5 C.F.R. § 532.203 Structure of regular wage schedules.
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 532—PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS
Subpart B—Prevailing Rate Determinations
§ 532.203 Structure of regular wage schedules.
(a) Each nonsupervisory and leader regular wage schedule shall have 15 grades, which shall be designated as follows:
(1) WG means an appropriated fund nonsupervisory grade;
(2) WL means an appropriated fund leader grade;
(3) NA means a nonappropriated fund nonsupervisory grade; and
(4) NL means a nonappropriated fund leader grade.
(b) Each supervisory regular wage schedule shall have 19 grades, which shall be designated as follows:
(1) WS means an appropriated fund supervisory grade; and
(2) NS means a nonappropriated fund supervisory grade.
(c) The step 2 or payline rate for each grade of a leader regular wage schedule shall be equal to 110 percent of the rate for step 2 of the corresponding grade of the nonsupervisory regular wage schedule for the area.
(d) The step 2 or payline rate for each grade of an appropriated fund supervisory regular wage schedule shall be:
(1) For grades WS–1 through WS–10, equal to the rate for step 2 of the corresponding grade of the nonsupervisory regular wage schedule for the area, plus 30 percent of the rate for step 2 of WG–10;
(2) For grades WS–11 through WS–18, the second rate of WS–10, plus 5, 11.5, 19.6, 29.2, 40.3, 52.9, 67.1, and 82.8 percent, respectively, of the difference between the step 2 rates of WS–10 and WS–19; and
(3) For grade WS–19, the third rate in effect for General Schedule grade GS–14 at the time of the area wage schedule adjustment. The WS–19 rate shall include any cost of living allowance payable for the area under 5 U.S.C. 5941.
(e) The step 2 or payline rate for each grade of a nonappropriated fund supervisory regular wage schedule shall be:
(1) For grades NS–1 through NS–8, equal to the rate for step 2 of the corresponding grade of the nonsupervisory regular wage schedule for the area, plus 20 percent of the rate for step 2 of NA–8;
(2) For grades NS–9 through NS–15, equal to 120 percent of the rate for step 2 of the corresponding grade of the nonsupervisory regular wage schedule for the area;
(3) For grades NS–16 through NS–19, the rates will be 25, 30, 35 and 40 percent, respectively, above the step 2 rate of NA–15;
(f) The number of within-grade steps and the differentials between steps for each nonsupervisory grade on a regular wage schedule shall be established in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5343(e)(1). Each grade on a leader and supervisory regular wage schedule shall have 5 within-grade steps with step 2 set according to paragraphs (c), (d), or (e) of this section, as appropriate, and—
(1) Step 1 set at 96 percent of the step 2 rate;
(2) Step 3 set at 104 percent of the step 2 rate;
(3) Step 4 set at 108 percent of the step 2 rate; and
(4) Step 5 set at 112 percent of the step 2 rate.
[46 FR 21344, Apr. 10, 1981, as amended at 48 FR 13385, Mar. 30, 1983; 49 FR 28347, July 11, 1984; 55 FR 46140, Nov. 1, 1990]
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