boston also are entitled to special pay adjustments for LEOs, these rates of pay are provided in salary tables 2002-ES (LEO) and 2002-SL/ST (LEO).

Certain law enforcement officers are entitled to a "continued rate" under 5 CFR 531.307 (established in January 1994 when our regulations were revised to discontinue the practice of paying LEO geographic adjustments on top of nationwide or worldwide special rates). As with IGA continued rates, at the time of the January 2002 across-the-board pay increase, an LEO continued rate will be increased by the dollar amount of the increase in the law enforcement officer's underlying GS rate. (See 5 CFR 531.307(b).)

Order for Processing Pay Actions

The general pay adjustments that take effect on the first day of the first pay period beginning in January 2002 must be processed before any individual pay action (e.g., a within-grade increase or promotion) that takes effect on the same date. General pay adjustments include across-the-board increases under 5 U.S.C. 5303, increases in locality payments or other geographic adjustments, special rate increases, increases in retained rates, and increases in continued rates under 5 CFR 531.703 or 531.307. If multiple individual pay actions become effective on the date of the January 2002 pay adjustment, those actions must be processed in the order that satisfies the simultaneous action rule in 5 CFR 531.203(f).

Pay Administration

To assist agencies in administering pay as a result of the 2002 pay adjustments for GS employees, we are providing examples of pay computations in a variety of situations. (See Attachment 4.)

Salary Tables for 2002

The Government Printing Office will publish the "Salary Tables for 2002" book in early 2002. The salary table book will provide the 2002 salary tables, locality pay tables (including hourly rate tables), and detailed information on administering locality rates of pay, calculating rates of pay, maximum limitations on pay, and deductions for benefits.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Publication 15, Circular E, Employer's Tax Guide (revised January 2002), will show the 2002 wage bracket income tax withholding tables for both single and married persons who are paid on a biweekly basis. IRS will mail Publication 15 to employers, and this publication also should be available at IRS offices in December 2001. (Call 1-800-829-3676 to order copies.) IRS publications may be downloaded from the IRS Internet Web site at http://www.irs.gov/forms_pubs/index.html.

Questions

For further information, please contact OPM's Pay and Leave Administration Division by calling (202) 606-2858 or sending an email message to payleave@opm.gov.

Attachment 1 - President's Executive Order to Implement the January 2002 Pay Adjustments [TEXT]  [PDF]

Attachment 2 - Locality-Based Comparability Payments and Net Pay Increases in 2002 for General Schedule Employees

Attachment 3 - Chart Example of 2002 Locality Rate Increase in the "Rest of U.S." Locality Pay Area [Text]  [PDF]

Attachment 4 - Examples of January 2002 Pay Computations

EXECUTIVE ORDER
13249
ADJUSTMENTS OF CERTAIN RATES OF PAY

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States
of America, including the laws cited herein, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1.  Statutory Pay Systems.  The rates of basic pay or salaries of the statutory pay
systems (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5302(1)), as adjusted under 5 U.S.C. 5303(a), are set forth on the
schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof:
(a) The General Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5332(a)) at Schedule 1;
(b) The Foreign Service Schedule (22 U.S.C. 3963) at Schedule 2; and
(c) The schedules for the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs
(38 U.S.C. 7306, 7404; section 301(a) of Public Law 102-40) at Schedule 3.

Sec. 2.  Senior Executive Service.  The rates of basic pay for senior executives in the Senior
Executive Service, as adjusted under 5 U.S.C. 5382, are set forth on Schedule 4 attached hereto and
made a part hereof.

Sec. 3.  Executive Salaries.  The rates of basic pay or salaries for the following offices and
positions are set forth on the schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof:
(a) The Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5312-5318) at Schedule 5;
(b) The Vice President (3 U.S.C. 104) and the Congress (2 U.S.C. 31) at Schedule 6; and
(c) Justices and judges (28 U.S.C. 5, 44(d), 135, 252, and 461(a)) at Schedule 7.

Sec. 4.  Uniformed Services.  Pursuant to section 601 of S. 1438, the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (which I signed into law on December 28, 2001), the rates of
monthly basic pay (37 U.S.C. 203(a)) for members of the uniformed services and the rate of monthly
cadet or midshipman pay (37 U.S.C. 203(c)) are set forth on Schedule 8 attached hereto and made a
part hereof.


Sec. 5.  Locality-Based Comparability Payments.  (a) Pursuant to sections 5304 and
5304a of title 5, United States Code, and in accordance with section 646(a) of the Treasury and
General Government Appropriations Act, 2002, Public Law 107-67, locality-based comparability
payments shall be paid in accordance with Schedule 9 attached hereto and made a part hereof.

(b)  The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall take such actions as may be
necessary to implement these payments and to publish appropriate notice of such payments in the
Federal Register.

Sec. 6.  Administrative Law Judges.  The rates of basic pay for administrative law judges, as
adjusted under 5 U.S.C. 5372(b)(4), are set forth on Schedule 10 attached hereto and made a part
hereof.

Sec. 7.  Effective Dates.   Schedule 8 is effective on January 1, 2002.  The other schedules
contained herein are effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after
January 1, 2002.

Sec. 8.  Prior Order Superseded.   Executive Order 13182 of December 23, 2000, is superseded.
[SIGNED]
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
December 28, 2001

SCHEDULE 1--GENERAL SCHEDULE

  (Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period
    beginning on or after January 1, 2002)

      1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10
GS-1 $14,757 $15,249 $15,740 $16,228 $16,720 $17,009 $17,492 $17,981 $18,001 $18,456
   2 16,592 16,985 17,535 18,001 18,201 18,736 19,271 19,806 20,341 20,876
   3 18,103 18,706 19,309 19,912 20,515 21,118 21,721 22,324 22,927 23,530
   4 20,322 20,999 21,676 22,353 23,030 23,707 24,384 25,061 25,738 26,415
   5 22,737 23,495 24,253 25,011 25,769 26,527 27,285 28,043 28,801 29,559
   6 25,344 26,189 27,034 27,879 28,724 29,569 30,414 31,259 32,104 32,949
   7 28,164 29,103 30,042 30,981 31,920 32,859 33,798 34,737 35,676 36,615
   8 31,191 32,231 33,271 34,311 35,351 36,391 37,431 38,471 39,511 40,551
   9 34,451 35,599 36,747 37,895 39,043 40,191 41,339 42,487 43,635 44,783
  10 37,939 39,204 40,469 41,734 42,999 44,264 45,529 46,794 48,059 49,324
  11 41,684 43,073 44,462 45,851 47,240 48,629 50,018 51,407 52,796 54,185
  12 49,959 51,624 53,289 54,954 56,619 58,284 59,949 61,614 63,279 64,944
  13 59,409 61,389 63,369 65,349 67,329 69,309 71,289 73,269 75,249 77,229
  14 70,205 72,545 74,885 77,225 79,565 81,905 84,245 86,585 88,925 91,265
  15 82,580 85,333 88,086 90,839 93,592 96,345 99,098 101,851 104,604 107,357


SCHEDULE 2--FOREIGN SERVICE SCHEDULE

  (Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period
    beginning on or after January 1, 2002)

Class
Step    1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9
1 $82,580 $66,914 $54,220 $43,934 $35,599 $31,825 $28,450 $25,434 $22,737
2 85,057 68,921 55,847 45,252 36,667 32,780 29,304 26,197 23,419
3 87,609 70,989 57,522 46,610 37,767 33,763 30,183 26,983 24,122
4 90,237 73,119 59,248 48,008 38,900 34,776 31,088 27,792 24,845
5 92,945 75,312 61,025 49,448 40,067 35,819 32,021 28,626 25,591
6 95,733 77,572 62,856 50,932 41,269 36,894 32,981 29,485 26,358
7 98,605 79,899 64,742 52,459 42,507 38,001 33,971 30,370 27,149
8 101,563 82,296 66,684 54,033 43,782 39,141 34,990 31,281 27,964
9 104,610 84,765 68,684 55,654 45,096 40,315 36,040 32,219 28,803
10 107,357 87,308 70,745 57,324 46,449 41,524 37,121 33,186 29,667
11 107,357 89,927 72,867 59,044 47,842 42,770 38,234 34,181 30,557
12 107,357 92,625 75,053 60,815 49,277 44,053 39,381 35,207 31,473
13 107,357 95,403 77,305 62,639 50,756 45,375 40,563 36,263 32,418
14 107,357 98,265 79,624 64,519 52,278 46,736 41,780 37,351 33,390


