Executive Schedule () is the system of salaries given to the highest-ranked appointed officials in the executive branch of the U.S. government. The

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appoints individuals to these positions, most with the advice and consent of the

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. They include members of the president's

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, several top-ranking officials of each executive department, the directors of some of the more prominent departmental and independent agencies, and several members of the

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. There are five pay rates within the Executive Schedule, denoted with a

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with I being the highest level and V the lowest. Federal law lists the positions eligible for the Executive Schedule and the corresponding level. The law also gives the president the ability to grant Executive Schedule IV and V status to no more than 34 employees not listed. Certain job titles tend to be placed at certain levels of the Executive Schedule. For example, in the executive departments,

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are on Level I; deputy secretaries are on Level II; under secretaries are mostly on Level III; and assistant secretaries,

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s, inspectors general, chief financial officers, and chief information officers are mostly on Level IV. The directors of departmental and independent agencies vary widely in their placement, and are represented in every level from I to V, with their subordinates being placed on levels below them. A few agencies have general counsels, inspectors general, chief financial officers, or chief information officers on Level IV along with their departmental counterparts, although agency officials with these titles may instead be on another pay scale such as the Senior Executive Service.

Calculation of pay rate

Many political appointees have had their pay rate frozen at lower levels. According to , at the beginning of the first pay period for any position under the Executive Schedule, the amount of pay will be adjusted and rounded to the nearest multiple of US$100. If this amount is found to be midway between multiples of $100, then it will be rounded to the next highest multiple of $100. Section 738 of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141, March 23, 2018), continued the freeze on the payable pay rates for certain senior political officials at 2013 levels through January 5, 2019. The failure to enact new appropriations legislation may allow the freeze to expire. However, the officially established and posted pay rates (or pay ranges) for 2018 are in effect and used for determining pay for other employees. For more information, please see Compensation Policy Memorandum 2018-08 at https://chcoc.gov/content/continued-pay-freeze-certain-senior-political-officials-2. Executive Schedule rates indirectly affect the rates of pay for other pay scales such as the General Schedule, Senior Executive Service,

Senior Level Senior (shortened as Sr.) means "the elder" in Latin and is often used as a suffix for the elder of two or more people in the same family with the same given name, usually a parent or grandparent. It may also refer to: * Senior (name), a surname ...

Senior Foreign Service The Senior Foreign Service (SFS) comprises the top four ranks of the United States Foreign Service. These ranks were created by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and Executive Order 12293 in order to provide the Foreign Service with senior grades eq ...

, and other federal civilian pay systems, as well as the pay of uniformed military personnel, because various federal laws establishing those pay systems normally tie the maximum amount payable to various levels of the Executive Schedule. For example, no one paid on the General Schedule may earn more than the rate for Level IV of the Executive Schedule. Because of these pay caps and freezes to the Executive Schedule, federal workers at the top of their pay bands are often unable to receive pay increases, resulting in salary compression.

Level I

lists the positions that receive the amount of pay determined by Chapter 11 of Title 2. Since January 2022, the annual rate of pay for Level I is $226,300. There exist 21 positions, which are as follows:

Department secretaries

* Secretary of State *

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* Secretary of Defense * Attorney General *

Secretary of the Interior Secretary of the Interior may refer to: * Secretary of the Interior (Mexico) * Interior Secretary of Pakistan * Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (Philippines) * United States Secretary of the Interior See also

*Interior ministry ...

Secretary of Homeland Security The United States secretary of homeland security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the federal department tasked with ensuring public safety in the United States. The secretary is a member of the Cabinet of the U ...

* Secretary of Commerce *

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development The United States secretary of housing and urban development (or HUD secretary) is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, a member of the president's Cabinet, and thirteenth in the presidential line of succe ...

Secretary of Energy The United States secretary of energy is the head of the United States Department of Energy, a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and fifteenth in the presidential line of succession. The position was created on October 1, 1977, when Pr ...

Secretary of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

Secretary of Veterans Affairs The United States secretary of veterans affairs is the head of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the department concerned with veterans' benefits, health care, and national veterans' memorials and cemeteries. The secretary is a me ...

Secretary of Health and Human Services The United States secretary of health and human services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all health matters. The secretary is ...

* Secretary of Agriculture * Secretary of Labor *

Secretary of Transportation A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a wh ...

Executive Office of the President

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, with the rank of Ambassador *Director of the

Office of Management and Budget The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). OMB's most prominent function is to produce the president's budget, but it also examines agency programs, pol ...

* Director of National Drug Control Policy, Office of National Drug Control Policy

Independent agencies

*Commissioner of Social Security,

Social Security Administration The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability and survivor benefits. To qualify ...

Chair of the Federal Reserve The chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the head of the Federal Reserve, and is the active executive officer of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The chair shall preside at the meetings of the Boa ...

