Attachment to Compensation Policy Memorandum on January 2000 Pay Adjustment

Examples of January 2000 Pay Computations

 

Below are examples showing how various categories of employees will be affected by the January 2000 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. (Note: Firefighters compensated under 5 U.S.C. 5545b are subject to special pay computation rules, including the use of an hourly rate computed using a 2,756-hour factor. See 5 CFR part 550, subpart M.)

1. General Schedule (GS) employee

Grade/step: GS-9, step 5
Location: "Rest of U.S." pay area
1999 GS rate
1999 locality rate		 $35,355
$37,430
($35,355 x 1.0587)
2000 GS rate
2000 locality rate		 $36,696
$39,184		 (after 3.8% increase)
($36,696 x 1.0678)

 

2. GS employee promoted on same day that 2000 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.
1999 GS rate
1999 locality rate		 $42,776
$45,287
($42,776 x 1.0587)
2000 GS rate
2000 locality rate		 $44,402
$47,412		 (after 3.8% increase)
($44,402 x 1.0678)
Then, process promotion to GS-12 using the 2-step rule.
2000 GS rate


2000 locality rate		 $48,520


$51,810		 (GS-12, step 2, is the lowest GS-12 step rate
that equals or exceeds the GS-11, step 7,
rate of $47,014)
($48,520 x 1.0678)


3. GM employee

Grade/step: GM-13, step 00 (not on step)
Location: Washington, DC
1999 GM rate
1999 locality rate		 $65,224
$70,357
($65,224 x 1.0787)
2000 GM rate

2000 locality rate
 $67,702

$73,829		 (after applying 3.8% increase as described
at 5 CFR 531.205(a)(2))
($67,702 x 1.0905)

 

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
1999 retained rate
1999 locality rate
(No special rate.)		 $50,188
$53,134
($50,188 x 1.0587)
2000 retained rate


2000 locality rate

$51,121


$54,587

 ($50,188 plus $933, where $933 is one-half of the dollar increase in the GS-11, step 10, rate from 1999 to 2000; ($50,932 - $49,066)) 2 = $933)
($51,121 x 1.0678)

 

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)
1999 GS rate
1999 locality rate
1999 special rate		 $20,588
$22,208
$22,646
($20,588 x 1.0787)
2000 GS rate
2000 locality rate
2000 special rate		 $21,370
$23,304
$23,506		 (after 3.8% general increase)
($21,370 x 1.0905)
(after 3.8% increase)

 

6. Special rate employee where locality rate exceeds special rate for first time in January 2000

Grade/step: GS-5, step 1
Location: Chicago, IL
Special Rate Schedule: Table 0119 (clerical employees)
1999 GS rate
1999 locality rate
1999 special rate 		$20,588
$22,643
$22,646
($20,588 x 1.0998)
2000 GS rate
2000 locality rate
2000 special rate 		$21,370
$23,825
$23,506		 (after 3.8% general increase)
($21,370 x 1.1149)
(after 3.8% increase)


7. Interim Geographic Adjustment (IGA) continued rate

Grade/step: GS-12, step 9 (Petroleum Engineer, Special Rate Table 415)
Location: New York, NY
1999 GS rate
1999 nationwide special rate
1999 locality rate
1999 IGA continued rate		 $57,300
$60,316
$63,345
$64,284
(Table 415)
($57,300 x 1.1055)
(originally established in January 1994; see 5 CFR 531.703)
2000 GS rate
2000 nationwide special rate
2000 locality rate
2000 IGA continued rate
 $59,475
$62,605
$66,666
$66,459
 (after 3.8% general increase)
(after 3.8% increase)
($59,475 x 1.1209)
($64,284 plus $2,175, where $2,175 is the dollar increase in the underlying GS-12, step 9, rate from 1999 to 2000; $59,475 - $57,300 = $2,175; see 5 CFR 531.703(e))


NOTE: The IGA continued rate is terminated, since it is now exceeded by the locality rate.


8. Law enforcement officer (LEO)

Grade/step: GS-7, step 1
Location: Boston, MA
1999 LEO special rate
1999 LEO locality rate
1999 LEO GEO adj. rate		 $28,901
$31,595
$33,525
($28,901 x 1.0932)
($28,901 x 1.16)
2000 LEO special rate
2000 LEO locality rate
2000 LEO GEO adj. rate		 $29,998
$33,214
$34,798		 (after 3.8% increase)
($29,998 x 1.1072)
($29,998 x 1.16)