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Grade/step: GS-9, step 5.
Location: Rest of U.S. locality pay area.

2008 GS rate: $45,103.
2008 locality rate: $51,048 ($45,103 x 1.1318).
2009 GS rate: $46,409 (after 2.9% across-the-board increase).
2009 locality rate: $52,841 ($46,409 x 1.1386).

Grade/step: GS-0201-11, step 5, promoted to GS-0201-12.
Location of both positions: Rest of U.S. locality pay area.
Reference: 5 CFR 531.207 and 531.214(d)(3).

Step 1: Apply the across-the-board pay adjustment to the GS-11, step 5, rate.

2008 GS rate: $54,568.
2008 locality rate: $61,760 ($54,568 x 1.1318).
2009 GS rate: $56,148 (after 2.9% across-the-board increase).
2009 locality rate $63,930 ($56,148 x 1.1386).

Step 2: Process the promotion to GS-12 using the standard method, since the employee is covered by the same pay schedules before and after promotion.

Step A: No geographic conversion.

Step B: Increase GS (base) rate by two within-grade increases to GS-11, step 7 ($59,450).

Step C: The payable (highest) rate of basic pay for GS-11, step 7, is 2009-RUS at $67,690.

Step D: The highest applicable rate range for the employee's position of record after promotion is the GS-12 locality rate range in the 2009-RUS locality rate schedule. The lowest step rate in that range that equals or exceeds the GS-11, step 7, RUS locality rate is 2009-RUS, GS-12, step 2, at $69,867.

2009 GS rate: $61,362.
2009 locality rate: $69,867.

Grade/step: GS-0201-11, step 5, promoted to GS-0180-12.
Location of both positions: Rest of U.S. locality pay area.
GS-12 position covered by special rate schedule 0497.
Reference: 5 CFR 531.207 and 531.214(d)(4).

Step 1: Apply the across-the-board pay adjustment to the GS-11, step 5, rate.

2008 GS rate: $54,568.
2008 locality rate: $61,760 ($54,568 x 1.1318).

2009 GS rate: $56,148 (after 2.9% across-the-board increase).
2009 locality rate: $63,930 ($56,148 x 1.1386).

Step 2: Process the promotion to GS-12 using the alternate method, since different pay schedules apply before and after promotion and the alternate method produces a higher payable rate upon promotion than the standard method.

Step A: No geographic conversion.

Step B: Increase GS rate by two within-grade increases to GS-11, step 7 ($59,450).

Step C: The payable (highest) rate of basic pay for GS-11, step 7, is 2009-RUS at $67,690.

Step D: If the employee were promoted to a GS-12 position in the 0201 occupational series (non-special rate), the highest applicable rate range for that GS-12 position after promotion would be the GS-12 RUS locality rate range. The GS-12, step 2, locality rate ($69,867) is the lowest step rate in that range that equals or exceeds the GS-11, step 7, RUS locality rate.

Step E: Convert the GS-12, step 2, locality rate to the higher GS-12, step 2, special rate that applies to the employee's position after promotion on special rate table 0497. This GS-12, step 2, special rate is the payable rate of basic pay upon promotion ($73,236).

Step F: The standard method would have compared the GS-11, step 7, locality rate ($67,690) directly to the higher GS-12 special rate range and produced a rate of GS-12, step 1 ($71,257). Since the rate produced by the alternate method (GS-12, step 2) is greater than the rate produced by the standard method, the result of the alternate method is used.

2009 GS rate: $61,362 GS-12, step 2.
2009 locality rate: $69,867 ($61,362 x 1.1386).
2009 special rate: $73,236 ($61,362 + $11,874 special rate supplement).

(See example 8 for computing the 2009 pay adjustment for a GM employee receiving a special rate.)

Grade/step: GM-13, step 00 ($83,217–not on step). (See 5 CFR 531.244(a)(1) for a GM employee whose rate of basic pay equals a regular GS step rate.)
Location: Washington, DC, locality pay area.
Reference: 5 CFR 531.244 and 531.245.

Step 1: Subtract the GS-13, step 1, GS rate from the GM employee's GS rate in 2008. (Use the 2008 GS rates.)

2008 GM employee's GS rate: $83,217 (GM employee's GS rate).
2008 GS rate: $68,625 (GS-13, step 1).
Difference: $14,592 ($83,217 - $68,625).

Step 2: Subtract the GS-13, step 1, GS rate from the GS-13, step 10, GS rate. (Use the 2008 GS rates.)

2008 GS rate: $89,217 (GS-13, step 10).
2008 GS rate: $68,625 (GS-13, step 1).
Difference: $20,592 ($89,217 - $68,625).

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

$14,592 / $20,592 = 0.7086247.

Step 4: Subtract the GS-13, step 1, GS rate from the GS-13, step 10, GS rate. (Use the 2009 GS rates.)