SCHEDULE 3--VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULES
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period
beginning on or after January 1, 2002)

Schedule for the Office of the Under Secretary for Health
(38 U.S.C. 7306)*

Deputy Under Secretary for Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $140,243 **
Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Health . . . . . . . . . . . .  134,327 ***
Assistant Under Secretaries for Health  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  130,367 ***

Minimum    Maximum
Medical Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $111,230   $126,064 ***
Service Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   96,851    120,282
Director, National Center
  for Preventive Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   82,580    120,282

Physician and Dentist Schedule

Director Grade  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $96,851   $120,282
Executive Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   89,432    113,978
Chief Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   82,580    107,357
Senior Grade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   70,205     91,265
Intermediate Grade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   59,409     77,229
Full Grade  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   49,959     64,944
Associate Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   41,684     54,185

    Clinical Podiatrist and Optometrist Schedule

Chief Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $82,580   $107,357
Senior Grade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   70,205     91,265
Intermediate Grade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   59,409     77,229
Full Grade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   49,959     64,944
Associate Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   41,684     54,185

     Physician Assistant and Expanded-Function
Dental Auxiliary Schedule ****

Director Grade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $82,580   $107,357
Assistant Director Grade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   70,205     91,265
Chief Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   59,409     77,229
Senior Grade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   49,959     64,944
Intermediate Grade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   41,684     54,185
Full Grade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   34,451     44,783
Associate Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   29,646     38,538
Junior Grade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   25,344     32,949
   ______________________________

*     This schedule does not apply to the Assistant Under Secretary for Nursing
Programs or the Director of Nursing Services.  Pay for these positions is
set by the Under Secretary for Health under 38 U.S.C. 7451.

**    Pursuant to section 7404(d)(1) of title 38, United States Code, the rate of
basic pay payable to this employee is limited to the rate for level IV of the
Executive Schedule, which is $130,000.

*** Pursuant to section 7404(d)(2) of title 38, United States Code, the rate of
basic pay payable to these employees is limited to the rate for level V of the
Executive Schedule, which is $121,600.

**** Pursuant to section 301(a) of Public Law 102-40, these positions are paid
according to the Nurse Schedule in 38 U.S.C. 4107(b) as in effect on August 14, 1990,
with subsequent adjustments.


SCHEDULE 4--SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE

(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period
beginning on or after January 1, 2002)

ES-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $113,000
ES-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  118,300
ES-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  123,700
ES-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  129,800
ES-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  130,000
ES-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  130,000


SCHEDULE 5--EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE

(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period
  beginning on or after January 1, 2002)

level I  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $166,700
level II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  150,000
level III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  138,200
level IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  130,000
level V  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  121,600


SCHEDULE 6--VICE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period
  beginning on or after January 1, 2002)

Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $192,600
Senators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  150,000
Members of the House of Representatives. . . . . . . . . . .  150,000
Delegates to the House of Representatives. . . . . . . . . .  150,000
Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . .  150,000
President pro tempore of the Senate. . . . . . . . . . . . .  166,700
Majority leader and minority leader of the Senate. . . . . .  166,700
Majority leader and minority leader of the House
  of Representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  166,700
Speaker of the House of Representatives. . . . . . . . . . .  192,600


SCHEDULE 7--JUDICIAL SALARIES

(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period
  beginning on or after January 1, 2002)

