Attachment 3

General Schedule Pay Adjustment
January 2003
(Rest of U.S. Locality Pay Area)

To calculate the 2003 locality rate of pay for an employee at GS-9, step 1:

1. Increase the 2002 basic rate ($34,451) by the 3.1 percent across-the-board increase.
2. Increase the 2003 basic rate ($35,519, as computed in step 1) by the locality pay percentage for 2003 (9.62 percent).

The resulting 2003 locality rate of pay is $38,936. The total increase is 4.03 percent, as illustrated in the chart below.

OPM - Memorandum for Human Resources Directors (CPM 2003-03)