The General Schedule

§ 5332. The General Schedule (a) The General Schedule the symbol for which is “GS”, is the basic pay schedule for positions to which this subchapter applies. Each employee to whom this subchapter applies is entitled to basic pay in accordance with the General Schedule. GENERAL SCHEDULE Grade Annual rates and steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 GS-1 $3,385 $3,600 S3,615 S3,730 $3,845 $3,960 $4,075 $4,190 $4,305 $4,420 GS–2 3,680 3,805 3,930 4,055 4,180 4,305 4,430 4,555 4,680 4,805 GS-3 4,005 4,140 4,275 4,410 4,645 4,680 4,816 4,960 5,085 5,220 GS-4 4,480 4,530 4,780 4.930 5,080 5,230 5,380 5,530 5,680 5,830 GS-5 5,000 5,165 6,330 6,495 5,660 5.825 5,990 6,155 6,320 6,485 GS-6 6,605 5,690 5,875 6,060 6,245 6,430 6,615 6.800 6,985 7,170 GS-7 6,050 6,250 6,450 6,650 6,850 7,050 7,250 7,450 7,050 7,850 GS-8 6,630 6,850 7,070 7,290 7,510 7,730 7,950 8,170 8,390 8,610 GS-9 7,220 7,465 7,710 7,955 8,200 8,445 8,690 8,935 9,180 9,425 GS-10 7,900 8,170 8,440 8,710 8,980 9,250 9,520 9,790 10,060 10,330 GS–11 8,660 8,945 9,240 9,535 9.330 10,126 10,420 10,715 11,010 11,305 GS-12 10,260 10,606 10,960 11,315 11,670 12,025 12,380 12,735 13,090 13,445 GS-13 12,075 12,495 12,915 13,335 13,755 14,175 14,595 15,015 15,435 15,855 GS-14 14,170 14,660 15,150 15,640 16,130 16,620 17,110 17,600 18,090 18,580 GS-15 16,460 17,030 17,600 18,170 18,740 19,310 19,880 20,450 21,020 21,590 GS–16 19,985 19,590 20,245 20,900 21,555 22,210 22,865 23,520 24,175 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ GS–17 21,445 22,195 22,945 23,696 24,445 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ GS–18 24,500 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (b) When payment is made on the basis of an hourly, daily, weekly, or biweekly rate, the rate is computed from the appropriate annual rate of basic pay named by subsection (a) of this section in accordance with the rules prescribed by section 5504(b) of this title.