Chief Justice of the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . $192,600
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court. . . . . . . . . . .  184,400
Circuit Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  159,100
District Judges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  150,000
Judges of the Court of International Trade . . . . . . . . .  150,000

SCHEDULE 8BPAY OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
(Effective on January 1, 2002)

Part I-MONTHLY BASIC PAY

YEARS OF SERVICE (COMPUTED UNDER 37 U.S.C. 205)

Pay    2 or Over      Over       Over       Over       Over       Over       Over       Over       Over       Over      Over       Over         Over       Over
Grade     less        2          3          4          6          8         10         12         14         16         18        20         22           24         26

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

O-10 **    -          -          -          -          -          -         -          -          -          -          -      $11,601.90* $11,659.20* $11,901.30* $12,324.00*
O-9        -          -          -          -          -          -         -          -          -          -          -       10,147.50   10,293.60   10,504.80   10,873.80
O-8     $7,180.20  $7,415.40  $7,571.10  $7,614.90  $7,809.30  $8,135.10  $8,210.70  $8,519.70  $8,608.50  $8,874.30  $9,259.50  9,614.70    9,852.00    9,852.00    9,852.00
O-7      5,966.40   6,371.70   6,371.70   6,418.20   6,657.90   6,840.30   7,051.20   7,261.80   7,472.70   8,135.10   8,694.90  8,694.90    8,694.90    8,694.90    8,738.70
O-6      4,422.00   4,857.90   5,176.80   5,176.80   5,196.60   5,418.90   5,448.60   5,448.60   5,628.60   6,305.70   6,627.00  6,948.30    7,131.00    7,316.10    7,675.20
O-5      3,537.00   4,152.60   4,440.30   4,494.30   4,673.10   4,673.10   4,813.50   5,073.30   5,413.50   5,755.80   5,919.00  6,079.80    6,262.80    6,262.80    6,262.80
O-4      3,023.70   3,681.90   3,927.60   3,982.50   4,210.50   4,395.90   4,696.20   4,930.20   5,092.50   5,255.70   5,310.60  5,310.60    5,310.60    5,310.60    5,310.60
O-3 ***  2,796.60   3,170.40   3,421.80   3,698.70   3,875.70   4,070.10   4,232.40   4,441.20   4,549.50   4,549.50   4,549.50  4,549.50    4,549.50    4,549.50    4,549.50
O-2 ***  2,416.20   2,751.90   3,169.50   3,276.30   3,344.10   3,344.10   3,344.10   3,344.10   3,344.10   3,344.10   3,344.10  3,344.10    3,344.10    3,344.10    3,344.10
O-1 ***  2,097.60   2,183.10   2,638.50   2,638.50   2,638.50   2,638.50   2,638.50   2,638.50   2,638.50   2,638.50   2,638.50  2,638.50    2,638.50    2,638.50    2,638.50


COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WITH OVER 4 YEARS ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE
AS AN ENLISTED MEMBER OR WARRANT OFFICER

O-3E       -          -          -       $3,698.70  $3,875.70  $4,070.10  $4,232.40  $4,441.20  $4,617.00  $4,717.50  $4,855.20 $4,855.20   $4,855.20   $4,855.20   $4,855.20
O-2E       -          -          -        3,276.30   3,344.10   3,450.30   3,630.00   3,768.90   3,872.40   3,872.40   3,872.40  3,872.40    3,872.40    3,872.40    3,872.40
O-1E       -          -          -        2,638.50   2,818.20   2,922.30   3,028.50   3,133.20   3,276.30   3,276.30   3,276.30  3,276.30    3,276.30    3,276.30    3,276.30



*     Basic pay for these officers is limited to the rate of basic pay for level III of the Executive Schedule, which is $11,516.70 per month.

**    For officers serving as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force,
      Commandant of the Marine Corps, or Commandant of the Coast Guard, basic pay for this grade is calculated to be $13,598.10 per month, regardless of cumulative years of
      service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code.  Nevertheless, actual basic pay for these officers is limited to the rate of basic pay for level III
      of the Executive Schedule, which is $11,516.70 per month.

