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Special Rate Tables

OPM-approved special salary rates for Federal employees in shortage categories or hard-to-fill positions. Agencies and payroll providers: this beta site does not change existing pay tables so no payroll updates are required. We'd love your feedback on the new site itself. Read more.

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Location

Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Locality Pay Area

Locality Pay Area

20 active special rate tables
0571 Customs & Border Protection Interdiction Bureau Of Customs And Border Protection
0576 Patent Examiner; Patent Administration; Patent Attorney; Design Patent Examiner; Patent Classifier Department Of Commerce; Patent And Trademark Office
980D Law Enforcement Security Officers Department Of Commerce; Department Of Homeland Security
983D Police Officer Department Of The Treasury; Department Of Commerce; Department Of Health And Human Services; Department Of Homeland Security; Department Of Justice
999C Computer Science Specialist; Computer Engineer; Information Technology Management All Federal Government Agencies

Agency Requests for Special Rates

Individuals cannot request a special rate. Requests for special rates must come to OPM through agency headquarters.

Information on how agencies can make special rates requests can be found here.

Contact Information

Mailing address:

U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Pay Systems
1900 E Street, NW.
Room 7439
Washington, DC 20415-6000

Email address: PayPolicy@opm.gov