Salary Table No. 2019-SL/ST<br />Rates of Basic Pay for Employees in Senior-Level (SL) and Scientific or Professional (ST) Positions<br />Effective January 2019 Section 749 of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116-6) continues a modified freeze on the payable rates of pay for certain senior political officials through January 4, 2020. Under the modified pay freeze, the 2019 maximum payable rates for freeze-covered SL employees are as follows: EX-II: $183,100 (for SL employees covered by a certified performance appraisal system) and EX-III: $168,400 (for SL employees not covered by a certified performance appraisal system). For more information, please see Compensation Policy Memorandum 2019-14 at https://chcoc.gov/content/modified-pay-freeze-certain-senior-political-officials. Structure of the SL/ST Pay System Minimum Maximum Agencies with a Certified SL/ST Performance Appraisal System $127,914 $192,300 Agencies without a Certified SL/ST Performance Appraisal System $127,914 $176,900