* Director of National Intelligence * Former United States Presidents

Level II

lists positions given the rank of executive schedule II. Deputy secretaries of cabinet-level agencies usually have this rank. Since January 2022, the annual rate of pay for Level II is $203,700. While not listed, the

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is also at Level II of the Executive Schedule. The 53 positions are:

Department deputy secretaries

* Deputy Secretary of Agriculture *

Deputy Secretary of Defense The deputy secretary of defense (acronym: DepSecDef) is a statutory office () and the second-highest-ranking official in the Department of Defense of the United States of America. The deputy secretary is the principal civilian deputy to the sec ...

Deputy Secretary of Education The deputy secretary of education oversees and manages the development of policies in the United States Department of Education. The deputy secretary focuses primarily on K–12 education policy, such as No Child Left Behind, the High School Initi ...

* Deputy Secretary of Energy *

Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services The deputy secretary of health and human services (formerly the under secretary of health, education, and welfare, 1953–1979, and the under secretary of health and human services, 1979–1990) is the chief operating officer of the United States D ...

* Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security *

Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development The deputy secretary of housing and urban development, in the United States government, is the chief operating officer of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The current deputy secretary is Adrianne Todman, who was swor ...

* Deputy Secretary of the Interior *

Deputy Attorney General The Deputy Attorney General (DAG) is the second-highest-ranking official in a department of justice or of law, in various governments of the world. In those governments, the deputy attorney general oversees the day-to-day operation of the departme ...

Deputy Secretary of Labor The United States deputy secretary of labor is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Labor. In the United States federal government, the deputy secretary oversees the day-to-day operation of the Department of Lab ...

Deputy Secretary of State The deputy secretary of state of the United States is the principal deputy to the secretary of state. The current deputy secretary of state is Wendy Ruth Sherman, serving since April 2021 under secretary of state Antony Blinken. If the secretary ...

Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources The United States Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources is the third in charge of the United States Department of State. Along with the United States Deputy Secretary of State, other Deputy Secretary of State, the Deputy Secretary ...

Deputy Secretary of Transportation The deputy secretary of transportation advises and assists the secretary of transportation in the supervision and direction of the Department of Transportation (DOT). The deputy secretary would succeed the secretary in his or her absence, sicknes ...

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury The United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, in the United States government, advises and assists the Secretary of the Treasury in the supervision and direction of the Department of the Treasury and its activities, and succeeds the Secret ...

* Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Other department officials

Defense * Secretary of the Army *

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Secretary of the Air Force A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a wh ...

Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, abbreviated USD (R&E), is a senior official of the United States Department of Defense. The USD (R&E) is charged with the development and oversight of technology strategy for the DoD. T ...

Homeland Security *

Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management is a high level civilian official in the United States Department of Homeland Security. The Under Secretary, as head of the Management Directorate at DHS, is the principal staff assistant an ...

* Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency * Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration Transportation *

Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy The Under Secretary Transportation for Policy is a position within the United States Department of Transportation. The Under Secretary serves as an advisor to the United States Secretary of Transportation and Deputy Secretary of Transportation on ...

*Administrator of the

Federal Aviation Administration The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the largest transportation agency of the U.S. government and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the country as well as over surrounding international waters. Its powers include air traffic ...

*Administrator of the

Federal Highway Administration The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two programs, the Federal-aid Highway Program ...

*Administrator of the

Federal Transit Administration The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is an agency within the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) that provides financial and technical assistance to local public transportation systems. The FTA is one of ten modal administration ...

Executive Office of the President

*Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers *Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy *Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy *Deputy Director of the

*Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget and Federal Chief Performance Officer

Independent agencies

Intelligence Community *

Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence The director of national intelligence (DNI) is a senior, cabinet-level United States government official, required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to serve as executive head of the United States Intelligence Commu ...

*Director of the

National Counterterrorism Center The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) is a United States government organization responsible for national and international counterterrorism efforts. It is based in Liberty Crossing, a modern complex near Tysons Corner in McLean, Virginia ...

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency The director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) is a statutory office () that functions as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, which in turn is a part of the United States Intelligence Community. Beginning February 2017, the ...

Other independent agencies * Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration *Administrator of the

United States Agency for International Development The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. With a budget of over $27 b ...

*Director of the

United States Office of Personnel Management The United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that manages the US civilian service. The agency provides federal human resources policy, oversight and support, and tends ...

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is the head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and is thus responsible for enforcing the nation's Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, as well as numerous other environ ...

*Director of the

Federal Housing Finance Agency The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is an independent federal agency in the United States created as the successor regulatory agency of the Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB), the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), ...

*Deputy Commissioner of the

*Chief Executive Officer of the

Millennium Challenge Corporation The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a bilateral United States foreign aid agency established by the U.S. Congress in 2004. It is an independent agency separate from the State Department and USAID. It provides grants to countries that ...

*Chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission *Director of the

National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National ...

*Director of the

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is an agency of the United States government responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector. CFPB's jurisdiction includes banks, credit unions, securities firms, payday lenders, mortga ...

