Across
- 4. (Covers blue-collar trades; wages are set via five steps based on localized hourly rates)
- 6. (Allows starting basic pay above step 1 for hard-to-fill positions or candidates with highly specialized skills)
- 8. (Calculates the rate of basic pay for a GS promotion by finding the step on the lower grade that is two steps above the employee's current step, then finding the matching rate in the higher grade)
- 9. (Geographic salary adjustments based on local non-Federal pay rates)
- 11. (The dominant white-collar pay scale)
- 12. (The standard point system for grading GS positions)
Down
- 1. (The official document of record for job duties)
- 2. (Allows agencies to set pay above step 1 by recognizing an employee's maximum historical federal earnings)
- 3. (The physical or virtual review of a job's actual duties with the incumbent)
- 5. (Federal law determining overtime eligibility/exemption)
- 7. (Promotion of an incumbent when their position is upgraded due to gradual duty expansion)
- 10. (Step increases given to GS employees after completing 52, 104, or 156-week waiting periods)