{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-531.607","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 531.607","heading":"Computing hourly, daily, weekly, and biweekly locality rates.","body":"(a) Apply the following methods to convert an annual locality rate to an hourly, daily, weekly, or biweekly rate:\n(1) To derive an hourly rate, divide the annual locality rate by 2,087 and round to the nearest cent, counting one-half cent and over as the next higher cent.\nExample:\nAnnual locality rate = $50,000\nComputation of hourly rate: $50,000 ÷ 2,087 = 23.957 or $23.96.\n(2) To derive a daily rate, multiply the hourly rate by the number of daily hours of service required by the employee's basic daily tour of duty.\nExample:\nHourly rate = $23.96\nDaily hours = 8\nComputation of daily rate: $23.96 × 8 = $191.68\n(3) To derive a weekly or biweekly rate, multiply the hourly rate by 40 or 80, as applicable.\nExample:\nHourly rate = $23.96\nBiweekly hours = 80\nComputation of biweekly rate: $23.96 × 80 = $1,916.80\n(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, for a firefighter whose pay is computed under 5 U.S.C. 5545b, a firefighter hourly locality rate is computed using a divisor of 2,756 hours instead of 2,087, as prescribed in 5 CFR part 550, subpart M. Also, such a firefighter's weekly and biweekly locality rates must be based on the firefighter's extended tour of duty as prescribed in that subpart.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 531—PAY UNDER THE GENERAL SCHEDULE","Subpart F—Locality-Based Comparability Payments"],"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":"70c573bdca947dc2d1a6e0fe3b8a828674873ab57e1502a7e3d8915133accb90","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-531.606","next":"us/5-cfr-531.608"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}