1998 BIWEEKLY PAY
CAP ON PREMIUM PAY FOR
REGULAR GS EMPLOYEES
GS employees (excluding law enforcement officers) may be paid certain types of premium pay in a pay period only to the extent that the aggregate of basic pay and premium pay for the pay period does not exceed the biweekly rate for GS-15, step 10 (including any applicable special salary rate or locality rate of pay). (See 5 U.S.C. 5547(a) and 5 CFR 550.105.) The table below provides the biweekly pay cap amounts applicable to all GS employees, except those (1) for which there is a higher GS-15, step 10, special rate or (2) who are law enforcement officers under 5 U.S.C. 5541 and 5 CFR 550.103. These rates are effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 1998.
| Locality Pay Area* | Locality Pay |
GS 15, Step 10, Adjusted Rate |
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| Atlanta Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus, OH Dallas-Ft. Worth Dayton Denver Detroit Hartford Houston Huntsville Indianapolis Kansas City Los Angeles Miami , FL Milwaukee Minneapolis-St. Paul New York Orlando Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland Richmond Sacramento St. Louis San Diego San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Rest of United States Outside Continental U.S. |
6.18% 8.61% 9.21% 7.71% 6.35% 6.90% 6.90% 6.19% 8.46% 9.36% 9.13% 11.96% 5.84% 5.63% 6.06% 10.31% 7.86% 6.19% 7.32% 9.76% 5.42% 7.67% 6.21% 7.17% 6.12% 7.64% 5.71% 7.94% 12.06% 7.34% 7.27% 5.42% NA |
$100,114 102,405 102,971 101,557 100,274 100,793 100,793 100,123 102,264 103,112 102,895 105,564 99,793 99,595 100,001 104,008 101,698 100,123 101,189 103,489 99,397 101,519 100,142 101,047 100,057 101,491 99,671 101,773 105,658 101,208 101,142 99,397 94,287 |
$3,837.60 3,925.60 3,947.20 3,892.80 3,844.00 3,864.00 3,864.00 3,837.60 3,920.00 3,952.80 3,944.00 4,046.40 3,825.60 3,817.60 3,833.60 3,987.20 3,898.40 3,837.60 3,879.20 3,967.20 3,810.40 3,891.20 3,838.40 3,873.60 3,835.20 3,890.40 3,820.80 3,901.60 4,050.40 3,879.20 3,876.80 3,810.40 3,614.40 |
* See Locality Pay Areas section for definitions of the locality pay areas.
** In certain emergency situations, a special annual premium pay cap may be applied instead of the biweekly cap. (See 5 U.S.C. 5547(b) and 5 CFR 550.106.)
Page updated 15 May 1998