Database - hijacked to gov't salary discussion

[Sijray21]

Alright guys, inform this hick what this GS-level business is.

GS levels are payscales for civic service governmet employee's

GS = Government Standing

The standings start low and go up to 15, they also have steps within each standings. Your standing and your step are based on your performance, evaluations, education, and work history. It's weird though, you could be a GS-14 step 9 and get paid more than a GS-15 step 1 through 4 or something.

This is just one kind of payscale used by the government. Some use FS (Foreign Service) SES (Senior Executive Standing), and various other levels for a payscale.

here is an example used by OPM (Office of Personnel Management)
http://www.opm.gov/oca/05tables/pdf/saltbl.pdf


they also have locality pay (based on where you are working that can increase your salary a certain percent -- the DC area is one of the highest :-D)