August 26, 1982
To the Congress of the United States:
Under the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970, an adjustment in Federal white collar pay will be required in October, 1982.
The Act requires that calculations be made annually of the adjustments that would be required in Federal statutory pay systems to achieve comparability with private sector pay for the same levels of work. Using the calculation methods developed in the past, my pay advisers have indicated that an average 18.47 percent increase would be required to achieve comparability as that concept is presently defined.
The Comparability Act gives me authority to propose an alternative adjustment in lieu of comparability, if such action is appropriate because of economic conditions. Under that authority, in accordance with our economic recovery program, I am submitting to the Congress an Alternative Plan for a 4 percent increase in Federal white collar pay this October in lieu of the 18.47 percent increase indicated under current comparability calculation methods.
Current law governing military pay increases provides that the annual increase in military pay be the same as the average Federal white collar increase. However, Congress is currently considering legislation dealing with military pay increases. If legislation is enacted, it will supersede the increase that military personnel would otherwise receive under this Alternative Plan.
Ronald Reagan
The White House,
August 26, 1982.
REPORT ON FEDERAL PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR OCTOBER, 1982
Because of economic conditions affecting the general welfare, and in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5305(c)(1), I hereby transmit to Congress the attached Alternative Plan. The overall percentage of the adjustment in the rates of pay under the General Schedule will be a 4.0 percent increase. The overall percentages of the adjustments in the rates of pay under the other statutory pay systems, the Foreign Service Schedule and the schedules for the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans' Administration, will also be 4.0 percent increases.
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5382(c) the following rates of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service shall become effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period that begins on or after October 1, 1982:
ES-1 ...............................................................$56,945
ES-2 ...............................................................59,230
ES-3 ...............................................................61,515
ES-4 ...............................................................63,800
ES-5 ...............................................................65,500
ES-6 ...............................................................67,200
NOTE: Notwithstanding the salary rates shown, the maximum rate of basic pay legally payable to employees under this schedule may not exceed the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule, currently $58,500.
ALTERNATIVE PLAN
Schedule 1--THE GENERAL SCHEDULE
1 2 3 4 5
GS-1 .......................... $8,676 $8,965 $9,254 $9,542 $9,831
GS-2 .......................... 9,756 9,987 10,310 10,585 10,703
GS-3 .......................... 10,645 11,000 11,355 11,710 12,065
GS-4 .......................... 11,949 12,347 12,745 13,143 13,541
GS--5 .......................... 13,369 13,815 14,261 14,707 15,153
GS-6 .......................... 14,901 15,398 15,895 16,392 16,889
GS-7 .......................... 16,559 17,111 17,663 18,215 18,767
GS-8 .......................... 18,339 18,950 19,561 20,172 20,783
GS-9 .......................... 20,256 20,931 21,606 22,281 22,956
GS-10 ........................ 22,307 23,051 23,795 24,539 25,283
GS-11 ........................ 24,508 25,325 26,142 26,959 27,776
GS-12 ........................ 29,374 30,353 31,332 32,311 33,290
GS-13 ........................ 34,930 36,094 37,258 38,422 39,586
GS-14 ........................ 41,277 42,653 44,029 45,405 46,781
GS-15 ........................ 48,553 50,171 51,789 53,407 55,025
GS-16 ........................ 56,945 58,843 60,741 62,639 64,537
GS-17 ........................ 66,708 68,932 71,156 73,380 75,604
GS-18 ........................ 78,184 ....................................................................................................
6 7 8 9 10
GS-1 .......................... $10,000 $10,286 $10,572 $10,585 $10,857
GS-2 .......................... 11,018 11,333 11,648 11,963 12,278
GS-3 .......................... 12,420 12,775 13,130 13,485 13,840
GS-4 .......................... 13,939 14,337 14,735 15,133 15,531
GS--5 .......................... 15,599 16,045 16,491 16,937 17,383
GS-6 .......................... 17,386 17,883 18,380 18,877 19,374
GS-7 .......................... 19,319 19,871 20,423 20,975 21,527
GS-8 .......................... 21,394 22,005 22,616 23,227 23,838
GS-9 .......................... 23,631 24,306 24,981 25,656 26,331
GS-10 ........................ 26,027 26,771 27,515 28,259 29,003
GS-11 ........................ 28,593 29,410 30,227 31,044 31,861
GS-12 ........................ 34,269 35,248 36,227 37,206 38,185
GS-13 ........................ 40,750 41,914 43,078 44,242 45,406
GS-14 ........................ 48,157 49,533 50,909 52,285 53,661
GS-15 ........................ 56,643 58,261 59,879 61,497 63,115
GS-16 ........................ 66,435 68,333 70,231 72,129 .........................
