---
kind: "unit"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Administrative Personnel"
key: "chI/subchB/part536"
level: "part"
label: "Part 536"
heading: "Grade and Pay Retention"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part536"
sections_count: 28
---

# Part 536 — Grade and Pay Retention

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

## Contents

- [Subpart A — General Provisions](/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part536-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Grade Retention](/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part536-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C — Pay Retention](/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part536-subpartC.md)
- [Subpart D — Appeals and Miscellaneous Provisions](/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part536-subpartD.md)