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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2023-BOS

Incorporating the 4.1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 31.05%

For the Locality Pay Area of Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-ME

Total Increase: 4.87%

Effective January 2023

Hourly Basic (B) Rates by Grade and Step

Hourly Title 5 Overtime (O) Rates for FLSA-Exempt Employees by Grade and Step

Grade B/O Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 B 13.19 13.63 14.07 14.50 14.94 15.20 15.63 16.07 16.09 16.50
O 19.79 20.45 21.11 21.75 22.41 22.80 23.45 24.11 24.14 24.75
2 B 14.83 15.18 15.67 16.09 16.27 16.75 17.22 17.70 18.18 18.66
O 22.25 22.77 23.51 24.14 24.41 25.13 25.83 26.55 27.27 27.99
3 B 16.18 16.72 17.26 17.80 18.34 18.87 19.41 19.95 20.49 21.03
O 24.27 25.08 25.89 26.70 27.51 28.31 29.12 29.93 30.74 31.55
4 B 18.16 18.77 19.37 19.98 20.58 21.19 21.79 22.40 23.00 23.61
O 27.24 28.16 29.06 29.97 30.87 31.79 32.69 33.60 34.50 35.42
5 B 20.32 21.00 21.67 22.35 23.03 23.71 24.38 25.06 25.74 26.42
O 30.48 31.50 32.51 33.53 34.55 35.57 36.57 37.59 38.61 39.63
6 B 22.65 23.40 24.16 24.91 25.67 26.42 27.18 27.93 28.69 29.44
O 33.98 35.10 36.24 37.37 38.51 39.63 40.77 41.90 43.04 44.16
7 B 25.17 26.01 26.85 27.69 28.52 29.36 30.20 31.04 31.88 32.72
O 37.76 39.02 40.28 41.54 42.78 44.04 45.30 46.56 47.82 49.08
8 B 27.87 28.80 29.73 30.66 31.59 32.52 33.45 34.38 35.31 36.24
O 41.81 43.20 44.60 45.99 47.39 48.78 50.18 50.85 50.85 50.85
9 B 30.79 31.81 32.84 33.86 34.89 35.92 36.94 37.97 38.99 40.02
O 46.19 47.72 49.26 50.79 50.85 50.85 50.85 50.85 50.85 50.85
10 B 33.90 35.03 36.16 37.29 38.42 39.55 40.68 41.81 42.94 44.07
O 50.85 50.85 50.85 50.85 50.85 50.85 50.85 50.85 50.85 50.85
11 B 37.25 38.49 39.73 40.97 42.21 43.46 44.70 45.94 47.18 48.42
O 50.85 50.85 50.85 50.85 50.85 50.85 50.85 50.85 50.85 50.85
12 B 44.65 46.13 47.62 49.11 50.60 52.09 53.57 55.06 56.55 58.04
O 50.85 50.85 50.85 50.85 50.85 52.09 53.57 55.06 56.55 58.04
13 B 53.09 54.86 56.63 58.40 60.17 61.94 63.71 65.48 67.25 69.01
O 53.09 54.86 56.63 58.40 60.17 61.94 63.71 65.48 67.25 69.01
14 B 62.74 64.83 66.92 69.01 71.10 73.19 75.28 77.37 79.46 81.55
O 62.74 64.83 66.92 69.01 71.10 73.19 75.28 77.37 79.46 81.55
15 B 73.79 76.25 78.71 81.17 83.63 86.09 87.93 87.93 87.93 87.93
O 73.79 76.25 78.71 81.17 83.63 86.09 87.93 87.93 87.93 87.93

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

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