* Librarian of Congress *Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System *Vice Chair for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System *Members of the Board of Governors of the

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Level III

lists 125 positions granted the rank of level III. Since January 2022, the annual rate of pay for Level III is $187,300. The positions are:

Department under secretaries

* Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services *

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment, or USA(NRE), is a high-ranking official in the United States Department of Agriculture and the principal advisor to the United States Secretary of Agriculture on policy to ...

* Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education and Economics and Chief Scientist *

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety The Under Secretary for Food Safety is a subcabinet position within the United States Department of Agriculture responsible for oversight of the policies and programs of the Food Safety and Inspection Service. The Under Secretary chairs the U.S. Co ...

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs The Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs is a high-ranking position within the United States Department of Agriculture that supervises policy development and day-to-day operations of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, ...

* Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation * Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development *

Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade : The International Trade Administration (ITA) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that promotes United States exports of nonagricultural U.S. services and goods. Duties The ITA's stated goals are to # Provide practical info ...

Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs The Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, or USC-EA, is a high-ranking official in the United States Department of Commerce that serves as the principal adviser to the United States Secretary of Commerce on economic analysis. The Unde ...

Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security The Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, or USC(IS), is a high-ranking official in the United States Department of Commerce and the principal advisor to the United States Secretary of Commerce on the export of sensitive goods and ...

* Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration * Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office * Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology *

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, or USD(A&S), is the Principal Staff Assistant (PSA) and advisor to the Secretary of Defense for all matters relating to acquisition and sustainment in the Department of Defense. Thi ...

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy The United States under secretary of defense for policy (USDP) is a high level civilian official in the United States Department of Defense. The under secretary of defense for policy is the principal staff assistant and adviser to both the secr ...

* Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Defense *

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness The under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, or USD (P&R) is a high-ranking civilian position in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) within the United States Department of Defense responsible for advising the secretary an ...

Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security The under secretary of defense for intelligence and security or USD(I&S) is a high-ranking civilian position in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) that acts as the principal civilian advisor ...

Under Secretary of the Air Force The Under Secretary of the Air Force (USECAF, or SAF/US), sometimes referred to as the Under Secretary of the Department of the Air Force, is the second-highest ranking civilian official in the United States Department of the Air Force, Departmen ...

Under Secretary of the Army The United States under secretary of the Army is the second-highest-ranking civilian official of the United States Department of the Army, serving directly under the United States Secretary of the Army. The Secretary and Under Secretary, togethe ...

Under Secretary of the Navy Under may refer to: * "Under" (Alex Hepburn song), 2013 * "Under" (Pleasure P song), 2009 *Bülent Ünder (born 1949), Turkish footballer *Cengiz Ünder (born 1997), Turkish footballer *Marie Under (1883–1980), Estonian poet * Under (restaurant) ...

Under Secretary of Education The Under Secretary of Education role was established as the second-highest-ranking position in the United States Department of Education when the agency was established in 1979. With the addition of a Deputy Secretary position in 1991, the Under S ...

* Under Secretary of Energy * Under Secretary of Energy for Science and Energy * Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security/Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration * Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Strategy, Policy, and Plans *

Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology is a high level civilian official in the United States Department of Homeland Security. The Under Secretary, as head of the Science and Technology Directorate at DHS, is the pri ...

* Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis and Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Security * Associate Attorney General * Solicitor General *

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs The Under Secretary for Political Affairs is currently the fourth-ranking position in the United States Department of State, after the secretary, the deputy secretary, and the deputy secretary of state for management and resources. The current un ...

Under Secretary of State for Management The Under Secretary of State for Management is a position within the United States Department of State that serves as principal adviser to the Secretary of State and Deputy Secretary of State on matters relating to the allocation and use of Depa ...

* Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment * Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security *

Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs The Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs is currently a top-10 ranking position in the U.S. Department of State that is intended to help ensure that public diplomacy is practiced in combination with public affairs and traditio ...

Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights The Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights is a position within the U.S. Department of State that leads the State Department's efforts to prevent and counter threats to civilian security. The Under Secretary oversees ...

Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance The Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance is a high-ranking position within United States Department of the Treasury that reports to, advises, and assists the Secretary of the Treasury and the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. The u ...

Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs The Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs is a senior position within the United States Department of the Treasury responsible for advising the Secretary of the Treasury on international economic issues. During the Trump Admin ...

Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence The Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence is a position within the United States Department of the Treasury responsible for directing the Treasury's efforts to cut the lines of financial support for terrorists, fight financial c ...

Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health The Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health is a sub-cabinet position in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Formerly known as the Chief Medical Director of Veterans Health, the Undersecretary is the highest official directly ...

Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits The Under Secretary for Benefits (USB), in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, directs the Veterans Benefits Administration through regional offices in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The Under Se ...

Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs The Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs is a senior position within the United States Department of Veterans Affairs that directs the National Cemetery Administration, which maintains 150 national cemeteries and provides burial services for veter ...

Other department officials

Department of Health and Human Services *Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Homeland Security *Director of

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that administers the country's naturalization and immigration system. It is a successor to the Immigration and Naturalizati ...

