Fact Sheet: Annual Leave Accrual Rates for Senior Executive Service, Senior Level and Scientific or Professional Positions, or Equivalent Pay Systems
Members of the Senior Executive Service (SES), employees in senior level (SL) and scientific or professional (ST) positions accrue annual leave at the rate of 1 day (8 hours) for each full biweekly pay period.
In addition OPM has extended coverage for the 8-hour category to employees in the following equivalent categories:
| Agency | Employee Category |
|---|
| Armed Forces Retirement Home |
Chief Operating Officer |
| Corporation for National and Community Service |
Employees in NX-2 pay band |
| Defense |
Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service |
| Defense Intelligence Senior Level employees paid under 10 U.S.C. 1602 |
| Highly Qualified Experts, paid under 5 U.S.C. 9903(b) |
| Senior Cryptologic Executive Service |
| Denali Commission |
Federal Co-Chair |
| Education |
Institute of Education Sciences, Commissioners appointed under 20 U.S.C. 9517(a)(2) |
| National Assessment Governing Board, Executive Director |
| Energy |
Employees in Pay Band V of the EJ, EK, and EN excepted pay systems |
| Program Directors in pay bands II and III of the ET pay system |
| Farm Credit Administration |
Employees in grades VH 42-45 |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
Corporate Expert (CX) positions |
| Executive Manager (EM) positions |
| Federal Housing Finance Board |
TF-1 through TF-5 employees |
| Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board |
Executive Director |
| Government Printing Office |
Deputy Public Printer and Senior Level Service (SLS) employees |
| Homeland Security |
AD position transferred from the Department of Energy under the authority of P.L. 107-296, Section 303 |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency, employees under section 307(b)(6) of P.L. 107-296 |
| Justice |
Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service |
| Executive Office of the U.S. Trustees' employees paid under 28 U.S.C. 587 |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation Senior Executive Service |
| Library of Congress |
Executive Schedule (EX) positions - i.e., the Deputy Librarian of Congress, the Director of the Congressional Research Service, and the Register of Copyrights |
| Morris K. Udall Foundation |
Executive Director |
| National Council on Disability |
Executive Director |
| National Credit Union Administration |
Senior Staff positions |
| National Defense University |
AD employees hired under 10 U.S.C. 1595 |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
Senior Level System (SLS) employees |
| Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board |
Employees appointed under 42 U.S.C. 10266(b) |
| Office of the Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight |
OF23 - OF27 employees |
| State |
Senior Foreign Service |
| Treasury |
Internal Revenue Service streamlined critical pay employees paid under 5 U.S.C. 9503 |
| U.S. Agency for International Development |
Senior-level employees appointed under 22 U.S.C. 2385(b) |
| U.S. Holocaust Museum |
Deputy Chief Information Officer |
| Senior Counsel and Director, External Affairs |
Agency heads may request that OPM authorize an 8-hour annual leave accrual rate for employees who hold positions covered by pay systems which they believe are equivalent to the SES or SL/ST pay system. (See Extension of Higher Annual Leave Accrual Rate to SES and SL/ST Equivalent Pay Systems.)
References
- 5 U.S.C. 6303(f)
- 5 CFR 630.301(a), (b), (c), and (d)
Back to Top