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)

(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

$17,474

$19,262

$20,966

($17,474 x 1.1023)

2002 GS basic rate

2002 locality rate

2002 special rate

$18,103

$20,181

$21,721

(after 3.6% general increase)

($18,103 x 1.1148)

(after 3.6% increase to the 2001 special rate)

6. Special rate employee where locality rate exceeds special rate for first time in January 2002

Grade/step: GS-4, step 6
Location: Washington, DC
Special Rate Schedule:  Table 0029

2001 GS basic rate

2001 locality rate

2001 special rate

$22,886

$25,227

$25,502

($22,886 x 1.1023)

2002 GS basic rate

2002 locality rate

2002 special rate

$23,707

$26,415

(after 3.6% general increase)

($23,707 x 1.1148 )

(after 3.6% increase to 2001 special salary rate)

7. Law enforcement officer (LEO)

Grade/step: GS-7, step 1
Location: Boston, MA

2001 LEO special rate

2001 LEO locality rate

2001 LEO GEO adj. rate

$30,809

$34,546

$35,738

($30,809 x 1.1213)

($30,809 x 1.16)

2002 LEO special rate

2002 LEO locality rate

2002 LEO GEO adj. rate

$31,920

$36,252

$37,027

(after 3.6% increase)

($31,920 x 1.1357 )

($31,920 x 1.16 )

8a. GM employee at grade GS-13 on the IT special rate schedule

Basic Rate for GS-2210-13, step 00 (not on step): $72,924 (December 2001)
Location: Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV
2001 Locality Rate: $80,384 ($72,924 x 1.1023)

IT Special Rate Schedule:  Table 999C 

IT Special Rate:  $76,571

Reference: 5 CFR 530.306(a)(3), 530.307(c), and 531.205(a)(2)

Step 1: Subtract the GS-13, step 1, special rate from the employees IT special rate in 2001.  (Use the 2001 IT special rate table, 999C.)

2001 GM IT special rate

2001 IT special rate

Difference

$76,571

$60,212

(employee's GM special rate)

(GS-13, step 1)

($76,571 - $60,212)

Step 2: Subtract the GS-13, step 1, special rate from the GS-13, step 10, special rate.  (Use the 2001 IT special rate table, 999C.) 

2001 IT special rate

2001 IT special rate

Difference

$78,281

$60,212

$18,069

(GS-13, step 10)

(GS-13, step 1)

($78,281 - $60,212)

Step 3: Divide the results of step 1 by the results of step 2.  Carry the result to the seventh decimal place and truncate.

$16,359 / $18,069 = 0.9053627

Step 4: Subtract the GS-13, step 1, rate from the GS-13, step 10, rate.  (Use the 2002 IT special rate table, 999C.)

2002 IT special rate

2002 IT special rate

Difference

$81,090

$62,379

$18,711

(GS-13, step 10)

(GS-13, step 1)

($81,090 - $62,379)

Step 5: Multiply the results in step 3 by the results in step 4.

 0.9053627 x $18,711 = $16,940.24148

Step 6: Add the results of step 5 to the GS-13, step 1, IT special rate from Table 999C and round to the next whole dollar.

$16,940.24148 + $62,379 = $79,320

The employees GM IT special rate in 2002 is $79,320.

8b. GM employee at grade GS-13 on the IT special rate schedule

Basic Rate for GS-2210-13: $72,924 (December 2001) [between steps 9 and 10]
Location: Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV
IT Special Salary Rate: Table 999C

NOTE:  First you must compute the employee's 2002 GM unadjusted rate of basic pay following the steps in 5 CFR 531.205(a)(2).  (See steps 1-6.)  (Use the unadjusted rate of basic pay.  Do not use the special rate of pay.)  Then you apply the applicable locality payment.  (See step 7.)

Step 1: Subtract the GS-13, step 1, GS basic rate in 2001 from the employees rate of basic pay in 2001.  (Use the 2001 GS basic schedule.)

2001 GM basic rate

2001 GS-13 basic rate

Difference

$72,924

$57,345

$15,579

(employee's GM basic rate)

(GS-13, step 1)

($72,924 - $57,345)

Step 2: Subtract the GS-13, step 1, GS basic rate in 2001 from the GS-13, step 10, GS basic rate in 2001.  (Use the 2001 GS basic schedule.)

2001 GS-13 basic rate

2001 GS-13 basic rate

Difference

$74,553

$57,345

$17,208

(GS-13, step 10)

(GS-13, step 1)

($74,553 - $57,345)

Step 3: Divide the results of step 1 by the results of step 2.  Carry the result to the seventh decimal place and truncate. 

Step 4: Subtract the GS-13, step 1, rate in 2002 from the GS-13, step 10, rate in 2002.  (Use the 2002 GS basic schedule.) 

2002 GS-13 basic rate

Difference

$59,409

$17,820

(GS-13, step 1)

($77,229 - $59,409)

2002 GM locality rate

$84,215

($75,543 x 1.1148 )

Grade/step: GS-12, step 5
Location: Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV
IT Special Salary Rate: Table 999C

Step 1: An employee is entitled to a GS-13 rate that is equal to or greater then the GS-12 rate that is two steps above the employees current GS-12 rate of pay.

2002 IT rate

2002 IT rate

$65,112

$68,941

(GS-12, step 5, Table 999C)

(GS-12, step 7, Table 999C)

Step 2: Place the new promoted rate of pay into the scheduled IT special rates at the GS-13 level.

$68,941 falls between step 4 and step 5. The employees rate of pay is set at GS-13, step 5, on the IT special rate schedule = $70,695.

Step 3: Compare the GS-13, step 5, 2002 IT special rate of pay to the GS-13, step 5, 2002 locality rate of pay.

$70,695 (2002 IT rate) < $75,058 (2002 locality rate)

Step 4: An employee is paid the GS-13, step 5, locality rate of pay because the locality rate of pay is higher than the IT special rate of pay for the area.

Grade: GS-12, step 10
Location: Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV
IT Special Salary Rate: Table 999C

2002 locality rate

2002 IT special rate

$72,400

$74,686

(GS-12, step 10)

(GS-12, step 10)

An employee is entitled to a GS-13 rate that is equal to or greater than the GS-12 rate that is two steps above the employees current GS-12 rate.

Step 1: Subtract the GS-12, step 9, IT special rate from the GS-12, step 10, IT special rate. Note: Since there is no step 11 rate, the two-step increase must be derived using the difference between steps 9 and 10.  This approach must be used whenever an IT special rate employee is at step 9 or 10 before promotion.

$74,686 (GS-12, step 10) - $72,771 (GS-12, step 9) = $1,915

Step 2: Multiply the difference by 2 because an employee is entitled to a two-step increase.

$1,915 x 2 = $3,830

Step 3: Add the increase to the employees current rate of pay (GS-12, step 10, IT special rate).

$74,686 + $3,830 = $78,516

Step 4: Place the rate resulting from step 3 into the scheduled IT special rates at the GS-13 level (Table 999C).

$78,516 falls between step 8 and step 9.  The employees rate of pay is set at a GS-13, step 9, on the IT special rate (Table 999C) = $79,011.

Step 5: Compare the GS-13, step 9, IT special rate of pay to the GS-13, step 9, locality rate of pay for the Washington-Baltimore locality pay area.

$79,011 (2002 IT special rate) < $83,888 (2002 locality rate)

Step 6: An employees rate of pay is set at the GS-13, step 9, locality rate because the locality rate is higher than the 2002 IT special rate of pay.  The GS-13, step 9, IT special rate is an underlying rate of basic pay used for certain pay administration purposes.