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Special Rate Table

Table 0558

Annual Salary Rates — GS-12 through GS-14

Effective date: First day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2018

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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
GS-12 $82,680 $85,436 $88,192 $90,948 $93,704 $96,460 $99,216 $101,972 $104,728 $107,484 30%
GS-13 $98,316 $101,594 $104,871 $108,148 $111,426 $114,703 $117,980 $121,258 $124,535 $127,812 30%
GS-14 $107,244 $110,819 $114,394 $117,968 $121,543 $125,118 $128,693 $132,268 $135,842 $139,417 20%

Occupations Covered

8 occupations
0018 Safety And Occupational Health Management
0301 Miscellaneous Administration And Program
0340 Program Management
0343 Management And Program Analyst
0346 Logistics Management Spec
1601 Equipment, Facilities, And Services
2101 Transportation Specialist
2181 Aircraft Operator

Locations Covered

41 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.
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Locality Pay Area
Austin-Round Rock, TX Locality Pay Area
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME Locality Pay Area
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Locality Pay Area
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Locality Pay Area
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Locality Pay Area
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN Locality Pay Area
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Locality Pay Area
Colorado Springs, CO Locality Pay Area
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Locality Pay Area
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Locality Pay Area
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL Locality Pay Area
Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH Locality Pay Area
Denver-Aurora, CO Locality Pay Area
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Locality Pay Area
Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA Locality Pay Area
Hartford-West Hartford, CT-MA 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
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL Locality Pay Area
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Locality Pay Area
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Locality Pay Area
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Locality Pay Area
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Locality Pay Area
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Locality Pay Area
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV Locality Pay Area
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Locality Pay Area
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Locality Pay Area
Richmond, VA Locality Pay Area
Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV Locality Pay Area
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Locality Pay Area
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Locality Pay Area
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Locality Pay Area
Tucson-Nogales, AZ Locality Pay Area
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Locality Pay Area

Agency / Subelement

1 agency
AF Department Of The Air Force

Notes

NOTE: THIS TABLE HAS BEEN TERMINATED. SPECIAL RATE COVERAGE IS CONTINUED ON NEW TABLES 0759-0767 EFFECTIVE THE FIRST DAY OF THE FIRST APPLICABLE PAY PERIOD BEGINNING ON OR AFTER 12/23/2018.

LIMITED TO THOSE RATED AS PILOTS & OCCUPYING A FLYING POSITION. INCORPORATING THE 1.4 PERCENT JANUARY 2018 GENERAL SCHEDULE INCREASE. 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). LOCATIONS THAT ARE PART OF THE LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH, CA, LOCALITY PAY AREA THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY THIS TABLE HAVE BEEN REMOVED DUE TO HIGHER LOCALITY PAY.

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