SPECIAL SALARY RATE TABLE
                                       NUMBER 0576
        STEP   STEP   STEP   STEP   STEP   STEP   STEP   STEP   STEP   STEP    STEP
  GRADE   1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      9      10   INTERVAL
    05  40184  41523  42861  44200  45539  46878  48216  49555  50894  52233  VARIES
    07  49777  51436  53094  54753  56411  58070  59728  61387  63045  64704  VARIES
    09  58101  60038  61976  63913  65850  67788  69725  71663  73600  75537  VARIES
    11  66926  69157  71388  73619  75850  78080  80311  82542  84773  87004  VARIES
    12  76753  79312  81871  84430  86989  89548  92106  94665  97224  99783  VARIES
    13  91271  94314  97357 100400 103443 106486 109529 112573 115616 118659  VARIES
    14 107854 111449 115044 118639 122234 125829 129424 133019 136614 140209    3595
    15 126869 131098 135328 139557 143786 148016 149000 149000 149000 149000  VARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE: FIRST DAY OF FIRST PAY PERIOD BEGINNING ON OR AFTER: 05/12/2008






AUTHORIZATION INCREASED - PERCENTAGE SUPPLEMENTS APPLIED TO GS BASIC RATES: 53% AT GS-5,
 53% AT GS-7, 46% AT GS-9, 39% AT GS-11, 33% AT GS-12, 33% AT GS-13, 33% AT GS-14 AND 33
% AT GS-15.





   OCCUPATION(S)                                  OCCUPATION(S)
  1220 PATENT ADMINISTRATION                     1222 PATENT ATTORNEY                           
  1223 PATENT CLASSIFIER                         1224 PATENT EXAMINER                           
  1226 DESIGN PATENT EXAMINER                    

   AGENCY(S)/SUBELEMENTS                             AGENCY(S)/SUBELEMENTS
  CM56 PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE          CM   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE               
  

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