How will the upper range of my salary potential be determined under the new system?
Under the new compensation system, jobs are grouped into broad career groupings. While employees have the potential to move to the top of the highest Pay Band assigned to their career group, not all employees will move to that highest level. Career advancement and pay increases will be determined by the value that you and your duties bring to the agency’s work and your performance of these duties. Factors that will be considered in determining whether you receive pay increases include current salary; agency business needs; experience and education; performance; knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies; total compensation; training; internal alignment; budget implications; salary reference data; duties and responsibilities; and long-term impact. While in your current Role, the upper range of your salary potential will be determined by the maximum of the new pay band (formerly pay grade) and the business needs of the organization. See the chart, titled “Comparison of Current Pay Gr