*Commissioner of

United States Customs and Border Protection United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the largest federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security. It is the country's primary border control organization, charged with regulating and facilit ...

*Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency *Deputy Administrator for Resilience of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Department of Justice *Director,

Federal Bureau of Investigation The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, ...

*Administrator,

Drug Enforcement Administration The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA; ) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution within the U.S. It is the lead agency for domestic en ...

Department of Transportation *Administrator,

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA ) is an agency of the U.S. federal government, part of the Department of Transportation. It describes its mission as "Save lives, prevent injuries, reduce vehicle-related crashes" rel ...

*Administrator,

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation that regulates the trucking industry in the United States. The primary mission of the FMCSA is to reduce crashes, injuries and f ...

*Administrator,

Federal Railroad Administration The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). The agency was created by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966. The purpose of the FRA is to promulgate and enforce rail saf ...

*Administrator,

United States Maritime Administration The United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation. MARAD administers financial programs to develop, promote, and operate the U.S. Maritime Service and the U.S. Merchant Marine. Det ...

*Administrator,

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is a United States Department of Transportation agency created in 2004, responsible for developing and enforcing regulations for the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound oper ...

Department of the Treasury *

Comptroller of the Currency The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is an independent bureau within the United States Department of the Treasury that was established by the National Currency Act of 1863 and serves to charter, regulate, and supervise all nationa ...

Commissioner of Internal Revenue The Commissioner of Internal Revenue is the head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), an agency within the United States Department of the Treasury. The office of Commissioner was created by Congress as part of the Revenue Act of 1862. Section ...

*Director of the

Office of Financial Research The Office of Financial Research (OFR) is an independent bureau within the United States Department of the Treasury that was established by the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, whose passage in 2010 was a legislative ...

*Independent Member with Insurance Expertise of the Financial Stability Oversight Council Note: The Director of the

Office of Thrift Supervision The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) was a United States federal agency under the Department of the Treasury that chartered, supervised, and regulated all federally chartered and state-chartered savings banks and savings and loans associatio ...

was level III before that office was abolished by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010.

Executive Office of the President

*Three deputy trade representatives within the

Office of the United States Trade Representative The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is an agency of the United States federal government responsible for developing and promoting American trade policy. Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is headed by the ...

, currently: **Deputy United States Trade Representative for Europe, The Middle East, and Industrial Competitiveness, with the rank of Ambassador, in Washington, D.C. **Deputy United States Trade Representative for Investment, Services, Labor, Environment, Africa, China, and the Western Hemisphere, with the rank of Ambassador, in Washington, D.C. **Deputy United States Trade Representative and Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland *

Chief Agricultural Negotiator The Chief Agricultural Negotiator is an ambassador of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) responsible for conducting and overseeing international negotiations related to trade in agricultural products. The Chief Agricultura ...

, with the rank of Ambassador, Office of the United States Trade Representative *Chief Innovation and Intellectual Property Negotiator, with the rank of Ambassador, Office of the United States Trade Representative *Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy *Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget *Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government and Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States *Controller of the

Office of Federal Financial Management The Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) is a component of the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States The Executive Office of the President (EO ...

, Office of Management and Budget *Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy *Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy *Deputy Director for State, Local, and Tribal Affairs, Office of National Drug Control Policy *Executive Secretary,

National Space Council The National Space Council is a body within the Executive Office of the President of the United States created in 1989 during the George H. W. Bush administration, disbanded in 1993, and reestablished in June 2017 by the Donald Trump administrat ...

Independent agencies

Directors *Administrator,

General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) is an independent agency of the United States government established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. GSA supplies products and communications for U.S. gover ...

*Administrator,

Small Business Administration The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent agency of the United States government that provides support to entrepreneurs and small businesses. The mission of the Small Business Administration is "to maintain and stre ...

*Director,

Peace Corps The Peace Corps is an independent agency and program of the United States government that trains and deploys volunteers to provide international development assistance. It was established in March 1961 by an executive order of President John F ...

*Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States *Director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service *Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the

Farm Credit Administration The Farm Credit Administration is an independent agency of the federal government of the United States. Its function is to regulate the financial institutions that provide credit to farmers. Authority The Farm Credit Administration is an indep ...

* Archivist of the United States *Executive Director,

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board is an independent agency of the United States government by the Federal Employees Retirement System Act of 1986. It has roughly 270 employees. It was established to administer the Thrift Savings Plan ...

*Director of the United States Trade and Development Agency *Director,

Office of Government Ethics The United States Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is an independent agency within the executive branch of the U.S. Federal Government which is responsible for directing executive branch policies relating to the prevention of conflicts of intere ...

Register of Copyrights The Register of Copyrights is the director of the United States Copyright Office within the Library of Congress, as provided by . The Office has been headed by a Register since 1897. The Register is appointed by, and responsible to, the Librarian ...

*Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. *Director of the Congressional Research Service Deputy directors *Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency *Deputy Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration *Deputy Administrator, United States

Agency for International Development The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. With a budget of over $27 ...

