# 5 C.F.R. § 532.207 (2026): Time schedule for wage surveys

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## Section

- **Citation:** 5 C.F.R. § 532.207 (2026)
- **Heading:** Time schedule for wage surveys
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 5 CFR: Administrative Personnel / Chapter I: OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT / Part 532: PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS / Subpart B: Prevailing Rate Determinations / § 532.207: § 532.207   Time schedule for wage surveys.

## Text

(a) Wage surveys shall be conducted on a 2-year cycle at annual intervals.
(b) A full-scale survey shall be made in the first year of the 2-year cycle and shall include development of a current sample of establishments and the collection of wage data by visits to establishments. With the unanimous consent of the members of a Local Wage Survey Committee, data may also be obtained from a private sector establishment or establishments during a full-scale wage survey by telephone, mail, or electronic means.
(c) A wage-change survey shall be made every other year using only the same employers, occupations, survey jobs, and establishment weights used in the preceding full-scale survey. Data may be collected by telephone, mail, electronic means, or personal contact.
(d) Scheduling of surveys shall take into consideration the following criteria:
(1) The best timing in relation to wage adjustments in the principal local private enterprise establishments;
(2) Reasonable distribution of workload of the lead agency;
(3) The timing of surveys for nearby or selected wage areas; and
(4) Scheduling relationships with other pay surveys.
(e) The Office of Personnel Management may authorize adjustments in the normal cycle as requested by the lead agency and based on the criteria in paragraph (d) of this section or to accommodate special studies or adjustments consistent with determining local prevailing rates.
(f) The beginning month of appropriated and nonappropriated fund wage surveys and the fiscal year during which full-scale surveys will be conducted are set out as appendices A and B to this subpart and are incorporated in and made part of this section.
[55 FR 46141, Nov. 1, 1990, as amended at 86 FR 11859, Mar. 1, 2021]

## Nearby sections

- [5 C.F.R. § 532.201 (2026) § 532.201   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P532_S532_201.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 532.203 (2026) § 532.203   Structure of regular wage schedules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P532_S532_203.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 532.205 (2026) § 532.205   The use of Federal, State, and local minimum wage requirements in determining prevailing rates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P532_S532_205.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 532.207 (2026) § 532.207   Time schedule for wage surveys.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P532_S532_207.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 532.209 (2026) § 532.209   Lead agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P532_S532_209.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 532.211 (2026) § 532.211   Criteria for appropriated fund wage areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P532_S532_211.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 532.213 (2026) § 532.213   Industries included in regular appropriated fund wage surveys.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P532_S532_213.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 532.215 (2026) § 532.215   Establishments included in regular appropriated fund surveys.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P532_S532_215.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 532.217 (2026) § 532.217   Appropriated fund survey jobs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P532_S532_217.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 532.219 (2026) § 532.219   Criteria for establishing nonappropriated fund wage areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P532_S532_219.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 532.221 (2026) § 532.221   Industries included in regular nonappropriated fund surveys.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P532_S532_221.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 532.223 (2026) § 532.223   Establishments included in regular nonappropriated fund surveys.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P532_S532_223.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 532.225 (2026) § 532.225   Nonappropriated fund survey jobs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P532_S532_225.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 532.227 (2026) § 532.227   Agency wage committee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P532_S532_227.md)

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