{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-575.402","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 575.402","heading":"Delegation of authority.","body":"(a) The head of an agency may pay a supervisory differential to a supervisor who is—\n(1) In a General Schedule position paid under 5 U.S.C. 5332; and\n(2) Responsible for providing direct, technical supervision over the work of one or more civilian employees whose positions are not under the General Schedule if the continuing pay (as determined under § 575.405(d) of this part) of one or more of the subordinates would, in the absence of such a differential, be more than the continuing pay (as determined under § 575.405(c) of this part) of the supervisor.\n(b) A supervisory differential may not be paid on the basis of supervising a civilian employee whose rate of basic pay exceeds the maximum rate of basic pay established for grade GS-15 on the pay schedule applicable to the GS supervisor, including a schedule for any applicable special rate under 5 CFR part 530, subpart C; locality-based comparability payment under 5 CFR part 531, subpart F; or similar payment or supplement under other legal authority.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 575—RECRUITMENT, RELOCATION, AND RETENTION INCENTIVES; SUPERVISORY DIFFERENTIALS; AND EXTENDED ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVES","Subpart D—Supervisory Differentials"],"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":"3e17ddf6d83fa21efb5bfa640849ecf0870cfa60fa6febd9cc8b31090a6c9c70","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-575.401","next":"us/5-cfr-575.403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}