Pub. L. 88-426, tit. I, sec. 109

Sec. 109. Section 3542(a) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows— “(a) There is established a basic compensation schedule for positions in the postal field sendee which shall be known as the Postal Field Service Schedule and for which the symbol shall be ‘PFS’. Except as provided in sections 3543 and 3544 of this title, basic compensation shall be paid to all employees in accordance with such schedule. “postal field service schedule “PFS Per annum rates and steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 $3,945 $4,075 $4,205 $4,335 $4,465 $4,595 $4,725 $4,855 $4,985 $5,115 $5,245 $5,375 2 4,270 4,410 4,550 4,690 4,830 4,970 5,110 5,250 5,390 5,530 5,670 5,810 3 4,615 4,770 4,925 5,080 5,235 3,390 5,545 5,700 5,855 6,010 6,165 6,320 4 5,000 5,165 5,330 5,495 5,660 5,825 5,993 6,155 6,320 6,485 6,650 6,815 5 5,345 5,525 5,705 5,885 6,065 6,245 6,423 6,605 6,785 6,965 7,145 7,325 6 5,735 5,925 6,115 6,305 6,495 6,685 6,875 7,065 7,255 7,445 7,635 7,825 7 6,140 6,345 6,550 6,755 6,960 7,165 7,370 7,575 7,780 7,985 8,190 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 6,650 6,870 7,090 7,310 7,330 7,750 7,970 8,190 8,410 8,630 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 7,190 7,430 7,670 7,910 8,150 8,390 8,630 8,870 9,110 9,350 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 7,830 8,095 8,360 8,625 8,890 9,155 9,420 9,685 9,950 10,215 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 8,650 8,945 9,240 9,535 9,830 10,125 10,420 10,715 11,010 11,305 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 9,570 9,895 10,220 10,545 10,870 11,195 11,520 11,845 12,170 12,495 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 10,575 10,940 11,305 11,670 12,035 12,400 12,765 13,130 13,495 13,860 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 11,660 12,065 12,470 12,875 13,280 13,685 14,090 14,495 14,900 15,305 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 12,885 13,330 13,775 14,220 14,665 15,110 15,555 16,000 16,445 16,890 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 14,240 14,735 15,230 15,725 16,220 16,715 17,210 17,705 18,300 18,695 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 15,755 16,305 16,855 17,405 17,955 18,505 19,055 19,605 20,155 20,705 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 17,450 18,060 18,670 19,280 19,890 20,500 21,110 21,720 22,330 22,940 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 19,345 20,020 20,695 21,370 22,045 22,720 23,395 24,070 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 21,445 22,195 22,945 23,695 24,445 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _”.