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SPECIAL RATE TABLE
Number 0820

Grade	STEP 1	STEP 2	STEP 3	STEP 4	STEP 5	STEP 6	STEP 7	STEP 8	STEP 9	STEP 10	SUPPLEMENT
04	46343	47889	49434	50979	52524	54069	55614	57159	58705	60250	49%
05	51851	53579	55307	57036	58764	60493	62221	63949	65678	67406	49%
06	57799	59725	61652	63578	65505	67431	69358	71285	73211	75138	49%
07	64228	66369	68510	70651	72792	74934	77075	79216	81357	83498	49%
08	71130	73500	75871	78241	80612	82983	85353	87724	90094	92465	49%
09	78563	81183	83802	86421	89041	91660	94280	96899	99519	102138	49%
10	86515	89399	92282	95165	98048	100931	103814	106697	109581	112464	49%
11	91865	94928	97991	101053	104116	107179	110242	113305	116368	119431	44%
12	110107	113777	117448	121118	124789	128460	132130	135801	139471	143142	44%
13	126386	130599	134812	139025	143238	147451	151664	155877	160090	164304	39%

EFFECTIVE DATE: FIRST DAY OF THE FIRST APPLICABLE PAY PERIOD BEGINNING ON OR AFTER 05/17/2026.

SERIES	OCCUPATION NAME
1311	PHYSICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN

STATE CODE	COUNTY CODE	CITY CODE	LOCATION
23	031	4250	PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD KITTERY, ME
23	031	6405	PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, KITTERY, ME
25	017	0845	NATICK, MA

AGENCY/SUBELEMENT
DD60 DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY
DD83 MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITIES UNDER DHA
NV DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

NOTES: UPDATED TABLE APPROVED ON MAY 6, 2026, PER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REQUEST AND BASED ON SUPPORTING SALARY AND STAFFING DATA. SPECIFICALLY, ADDED GRADES GS-11 THROUGH GS-13 AND ADDED NATICK, MA, TO LOCATION COVERAGE.

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