*Deputy Director,

Office of Personnel Management An office is a space where an organization's employees perform administrative work in order to support and realize objects and goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a position within an organization with specific d ...

*Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency *Deputy Librarian of Congress

Boards and commissions

*Chairman,

Merit Systems Protection Board The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is an independent quasi-judicial agency established in 1979 to protect federal merit systems against partisan political and other prohibited personnel practices and to ensure adequate protection for federa ...

*Chairwoman,

Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdicti ...

*Chairman, Board of Directors,

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is one of two agencies that supply deposit insurance to depositors in American depository institutions, the other being the National Credit Union Administration, which regulates and insures cr ...

*Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission *Chairman, Federal Trade Commission *Chairman, Surface Transportation Board *Chairman,

National Labor Relations Board The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent agency of the federal government of the United States with responsibilities for enforcing U.S. labor law in relation to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices. Under the Na ...

*Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission *Chairman,

National Mediation Board The National Mediation Board (NMB) is an independent agency of the United States government that coordinates labor-management relations within the U.S. railroads and airlines industries. History The board was established by the 1934 amendments to ...

*Chairman,

Railroad Retirement Board The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is an independent agency in the executive branch of the United States government created in 1935 to administer a social insurance program providing retirement benefits to the country's railroad workers. T ...

*Chairman,

Federal Maritime Commission The United States Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is an independent federal agency based in Washington, D.C. that is responsible for the regulation of oceanborne international transportation of the U.S. It is chaired by Daniel B. Maffei. His ...

*Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board *Chairman,

National Endowment for the Arts The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal ...

*Chairman,

National Endowment for the Humanities The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency of the U.S. government, established by thNational Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965(), dedicated to supporting research, education, preserv ...

*Chairman,

Postal Regulatory Commission The United States Postal Regulatory Commission (or PRC), formerly called the Postal Rate Commission, is an independent regulatory agency created by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970. Like the Postal Service, it was defined in law as an indep ...

*Chairman,

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) is an independent federal agency created under the Occupational Safety and Health Act to decide contests of citations or penalties resulting from OSHA inspections of American work places ...

*Chairman,

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a federal agency that was established via the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to administer and enforce civil rights laws against workplace discrimination. The EEOC investigates discrimination ...

*Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission *Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission *Chairman,

United States International Trade Commission The United States International Trade Commission (USITC or I.T.C.) is an agency of the United States federal government that advises the legislative and executive branches on matters of trade. It is an independent, bipartisan entity that analyze ...

*Chairman, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission *Chairman,

National Credit Union Administration Board The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is a government-backed insurer of credit unions in the United States, one of two agencies that provide deposit insurance to depositors in U.S. depository institutions, the other being the Federa ...

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is an independent agency of the United States government based in Washington, D.C. Established in 1988, the DNFSB oversees the nuclear weapons complex administered by the U.S. Department of Energy. The ...

- (1) Chairman; (2) Vice Chairman; (3) Member; (4) Member; (5) Member * Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Four Commissioners

Obsolete positions

*Director of the Office of Emergency Planning *Chairman,

Federal Housing Finance Board The Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB) was an independent agency of the United States government established in 1989 in the aftermath of the savings and loan crisis to take over management of the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBs or FHLBanks) from ...

Level IV

lists 346 non-obsolete positions with the rank of executive schedule level IV. Since January 2022, the annual rate of pay for Level IV is $176,300. The positions are:

Department assistant secretaries

*Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Administration *Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights *Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Relations *Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Administration *Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs *Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration *Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement *Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration *Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development *Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance *Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis *Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Deputy Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration *Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction *Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets *

Assistant Secretaries of Defense Assistant Secretary of Defense is a title used for many high-level executive positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense within the U.S. Department of Defense. The Assistant Secretary of Defense title is junior to Under Secretary of Defen ...

(9) * Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force (5) *

Assistant Secretaries of the Army Assistant Secretary of the Army is a title used to describe various civilian officials in the United States Department of the Army. Present Assistant Secretaries of the Army At present, there are five offices bearing the title of Assistant Secret ...

* Assistant Secretaries of Transportation (4) * Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury (8) * Deputy Under Secretaries of the Treasury (or Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury) (2) * Assistant Secretaries of Veterans Affairs (7)

General counsels

*General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture *General Counsel of the Department of Commerce *

General Counsel of the Department of Defense The General Counsel of the Department of Defense is the chief legal officer of the Department of Defense (DoD), advising both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary on all legal matters and services, and providing legal advice to Office of the Secr ...

* General Counsel of the Department of the Army * General Counsel of the Department of the Navy *

General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force The General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force (acronym SAF/GC) is the chief legal officer of the U.S. Department of the Air Force. By U.S. law, the General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force is appointed from civilian life by t ...

*General Counsel of the Department of Education * General Counsel of the Department of Energy * General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services *General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security *

General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED O ...