GS-17 ...........................................................................................................................................
GS-18 ...........................................................................................................................................
NOTE: Notwithstanding the salary rates shown, the maximum rate of basic pay legally payable to employees under this schedule may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule, currently $57,500.
Schedule 2--THE FOREIGN SERVICE SCHEDULE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Class 1................ $48,553 $50,010 $51,510 $53,055 $54,647 $56,286 $57,975
Class 2................ 39,342 40,522 41,738 42,990 44,280 45,608 46,976
Class 3................ 31,879 32,835 33,820 34,835 35,880 36,956 38,065
Class 4................ 25,831 26,606 27,404 28,226 29,073 29,945 30,844
Class 5................ 20,931 21,559 22,206 22,872 23,558 24,265 24,993
Class 6................ 18,712 19,273 19,852 20,447 21,061 21,692 22,343
Class 7................ 16,728 17,230 17,747 18,279 18,828 19,392 19,974
Class 8................ 14,954 15,403 15,865 16,341 16,831 17,336 17,856
Class 9................ 13,369 13,770 14,183 14,609 15,047 15,498 15,963
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Class 1................ 59,714 61,505 63,115 63,115 63,115 63,115 63,115
Class 2................ 48,386 49,837 51,332 52,872 54,459 56,092 57,775
Class 3................ 39,207 40,383 41,595 42,843 44,128 45,452 46,815
Class 4................ 31,769 32,722 33,704 34,715 35,756 36,829 37,934
Class 5................ 25,742 26,515 27,310 28,130 28,973 29,843 30,738
Class 6................ 23,013 23,704 24,415 25,147 25,902 26,679 27,479
Class 7................ 20,573 21,191 21,826 22,481 23,155 23,850 24,566
Class 8................ 18,392 18,943 19,512 20,097 20,700 21,321 21,960
Class 9 ............... 16,442 16,935 17,444 17,967 18,506 19,061 19,633
NOTE: Notwithstanding the salary rates shown, the maximum rate of basic pay legally payable to employees under this schedule may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule, currently $57,500.
Schedule 3--DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY SCHEDULES, VETERANS'ADMINISTRATION
Minimum Maximum
Sec. 4103 schedule:
Chief Medical Director (1) $87,6762
Deputy Chief Medical Director (1) 84,1063
Associate Deputy Chief Medical Director (1) 80,5584
Assistant Chief Medical Director (1) 78,1844
Medical Director $66,7084 75,6044
Director of Nursing Service 66,7084 75,6044
Director of Podiatric Service 56,945 72,1294
Director of Chaplain Service 56,945 72,1294
Director of Pharmacy Service 56,945 72,1294
Director of Dietetic Service 56,945 72,1294
Director of Optometric Service 56,945 72,1294
Physician and dentist schedule:
Director grade 56,945 72,1294
Executive grade 52,581 68,3584
Chief grade 48,553 63,1154
Senior grade 41,277 53,661
Intermediate grade 34,930 45,406
Full grade 29,374 38,185
Associate grade 24,508 31,861
Nurse schedule:
Director grade 48,553 63,1154
Assistant Director grade 41,277 53,661
Chief grade 34,930 45,406
Senior grade 29,374 38,185
Intermediate grade 24,508 31,861
Full grade 20,256 26,331
Associate grade 17,431 22,660
Junior grade 14,901 19,374
Clinical podiatrist and optometrist schedule:
Chief grade 48,553 63,1154
Senior grade 41,277 53,661
Intermediate grade 34,930 45,406
Full grade 29,374 38,185
Associate grade 24,508 31,861
1Single Rate
2Notwithstanding the rate shown, the maximum rate payable at this level may not exceed the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule, currently $59,500.
3Notwithstanding the rate shown, the maximum rate payable at this level may not exceed the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule, currently $58500.
4Notwithstanding the rate shown, the maximum rate payable at this level may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule, currently $57500