# 5 CFR § 532.261: Special wage schedules for leader and supervisory schedules for leader and supervisory wage employees in the Puerto Rico wage area

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.261

## Section

- **Citation:** 5 CFR § 532.261
- **Heading:** Special wage schedules for leader and supervisory schedules for leader and supervisory wage employees in the Puerto Rico wage area
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 5—Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS > PART 532—PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS > Subpart B—Prevailing Rate Determinations

## Text

(a) The Department of Defense shall establish special wage schedules for leader and supervisory wage employees in the Puerto Rico wage area.
(b) The step 2 rate for each grade of the leader wage schedule shall be equal to 120 percent of the rate for step 2 of the corresponding grade of the nonsupervisory regular wage schedule for the Puerto Rico wage area.
(c) The step 2 rate for the supervisory wage schedule shall be:
(1) For grades WS-1 through WS-10, equal to the rate for step 2 of the corresponding grade of the nonsupervisory regular wage schedule for the Puerto Rico wage area, plus 60 percent of the rate for step 2 of WG-10;
(2) For grades WS-11 through WS-18, the second rate of WS-10 plus 5, 11.5, 19.6, 29.2, 40.3, 52.9, 67.1, and 82.8 percent, respectively, of the difference between the step 2 rates of WS-10 and WS-19; and
(3) For grade WS-19, the third rate in effect for General Schedule grade GS-14 at the time of the area wage schedule adjustment. The WS-19 rate shall include any cost of living allowance payable for the area under 5 U.S.C. 5941.
(d) Step rates shall be developed by using the formula established in § 532.203 of this subpart.
[55 FR 46144, Nov. 1, 1990]

## Nearby sections

- [5 CFR § 532.101 § 532.101 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.101.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.103 § 532.103 Coverage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.103.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.105 § 532.105 Pay-fixing authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.105.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.201 § 532.201 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.201.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.203 § 532.203 Structure of regular wage schedules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.203.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.205 § 532.205 The use of Federal, State, and local minimum wage requirements in determining prevailing rates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.205.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.207 § 532.207 Time schedule for wage surveys.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.207.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.209 § 532.209 Lead agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.209.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.211 § 532.211 Criteria for appropriated fund wage areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.211.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.213 § 532.213 Industries included in regular appropriated fund wage surveys.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.213.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.215 § 532.215 Establishments included in regular appropriated fund surveys.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.215.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.217 § 532.217 Appropriated fund survey jobs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.217.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.219 § 532.219 Criteria for establishing nonappropriated fund wage areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.219.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.221 § 532.221 Industries included in regular nonappropriated fund surveys.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.221.md)

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