The federal government's General Schedule (GS) is an example of a job classification plan in which pay rates are based, in part, on compensable factors such as knowledge and skills. Jobs are grouped into 15 classifications, ranging from GS level 1 through GS level 15 as well as the level or degrees of compensable factors (e.g., follow procedures vs. establishing procedures). Over time, employees receive pay increases according to length of service (Steps 1-10) and progression through the steps assumes a minimum of acceptable performance. The pay increase from step to step equals the within-grade increase (WGI) amount. The waiting periods within steps are:

Steps 1-4:

1 year in each step

Steps 4-7:

2 years in each step

Steps 7-10:

3 years in each step

Question 1-

The number of years it would take an employee to advance from her starting position in Grade 11 - Step 1 to Step 10 if she demonstrates acceptable performance is _____ years.

Question 2-

Another employee asked what his salary would likely be after completing two additional years of service. This employee just entered his first year in Grade 4 (Step 5). If he was to demonstrate acceptable performance, then, his expected salary after completing two years of service is: $________ (No decimal point. For example, the format of the answer is $xx,xxx).

Question 3-

All pay rates typically increase each year based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. The Grade 7 WGI amount based on an overall 3 percent increase is: $________

Indicate the amount to 2 decimal points (e.g., $0,000.00)

 

 

 

WITHIN Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 GRADE AMOUNTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19,738 20,400 21,056 21,709 22,365 22,749 23,398 24,052 24,078 24,690 VARIES 22,194 22,722 23,457 24,078 24,349 25,065 25,781 26,497 27,213 27,929 VARIES 24,216 25,023 25,830 26,637 27,444 28,251 29,058 29,865 30,672 31,479 807 27,184 28,090 28,996 29,902 30,808 31,714 32,620 33,526 34,432 35,338 906 30,414 31,428 32,442 33,456 34,470 35,484 36,498 37,512 38,526 39,540 1,014 33,903 35,033 36,163 37,293 38,423 39,553 40,683 41,813 42,943 44,073 1,130 37,674 38,930 40,186 41,442 42,698 43,954 45,210 46,466 47,722 48,978 1,256 41,723 43,114 44,505 45,896 47,287 48,678 50,069 51,460 52,851 54,242 1,391 46,083 47,619 49,155 50,691 52,227 53,763 55,299 56,835 58,371 59,907 1,536 50,748 52,440 54,132 55,824 57,516 59,208 60,900 62,592 64,284 65,976 1,692 55,756 57,615 59,474 61,333 63,192 65,051 66,910 68,769 70,628 72,487 1,859 66,829 69,057 71,285 73,513 75,741 77,969 80,197 82,425 84,653 86,881 2,228 79,468 82,117 84,766 87,415 90,064 92,713 95,362 98,011 100,660 103,309 2,649 93,907 97,037 100,167 103,297 106,427 109,557 112,687 115,817 118,947 122,077 3,130 110,460 114,142 117,824 121,506 125,188 128,870 132,552 136,234 139,916 143,598 3,682