How the SEC Sets Salaries

Starting salaries are determined based on an assessment of the selectee’s total experience (and education, as applicable). This includes both specialized experience (directly related to the duties of the job being filled) and relevant experience (not directly related to the duties of the position, but which prepared the candidate for success in the position). In determining a salary offer, the SEC applies structured “pay matrices” that define the amounts of experience needed for pay to be set at specific rates between the minimum and maximum pay range for the grade. The base pay ranges below reflect the candidate’s full range for a selected grade. However, a selectee's initial pay in most instances after being calculated, is determined to be lower than the maximum rate of the pay range based on their years of specialized experience, relevant experience and grade level.

Information Used by Office of Human Resources Staff to Set Pay

The résumé that a job candidate submits when applying for an SEC position is used by the Office of Human Resources (OHR) Compensation Team to identify creditable relevant and specialized experience. To ensure that your experience is accurately credited, it is essential that you submit a résumé that includes your complete work history and description of specific job duties, start and end dates for each position, and full and part time work done.

Base Pay Ranges

SK Employees

The base pay ranges for the different levels of SK series employees are as follows:

Locality Pay

The locality rates presented below are applied to an employee’s basic pay based on the duty location.

The salary cap, including locality pay, is $284,600 for all SK staff.

All locations are subject to the minimum/maximum ranges and salary cap.

Senior Officers

The pay ranges for the Senior Officer levels are as follows:

All locations use minimum and maximum. There is no locality pay.