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The General Schedule ( GS) is the predominant pay scale within the United States civil service. The GS includes the majority of white collar personnel (professional, technical, administrative, and clerical) positions. As of September 2004, 71 percent of federal civilian employees were paid under the GS.
The Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 or FEPCA ( H.R. 5241, Pub. L. 101–509) was an attempt to address the need for pay reform in the executive branch of the United States Government that became apparent in the 1980s as Federal civil service salaries fell behind those in the private sector. FEPCA provided guidelines to achieve ...
Unlike the General Schedule (GS) grades, SES pay is determined at agency discretion within certain parameters, and there is no locality pay adjustment. The minimum pay level for the SES is set at 120 percent of the basic pay for GS-15 Step 1 employees ($126,148 for 2018). [7]
Federal Salary Council. The Federal Salary Council (FSC) is an advisory body of the executive branch of the United States government. Established under the provisions of Title 5, section 5304 (e) of the United States Code, the FSC provides recommendations on the locality pay program, [1] created by the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of ...
The US economy added 216,000 jobs in 2023’s final month, up from 173,000 in November and more than the 175,000 economists had expected. A drop in participation kept the unemployment rate steady ...
Despite progress made over the years, the gender pay gap still exists across all racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. According to a new report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR ...
The National Security Personnel System (NSPS) was a pay for performance pay system created in 2004-5 under authorization by Congress for the United States Department of Defense (DoD) [1] and implemented in mid-2006. NSPS replaced the General Schedule (GS) grade and step system for the DoD with a pay band system intended to provide more ...
Executive Schedule. Executive Schedule ( 5 U.S.C. §§ 5311 – 5318) is the system of salaries given to the highest-ranked appointed officials in the executive branch of the U.S. government. The president of the United States appoints individuals to these positions, most with the advice and consent of the United States Senate.