* Solicitor of the Department of the Interior * Solicitor of Labor *General Counsel of the Department of Transportation *General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury *General Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs * General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency * General Counsel of the Office of the Director of the National Intelligence * General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board * Special Counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board *Chief Counsel for Advocacy,

Inspectors general

* Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture * Inspector General of the Department of Commerce *

Inspector General of the Department of Defense The Department of Defense Inspector General (DoDIG) is an independent, objective agency that provides oversight related to the programs and operations of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). DoD IG was created in 1982 as an amendment t ...

* Inspector General of the Department of Education * Inspector General of the Department of Energy * Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services * Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security *Inspector General,

Federal Emergency Management Agency The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), initially created under President Jimmy Carter by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 and implemented by two Ex ...

* Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development * Inspector General of the Department of the Interior *

Inspector General of the Department of Justice The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Justice (DOJ) is responsible for conducting nearly all of the investigations of DOJ employees and programs. The office has several hundred employees, reporting to the Inspector Gener ...

* Inspector General of the Department of Labor * Inspector General of the Department of State * Inspector General of the Department of Transportation * Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury * Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs * Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration *Inspector General,

United States Environmental Protection Agency The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters. President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it ...

*Inspector General, Export-Import Bank *Inspector General,

*Inspector General, Nuclear Regulatory Commission *Inspector General,

*Inspector General,

Tennessee Valley Authority The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a federally owned electric utility corporation in the United States. TVA's service area covers all of Tennessee, portions of Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, and small areas of Georgia, North Carolin ...

*Inspector General,

Resolution Trust Corporation The Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was a U.S. government-owned asset management company run by Lewis William Seidman and charged with liquidating assets, primarily real estate-related assets such as mortgage loans, that had been assets ...

*Inspector General,

Central Intelligence Agency The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, ...

*Inspector General,

United States Postal Service The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the U ...

Chief financial officers

*Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Agriculture *Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Commerce *Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Education *Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Energy *Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Health and Human Services *Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security *Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Housing and Urban Development *Chief Financial Officer of the Department of the Interior *Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Justice *Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Labor *Chief Financial Officer of the Department of State *Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Transportation *Chief Financial Officer of the Department of the Treasury *Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs *Chief Financial Officer of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration *Chief Financial Officer,

Chief information officers

*Chief Information Officer of the Department of Agriculture *Chief Information Officer of the Department of Commerce *Chief Information Officer,

Department of Defense Department of Defence or Department of Defense may refer to: Current departments of defence * Department of Defence (Australia) * Department of National Defence (Canada) * Department of Defence (Ireland) * Department of National Defense (Philipp ...

(unless the official designated is listed under section 5312, 5313, or 5314 of this title) *Chief Information Officer of the Department of Education *Chief Information Officer of the Department of Energy *Chief Information Officer of the Department of Health and Human Services *Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Security *Chief Information Officer, Federal Emergency Management Agency *Chief Information Officer of the Department of Housing and Urban Development *Chief Information Officer of the Department of the Interior *Chief Information Officer of the Department of Justice *Chief Information Officer of the Department of Labor *Chief Information Officer of the Department of State *Chief Information Officer of the Department of Transportation *Chief Information Officer of the Department of the Treasury *Chief Information Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs *Chief Information Officer of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration *Chief Information Officer of the United States Agency for International Development *Chief Information Officer,

*Chief Information Officer,

*Chief Information Officer, Nuclear Regulatory Agency *Chief Information Officer,

*Chief Information Officer,

Other department officials

Department of Agriculture *Administrator of the

Rural Utilities Service The United States Rural Utilities Service (RUS) administers programs that provide infrastructure or infrastructure improvements to rural communities. These include water and waste treatment, electric power, and telecommunications services. it is ...

Department of Commerce *Director of the

Bureau of the Census The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the ...

*Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Department of Defense * Director of Civil Defense, Department of the Army * Director, Operational Test and Evaluation *

Director of Defense Research and Engineering The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, abbreviated USD (R&E), is a senior official of the United States Department of Defense. The USD (R&E) is charged with the development and oversight of technology strategy for the DoD. T ...

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy The United States under secretary of defense for policy (USDP) is a high level civilian official in the United States Department of Defense. The under secretary of defense for policy is the principal staff assistant and adviser to both the secr ...

* Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Department of Education * Liaison for Community and Junior Colleges *Director of the Office of Educational Technology *Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics Department of Energy *Administrator, Energy Information Administration *Director,

Office of Science The Office of Science is a component of the United States Department of Energy (DOE). The Office of Science is the lead federal agency supporting fundamental scientific research for energy and the Nation’s largest supporter of basic research in t ...

*Principal Deputy Administrator,

National Nuclear Security Administration The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is a United States federal agency responsible for safeguarding national security through the military application of Nuclear physics, nuclear science. NNSA maintains and enhances the Stockpil ...

*Additional deputy administrators of the

(3) (two if the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors is a

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

officer on

active duty Active duty, in contrast to reserve duty, is a full-time occupation as part of a military force. In the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, the equivalent term is active service. India The Indian Armed Forces are considered to be o ...

