---
kind: "section"
citation: "6 C.F.R. § 158.610"
title: "6"
number: "158.610"
heading: "Salary system."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/6/158.610"
---

# §158.610. Salary system.

- (a) Under the compensation system, described in [§ 158.602](/cfr/6/158.602.md) of this part, the Department establishes and administers a salary system with the goals of maintaining:
  - (1) Sufficiently competitive salaries for DHS-CS employees as stated in [§ 158.601(a)](/cfr/6/158.601.md?p=a); and
  - (2) **Equitable salaries among DHS-CS employees.**
- (b) **The salary system comprises—**
  - (1) At least one salary structure, described in [§ 158.611](/cfr/6/158.611.md) of this part, bounded by the salary range described in [§ 158.613](/cfr/6/158.613.md) and incorporating the salary limitations described in [§ 158.614](/cfr/6/158.614.md);
  - (2) The process for providing a local cybersecurity talent market supplement described in [§ 158.612](/cfr/6/158.612.md); and
  - (3) The salary administration framework described in [§§ 158.620 through 158.622](/cfr/6/158.620..158.622.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 6 U.S.C. 658. Subpart H also issued under 5 U.S.C. Chapters 41 and 43; 5 CFR parts 410 and 430.

### Source

Source: 86 FR 47893, Aug. 26, 2021, unless otherwise noted.