Special Rates

SPECIAL RATE TABLE
Number 0612

EFFECTIVE DATE: FIRST DAY OF THE FIRST APPLICABLE PAY PERIOD BEGINNING ON OR AFTER 10/06/2024.

NOTES: LIMITED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AS DEFINED IN 5 U.S.C. 5541(3) AND 5 CFR 550.103.

UPDATED TABLE APPROVED ON 08/23/2024, PER DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REQUEST AND BASED ON SUPPORTING SALARY AND STAFFING DATA. SPECIFICALLY, JONESVILLE, VA, HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM LOCATION COVERAGE. THE PREVIOUS SPECIAL RATE COVERAGE FOR THIS LOCATION IS CONTINUED BY AMENDED SPECIAL RATE TABLE 0633, WHICH ALSO HAS A 10/06/2024 EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS SPECIAL RATE TABLE INCLUDES LOCATIONS WHERE APPLICABLE GENERAL SCHEDULE LOCALITY RATES OF PAY EXCEED THE SPECIAL RATES OF PAY AT CERTAIN GRADES AND STEPS. EMPLOYEES WHO ARE COVERED BY A SPECIAL RATE SCHEDULE ARE ENTITLED TO THE APPLICABLE SPECIAL RATE WITHIN THAT SCHEDULE UNLESS THEY ARE ENTITLED TO A HIGHER RATE OF BASIC PAY UNDER OTHER AUTHORITY (E.G., A HIGHER LOCALITY RATE OR A RETAINED RATE).

LOCATIONS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY THIS TABLE AND PART OF THE FOLLOWING LOCALITY PAY AREAS HAVE BEEN REMOVED DUE TO HIGHER LOCALITY PAY: MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN-WI, NEW YORK-NEWARK, NY-NJ-CT-PA LOCALITY PAY AREA, AND WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-ARLINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA.