Salary Table No. 2024-SL/ST<br />Rates of Basic Pay for Employees in Senior-Level (SL) and Scientific or Professional (ST) Positions<br />Effective January 2024 The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-47, March 23, 2024), continues the freeze on the payable pay rates for the Vice President and certain senior political appointees during calendar year 2024. Unless extended by new legislation, the pay freeze will end on the last day of the last pay period that begins in calendar year 2024 (i.e., January 11, 2025, for those on the standard biweekly payroll cycle.) Structure of the SL/ST Pay System Minimum Maximum Agencies with a Certified SL/ST Performance Appraisal System $147,649 $221,900 Agencies without a Certified SL/ST Performance Appraisal System $147,649 $204,000