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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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Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL Locality Pay Area

Locality Pay Area

27 active special rate tables
0224 Chemist Department Of The Air Force; Department Of The Army; Department Of Justice; Department Of The Treasury; Department Of Homeland Security; Department Of The Navy
0290 Medical Off Clinical Department Of The Air Force; Department Of The Army; Armed Forces Retirement Home-Washington; Department Of Transportation; Department Of Justice; Department Of The Treasury; National Aeronautics And Space Admin; Department Of Health And Human Services; Department Of Energy; Armed Forces Retirement Home-Gulfport; Department Of Homeland Security; Department Of State; Department Of The Navy
0316 Physician's Assistant Department Of The Air Force; Department Of The Army; Department Of Justice; Department Of Homeland Security; Indian Health Service; Department Of The Navy
0372 Medical Technologist Indian Health Service
0414 Agricultural Engineer; Aerospace Engineer; Mechanical Engineer; Landscape Architect; Environmental Engineer; General Engineer; Welding Engineer; Fire Protection Engineer; Civil Engineer; Materials Engineer; Naval Architect; Chemical Engineer; Industrial Engineer; Safety Engineer; Biomedical Engineer; Ceramic Engineer; Architect Department Of Agriculture; Department Of Commerce; Social Security Administration; National Science Foundation; American Battle Monuments Commission; Environmental Protection Agency; Broadcasting Board Of Governors; Department Of The Air Force; Department Of Defense (Excl Mil Depts); National Archives And Records Admin; Department Of The Army; Armed Forces Retirement Home-Washington; Department Of Transportation; Department Of Justice; Small Business Administration; Department Of The Interior; U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council; Department Of The Treasury; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics And Space Admin; Smithsonian Institution; Department Of Health And Human Services; Department Of Labor; Department Of Energy; Department Of Homeland Security; Department Of State; Architect Of The Capitol; Consumer Product Safety Commission; Department Of The Navy; National Transportation Safety Board; National Gallery Of Art; Deptment Of Housing & Urban Development; Chemical Safety And Hazard Investigation Board; Department Of Veterans Affairs
0415 Petroleum Engineer Environmental Protection Agency; Department Of The Air Force; Department Of The Army; Department Of The Interior; Department Of The Treasury; Department Of Energy; National Transportation Safety Board
0422 Electrical Engineer; Electronics Engineer; Nuclear Engineer Department Of Agriculture; Department Of Commerce; Social Security Administration; Environmental Protection Agency; Broadcasting Board Of Governors; Department Of The Air Force; Department Of Defense (Excl Mil Depts); Department Of The Army; Department Of Transportation; Department Of Justice; Department Of The Interior; Department Of The Treasury; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics And Space Admin; Smithsonian Institution; Department Of Health And Human Services; Department Of Labor; Department Of Energy; Department Of Homeland Security; Department Of State; Federal Communications Commission; Architect Of The Capitol; Consumer Product Safety Commission; Department Of The Navy; National Transportation Safety Board; Department Of Veterans Affairs
0499 Medical Off Other Department Of Agriculture; Social Security Administration; Department Of The Air Force; Department Of The Army; National Aeronautics And Space Admin; Department Of Health And Human Services; Department Of Labor; Department Of Energy; Department Of Homeland Security; Agency For International Development; Department Of The Navy; National Transportation Safety Board; Department Of Veterans Affairs
0524 Medical Off Research Department Of Agriculture; Environmental Protection Agency; Department Of The Air Force; Department Of The Army; National Aeronautics And Space Admin; Department Of Health And Human Services; Agency For International Development; Department Of The Navy
0565 Air Traffic Controller Department Of The Air Force; Department Of The Army; Department Of The Navy
0566 Air Traffic Controller Department Of The Air Force; Department Of The Army; Department Of The Navy
0571 Customs & Border Protection Interdiction (Air Interdiction Agents) Bureau Of Customs And Border Protection
0576 Patent Examiner; Patent Administration; Patent Attorney; Patent Classifier; Design Patent Examiner Department Of Commerce; Patent And Trademark Office
0589 Metallurgist Department Of Commerce; Department Of The Air Force; Department Of Defense (Excl Mil Depts); Smithsonian Institution; Department Of The Navy; National Transportation Safety Board
0734 Law Enforcement Security Officers (Polygraph Examiner); Investigative Program Specialist (Polygraph Examiner) Department Of The Air Force; Department Of Homeland Security; Department Of The Navy
0767 Aerospace Engineer; Miscellaneous Administration And Program; Safety And Occupational Health Management; Management And Program Analyst; Transportation Specialist; Logistics Management Spec; Program Management; Aircraft Operator; Equipment, Facilities, And Services Department Of The Air Force; U.S. Marshals Service; Federal Bureau Of Investigation; National Aeronautics And Space Admin; Department Of Energy; Department Of State
0795 Appraising Department Of Agriculture; Department Of The Interior; General Services Administration; Deptment Of Housing & Urban Development
0810 Fish Biology Airplane Pilot; General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, And Compliance; Wildlife Biology; Field Staff Ranger/Pilot; Special Agent/Pilot; Wildlife Refuge Manager; Hydrologist; General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences; Transportation Specialist; Aviation Safety Inspector; Aircraft Operator Department Of The Interior
980A General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, And Compliance; Law Enforcement Security Officers National Protection And Programs Directorate; Forest Service
999B Information Technology Management; Computer Engineer; Computer Science Specialist 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