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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

SALARY TABLE 2021-GX (LEO)

INCLUDING SPECIAL BASE RATES AT GS-3 THROUGH GS-10 AND

INCORPORATING THE 1% GENERAL SCHEDULE INCREASE AND NO LOCALITY PAYMENT

FOR AREAS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2021

Hourly Basic (B) Rates by Grade and Step

Hourly Title 5 Overtime (O) Rates for FLSA-Exempt Employees by Grade and Step

Grade B/O Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 B 9.46 9.77 10.09 10.40 10.72 10.90 11.21 11.52 11.54 11.83
O 14.19 14.66 15.14 15.60 16.08 16.35 16.82 17.28 17.31 17.75
2 B 10.63 10.89 11.24 11.54 11.67 12.01 12.35 12.70 13.04 13.38
O 15.95 16.34 16.86 17.31 17.51 18.02 18.53 19.05 19.56 20.07
3 B 13.92 14.31 14.70 15.08 15.47 15.86 16.24 16.63 17.02 17.40
O 20.88 21.47 22.05 22.62 23.21 23.79 24.36 24.95 25.53 26.10
4 B 15.63 16.06 16.50 16.93 17.37 17.80 18.23 18.67 19.10 19.54
O 23.45 24.09 24.75 25.40 26.06 26.70 27.35 28.01 28.65 29.31
5 B 17.97 18.46 18.95 19.43 19.92 20.40 20.89 21.38 21.86 22.35
O 26.96 27.69 28.43 29.15 29.88 30.60 31.34 32.07 32.79 33.53
6 B 18.95 19.49 20.03 20.58 21.12 21.66 22.20 22.74 23.28 23.83
O 28.43 29.24 30.05 30.87 31.68 32.49 33.30 34.11 34.92 35.75
7 B 20.46 21.06 21.66 22.26 22.87 23.47 24.07 24.67 25.27 25.88
O 30.69 31.59 32.49 33.39 34.31 35.21 36.11 37.01 37.70 37.70
8 B 21.32 21.99 22.66 23.32 23.99 24.66 25.32 25.99 26.66 27.32
O 31.98 32.99 33.99 34.98 35.99 36.99 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70
9 B 22.82 23.55 24.29 25.02 25.76 26.50 27.23 27.97 28.70 29.44
O 34.23 35.33 36.44 37.53 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70
10 B 25.13 25.94 26.75 27.56 28.37 29.18 29.99 30.80 31.61 32.42
O 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70
11 B 26.72 27.61 28.50 29.39 30.28 31.17 32.06 32.95 33.84 34.73
O 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70
12 B 32.02 33.09 34.16 35.22 36.29 37.36 38.43 39.49 40.56 41.63
O 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70 38.43 39.49 40.56 41.63
13 B 38.08 39.35 40.62 41.89 43.15 44.42 45.69 46.96 48.23 49.50
O 38.08 39.35 40.62 41.89 43.15 44.42 45.69 46.96 48.23 49.50
14 B 45.00 46.50 48.00 49.50 51.00 52.49 53.99 55.49 56.99 58.49
O 45.00 46.50 48.00 49.50 51.00 52.49 53.99 55.49 56.99 58.49
15 B 52.93 54.69 56.46 58.22 59.98 61.75 63.51 65.28 67.04 68.81
O 52.93 54.69 56.46 58.22 59.98 61.75 63.51 65.28 67.04 68.81

NOTE: “Law enforcement officers” (LEOs) (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5541(3) and 5 CFR 550.103) are entitled to special base rates for LEOs at grades 3 through 10, as authorized by section 403 of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990, as amended. Also, the LEO special base rate for GS-10, step 1, is used in computing the title 5 overtime hourly rate cap under 5 U.S.C. 5542 and 5 CFR 550.113 for all FLSA-exempt LEOs regardless of GS grade level.

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