August 28, 1986
To the Congress of the United States:
Under the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970, the President is required to make a decision each year on what, if any, pay adjustment should be provided for Federal employees under the General Schedule and the related statutory pay systems.
My pay advisors have reported to me that an increase in pay rates averaging 23.79 percent, to be effective in October 1986, would be required under existing procedures to raise Federal pay rates to comparability with private sector pay rates for the same levels of work. However, the law also empowers me to prepare and transmit to the Congress an alternative plan for the pay adjustment if I consider such an alternative plan appropriate because of "national emergency or economic conditions affecting the general welfare.'' Furthermore, section 15201(a) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, Public Law 99 - 272, requires that, in adjusting rates of pay under the Comparability Act, I achieve savings of at least $746 million in fiscal year 1987 compared to the "baseline'' the Congress has used in its budget process. Section 15201(a) also requires that the effective date of the pay adjustment be delayed until January 1987.
Accordingly, after reviewing the reports of my Pay Agent and the Advisory Committee on Federal Pay, after considering the adverse effect that a 23.79 percent increase in Federal pay rates might have on our national economy, and in order to implement the requirements of the Reconciliation Act, I have determined that economic conditions affecting the general welfare require the following alternative plan for this pay adjustment:
In accordance with section 5305(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code, the pay rates of the General Schedule and the related statutory pay schedules shall be increased by an overall percentage of 2 percent for each schedule, with such increase to become effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 1987.
Accompanying this report and made a part hereof are the pay schedules that will result from this alternative plan, including, as required by section 5382(c) of title 5, United States Code, the rates of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service.
Ronald Reagan
The White House,
August 28, 1986.
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Schedule 1 – General Schedule To be effective the first pay period in January 1987 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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GS-1 |
$9,526 |
$9,843 |
$10,160 |
$10,476 |
$10,794 |
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GS-2 |
10,711 |
10,965 |
11,319 |
11,621 |
11,752 |
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GS-3 |
11,687 |
12,077 |
12,467 |
12,857 |
13,247 |
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GS-4 |
13,119 |
13,556 |
13,993 |
14,430 |
14,867 |
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GS-5 |
14,678 |
15,167 |
15,656 |
16,145 |
16,634 |
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GS-6 |
16,360 |
16,905 |
17,450 |
17,995 |
18,540 |
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GS-7 |
18,180 |
18,786 |
19,392 |
19,998 |
20,604 |
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GS-8 |
20,135 |
20,806 |
21,477 |
22,148 |
22,819 |
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GS-9 |
22,240 |
22,981 |
23,72 |
24,463 |
25,204 |
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GS-10 |
24,492 |
25,308 |
26,124 |
26,940 |
27,756 |
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GS-11 |
26,909 |
27,806 |
28,703 |
29,600 |
30,497 |
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GS-12 |
32,251 |
33,326 |
34,401 |
35,476 |
36,551 |
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GS-13 |
38,351 |
39,629 |
40,907 |
42,185 |
43,463 |
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GS-14 |
45,319 |
46,830 |
48,341 |
49,852 |
51,363 |
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GS-15 |
53,308 |
55,085 |
56,862 |
58,639 |
60,416 |
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GS-16 |
62,522 |
64,606 |
66,690 |
68,774 |
*70,858 |
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GS-17 |
*73,240 |
*75,681 |
*78,122 |
*80,563 |
*83,004 |
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GS-18 |
*85,840 |
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Schedule 1 – General Schedule (Continued) To be effective the first pay period in January |
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6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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GS-1 |
$10,979 |
$11,292 |
$11,608 |
$11,621 |
$11,919 |
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GS-2 |
12,098 |
12,444 |
12,790 |
13,136 |
13,482 |
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GS-3 |
13,637 |
14,027 |
14,417 |
14,807 |
15,197 |
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GS-4 |
15,304 |
15,741 |
16,178 |
16,615 |
17,052 |
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GS-5 |
17,123 |
17,612 |
18,101 |
18,590 |
19,079 |
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GS-6 |
19,085 |
19,630 |
20,175 |
20,720 |
21,265 |
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GS-7 |
21,210 |
21,816 |
22,422 |
23,028 |
23,634 |
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GS-8 |
23,490 |
24,161 |
24,832 |
25,503 |
26,174 |
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GS-9 |
25,945 |
26,686 |
27,427 |
28,168 |
28,909 |
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GS-10 |
28,572 |
29,388 |
30,204 |
31,020 |
31,836 |
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GS-11 |
31,394 |
32,291 |
33,188 |
34,085 |
34,982 |
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GS-12 |
37,626 |
38,701 |
39,776 |
40,851 |
41,926 |
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GS-13 |
44,741 |
46,019 |
47,297 |
48,575 |
49,853 |
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GS-14 |
52,874 |
54,385 |
55,896 |
57,407 |
58,918 |
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GS-15 |
62,193 |
63,970 |
65,747 |
67,524 |
69,301 |
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GS-16 |
72,942 |
75,026 |
77,110 |
79,194 |
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GS-17 |
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GS-18 |
--------- |
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Footnote: *The rate of basic pay payable to employees at these rates is limited to the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule, which would be $70,100.