***   Does not apply to commissioned officers who have been credited with over 4 years of active duty service as an enlisted member or warrant officer.


SCHEDULE 8-PAY OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES (PAGE 2)

YEARS OF SERVICE (COMPUTED UNDER 37 U.S.C. 205)

Pay    2 or Over      Over       Over       Over       Over       Over       Over       Over       Over       Over        Over        Over        Over        Over
Grade     less        2          3          4          6          8         10         12         14         16         18          20          22          24          26

WARRANT OFFICERS

W-5         -         -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -        $4,965.60   $5,136.00   $5,307.00   $5,478.60
W-4     $2,889.60  $3,108.60  $3,198.00  $3,285.90  $3,437.10  $3,586.50  $3,737.70  $3,885.30  $4,038.00  $4,184.40  $4,334.40    4,480.80    4,632.60    4,782.00    4,935.30
W-3      2,638.80   2,862.00   2,862.00   2,898.90   3,017.40   3,152.40   3,330.90   3,439.50   3,558.30   3,693.90   3,828.60    3,963.60    4,098.30    4,233.30    4,368.90
W-2      2,321.40   2,454.00   2,569.80   2,654.10   2,726.40   2,875.20   2,984.40   3,093.90   3,200.40   3,318.00   3,438.90    3,559.80    3,680.10    3,801.30    3,801.30
W-1      2,049.90   2,217.60   2,330.10   2,402.70   2,511.90   2,624.70   2,737.80   2,850.00   2,963.70   3,077.10   3,189.90    3,275.10    3,275.10    3,275.10    3,275.10

ENLISTED MEMBERS

E-9 *       -         -          -          -          -          -       $3,423.90  $3,501.30  $3,599.40  $3,714.60  $3,830.40   $3,944.10   $4,098.30   $4,251.30   $4,467.00
E-8         -         -          -          -          -       $2,858.10   2,940.60   3,017.70   3,110.10   3,210.30   3,314.70    3,420.30    3,573.00    3,724.80    3,937.80
E-7     $1,986.90  $2,169.00  $2,251.50  $2,332.50  $2,417.40   2,562.90   2,645.10   2,726.40   2,808.00   2,892.60   2,975.10    3,057.30    3,200.40    3,292.80    3,526.80
E-6      1,701.00   1,870.80   1,953.60   2,033.70   2,117.40   2,254.50   2,337.30   2,417.40   2,499.30   2,558.10   2,602.80    2,602.80    2,602.80    2,602.80    2,602.80
E-5      1,561.50   1,665.30   1,745.70   1,828.50   1,912.80   2,030.10   2,110.20   2,193.30   2,193.30   2,193.30   2,193.30    2,193.30    2,193.30    2,193.30    2,193.30
E-4      1,443.60   1,517.70   1,599.60   1,680.30   1,752.30   1,752.30   1,752.30   1,752.30   1,752.30   1,752.30   1,752.30    1,752.30    1,752.30    1,752.30    1,752.30
E-3      1,303.50   1,385.40   1,468.50   1,468.50   1,468.50   1,468.50   1,468.50   1,468.50   1,468.50   1,468.50   1,468.50    1,468.50    1,468.50    1,468.50    1,468.50
E-2      1,239.30   1,239.30   1,239.30   1,239.30   1,239.30   1,239.30   1,239.30   1,239.30   1,239.30   1,239.30   1,239.30    1,239.30    1,239.30    1,239.30    1,239.30
E-1 **   1,105.50   1,105.50   1,105.50   1,105.50   1,105.50   1,105.50   1,105.50   1,105.50   1,105.50   1,105.50   1,105.50    1,105.50    1,105.50    1,105.50    1,105.50
E-1 ***  1,022.70     -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -           -           -           -           -



*     For noncommissioned officers serving as Sergeant Major of the Army, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy or Coast Guard, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, or
      Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, basic pay for this grade is $5,382.90 per month, regardless of cumulative years of service under section 205 of title 37, United
      States Code.

