AADVANCED MINIMUM PAY RATES FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS

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• Case Number: F-2019-01090
• Publication Date: October 24, 1962

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MEMORANDUM NO. 20-.31-2
SUBJECT: Advanced Minimum Pay Bates for Certain Positions .
RECISSION: OH( 20-31-1 dated 29 January 1962
1. Section 504 of the Federal Salary Reform Act of 1962 authorizes
the establishment of higher minimum rate schedules for categories of
positions which are determined to require such rtes for recrui ent or
retention of well qualified persons, when such action is considered
necessary by the President or an agency acting under his authorization.
Under this authority the Civil Service Commission has established new
pay schedules for various categories of positions. These schedules
have been adopted by the Agency in conformance with its general adoption
of the principles of the Classification Act of 1949 and amendments thereto.
The new pay schedules are included as Attachment A with the categories to
which the individual chedules apply shown thereon.
2. Under the policy established by the Commission the lowest rate
of the grade in Compensation Schedule I of Section 603 (h) of the
Classification Act which equals or exceeds the previously established
increased minimum rates are the new minimum rate of these salary
schedules; and all rates of the salary range for the grade are increased
by the dollar amount by which the new mi um rate exceeds the minimum
rate pre cribed by law for the gr e.
3. Employees occupying positio covered by increased minimum
rates established prior t� the effective date of Compensation Schedule I
of Section 603 (b) of the Classification Act shall, after their salaries
are initally fixed under Compensation Schedule I in accordance with the
revisions of 602 CO of the Federal Salary Reform Act of 1962, then be
place& at the equivalent dollar salary rate of the same grade in the
attached increased rate schedule.
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4. The attachei schedules are applicable on a world-wide basis.
They apply to all current employees and to all employees appointed or
promoted after the effective date. The effective date of these
schedules is 14 October 1962.
5. Effective immediately, the following additional information
will be included on all Forms 1152, "Bequest for Personnel Action",
which are prepared for employees in the occupational categories to
which the special rate schedules apply:
a. Under item 5, Category of EMployment, in addition to
the prescribed category designation, insert in parentheses the
following terms, as appropriate
"Scientific" for employees occupying positions
covered by the Scientific and Engineering Pay Schedule;
or
"Medical" for those employees covered by the
Medical Officer Pay Schedule.
b. Under item 144 Classification Schedule (GS, LEI, etc.), use
"G88" designation for scientific and engineering
categories; or
"GSM" designation for Medical Officers.
D. Echols
Director of Personnel
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Per Annum Rates
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5
6
GSS-05
$5365
$5525
$5685
$5845
$6005
$6165
$6325
$648
$6645
$68o5
GSS-06
5545
5715
5885
6o55
6225
6395
6565
6735
6905
7075
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068-07
6465
6650
6835
7020
7205
7390
7575
7760
7945
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GSS-08
6.00
670
6910
7115
7320
7525
7730
7935
8140
8345
GSS-09
7125
7350
7575
7800
8025
8.50
8475
8700
8925
9150
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GSS-10
778o
8025
8270
8515
8760
9005
9250
9495
9740
9985
GSS-11
8575
884o
9105
9379
9635
9900
1o165
10430
10695
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Electronic Rngineer
Electronic Engineer
Electronic Engineer
Electronic Engineer
Electronic Engineer
Operations Officer (Electronic Engineer)
Electronic Engineer (Training)
Electronic Engineer (Audio Support)
Ordnance Engineer)
Electrical Rngineer)
Engineer)
Engineer (General)
Intelligence Officer(General Engineer)
Intelligence Officer Foreign Materials)
Operations Officer (General Rngineer)
Safety Engineer
Maintenance Engineer
Architect-Engineer
Civil Engineer
Construction. Rogineer
Intelligence Officer (Mechanical Engineer)
Mechanical Engineer
Intelligence Officer
Intelligence Officer
Electrical Rngineer
Electronic Engineer
Intelligence Officer (Electronic
Radio)
Wire Communications)
Communications Devices)
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Instrumentation)
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035-0860.01 Intelligence Officer (Aeronautical Engineer)
035-0860.02 Operations Officer (Aeronautical Engineer)
068-0870.01 Intelligence Officer (Marine Engineer)
068-0870.02 Marine Engineer
G6S-0881.01 Intelligence Officer (Petroleum Engineer)
068-0893.01 Intelligence Officer (Chemical Pngineer)
066-0893.02 Chemical Engineer
066-1301.01 Intelligence Officer (Physical Science)
068-1301.02 Intelligence Officer Guided Missiles)
068-1301.03 Intelligence Officer Air Weapons)
G6S-1301.04 Intelligence Officer(Naval Weapons)
068-1301.05 Intelligence Officer Ground Weapons)
068-1301.06 Physical Science Administrator
GSS-1301.07 Physical Scientist
068-1301.08 Operatims Officer (Physical Scientist)
038-1301.09 Operatims Officer (Guided Missiles)
068-.1310. 01 Intelligence Officer Physics)
086-1310.02 Intelligence Officer Nuclear Energy)
088-1310.03 Intelligence Officer Geophysics)
068-1310. O4. Physicist
068-1310.05 Operations Officer (Nuclear)
038-1312.01 Intelligence Officer(Electronic Scientist)
038-1320.01 Intelligence Officer (Chemistry)
088-1320.02 Chemist
038-1320.03 Intelligence Officer (Organic Chemistry)
GSS-1320.05 Intelligence Officer (Inorganic Chemistry)
068-1320.06 Inorgaric Chemist
088-1320.07 Intelligence Officer Biochemistry)
038-1320.09 Intelligence Officer Industrial Chemistry)
066-1320.10 intelligence Officer Physical Chemistry)
GSS-1320.11 Physical Chemist
065-1320.12 Operations Officer (Chemistry)
065-132]. .01 Intelligence Officer (Metallurgy)
GS8-1340.01 Intelligence Officer (Meteorology)
G8S-1340.02 Operatfons Officer (Meteorology)
088-1340.03 Meteorologist
086-1390.02 Techno_ogist (Photographic)
038-1520.01 Intelligence Officer (Mathematics)
G6S-1520.02 MathemRtician
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MEDICAL OFFICER PAY SCHEDULE
8
9
3
Per Annum Rates
7
Octobe7r 1962
7
4
5
6
GSM-11
$9105
$9370
$9635\
$9900
$10165
$10430
$10695
$10960
$lipP5
GSM-12
10420
10735
11050
\ 11365
11680
11995
12310
12625
12940
GM-13
12245
12610
12975
'4.33443
13705
111.070
14435
14800
15165
G1-]A
13695
111.120
14545
111.970
15395
15820
16245
16670
17095
osm-15
15045
15525
1600
16485
16965
17445
17925
18405
os4-16
16500
17000
17500
18000
185o0
Occupational categories to which the above rates apply:
GSM-0602601 Intelligence Officer (Medical)
GSM-0602602 Medical Officer
GM-0602.03 Medical Officer, (Psychiatry)
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