Promotions - U.S. Office of Personnel Management

A promotion is a change of an employee while continuously employed from one General Schedule (GS) grade to a higher GS grade. See more

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What is the two-step promotion rule?

The two-step promotion rule states that a GS employee promoted to a position in a higher grade is entitled to basic pay at the lowest rate of the higher grade that exceeds his or her existing rate of basic pay by not less than two step increases of the grade from which promoted. ...

How does the two-step rule work?

How the Two-Step Rule Works from Step 10 If you’re currently at your grade’s highest step (step 10), you could predict your post-grade increase step/salary under the two-step rule by: Subtracting the salary for step 9 from that of step 10 in your current grade. This calculation reveals the salary difference between steps in your current grade. ...

What is the 2 step rule?

The 2 step rule means that you would go to the basic pay table (not the locality one) and look at the pay for a 11/3 and go two steps up to the 11/5 and look at that pay. Then go to the 12 line and see what step that matches the closest without going below the 11/5 amount. ...

How can I predict my salary after being promoted under the two-step rule?

You could predict your salary after you were promoted under the two-step rule by: Finding on the table the annual salary for grade 14/step 8, which is $132,368. Identifying your two-step salary, which would be $139,523. Finding the step in grade 15 whose salary is immediately above $139,523. ...

How do you calculate a post-promotion step/salary?

Identify the step/salary you would reach if you received two within-grade increases (this higher step/salary would be your “two-step salary.”) Scan the grade that is immediately above your current grade. Within that higher grade, find the step that has the salary immediately above your two-step salary; that would be your post-promotion step/salary. ...

Which promotion method should I use?

The following rules govern determinations regarding which promotion method to use: (i) Apply the standard method exclusively if the employee is covered by the same pay schedules before and after promotion. For example, an employee may be covered by the General Schedule and the same locality rate schedule before and after promotion. ...