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Special Rate Tables

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Special Rate Table

Table 0305

Annual Salary Rates — GS-5 through GS-5

Effective date: First day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2016

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Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10	Supplement	Within Grade Increase
GS-05	$32,972	$33,914	$34,856	$35,798	$36,740	-	-	-	-	-	$4,710	$942

Occupations Covered

1 occupation


0690	Industrial Hygiene

Locations Covered

17 locations


			Albany-Schenectady, NY Locality Pay Area
			Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM Locality Pay Area
			All Portions Of The Rest Of U.S. Locality Pay Area Within The Contiguous U.S.
			Austin-Round Rock, TX Locality Pay Area
			Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Locality Pay Area
			Colorado Springs, CO Locality Pay Area
			Davenport-Moline, IA-IL Locality Pay Area
			Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH Locality Pay Area
			Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA Locality Pay Area
			Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL Locality Pay Area
			Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Locality Pay Area
			Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Locality Pay Area
			Laredo, TX Locality Pay Area
			Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ Locality Pay Area
			Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Locality Pay Area
			St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Locality Pay Area
			Tucson-Nogales, AZ Locality Pay Area

Agency / Subelement

19 agencies


AF	Department Of The Air Force
AG	Department Of Agriculture
AR	Department Of The Army
CM	Department Of Commerce
DD	Department Of Defense (Excl Mil Depts)
DL	Department Of Labor
DN	Department Of Energy
EP	Environmental Protection Agency
GS	General Services Administration
HE	Department Of Health And Human Services
HS	Department Of Homeland Security
IN	Department Of The Interior
NN	National Aeronautics And Space Admin
NV	Department Of The Navy
SM	Smithsonian Institution
SZ	Social Security Administration
TD	Department Of Transportation
TR	Department Of The Treasury
VA	Department Of Veterans Affairs

Notes

INCORPORATING THE 1 PERCENT JANUARY 2016 GENERAL SCHEDULE INCREASE. LOCATIONS THAT ARE PART OF THE PITTSBURGH-NEW CASTLE-WEIRTON, PA-OH-WV OR THE RICHMOND, VA LOCALITY PAY AREA THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY THIS TABLE HAVE BEEN REMOVED DUE TO HIGHER LOCALITY PAY. THIS SPECIAL RATE TABLE INCLUDES LOCATIONS WHERE APPLICABLE GENERAL SCHEDULE LOCALITY RATES OF PAY EXCEED THE SPECIAL RATES OF PAY AT CERTAIN GRADES AND STEPS. EMPLOYEES WHO ARE COVERED BY A SPECIAL RATE SCHEDULE ARE ENTITLED TO THE APPLICABLE SPECIAL RATE WITHIN THAT SCHEDULE UNLESS THEY ARE ENTITLED TO A HIGHER RATE OF BASIC PAY UNDER OTHER AUTHORITY (E.G., A HIGHER LOCALITY RATE OR A RETAINED RATE).

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