August 28, 1986

To the Congress of the United States:

Under the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970, the President is required to make a decision each year on what, if any, pay adjustment should be provided for Federal employees under the General Schedule and the related statutory pay systems.

My pay advisors have reported to me that an increase in pay rates averaging 23.79 percent, to be effective in October 1986, would be required under existing procedures to raise Federal pay rates to comparability with private sector pay rates for the same levels of work. However, the law also empowers me to prepare and transmit to the Congress an alternative plan for the pay adjustment if I consider such an alternative plan appropriate because of  "national emergency or economic conditions affecting the general welfare.'' Furthermore, section 15201(a) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, Public Law 99 - 272, requires that, in adjusting rates of pay under the Comparability Act, I achieve savings of at least $746 million in fiscal year 1987 compared to the  "baseline'' the Congress has used in its budget process. Section 15201(a) also requires that the effective date of the pay adjustment be delayed until January 1987.

Accordingly, after reviewing the reports of my Pay Agent and the Advisory Committee on Federal Pay, after considering the adverse effect that a 23.79 percent increase in Federal pay rates might have on our national economy, and in order to implement the requirements of the Reconciliation Act, I have determined that economic conditions affecting the general welfare require the following alternative plan for this pay adjustment:

In accordance with section 5305(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code, the pay rates of the General Schedule and the related statutory pay schedules shall be increased by an overall percentage of 2 percent for each schedule, with such increase to become effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 1987.

Accompanying this report and made a part hereof are the pay schedules that will result from this alternative plan, including, as required by section 5382(c) of title 5, United States Code, the rates of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service.

Ronald Reagan
The White House,
August 28, 1986.

 

Schedule 1 – General Schedule

To be effective the first pay period in January 1987

 

1

2

3

4

5

GS-1

$9,526

$9,843

$10,160

$10,476

$10,794

GS-2

10,711

10,965

11,319

11,621

11,752

GS-3

11,687

12,077

12,467

12,857

13,247

GS-4

13,119

13,556

13,993

14,430

14,867

GS-5

14,678

15,167

15,656

16,145

16,634

GS-6

16,360

16,905

17,450

17,995

18,540

GS-7

18,180

18,786

19,392

19,998

20,604

GS-8

20,135

20,806

21,477

22,148

22,819

GS-9

22,240

22,981

23,72

24,463

25,204

GS-10

24,492

25,308

26,124

26,940

27,756

GS-11

26,909

27,806

28,703

29,600

30,497

GS-12

32,251

33,326

34,401

35,476

36,551

GS-13

38,351

39,629

40,907

42,185

43,463

GS-14

45,319

46,830

48,341

49,852

51,363

GS-15

53,308

55,085

56,862

58,639

60,416

GS-16

62,522

64,606

66,690

68,774

*70,858

GS-17

*73,240

*75,681

*78,122

*80,563

*83,004

GS-18

*85,840

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Schedule 1 – General Schedule (Continued)

To be effective the first pay period in January

 

6

7

8

9

10

GS-1

$10,979

$11,292

$11,608

$11,621

$11,919

GS-2

12,098

12,444

12,790

13,136

13,482

GS-3

13,637

14,027

14,417

14,807

15,197

GS-4

15,304

15,741

16,178

16,615

17,052

GS-5

17,123

17,612

18,101

18,590

19,079

GS-6

19,085

19,630

20,175

20,720

21,265

GS-7

21,210

21,816

22,422

23,028

23,634

GS-8

23,490

24,161

24,832

25,503

26,174

GS-9

25,945

26,686

27,427

28,168

28,909

GS-10

28,572

29,388

30,204

31,020

31,836

GS-11

31,394

32,291

33,188

34,085

34,982

GS-12

37,626

38,701

39,776

40,851

41,926

GS-13

44,741

46,019

47,297

48,575

49,853

GS-14

52,874

54,385

55,896

57,407

58,918

GS-15

62,193

63,970

65,747

67,524

69,301

GS-16

72,942

75,026

77,110

79,194

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GS-17

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GS-18

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Footnote: *The rate of basic pay payable to employees at these rates is limited to the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule, which would be $70,100.

Schedule 2 – Foreign Service Schedule

To be effective the first pay period in January 1987

 

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

Class 4

1

$53,308

$43,195

$35,001

$28,361

2

54,907

44,491

36,051

29,212

3

56,554

45,826

37,133

30,088

4

58,251

47,200

38,247

30,991

5

59,999

48,616

39,394

31,921

6

61,799

50,075

40,576

32,878

7

63,653

51,577

41,793

33,865

8

65,562

53,124

43,047

34,880

9

67,529

54,718

44,338

35,927

10

69,301

56,360

45,668

37,005

11

69,301

58,050

47,038

38,115

12

69,301

59,792

48,450

39,258

13

69,301

61,586

49,903

40,436

14

69,301

63,433

51,400

41,649

 

Schedule 2 – Foreign Service Schedule (Continued)

To be effective the first pay period in January

 
Class 5
Class 6
Class 7
Class 8
Class 9
1
$22,981
$20,544
$18,366
$16,419
$14,678
2
23,670
21,160
18,917
16,912
15,118
3
24,381
21,795
19,484
17,419
15,572
4
25,112
22,449
20,069
17,941
16,039
5
25,865
23,122
20,671
18,480
16,520
6
26,641
23,816
21,291
19,034
17,016
7
27,441
24,531
21,930
19,605
17,526
8
28,264
25,267
22,588
20,193
18,052
9
29,112
26,025
23,265
20,799
18,594
10
29,985
26,805
23,963
21,423
19,151
11
30,885
27,609
24,682
22,066
19,726
12
31,811
28,438
25,423
22,728
20,318
13
32,765
29,291
26,186
23,410
20,927
14
33,748
30,170
26,971
24,112
21,555

 

Schedule 3 – Department of Medicine and Surgery Schedules, Veterans’ Administration

To be effective the first pay period in January 1987

 

            Minimum

Maximum

Section 4103 Schedule:

            Chief Medical Director

-------

***$96,262

            Deputy Chief Medical Director

-------

*92,343

            Associate Deputy Chief Medical                         Director

-------

*88,447

            Assistant Chief Medical Director

-------

*85,840

            Medical Director

*$73,240

*83,004

            Director of Nursing Service

*73,240

*83,004

            Director of Podiatric Service

62,522

*79,194

            Director of Chaplain Service

62,522

*79,194

            Director of Pharmacy Service

62,522

*79,194

            Director of Dietetic Service

62,522

*79,194

            Director of Optometric Service

62,522

*79,194

Physician and dentist Schedule:

            Director grade

62,522

*79,194

            Executive grade

57,731

*75,047

            Chief grade

53,308

69,301

            Senior grade

45,319

58,918

            Intermediate grade

38,351

49,853

            Full grade

32,251

41,926

            Associate grade

26,909

34,982

Clinical podiatrist and optometrist schedule:

            Chief grade

53,308

69,301

            Senior grade

45,319

58,918

            Intermediate grade

38,351

49,853

            Full grade

32,251

41,926

            Associate grade

26,909

34,982

Nurse schedule:

            Director grade

53,308

69,301

            Assistant Director grade

45,319

58,918

            Chief grade

38,351

49,853

            Senior grade

32,251

41,926

            Intermediate grade

26,909

34,982

            Full grade

22,240

28,909

            Associate grade

19,138

24,880

            Junior grade

16,360

21,265

*** The rate of basic pay is limited to the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule, which would be $75,100.

 **The rate of basic pay is limited to the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule, which would be $73,700. 

*The rate of basic pay is limited to the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule, which would be $70,100.

Schedule 4 – Senior Executive Service

To be effective the first pay period in January 1987

ES-1

$62,522

ES-2

65,048

ES-3

67,574

ES-4

70,100

ES-5

71,900

ES-6

73,700

 

Schedule 5 – Executive Service

To be effective the first pay period in January 1987

Level I

$87,900

Level II

76,600

Level III

75,100

Level IV

73,700

Level V

70,100

 

Schedule 6 – Vice President and Members of Congress

To be effective the first pay period in January 197

Vice President

99,900

Senators

76,600

Members of the House of Representatives

76,600

Delegates to the House of Representatives

76,600

Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico

76,600

President pro tempore of the Senate

86,700

Majority leader and minority leader of the Senate

86,700

Majority leader and minority leader of the House of Representatives

86,700

Speaker of the House of Representatives

99,900

 

Schedule 7 – Judicial Salaries

To be effective the first pay period in January 1987

Chief Justice of the United States

*$108,400

Associate Justices of the Supreme Court

*104,100

Circuit Judges

*83,200

District Judges

*78,700

Judges of the Court of International Trade

*78,700

Judges of the United States Claims Court

71,600

Bankruptcy Judges

69,800

* Under section 140 of Public Law 97-92 (95 Stat. 1200), salaries of Federal judges and Justices of the Supreme Court would not be increased. 

Date
08/28/1986