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Special Rate Table

Table 0565

Annual Salary Rates — GS-9 through GS-15

Effective date: First day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2014

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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-09 $54,573 $56,391 $58,210 $60,029 $61,848 $63,666 $65,485 $67,304 $69,122 $70,941 30%
GS-10 $60,098 $62,101 $64,104 $66,108 $68,111 $70,114 $72,118 $74,121 $76,124 $78,127 30%
GS-11 $66,027 $68,228 $70,429 $72,630 $74,831 $77,032 $79,232 $81,433 $83,634 $85,835 30%
GS-12 $79,140 $81,778 $84,416 $87,053 $89,691 $92,329 $94,966 $97,604 $100,242 $102,879 30%
GS-13 $94,108 $97,245 $100,382 $103,519 $106,656 $109,793 $112,930 $116,067 $119,204 $122,340 30%
GS-14 $111,207 $114,914 $118,620 $122,326 $126,032 $129,739 $133,445 $137,151 $140,858 $144,564 30%
GS-15 $130,811 $135,171 $139,532 $143,892 $148,252 $152,612 $156,972 $157,100 $157,100 $157,100 30%

Occupations Covered

1 occupation
2152 Air Traffic Controller

Locations Covered

31 locations
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL Locality Pay Area
Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH-RI-ME Locality Pay Area
Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY Locality Pay Area
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI Locality Pay Area
Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Locality Pay Area
Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH Locality Pay Area
Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH Locality Pay Area
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Locality Pay Area
Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH Locality Pay Area
Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Locality Pay Area
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI Locality Pay Area
Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT-MA Locality Pay Area
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX Locality Pay Area
Huntsville-Decatur, AL Locality Pay Area
Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN Locality Pay Area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA Locality Pay Area
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Locality Pay Area
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Locality Pay Area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI Locality Pay Area
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Locality Pay Area
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD Locality Pay Area
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Locality Pay Area
Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA Locality Pay Area
Portions Of The Rest Of U.S. Locality Pay Area Within The Contiguous U.S.
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Locality Pay Area
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Locality Pay Area
Richmond, VA Locality Pay Area
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Yuba City, CA-NV Locality Pay Area
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Locality Pay Area
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA Locality Pay Area
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Locality Pay Area

Agency / Subelement

3 agencies
AF Department Of The Air Force
AR Department Of The Army
NV27 U.S. Marine Corps

Notes

EMPLOYEES MUST PERFORM RADAR APPROACH CONTROL DUTIES. THIS SCHEDULE IS LIMITED TO GS-2152 AND THEIR SUPERVISORS WHO PERFORM SEPARATION AND CONTROL OF AIR TRAFFIC OR AIR SPACE FUNCTIONS PLUS HEADQUARTERS STAFF ATC POSITIONS. INCORPORATING THE 1 PERCENT JANUARY 2014 GENERAL SCHEDULE INCREASE. RATES LIMITED TO THE RATE FOR LEVEL IV OF THE EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE (5 U.S.C. 5305).

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