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
Percentage


GS 15, Step 10, Adjusted Rate


Annual


Biweekly (Cap)
**

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