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Schedule 2 – Foreign Service Schedule To be effective the first pay period in January 1987 |
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Class 1 |
Class 2 |
Class 3 |
Class 4 |
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1 |
$53,308 |
$43,195 |
$35,001 |
$28,361 |
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2 |
54,907 |
44,491 |
36,051 |
29,212 |
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3 |
56,554 |
45,826 |
37,133 |
30,088 |
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4 |
58,251 |
47,200 |
38,247 |
30,991 |
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5 |
59,999 |
48,616 |
39,394 |
31,921 |
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6 |
61,799 |
50,075 |
40,576 |
32,878 |
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7 |
63,653 |
51,577 |
41,793 |
33,865 |
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8 |
65,562 |
53,124 |
43,047 |
34,880 |
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9 |
67,529 |
54,718 |
44,338 |
35,927 |
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10 |
69,301 |
56,360 |
45,668 |
37,005 |
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11 |
69,301 |
58,050 |
47,038 |
38,115 |
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12 |
69,301 |
59,792 |
48,450 |
39,258 |
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13 |
69,301 |
61,586 |
49,903 |
40,436 |
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14 |
69,301 |
63,433 |
51,400 |
41,649 |
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Schedule 2 – Foreign Service Schedule (Continued) To be effective the first pay period in January |
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Class 5
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Class 6
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Class 7
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Class 8
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Class 9
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1
|
$22,981
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$20,544
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$18,366
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$16,419
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$14,678
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2
|
23,670
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21,160
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18,917
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16,912
|
15,118
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3
|
24,381
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21,795
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19,484
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17,419
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15,572
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4
|
25,112
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22,449
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20,069
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17,941
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16,039
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5
|
25,865
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23,122
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20,671
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18,480
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16,520
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6
|
26,641
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23,816
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21,291
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19,034
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17,016
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7
|
27,441
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24,531
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21,930
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19,605
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17,526
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8
|
28,264
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25,267
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22,588
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20,193
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18,052
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9
|
29,112
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26,025
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23,265
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20,799
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18,594
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10
|
29,985
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26,805
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23,963
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21,423
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19,151
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11
|
30,885
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27,609
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24,682
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22,066
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19,726
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12
|
31,811
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28,438
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25,423
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22,728
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20,318
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13
|
32,765
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29,291
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26,186
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23,410
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20,927
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14
|
33,748
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30,170
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26,971
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24,112
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21,555
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Schedule 3 – Department of Medicine and Surgery Schedules, Veterans’ Administration To be effective the first pay period in January 1987 |
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Minimum |
Maximum |
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Section 4103 Schedule: |
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Chief Medical Director |
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***$96,262 |
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Deputy Chief Medical Director |
------- |
*92,343 |
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Associate Deputy Chief Medical Director |
------- |
*88,447 |
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Assistant Chief Medical Director |
------- |
*85,840 |
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Medical Director |
*$73,240 |
*83,004 |
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Director of Nursing Service |
*73,240 |
*83,004 |
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Director of Podiatric Service |
62,522 |
*79,194 |
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Director of Chaplain Service |
62,522 |
*79,194 |
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Director of Pharmacy Service |
62,522 |
*79,194 |
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Director of Dietetic Service |
62,522 |
*79,194 |
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Director of Optometric Service |
62,522 |
*79,194 |
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Physician and dentist Schedule: |
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Director grade |
62,522 |
*79,194 |
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Executive grade |
57,731 |
*75,047 |
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Chief grade |
53,308 |
69,301 |
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Senior grade |
45,319 |
58,918 |
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Intermediate grade |
38,351 |
49,853 |
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Full grade |
32,251 |
41,926 |
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Associate grade |
26,909 |
34,982 |
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Clinical podiatrist and optometrist schedule: |
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Chief grade |
53,308 |
69,301 |
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Senior grade |
45,319 |
58,918 |
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Intermediate grade |
38,351 |
49,853 |
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Full grade |
32,251 |
41,926 |
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Associate grade |
26,909 |
34,982 |
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Nurse schedule: |
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Director grade |
53,308 |
69,301 |
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Assistant Director grade |
45,319 |
58,918 |
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Chief grade |
38,351 |
49,853 |
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Senior grade |
32,251 |
41,926 |
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Intermediate grade |
26,909 |
34,982 |
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Full grade |
22,240 |
28,909 |
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Associate grade |
19,138 |
24,880 |
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Junior grade |
16,360 |
21,265 |
*** The rate of basic pay is limited to the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule, which would be $75,100.
**The rate of basic pay is limited to the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule, which would be $73,700.
*The rate of basic pay is limited to the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule, which would be $70,100.
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Schedule 4 – Senior Executive Service To be effective the first pay period in January 1987 |
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ES-1 |
$62,522 |
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ES-2 |
65,048 |
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ES-3 |
67,574 |
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ES-4 |
70,100 |
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ES-5 |
71,900 |
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ES-6 |
73,700 |
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Schedule 5 – Executive Service To be effective the first pay period in January 1987 |
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Level I |
$87,900 |
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Level II |
76,600 |
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Level III |
75,100 |
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Level IV |
73,700 |
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Level V |
70,100 |
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Schedule 6 – Vice President and Members of Congress To be effective the first pay period in January 197 |
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Vice President |
99,900 |
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Senators |
76,600 |
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Members of the House of Representatives |
76,600 |
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Delegates to the House of Representatives |
76,600 |
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Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico |
76,600 |
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President pro tempore of the Senate |
86,700 |
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Majority leader and minority leader of the Senate |
86,700 |
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Majority leader and minority leader of the House of Representatives |
86,700 |
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Speaker of the House of Representatives |
99,900 |
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Schedule 7 – Judicial Salaries To be effective the first pay period in January 1987 |
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Chief Justice of the United States |
*$108,400 |
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Associate Justices of the Supreme Court |
*104,100 |
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Circuit Judges |
*83,200 |
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District Judges |
*78,700 |
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Judges of the Court of International Trade |
*78,700 |
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Judges of the United States Claims Court |
71,600 |
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Bankruptcy Judges |
69,800 |
* Under section 140 of Public Law 97-92 (95 Stat. 1200), salaries of Federal judges and Justices of the Supreme Court would not be increased.