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Special Rate Table

Table 0772

Annual Salary Rates — GS-5 through GS-14

Effective date: First day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2025

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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-05	$49,958	$51,623	$53,288	$54,952	$56,617	$58,281	$59,946	$61,611	$63,275	$64,940	45%
GS-07	$61,885	$63,948	$66,011	$68,075	$70,138	$72,201	$74,265	$76,328	$78,391	$80,455	45%
GS-09	$75,697	$78,220	$80,743	$83,266	$85,789	$88,312	$90,835	$93,358	$95,881	$98,404	45%
GS-11	$91,586	$94,639	$97,691	$100,743	$103,795	$106,848	$109,900	$112,952	$116,004	$119,057	45%
GS-12	$107,503	$111,087	$114,671	$118,255	$121,839	$125,423	$129,007	$132,591	$136,175	$139,759	42%
GS-13	$126,035	$130,236	$134,438	$138,639	$142,841	$147,042	$151,243	$155,445	$159,646	$163,848	40%
GS-14	$146,807	$151,701	$156,594	$161,488	$166,381	$171,275	$176,168	$181,062	$185,955	$190,848	38%

Occupations Covered

1 occupation


0801	General Engineer

Locations Covered

20 locations


06	067	0000	Sacramento, CA
06	071	0000	San Bernardino, CA
06	073	0000	San Diego, CA
08	005	0000	Arapahoe, CO
08	031	0000	Denver, CO
09	003	0000	Hartford, CT
09	009	0000	New Haven, CT
11	001	0000	District Of Columbia, DC
24	003	0000	Anne Arundel, MD
24	510	0000	Baltimore, MD
25	017	0000	Middlesex, MA
25	023	0000	Plymouth, MA
25	025	0000	Suffolk, MA
33	011	0000	Hillsborough, NH
44	007	0000	Providence, RI
48	029	0000	Bexar, TX
48	265	0000	Kerr, TX
53	033	0000	King, WA
53	053	0000	Pierce, WA
54	003	0000	Berkeley, WV

Agency / Subelement

1 agency


VATA	Veterans Health Administration

Notes

NOTE: THIS TABLE HAS BEEN TERMINATED EFFECTIVE 03/23/2025, AND POSITIONS IT PREVIOUSLY COVERED HAVE TRANSITIONED TO HYBRID TITLE 38.

TERMINATION OF THIS TABLE APPROVED ON MARCH 14, 2025, PER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REQUEST. POSITIONS IT PREVIOUSLY COVERED HAVE TRANSITIONED TO HYBRID TITLE 38. LIMITED TO POSITIONS PERFORMING WORK IN A HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT.

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