How is pay set on new appointments, transfers, promotions and reinstatements?
For new appointments, pay is set at the 1st step of the grade for which appointed, unless an advanced in-hire rate was approved by management prior to the employee starting work in the position. For transfers/reassignments, pay remains the same. For promotions, pay is set based on the two step promotion rule. Two steps are added to the employees current step. The salary for that new step is compared to the grade and steps at the higher grade. If the salary falls between steps at the higher grade, the employee is given the higher step. For example: employee is currently a GS-6, Step 4. He was selected for a GS-7 position. Two steps are added to the GS-6, step 4 which would be a Step 6. The salary for the step 6 is compared to the GS-7 pay scale. The salary at the Step 6 is between the step 2 and step 3 of the GS-7 pay scale. Therefore salary would be set at the GS-7 step 3. For reinstatements, the applicants highest previous rate salary is compared to the current pay scale for the grade