2009 GS rate: $91,801 (GS-13, step 10).
2009 GS rate: $70,615 (GS-13, step 1).
Difference: $21,186 ($91,801 - $70,615).

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

0.7086247 x $21,186 = 15,012.922.

Step 6: Add the result in step 5 to the GS-13, step 1, GS rate (2009) and round to the next higher whole dollar.

$15,012.922 + $70,615 = $85,628.

2009 GM employee's GS rate: $85,628 (after applying 2.9% increase by following the above steps under 5 CFR 531.244).
2009 GM locality rate: $105,408 ($85,628 x 1.2310 (2009-DCB)).

(See example 9 for computing the 2009 pay adjustment for a retained rate employee where the locality rate exceeds special rate at step 10 for the first time in January 2009.)

Grade/step: GS-11, step 00: $75,000 (above locality rate range).
Location: Rest of U.S. locality pay area.
Reference: 5 CFR 536.305(a). (See 5 CFR 536.305(b) for cases where a retained rate falls below the range maximum after applying the pay adjustment.)

Step 1: Subtract the GS-11, step 10, locality rate in 2008 from the GS-11, step 10, locality rate in 2009.

2009 locality rate: $73,329 (GS-11, step 10).
2008 locality rate: $70,843 (GS-11, step 10).
Difference: $2,486 ($73,329 - $70,843).

Step 2: Multiple the result of step 1 by 50 percent.

$2,486 X .50 = $1,243.

Step 3: Add the result of step 2 to the GS-11, step 00, retained rate.

$75,000 + $1,243 = $76,243.
2009 retained rate: $76,243.

Grade/step: GS-7, step 10.
Location: Washington, DC.
Special Rate Schedule: Table 0223.
References: 5 CFR 530.303(d).

2008 GS rate: $42,290.
2008 locality rate: $51,124 ($42,290 x 1.2089).
2008 special rate: $52,046 ($42,290 + $9,756 special rate supplement).

2009 GS rate: $43,521 (after 2.9% across-the-board increase).
2009 locality rate: $53,574 ($43,521 x 1.2310). (Note: The 2009 special rate for GS-7, step 10, would have been $53,565=$43,521 GS rate + $10,044 special rate supplement. Since the special rate is lower than the corresponding locality rate, the special rate is not used for any purpose.)

Grade/step: GS-5, step 1.
Location: Washington, DC.
Special Rate Schedule: Table 0223.

2008 GS rate: $26,264.
2008 locality rate: $31,751 ($26,264 x 1.2089).
2008 special rate: $34,139 ($26,264 + $7,875 special rate supplement).

2009 GS rate: $27,026 (after 2.9% across-the-board increase).
2009 locality rate: $33,269 ($27,026 x 1.2310).
2009 special rate: $35,135 ($27,026 + $8,109 special rate supplement).

Grade/step: GM-13, step 00 ($83,217—not on step). (See 5 CFR 531.244(a)(1) for a GM employee whose rate of basic pay equals a regular GS step rate.)
Location: Washington, DC, locality pay area.
Special Rate Schedule: Table 0576.
Reference: 5 CFR 531.244 and 531.245.

Step 1: Calculate GM-13 employee's 2009 GS rate (see example 4): $85,628.

Step 2: Add percentage supplement included on special rate table. (The supplement is 33% for special rate table 0576 at GS-13.)

2009 GS rate: $85,628 (2009 GS rate from example 4).
2009 locality rate: $105,408 ($85,628 x 1.2310 (2009-DCB)).
2009 special rate: $113,885 ($85,628 x 1.33 (table 0576)).

Grade/step: GS-9, step 00: $66,000.
Location: Washington, DC.
Special Rate Schedule: Table 0039.
References: 5 CFR 536.305(a).

The highest applicable rate range for the employee's position in 2008 is the GS-9 rate range on the special rate table 0039—

2008 GS rate: $51,738 (GS-9, step 10).
2008 locality rate: $62,546 (GS-9, step 10).
2008 special rate: $63,681 (GS-9, step 10).

The highest applicable rate range for the employee´s position in 2009 is the GS-9 rate range on the 2009-DC locality rate schedule—

2009 GS rate: $53,234 (GS-9, step 10).
2009 locality rate: $65,531 (GS-9, step 10).
(Note: The 2009 special rate for GS-9, step 10, would have been $65,519 = $53,234 GS rate + $12,285 special rate supplement. Since this special rate is lower than the corresponding locality rate of $65,531, the special rate is not used for any purpose.)

Step 1: Subtract the GS-9, step 10, special rate in 2008 from the GS-9, step 10, locality rate in 2009.

2009 locality rate: $65,531 (GS-9, step 10).
2008 special rate: $63,681 (GS-9, step 10).
Difference: $1,850 ($65,531 - $63,681).

Step 2: Multiply the result of step 1 by 50 percent.

$1,850 X .50 = $925.

Step 3: Add the result of step 2 to the GS-9, step 00, retained rate.

$66,000 + $925 = $66,925.
2009 retained rate: $66,925.