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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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Special Rate Table

Table 0571

Annual Salary Rates — GS-12 through GS-13

Effective date: First day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2016

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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 $73,900 $76,363 $78,827 $81,290 $83,753 $86,217 $88,680 $91,143 $93,607 $96,070 19%
GS-13 $87,877 $90,807 $93,736 $96,666 $99,596 $102,526 $105,455 $108,385 $111,315 $114,245 19%

Occupations Covered

1 occupation
1881 Customs & Border Protection Interdiction

Locations Covered

14 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.
Austin-Round Rock, TX Locality Pay Area
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Locality Pay Area
Colorado Springs, CO Locality Pay Area
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL Locality Pay Area
Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA 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
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Locality Pay Area
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Locality Pay Area
Tucson-Nogales, AZ Locality Pay Area

Agency / Subelement

1 agency
HSBD Bureau Of Customs And Border Protection

Notes

(LIMITED). COVERAGE LIMITED TO DHS BORDER PATROL PILOTS WHO WERE IN THE GS-2181, AIRCRAFT OPERATOR SERIES AND RECEIVING ADMINISTRATIVELY UNCONTROLLABLE OVERTIME PAY PLUS FLSA OVERTIME PAY IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THIS EFFECTIVE DATE OF 10/02/2005 OF THIS SPECIAL RATE TABLE. BORDER PATROL PILOTS WILL LOSE ENTITLEMENT TO THESE SPECIAL RATES UPON MOVEMENT TO ANOTHER POSITION. INCORPORATING THE 1 PERCENT JANUARY 2016 GENERAL SCHEDULE INCREASE.

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