) Department of Health and Human Services *

Commissioner of Food and Drugs The United States Commissioner of Food and Drugs is the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The commissioner is appointed by the president of the United States and ...

Department of Homeland Security * Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties * Federal Insurance Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency Department of Housing and Urban Development *President,

Government National Mortgage Association The Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), or Ginnie Mae, is a government-owned corporation of the United States Federal Government within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It was founded in 1968 and works to expa ...

Department of Justice *Director,

Community Relations Service The Community Relations Service (CRS) is part of the United States Department of Justice. The office is intended to act as a peacemaker "for community conflicts and tensions arising from differences of race, color, national origin, gender, gender id ...

*Director,

Bureau of Prisons The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Justice that is responsible for the care, custody, and control of incarcerated individuals who have committed federal crimes; that i ...

*Director of the National Institute of Justice *Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics *Administrator,

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is an office of the United States Department of Justice and a component of the Office of Justice Programs. The OJJDP publishes the JRFC Databook on even numbered years for informat ...

Director of the United States Marshals Service The director of the United States Marshals Service, abbreviated USMS director, is the head and chief executive of the United States Marshals Service (USMS). The director oversees and manages the Marshals Service and directly superintends the vari ...

Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation The Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (formerly known as the Associate Director) is a senior United States government position in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The office is second in command to the Director of the Fed ...

Department of Labor *Administrator of the Wage & Hour Division * Commissioner of Labor Statistics Department of State * Special Representatives of the President for arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament matters, Department of State * Ambassadors at large Department of Transportation * Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation *Deputy Administrator,

* Deputy Federal Highway Administrator

Other independent agency officials

United States Agency for International Development *Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance *Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment *Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Global Health *Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs *Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Management *Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Africa *Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Asia *Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Europe and Eurasia *Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean *Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for the Middle East Other independent agencies * Director of Selective Service *President,

National Consumer Cooperative Bank The National Cooperative Bank is a congressionally chartered cooperative bank in the United States created by the National Consumer Cooperative Bank Act of 1978 (Pub.L. 95-351). National Cooperative offers banking products and services to coopera ...

*Director of the

Institute of Museum and Library Services The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is an independent agency of the United States federal government established in 1996. It is the main source of federal support for libraries and museums within the United States, having the ...

*Commissioner,

Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation ] The Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR) is an independent agency of the executive branch of the U.S. Government. It is responsible for assisting Hopi and Navajo Indians impacted by the relocation that Congress A congress is ...

*Director of the

International Broadcasting Bureau The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) is the technical support outlet within the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) (former Broadcasting Board of Governors, BBG), which is a U.S. independent agency. The IBB supports the day-to- ...

Deputy Administrator of General Services
* Deputy Administrator,

Deputy Director of the Peace Corps Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: ** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spai ...

* First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States * Assistant Secretary for Science,

Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Founded ...

* Assistant Secretary for History and Art,

*Executive Vice President,

Overseas Private Investment Corporation The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) was the United States Government's Development finance institution until it merged with the Development Credit Authority (DCA) of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID ...

* Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission * Director of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission * Director of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Nuclear Regulatory Commission *Executive Director for Operations, Nuclear Regulatory Commission *Deputy Director, Institute for Scientific and Technological Cooperation * Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances,

*Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste,

*Assistant Administrators,

(8) * Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Executive Office of the President

* Deputy Director of the Office of Science and Technology * Assistant Directors of the Office of Management and Budget (3) *Members, Council of Economic Advisers

Boards and commissions

*Chairman, Federal Labor Relations Authority *Chairman,

Board of Veterans' Appeals The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) is an administrative tribunal within the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), located in Washington, D.C. Established by Executive Order on July 28, 1933, it determines whether U.S. military vet ...

*Chairman,

United States Parole Commission The United States Parole Commission is the parole board responsible for granting or denying parole to, and supervising the parole releases of, incarcerated individuals who fall under its jurisdiction. It is part of the United States Department of J ...

*Members,

(5) *Members, Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States *Members,

*Member, Board of Directors of the

*Directors,

*Members, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission *Members, Federal Trade Commission *Members, Surface Transportation Board *Members,

*Members, Securities and Exchange Commission *Members,

*Members,

(4) *Members, National Transportation Safety Board *Members,

(2) *Members,

(4) *Members,

*Members, Consumer Product Safety Commission (4) *Members, Commodity Futures Trading Commission *Members, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Obsolete positions

* Deputy Director of the Office of Emergency Planning * Commissioner of Interamal

Level V

lists the 143 positions that receive the amount of pay determined by Chapter 11 of Title 2. Since January 2022, the annual rate of pay for Level V is $165,300. The positions are as follows:

Agency directors

*Director,

United States Travel Service The United States Travel and Tourism Administration (USTTA) operated the country's official travel and tourism offices worldwide. It was established in 1981 by the National Tourism Policy Act, succeeding the United States Travel Service in its rol ...

