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ATTACHMENT 4 to Compensation Policy Memorandum 98-7
Examples of
January 1999 Pay Computations
Below are examples showing how
various categories of employees will be affected by the January
1999 pay adjustments. Annual rates are shown. The annual rate
providing the highest entitlement (shown in bold
font) would be used to calculate the employee's hourly rate used
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.)
1.
General Schedule (GS) employee
Grade/step: GS-9, step 5
Location: "Rest of U.S." pay area |
| 1998 GS rate
1998 locality rate
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$34,293
$36,152
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($34,293 x 1.0542) |
| 1999 GS rate
1999 locality rate
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$35,355 $37,430
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(after 3.1%
increase) ($35,355
x 1.0587)
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2.
GS employee promoted on same day that 1999 pay
adjustments take effect
Grade/step: GS-11, step 5, before promotion
Location: "Rest of U.S." pay area |
First, apply general pay adjustments to GS-11, step 5,
rate. |
| 1998
GS rate 1998
locality rate
|
$41,489
$43,738
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($41,489 x 1.0542) |
| 1999 GS rate
1999 locality rate
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$42,776 $45,287
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(after 3.1%
increase) ($42,776
x 1.0587)
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| Then,
process promotion to GS-12 using the 2-step rule. |
1999 GS rate
1999 locality rate |
$46,744
$49,488 |
(GS-12, step
2, is the lowest GS-12 step rate that equals or exceeds
the GS-11, step 7, rate of $45,292)
($46,744 x 1.0587) |
3.
GM employee
Grade/step: GM-13, step 00 (not on step)
Location: Washington, DC |
| 1998
GM rate 1998
locality rate
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$63,262
$67,861
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($63,262 x 1.0727) |
1999 GM rate
1999 locality rate |
$65,224
$70,357 |
(after
applying 3.1% increase as described in OPM regulations at
5 CFR 531.205(a)(2))
($65,224 x 1.0787) |
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 |
1998
retained rate
1998 locality rate
(No special rate.) |
$49,449
$52,129 |
($49,449 x 1.0542) |
1999 retained rate
1999 locality rate |
$50,188
$53,134 |
($49,449 plus $739, where $739 is one-half of the dollar
increase in the GS-11, step 10, rate from 1998 to 1999;
($49,066 - $47,589) ÷ 2 = $739)
($50,188 x 1.0587) |
5.
Special rate employee where special rate exceeds locality
rate
Grade/step: GS-5, step 1
Location: Washington, DC
Special Rate Schedule: Table 0029 (clerical employees) |
| 1998 GS rate
1998 locality rate
1998 special rate
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$19,969
$21,421
$21,967
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($19,969 x 1.0727) |
| 1999 GS rate
1999 locality rate
1999 special rate
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$20,588 $22,208
$22,646
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(after 3.1%
general increase) ($20,588
x 1.0787)
(after 3.1% increase)
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6.
Special rate employee where locality rate exceeds special
rate for first time in January 1999
Grade/step: GS-5, step 3
Location: Chicago, IL
Special Rate Schedule: Table 0119 (clerical employees) |
1998 GS rate
1998 locality rate 1998
special rate
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$21,301
$23,263 $23,299
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($21,301 x 1.0921) |
| 1999 GS rate
1999 special rate
1999 locality rate
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$21,960 $24,018
$24,152
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(after 3.1%
general increase) (after
3.1% increase)
($21,960 x 1.0998)
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7.
Interim Geographic Adjustment (IGA) continued rate
Grade/step: GS-12, step 9 (Petroleum Engineer, Special
Rate Table 415)
Location: New York, NY |
| 1998
GS rate 1998
nationwide special rate
1998 locality rate
1998 IGA continued rate
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$55,580
$58,506
$61,005
$62,564
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(Table 415)
($55,580 x 1.0976)
(originally established in
January 1994;
see 5 CFR 531.703)
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| 1999 GS rate
1999 nationwide
special rate
1999 locality rate
1999 IGA continued rate
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$57,300 $60,316
$63,345
$64,284
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(after 3.1%
general increase) (after
3.1% increase)
($57,300 x 1.1055)
($62,564 plus $1,720,
where $1,720 is the dollar increase in the underlying
GS-12, step 9, rate from 1998 to 1999; $57,300 - $55,580
= $1,720; see 5 CFR 531.703(e))
NOTE: The employee continues to receive the continued
rate of pay because it is still the highest rate of pay.
Under OPM regulations, a continued rate in San Francisco,
Los Angeles or New York is not terminated even though the
IGA for those areas has been abolished.
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| If
the employee is entitled to a within-grade increase (WGI)
to GS-12, step 10, on the same day on which the general
pay adjustments take effect, the WGI would be processed after
the general pay adjustments, and the employee's
entitlements would be as follows: |
1999 GS rate
1999 nationwide special rate
1999 IGA continued rate
1999 locality rate |
$58,808 $61,824
$64,284
$65,012
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(GS-12, step
10)
(no change)
($58,808 x 1.1055)
NOTE: The IGA continued rate would be terminated, since
it is now exceeded by the locality rate. |
8.
Law enforcement officer (LEO)
Grade/step: GS-7, step 1
Location: Boston, MA |
| 1998 LEO
special rate 1998
LEO locality rate
1998 LEO GEO adj. rate
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$28,030
$30,443
$32,515
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($28,030 x 1.0861) ($28,030
x 1.16)
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| 1999 LEO
special rate 1999
LEO locality rate
1999 LEO GEO adj. rate
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$28,901 $31,595
$33,525
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(after 3.1%
increase) ($28,901
x 1.0932)
($28,901 x 1.16)
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Last Modified: 3:38:03 PM on Wednesday, August 20, 2003
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