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Compensation
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136, November 24, 2003 ) established a new performance-based pay system for members of the Senior Executive Service effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2004 (January 11, 2004, for most employees).
(For details see: http://www.opm.gov/oca/compmemo/2003/extmemo.asp)
The former six levels of SES pay established under 5 U.S.C. 5382 (i.e. ES-1 through ES-6) were abolished and replaced by an open pay range. In addition, locality pay is no longer extended to SES members. Under the new pay system, an SES member's rate of basic pay, upon conversion, is the base salary plus the locality pay in effect on the day prior to conversion. The new SES pay range has a minimum rate of basic pay equal to 120 percent of the rate for GS-15, step 1, and the maximum rate of basic pay is equal to the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule. However, for any agency certified under 5 U.S.C. 5307(d) as having a performance appraisal system which, as designed and applied, makes meaningful distinctions based on relative performance, the maximum rate of basic pay will be the rate for level II of the Executive Schedule.
(See the President's Pay Agent Memorandum of December 17, 2003, at http://www.opm.gov/oca/compmemo/2003/extmemo.asp for details.)
Rates of Basic Pay for Members of the Senior Executive Service
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Agencies with a Certified SES Performance Appraisal System
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$103,700
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$157,000
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Agencies without a Certified SES Performance Appraisal System
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$103,700
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$144,600
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently issued interim regulations to set forth the requirements for converting SES members to the new pay system and adjusting SES rates of basic pay. In addition, OPM is providing guidance on the new salary-based threshold for determining the applicability of certain post-employment restrictions to SES members.
(See http://www.opm.gov/oca/compmemo/2004/sesconvreg.asp.)
MORE INFORMATION:
SES PAY INFORMATION:
President's Memo on Pay: http://www.opm.gov/oca/compmemo/2003/extmemo.asp
SES Pay for Performance Info: http://www.opm.gov/ses/compensation.asp
BENEFITS: http://www.opm.gov/ses/benefits.html
ALLOCATION OF POSITIONS: http://www.opm.gov/ses/allocate.html
DEMOGRAPHICS: http://www.opm.gov/ses/demograph.html
FAQ: http://www.opm.gov/ses/faq.html
SES PACKAGE WRITING AND JOB SEARCH CONSULTING:
http://www.resume-place.com/services/sesorder.html
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