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  <Description>Salary Table No. 2026-EX&lt;br /&gt;Rates of Basic Pay for the Executive Schedule (EX)&lt;br /&gt;Effective January 2026</Description>
  <Footnote>Under a provision in the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (November 12, 2025), the freeze on the payable pay rates for the Vice President and certain senior political appointees continues through January 30, 2026. Future Congressional action will determine whether these frozen rates continue beyond that date.</Footnote>
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    <ArrayOfCell>
      <Cell>
        <Value>Level</Value>
      </Cell>
      <Cell>
        <Value>Rate</Value>
      </Cell>
    </ArrayOfCell>
    <ArrayOfCell>
      <Cell>
        <Value>Level I</Value>
      </Cell>
      <Cell>
        <Value>$253,100</Value>
      </Cell>
    </ArrayOfCell>
    <ArrayOfCell>
      <Cell>
        <Value>Level II</Value>
      </Cell>
      <Cell>
        <Value>$228,000</Value>
      </Cell>
    </ArrayOfCell>
    <ArrayOfCell>
      <Cell>
        <Value>Level III</Value>
      </Cell>
      <Cell>
        <Value>$209,600</Value>
      </Cell>
    </ArrayOfCell>
    <ArrayOfCell>
      <Cell>
        <Value>Level IV</Value>
      </Cell>
      <Cell>
        <Value>$197,200</Value>
      </Cell>
    </ArrayOfCell>
    <ArrayOfCell>
      <Cell>
        <Value>Level V</Value>
      </Cell>
      <Cell>
        <Value>$184,900</Value>
      </Cell>
    </ArrayOfCell>
  </Rows>
  <Title>Rates of Pay for the Executive Schedule</Title>
</SeniorExecutiveTable>