§ 531.302 - Determining special law enforcement adjusted rates of pay.

(a) To determine the special law enforcement adjusted rate of pay, the scheduled annual rate or pay for a law enforcement officer whose official duty station is in one of the special pay adjustment areas listed below shall be multiplied by the factor shown for that area:

Special pay adjustment areaFactorBoston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA1.16Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA1.04Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA1.16New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA1.16Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA1.04San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA1.16San Diego, CA MSA1.08Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA1.04

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, the special law enforcement adjusted rate of pay may not exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule.

(c) The special law enforcement adjusted rate of pay for an employee in a position described in 5 U.S.C. 5304(h)(1)(A)-(C), in a senior executive position covered under 5 U.S.C. 3132, or in a senior executive position covered under 5 U.S.C. 3151 may not exceed the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule.