{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-534.502","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 534.502","heading":"Coverage.","body":"(a) This subpart implements 5 U.S.C. 5376 and applies to—\n(1) Senior-level (SL) positions classified above GS-15 pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5108; and\n(2) Scientific or professional (ST) positions established under 5 U.S.C. 3104.\n(b) This subpart does not apply to—\n(1) Senior Executive Service positions established under 5 U.S.C. 3132, unless the incumbent of the position declined to convert to the SES and, under § 317.303 of this chapter, remained at grade GS-16, 17, or 18 (now the SL pay system) or under the ST pay system;\n(2) Positions in the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service, Defense Intelligence Executive Service, or Senior Cryptologic Executive Service; or\n(3) Positions for which pay is fixed by administrative action and is limited to level IV of the Executive Schedule under 5 U.S.C. 5373.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 534—PAY UNDER OTHER SYSTEMS","Subpart E—Pay for Senior-Level and Scientific or Professional Positions"],"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":"1ff2b9732de6e88e2946987dfa693ae7ed661b4ea996e89ac12640433bd39a27","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-534.501","next":"us/5-cfr-534.503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}