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Report To Congress
Salinas-Monterey, California, Federal Wage System Wage Area

SEPTEMBER 2002
Contents

A Message from the Director of the Office of Personnel Management

I. Executive Summary

II. Background

III. Federal Wage System Pay Determination Process

IV. Description of the Salinas-Monterey Wage Area

V. Analysis of OPM Regulatory Criteria for Wage Areas

VI. Local Wage Survey Results

VII. Current Pay Flexibilities for Federal Wage System Employees

VIII. Conclusion

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