Government Pay - Grade/Band equivalency?

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BeamsBox

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I have a general understanding of Governmental pay structuring, currently employed as a GS-5.

My question is this:
What is the equivalent of a grade indicated with a number (such as GS-5), and a grade indicated with a letter (such as SV-G).

In other words, where do the scales meet between numbers and letters... is a GS-5 the same as, say, a SV-E ("E" being the fifth letter in the alphabet)? Or is, say, a GS-5 equivalent to a grade "F" or even grade "G" payband?

Thanks for your time and help prior!
 

BeamsBox

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To my knowledge, I was never banned... but I may have joined a while back under the name beamernkh... why?

(Still, though, doesn't answer my ?...)
 

Drekce

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Assuming you are talking about NSPS here...

I am a GS-14 level engineer, but fall under the NSPS pay system, so I am a YD-3.

Start here: Link
 

OrganizedChaos

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Originally posted by: BeamsBox
I have a general understanding of Governmental pay structuring, currently employed as a GS-5.

My question is this:
What is the equivalent of a grade indicated with a number (such as GS-5), and a grade indicated with a letter (such as SV-G).

In other words, where do the scales meet between numbers and letters... is a GS-5 the same as, say, a SV-E ("E" being the fifth letter in the alphabet)? Or is, say, a GS-5 equivalent to a grade "F" or even grade "G" payband?

Thanks for your time and help prior!

The SV pay system (TSA,FAA, maybe others) is not comparable to the GS system. The SV system has no provision for step increases as the GS system does.
 

BeamsBox

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I'm not sure that NSPS is related to my question. your GS-14 position andthe equivalent YD-3 are still ending in numbers... I'm interested in the conversion from number grades to letter grades... sorry if I don't know the correct terminology in order to ask the most efficient question.

...and I can't utilize your link as I don't know know what WGI is, or the answers to all the steps...
Cheers for the help, though.
 

BeamsBox

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Originally posted by: OrganizedChaos
Originally posted by: BeamsBox
I have a general understanding of Governmental pay structuring, currently employed as a GS-5.

My question is this:
What is the equivalent of a grade indicated with a number (such as GS-5), and a grade indicated with a letter (such as SV-G).

In other words, where do the scales meet between numbers and letters... is a GS-5 the same as, say, a SV-E ("E" being the fifth letter in the alphabet)? Or is, say, a GS-5 equivalent to a grade "F" or even grade "G" payband?

Thanks for your time and help prior!

The SV pay system (TSA,FAA, maybe others) is not comparable to the GS system. The SV system has no provision for step increases as the GS system does.

Thanks OrganizedChaos, that makes sense. Is there a general rule of thumb regarding comparability? Meaning if I have a GS-5 position for a season or so, a BS in Pro. Aeronautics, would I qualify for a "E", "F", or possibly a "G" grade position, or would they not even look at my current position and simply consider me off the street with a degree and compare me to the posted education/experience req's in the announcement?
Thanks again.
 

OrganizedChaos

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Originally posted by: BeamsBox
Originally posted by: OrganizedChaos
Originally posted by: BeamsBox
I have a general understanding of Governmental pay structuring, currently employed as a GS-5.

My question is this:
What is the equivalent of a grade indicated with a number (such as GS-5), and a grade indicated with a letter (such as SV-G).

In other words, where do the scales meet between numbers and letters... is a GS-5 the same as, say, a SV-E ("E" being the fifth letter in the alphabet)? Or is, say, a GS-5 equivalent to a grade "F" or even grade "G" payband?

Thanks for your time and help prior!

The SV pay system (TSA,FAA, maybe others) is not comparable to the GS system. The SV system has no provision for step increases as the GS system does.

Thanks OrganizedChaos, that makes sense. Is there a general rule of thumb regarding comparability? Meaning if I have a GS-5 position for a season or so, a BS in Pro. Aeronautics, would I qualify for a "E", "F", or possibly a "G" grade position, or would they not even look at my current position and simply consider me off the street with a degree and compare me to the posted education/experience req's in the announcement?
Thanks again.

I've don't have any experience with moving out of GS and into SV, but I would expect the latter. They will look at your current position in the hiring process, and how much of your experience is relevant to the posted announcement. If the posted announcement is a SV-F position then your either hired at that pay band or your not hired. You'll start at the minimum of the pay band (plus locality) unless you posses skills that cannot be found in other applicants. Some agencies have non reduction in pay policies that may allow you keep your current salary if its greater than the minimum in the pay band but less than the maximum. Individual agencies in the excepted service have a great deal of latitude as to how they run there HR departments.
 
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