Agencies can advertise and fill jobs at whatever grade level they think appropriate. Federal employees often move up one step per year. In such a position the employee is eligible for promotion to a higher grade without applying for a new position. To find out the grade and promotion potential for a particular job, check out the overview section of the job announcement. Salaries under the GS system have two parts: base pay and a locality pay adjustment.
The GS base pay is adjusted to accommodate of the cost of living in various geographical locations. In other words, a GS-7 biologist in San Francisco makes more money than a GS-7 biologist in Atlanta, because the cost of living in San Francisco is higher than the cost of living in Atlanta. Additionally, pay rates outside of the continental United States are generally 10 to 25 percent higher.
If you live and work in Alaska or Hawaii or in the U. While most government agencies use the GS pay scale, more than 40 agencies or agency subcomponents use different pay schedules.
Some agencies use special rates within the GS system. The federal government establishes higher rates of base pay special rates for some jobs in order to recruit and retain top talent for hard-to-fill positions, especially in the scientific, technical, and medical fields.
Other agencies and positions use alternative pay schedules. Some agencies, such as the U. Physicians receive signing bonuses for a one-year continued-service agreement and additional bonuses for two years. You can search special rate schedules for your area at the OPM website. Federal employee special pay and benefits apply to eligible civilian employee that are assigned to duty in designated foreign areas, including Iraq and Afghanistan.
Three departments, including The Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the Department of Labor administer most of the pay and benefits programs offered to such employees.
Certain foreign areas may be determined to have a special status due to U. Pay and benefits may vary depending on pay system of the employee, the assignment location, scope and nature of duties, and nature other assignment. As missions in overseas locations change, certain authorities and benefits can also change.
The head of each agency must determine categories of physician positions for which there is a significant recruitment and retention problem. A PCA may be paid only to physicians serving in positions in one of the categories.
In determining the categories the agency must, as a minimum, establish as separate categories the following types of positions:. Clinical Positions: Positions primarily involving the practice of medicine or direct service to patients, involving the performance of diagnostic, preventive, or therapeutic services to patients in hospitals, clinics, public health programs, diagnostic centers, and similar settings.
Research Positions: Positions primarily involving the conduct of medical research and experimental work, including the conduct of medical work pertaining to food, drugs, cosmetics, and devices or the review or evaluation of such medical research and experimental work , or the identification of causes or sources of disease or disease outbreaks.
Occupational Health: Positions primarily involving the evaluation of physical fitness, or the provision of initial treatment of on-the-job illness or injury, or the performance of preemployment examinations, preventive health screenings, or fitness-for-duty examinations. Disability Evaluation and Administration of Health and Medical Programs: Positions involving disability evaluation and rating, the performance of medicolegal autopsies, training activities, or the administration of medical and health programs, including the administration of patient care or medical research and experimental programs.
Remember that final General Schedule salaries will be higher, depending on the locality in which you work. Visit our locality pages or use our pay calculator to determine adjusted pay for a GS employee. Open General Schedule Pay Calculator. GS is highest grade for many career tracks in the federal government.
This means that once an employee reaches GS, the only way to continue increasing your pay is to change career tracks to supervisor or another career path that includes higher grades. This pay grade range includes senior managers and technical specialists. As employees gain more experience, they can receive in-grade step promotions.
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