---
kind: "unit"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Administrative Personnel"
key: "chI/subchB/part531"
level: "part"
label: "Part 531"
heading: "Pay under the General Schedule"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part531"
sections_count: 57
---

# Part 531 — Pay under the General Schedule

Title 5 C.F.R. — Administrative Personnel › Chapter I — Office of Personnel Management › Subchapter B — Civil Service Regulations

## Contents

- [Subpart A — Subpart A [Reserved]](/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part531-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Determining Rate of Basic Pay](/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part531-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C — Subpart C [Reserved]](/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part531-subpartC.md)
- [Subpart D — Within-Grade Increases](/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part531-subpartD.md)
- [Subpart E — Quality Step Increases](/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part531-subpartE.md)
- [Subpart F — Locality-Based Comparability Payments](/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part531-subpartF.md)
- [Subpart G — Subpart G [Reserved]](/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part531-subpartG.md)