Does Locality Affect Pay Rates?
I was just offered a job at GS12 level. But when I asked to confirm the advertised salary, they say the starting salary is really $5,000 less than what was advertised. They claim not to know why the computer pulled the higher amount in the job announcement. Is this kind of “error” common with federal employment? Is there any recourse for me? (F.Y.I – I have a copy of the job announcement. The Human Resource woman that I spoke with in Washington, D.C. pulled it up and said “oh…” She saw the same salary as I did. She offered no excuse, but refused at this point to hire me at the advertised salary.
