# 5 CFR § 550.203: Advances in pay

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-550.203

## Section

- **Citation:** 5 CFR § 550.203
- **Heading:** Advances in pay
- **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 550—PAY ADMINISTRATION (GENERAL) > Subpart B—Advances in Pay

## Text

(a) The head of an agency may provide for the advance payment of basic pay, in one or more installments covering not more than 2 pay periods, to an employee who is newly appointed to a position in the agency.
(b) The maximum amount of pay that may be advanced to an employee shall be based on the rate of basic pay to which the employee is entitled on the date of his or her new appointment with the agency, reduced by the amount of any allotments or deductions that would normally be deducted from the employee's first regular paycheck.
(c) An advance in pay may be made to an employee no earlier than the date of appointment with the agency and no later than 60 days after the date of appointment.
(d) An advance in pay under this subpart may not be made to any employee when an agency expects to make an advance in pay to the same employee under 5 U.S.C. 5927 within 2 pay periods after the employee's appointment.
(e) An advance in pay may not be made to the head of an agency or to an employee appointed to a position in the expectation of receiving an appointment as the head of an agency.
[56 FR 12837, Mar. 28, 1991; 56 FR 40360, Aug. 14, 1991; 58 FR 41625, Aug. 5, 1993]

## Nearby sections

- [5 CFR § 550.201 § 550.201 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-550.201.md)
- [5 CFR § 550.202 § 550.202 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-550.202.md)
- [5 CFR § 550.203 § 550.203 Advances in pay.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-550.203.md)
- [5 CFR § 550.204 § 550.204 Agency procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-550.204.md)
- [5 CFR § 550.205 § 550.205 Recovery of advances in pay.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-550.205.md)
- [5 CFR § 550.206 § 550.206 Waiver of repayment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-550.206.md)
- [5 CFR § 550.401 § 550.401 Purpose, applicability, authority, and administration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-550.401.md)
- [5 CFR § 550.402 § 550.402 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-550.402.md)
- [5 CFR § 550.403 § 550.403 Advance payments; evacuation payments; special allowances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-550.403.md)
- [5 CFR § 550.404 § 550.404 Computation of advance payments and evacuation payments; time periods.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-550.404.md)
- [5 CFR § 550.405 § 550.405 Determination of special allowances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-550.405.md)
- [5 CFR § 550.406 § 550.406 Work assignments during evacuation; return to duty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-550.406.md)
- [5 CFR § 550.407 § 550.407 Termination of payments during evacuation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-550.407.md)
- [5 CFR § 550.408 § 550.408 Review of accounts; service credit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-550.408.md)

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