Message to the Congress Transmitting an Alternate Plan for Federal Civilian Pay Increases
To the Congress of the United States:
Under the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970, an adjustment in Federal white collar pay will be required in October, 1982.
The Act requires that calculations be made annually of the adjustments that would be required in Federal statutory pay systems to achieve comparability with private sector pay for the same levels of work. Using the calculation methods developed in the past, my pay advisers have indicated that an average 18.47 percent increase would be required to achieve comparability as that concept is presently defined.
The Comparability Act gives me authority to propose an alternative adjustment in lieu of comparability, if such action is appropriate because of economic conditions. Under that authority, in accordance with our economic recovery program, I am submitting to the Congress an Alternative Plan for a 4 percent increase in Federal white collar pay this October in lieu of the 18.47 percent increase indicated under current comparability calculation methods.
Current law governing military pay increases provides that the annual increase in military pay be the same as the average Federal white collar increase. However, Congress is currently considering legislation dealing with military pay increases. If legislation is enacted, it will supersede the increase that military personnel would otherwise receive under this Alternative Plan.
RONALD REAGAN
The White House,
August 26, 1982.
REPORT ON FEDERAL PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR OCTOBER, 1982
Because of economic conditions affecting the general welfare, and in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5305(c)(1), I hereby transmit to Congress the attached Alternative Plan. The overall percentage of the adjustment in the rates of pay under the General Schedule will be a 4.0 percent increase. The overall percentages of the adjustments in the rates of pay under the other statutory pay systems, the Foreign Service Schedule and the schedules for the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans' Administration, will also be 4.0 percent increases.
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5382(c) the following rates of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service shall become effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period that begins on or after October 1, 1982:
ES-1 ...............................................................$56,945
ES-2 ...............................................................59,230
ES-3 ...............................................................61,515
ES-4 ...............................................................63,800
ES-5 ...............................................................65,500
ES-6 ...............................................................67,200
Note: Notwithstanding the salary rates shown, the maximum rate of basic pay legally payable to employees under this schedule may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule, currently $57,500.
Schedule 3—DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY SCHEDULES, VETERANS'
ADMINISTRATION
Minimum Maximum
Sec. 4103 schedule:
Chief Medical Director (1) 2 $87,676
Deputy Chief Medical Director (1) 3 84,106
Associate Deputy Chief Medical Director (1) 4 80,558
Assistant Chief Medical Director (1) 4 78,184
Medical Director 4 $66,708 4 75,604
Director of Nursing Service 4 66,708 4 75,604
Director of Podiatric Service 56,945 4 72,129
Director of Chaplain Service 56,945 4 72,129
Director of Pharmacy Service 56,945 4 72,129
Director of Dietetic Service 56,945 4 72,129
Director of Optometric Service 56,945 4 72,129
Physician and dentist schedule:
Director grade 56,945 4 72,129
Executive grade 52,581 4 68,358
Chief grade 48,553 4 63,115
Senior grade 41,277 53,661
Intermediate grade 34,930 45,406
Full grade 29,374 38,185
Associate grade 24,508 31,861
Schedule 3—DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY SCHEDULES, VETERANS'
ADMINISTRATION—Continued
Minimum Maximum
Nurse schedule:
Director grade 48,553 4 63,115
Assistant Director grade 41,277 53,661
Chief grade 34,930 45,406
Senior grade 29,374 38,185
Intermediate grade 24,508 31,861
Full grade 20,256 26,331
Associate grade 17,431 22,660
Junior grade 14,901 19,374
Clinical podiatrist and optometrist schedule:
Chief grade 48,553 4 63,115
Senior grade 41,277 53,661
Intermediate grade 34,930 45,406
Full grade 29,374 38,185
Associate grade 24,508 31,861
1 Single rate.
2 Notwithstanding the rate shown, the maximum rate payable at this level may not exceed the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule, currently $59,500.
3 Notwithstanding the rate shown, the maximum rate payable at this level may not exceed the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule, currently $58,500.
4 Notwithstanding the rate shown, the maximum rate payable at these levels may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule, currently $57,500.
Ronald Reagan, Message to the Congress Transmitting an Alternate Plan for Federal Civilian Pay Increases Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/246171