---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 319.102"
title: "5"
number: "319.102"
heading: "Senior-level positions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/319.102"
---

# §319.102. Senior-level positions.

- (a) SL positions are positions classified above GS-15 pursuant to [5 U.S.C. 5108](/usc/5/5108.md) that are not covered by other pay systems (e.g. the SES and ST systems).
- (b) Positions in agencies that are excluded from 5 U.S.C. chapter 51 (Classification) under [section 5102(a)](/cfr/5/5102.md?p=a), or positions that meet one of the exclusions in [section 5102(c)](/cfr/5/5102.md?p=c), are excluded from the SL system.
- (c) SL positions in the executive branch are in the competitive service unless the position is excepted by statute, Executive order, or the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1104, 3104, 3324, 3325, 5108, AND 5376. § 319.106 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 9201-9206 and Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 1122(b)(1).

### Source

Source: 60 FR 6387, Feb. 2, 1995, unless otherwise noted.