Salary Table 2004-HOU
	INCORPORATING THE 2.7% GENERAL SCHEDULE INCREASE AND A LOCALITY PAYMENT OF 23.14%
                 FOR THE LOCALITY PAY AREA OF HOUSTON-GALVESTON-BRAZORIA, TX
		
                                (Total Increase: 4.92%)

                                Effective January 2004

                             Hourly/Overtime Rates by Grade and Step

Grade B/O     1         2         3        4           5         6         7        8        9        10

1    B      9.22      9.53      9.83      10.14        10.45      10.63      10.93     11.23     11.25     11.53
     O      13.83     14.30     14.75     15.21       15.68     15.95     16.40    16.85    16.88    17.30

2    B      10.37      10.61      10.95      11.25        11.37      11.71	 12.04     12.38    12.71    13.05
     O      15.56     15.92     16.43     16.88       17.06     17.57     18.06    18.57    19.07    19.58

3    B      11.31      11.69      12.06     12.44	      12.82     13.20     13.57    13.95    14.33    14.70
     O      16.97     17.54     18.09     18.66       19.23     19.80     20.36    20.93    21.50    22.05

4    B      12.70     13.12     13.54     13.97	      14.39     14.81     15.23    15.66    16.08    16.50
     O      19.05     19.68     20.31     20.96       21.59     22.22     22.85    23.49    24.12    24.75

5    B      14.21     14.68     15.15     15.63	      16.10     16.57     17.05    17.52    18.00    18.47
     O      21.32     22.02     22.73     23.45       24.15     24.86     25.58    26.28    27.00    27.71

6    B      15.83     16.36     16.89     17.42	      17.95     18.47     19.00    19.53    20.06    20.59
     O      23.75     24.54     25.34     26.13       26.93     27.71     28.50    29.30    30.09    30.89

7    B      17.60     18.18     18.77     19.36	      19.94     20.53     21.11    21.70    22.29    22.87
     O      26.40     27.27     28.16     29.04       29.91     30.80     31.67    32.55    33.44    34.31

8    B      19.49     20.14     20.79     21.44	      22.08     22.73     23.38    24.03    24.68    25.33
     O      29.24     30.21     31.19     32.16       33.12     34.10     35.07    35.55    35.55    35.55

9    B      21.52     22.24     22.96     23.68	      24.39     25.11     25.83    26.55    27.26    27.98
     O      32.28     33.36     34.44     35.52       35.55     35.55     35.55    35.55    35.55    35.55

10   B      23.70     24.49     25.28     26.07       26.86     27.65     28.44    29.23    30.02    30.81
     O      35.55     35.55     35.55     35.55       35.55     35.55     35.55    35.55    35.55    35.55

11   B      26.04     26.91     27.78     28.65       29.51     30.38     31.25    32.12    32.99    33.85
     O      35.55     35.55     35.55     35.55       35.55     35.55     35.55    35.55    35.55    35.55

12   B      31.21     32.25     33.29     34.33       35.37     36.41     37.45    38.49    39.53    40.57
     O      35.55     35.55     35.55     35.55       35.55     36.41     37.45    38.49    39.53    40.57

13   B      37.12     38.35     39.59     40.83       42.07     43.30     44.54    45.78    47.01    48.25
     O      37.12     38.35     39.59     40.83       42.07     43.30     44.54    45.78    47.01    48.25

14   B      43.86     45.32     46.78     48.25       49.71     51.17     52.63    54.09    55.56    57.02
     O      43.86     45.32     46.78     48.25       49.71     51.17     52.63    54.09    55.56    57.02

15   B      51.59     53.31     55.03     56.75       58.47     60.19     61.91    63.63    65.35    65.60
     O      51.59     53.31     55.03     56.75       58.47     60.19     61.91    63.63    65.35    65.60