Find your level according to the chart below. The easiest type of service level to determine is by the GS level. If the announcement is for a position not using the GS scale, then use the salary levels as your guide. We also look at the type of position you are applying for as an additional criteria that affects the complexity of the resume and application.

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Service levels and Grade Level Salaries quoted here are based on Washington, DC Locality Pay for the 2012 General Schedule Salaries.

Service Level	GS Level	Salary Level	Type of Positions
Entry Level	GS-5 through 7	$34K to $54K	Administrative, Technical
Mid Level	GS-9 through 12	$51K – $97K	Analyst, Specialist
Senior and Management Level	GS-13 and 14	$89K to $136K +	IT, Senior Specialist, Management
Executive Level	GS-15	$123K to $155K	GS 15 positions for Director-level, or SME
Not included in the above			SES, ALJ, SEC positions Please see their individual webpages for pricing

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2012

Annual Rates by Grade and Step

Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
1	22115	22854	23589	24321	25056	25489	26215	26948	26977	27663
2	24865	25456	26279	26977	27280	28082	28885	29687	30490	31292
3	27130	28034	28938	29843	30747	31651	32556	33460	34364	35269
4	30456	31471	32486	33501	34516	35531	36546	37560	38575	39590
5	34075	35210	36346	37481	38616	39752	40887	42022	43158	44293
6	37983	39249	40514	41780	43046	44312	45578	46843	48109	49375
7	42209	43616	45024	46431	47838	49246	50653	52061	53468	54875
8	46745	48303	49861	51418	52976	54534	56092	57649	59207	60765
9	51630	53350	55070	56791	58511	60232	61952	63673	65393	67114
10	56857	58752	60648	62544	64439	66335	68230	70126	72022	73917
11	62467	64548	66630	68712	70794	72876	74958	77040	79122	81204
12	74872	77368	79864	82359	84855	87350	89846	92341	94837	97333
13	89033	92001	94969	97936	100904	103872	106839	109807	112774	115742
14	105211	108717	112224	115731	119238	122744	126251	129758	133264	136771
15	123758	127883	132009	136134	140259	144385	148510	152635	155500	155500