**    Applies to personnel who have served 4 months or more on active duty.

***   Applies to personnel who have served less than 4 months on active duty.

SCHEDULE 8-PAY OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES (PAGE 3)

Part II-RATE OF MONTHLY CADET OR MIDSHIPMAN PAY


The rate of monthly cadet or midshipman pay authorized by section 203(c)
of title 37, United States Code, is $734.10.



Note: As a result of the enactment of sections 602-694 of Public Law 105-85,
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998, the Secretary
of Defense now has the authority to adjust the rates of basic allowances for
subsistence and housing.  Therefore, these allowances are no longer adjusted
by the President in conjunction with the adjustment of basic pay for members
of the uniformed services.  Accordingly, the tables of allowances included in
previous orders are not included here.





SCHEDULE 9--LOCALITY-BASED COMPARABILITY PAYMENTS

(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period
beginning on or after January 1, 2002)


Locality Pay Area1                                           Rate

Atlanta, GA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9.74%
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT-RI . . . . . . . .  13.57%
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14.58%
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12.09%
Cleveland-Akron, OH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10.33%
Columbus, OH  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10.70%
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10.90%
Dayton-Springfield, OH  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9.62%
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13.34%
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14.71%
Hartford, CT  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14.11%
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18.61%
Huntsville, AL  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9.08%
Indianapolis, IN  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8.85%
Kansas City, MO-KS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9.28%
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA . . . . . . . . .  16.05%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12.45%
Milwaukee-Racine, WI  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10.05%
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11.56%
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA . .  15.23%
Orlando, FL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8.67%
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD  . . .  12.11%
Pittsburgh, PA  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9.52%
Portland-Salem, OR-WA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11.64%
Richmond-Petersburg, VA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9.67%
Sacramento-Yolo, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11.99%
St. Louis, MO-IL  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8.98%
San Diego, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12.70%
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA  . . . . . . . . . . .  19.04%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11.77%
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV . . . . . . . . . . . .  11.48%
Rest of U.S.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8.64%

SCHEDULE 10-ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES

(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period
beginning on or after January 1, 2002)

AL-3/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 86,500
AL-3/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   93,100
AL-3/C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   99,800
AL-3/D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  106,500
AL-3/E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  113,100
AL-3/F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  119,700
AL-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  126,500
AL-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  130,000

Locality-Based Comparability Payments and Net Pay Increases in 2002
for General Schedule Employees

Locality Pay Area 2002 Locality Rate 2002 Net Increases

Atlanta

9.74%

4.63%

Boston

13.57%

4.93%

Chicago

14.58%

5.05%

Cincinnati

12.09%

4.84%

Cleveland

10.33%

4.70%

Columbus

10.70%

4.63%

Dallas

10.90%

4.72%

Dayton

9.62%

4.57%

Denver

13.34%

4.93%

Detroit

14.71%

5.04%

Hartford

14.11%

4.94%

Houston

18.61%

5.33%

Huntsville

9.08%

4.52%

Indianapolis

8.85%

4.52%

Kansas City

9.28%

4.52%

Los Angeles

16.05%

5.12%

Miami

12.45%

4.87%

Milwaukee

10.05%

4.68%

Minneapolis

11.56%

4.78%

New York

15.23%

5.07%

Orlando

8.67%

4.52%

Philadelphia

12.11%

4.82%

Pittsburgh

9.52%

4.54%

Portland

11.64%

4.84%

Richmond

9.67%

4.62%

Rest of U.S. (RUS)

8.64%

4.52%

Sacramento

11.99%

4.78%

St. Louis

8.98%

4.54%

San Diego

12.70%

4.89%

San Francisco

19.04%

5.42%

Seattle

11.77%

4.84%

Washington

11.48%

4.77%

Locality Pay Area - Definitions of locality pay areas are available at: http://www.opm.gov/oca/02tables/locdef.htm

2002 Locality Rate - The 2002 locality rate replaces the 2001 locality rate.  It is not paid in addition to or on top of the 2001 locality rate.

2002 Net Increases - The net increase includes the increase in locality pay and the 3.6 percent across-the-board General Schedule basic pay increase.

 

Chart Example of 2002 Locality Rate Increase in the "Rest of U.S." Locality Pay Area

This chart provides an example of how the 2002 locality rate and net increase is computed for an employee in the Rest of U.S. locality pay area. The example is for a GS-9 step 1 employee. The example shows that the GS-9 step 1 basic rate increases from $33,254 in 2001 to $34,451 in 2002 as a result of the 3.6 percent general basic pay increase. To derive the new locality rate, increase the GS-9 step 1 basic rate of $34,451 by the 2002 Rest of U.S. locality pay percentage of 8.64 percent. The resulting 2002 locality rate is $37,428. Compare the 2002 locality rate of $37,428 to the 2001 locality rate of $35,808. (The 2001 locality rate was derived by increasing the GS-9 step 1 basic rate of $33,254 by 7.68 percent.) The net increase in the locality rate is 4.52 percent. Examples of January 2002 Pay ComputationsBelow are examples showing how various categories of employees will be affected by the January 2002 pay adjustments. Annual rates are shown. The annual rate providing the highest entitlement (shown in bold) is used to calculate the employee's hourly rate in biweekly pay computations. An hourly rate is computed by dividing the annual rate by 2,087 and rounding the result to the nearest cent. (Note: Firefighters compensated under 5 U.S.C. 5545b are subject to special pay computation rules, including the use of an hourly rate computed using a 2,756-hour divisor. See 5 CFR part 550, subpart M.)
1.  General Schedule (GS) employee

Grade/step: GS-9, step 5
Location: "Rest of U.S." pay area

2001 GS basic rate

2001 locality rate

$37,686

$40,580

($37,686 x 1.0768)

2002 GS basic rate

2002 locality rate

$39,043

$42,416

(after 3.6% general increase)

($39,043 x 1.0864)

2. GS employee promoted on same day that 2002 pay adjustments take effect

Grade/step: GS-11, step 5, before promotion
Location: "Rest of U.S." pay area

Step 1: Apply the general pay adjustments to the GS-11, step 5, rate.

2001 GS basic rate

2001 locality rate

$45,600

$49,102

($45,600 x 1.0768)

2002 GS basic rate

2002 locality rate

$47,240

$51,322

(after 3.6% general increase)

($47,240 x 1.0864)

Step 2: Process the promotion to GS-12 using the 2-step rule.

2002 GS basic rate

2002 locality rate

$51,624

$56,084

(GS-12, step 2, is the lowest GS-12 step rate that equals or exceeds the GS-11, step 7, rate of $50,018)

($51,624 x 1.0864)

3. GM employee

(See example 8a and 8b for GM employees at GS-13 on the IT special salary rate schedule.)

Grade/step: GM-13, step 00 (not on step)
Location: Washington, DC

2001 GM rate

2001 locality rate

$69,536

$76,650

($69,536 x 1.1023)

2002 GM rate

2002 locality rate

$72,034

$80,304

(after applying 3.6% increase as described at 5 CFR 531.205(a)(2))

($72,034 x 1.1148)

4. GS-11 employee receiving a retained rate of pay

Grade/step: GS-11, step 00 (above rate range)
Location: "Rest of U.S." pay area

2001 retained rate

2001 locality rate
(No special rate)

$54,491

$58,676

($54,491 x 1.0768)

2002 retained rate

2002 locality rate

$55,431

$60,220

($54,491 plus $940, where $940 is one-half of the dollar increase in the GS-11, step 10, rate from 2001 to 2002; ($54,185 - $52,305) / 2 = $940)

($55,431 x 1.0864)

5. Special rate employee where special rate exceeds locality rate

Grade/step: GS-3, step 1
Location: Washington, DC
Special Rate Schedule:  Table 0029 (DC Clerical)

2001 GS basic rate

2001 locality rate

2001 special rate

$17,

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