---
kind: "unit"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Government Organization and Employees"
key: "ptIII/sptD/ch53"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 53"
heading: "Pay Rates and Systems"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/5/ptIII-sptD-ch53"
sections_count: 66
---

# Chapter 53 — Pay Rates and Systems

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees › Part III — Employees › Subpart D — Pay and Allowances

## Contents

- [Subchapter I — Pay Comparability System](/usc/5/ptIII-sptD-ch53-schI.md)
- [Subchapter II — Executive Schedule Pay Rates](/usc/5/ptIII-sptD-ch53-schII.md)
- [Subchapter III — General Schedule Pay Rates](/usc/5/ptIII-sptD-ch53-schIII.md)
- [Subchapter IV — Prevailing Rate Systems](/usc/5/ptIII-sptD-ch53-schIV.md)
- [Subchapter V — Student-Employees](/usc/5/ptIII-sptD-ch53-schV.md)
- [Subchapter VI — Grade and Pay Retention](/usc/5/ptIII-sptD-ch53-schVI.md)
- [Subchapter VII — Miscellaneous Provisions](/usc/5/ptIII-sptD-ch53-schVII.md)
- [Subchapter VIII — Pay for the Senior Executive Service](/usc/5/ptIII-sptD-ch53-schVIII.md)
- [Subchapter IX — Special Occupational Pay Systems](/usc/5/ptIII-sptD-ch53-schIX.md)