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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table No. 2025-SL/ST

Rates of Basic Pay for Employees in Senior-Level (SL) and Scientific or Professional (ST) Positions

Effective January 2025

Structure of the SL/ST Pay System Minimum Maximum
Agencies with a Certified SL/ST Performance Appraisal System $150,160 $225,700
Agencies without a Certified SL/ST Performance Appraisal System $150,160 $207,500

A provision in the American Relief Act, 2025 (December 21, 2024) continues the freeze on the payable pay rates for the Vice President and certain senior political appointees through March 14, 2025. Future Congressional action will determine whether the pay freeze continues beyond that date.

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