{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-531.201","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 531.201","heading":"Purpose.","body":"This subpart contains regulations of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) implementing 5 U.S.C 5332, 5333, and 5334, which deal with setting and adjusting rates of basic pay for General Schedule (GS) employees. These regulations are supplemented by regulations on GS within-grade increases in subpart D of this part; GS quality step increases in subpart E of this part; locality rates in subpart F of this part; special rates in 5 CFR part 530, subpart C; and grade and pay retention in 5 CFR part 536.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 531—PAY UNDER THE GENERAL SCHEDULE","Subpart B—Determining Rate of Basic Pay"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"c5525d2567fd85e58b82a0f906ad2b9aad60160cf923d24ec7b16c2cea93fdc5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-530.323","next":"us/5-cfr-531.202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}