, Department of Commerce * National Export Expansion Coordinator, Department of Commerce *Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency,

*Administrator,

Bonneville Power Administration The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is an American federal agency operating in the Pacific Northwest. BPA was created by an act of Congress in 1937 to market electric power from the Bonneville Dam located on the Columbia River and to cons ...

, Department of Energy *Chairman, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States,

Department of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

* Commissioner of Vocational Rehabilitation,

Department of Health and Human Services The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is ...

* Commissioner of Welfare,

*Commissioner,

Administration for Children and Families The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It is headed by the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Children and Families. It has a $49 billi ...

*Director,

Indian Health Service The Indian Health Service (IHS) is an operating division (OPDIV) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). IHS is responsible for providing direct medical and public health services to members of federally-recognized Nativ ...

*Director,

United States Fish and Wildlife Service The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior dedicated to the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats. The mission of the agency is "working with othe ...

, Department of the Interior *Director,

United States Bureau of Mines For most of the 20th century, the United States Bureau of Mines (USBM) was the primary United States government agency conducting scientific research and disseminating information on the extraction, processing, use, and conservation of mineral ...

, Department of the Interior *Director,

United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...

, Department of the Interior * Commissioner of Reclamation, Department of the Interior *

Commissioner of Indian Affairs The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior. It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to American Indians and ...

, Department of the Interior *Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior *Director,

National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational propert ...

, Department of the Interior *Director,

Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs The Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD) was a bureau within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and a predecessor agency of the modern Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). History It was created by § 3 of the Reorganizatio ...

*Administrator, Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Division,

Department of Labor The Ministry of Labour ('' UK''), or Labor ('' US''), also known as the Department of Labour, or Labor, is a government department responsible for setting labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, training, a ...

*Administrator,

National Capital Transportation Agency The National Capital Transportation Agency (NCTA) was created in 1960 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to comprehensively plan different modes of transportation in the Washington, D.C. area. John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 2 ...

* Archivist of the United States *Chairman of the Federal Renegotiation Board *Chairman of the Subversive Activities Control Board *Commissioner, Federal Supply Service,

*Commissioner,

Public Buildings Service The General Services Administration (GSA) is an independent agency of the United States government established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. GSA supplies products and communications for U.S. gover ...

*Commissioners, Indian Claims Commission (5) *Staff Director, Commission on Civil Rights *Director, United States National Museum,

*Director, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,

*Administrator, Environmental Science Services Administration *Executive Director, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation *Commissioners,

(4)

Other officials

*Associate Administrators,

(4) *Associate Administrators, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (7) *Associate Deputy Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration *Deputy Associate Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration *Assistant Attorney General for Administration *Assistant and Science Adviser to the

*Interior ministry ...

*Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear & Chemical & Biological Defense Programs,

*Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service, United States Department of the Treasury, Department of the Treasury *Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue, United States Department of the Treasury, Department of the Treasury *Deputy General Counsel,

*Associate Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service *Associate Director for Volunteers,

*Associate Director for Program Development and Operations,

*Assistants to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,

(2) *Assistant Directors, Office of Emergency Planning (3) *Fiscal Assistant Secretary of the Treasury *General Counsel of the

*General Counsel of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission *General Counsel of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration *Manpower Administrator,

*Members, Federal Renegotiation Board *Members, Subversive Activities Control Board *Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense for Research and Engineering,

(4) *Assistant Administrator of General Services *Assistant Director (Program Planning, Analysis and Research), Office of Economic Opportunity *Deputy Director, National Security Agency *Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense *Assistant Secretary for Administration, United States Department of Transportation, Department of Transportation *Associate Directors,

(5) *Assistant Federal Highway Administrator *Deputy Administrator,

*Deputy Administrator,

*Assistant Administrator,

*Vice Presidents,

(3) *Deputy Administrator,

, United States Department of Transportation, Department of Transportation *General Counsel,

*Additional officers, United States Department of Energy, Department of Energy (14) *Additional officers, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (5) *Assistant Administrator for Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration *Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration *Assistant Administrators, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (3) *General Counsel, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration *Members, Federal Labor Relations Authority (2) *General Counsel, Federal Labor Relations Authority *Additional officers, Institute for Scientific and Technological Cooperation (2) *Additional officers,

(6) *Associate Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Transportation, Department of Transportation *Chief Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration *Deputy Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of JusticeThe position of Deputy Administrator of the DEA was placed in Level V of the Executive Schedule under the provisions of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973, dated 28 March 1973.

Presidential authority to place positions at levels IV and V

Per , the president can at any time appoint no more than 34 individuals to pay rates Level IV and V, provided that they are viewed as a necessary change to organization, management responsibility, or workload within a specific agency. This figure is in addition to Level IV and V positions specifically authorized in the bill. However, Senate consent is required and the pay rate takes effect only upon a new appointment to that position. All actions taken during this process are to be published in the ''Federal Register'', except when it is deemed that such publication would stand in conflict to national security. The president may not take action under this section with respect to a position, the pay for which is fixed at a specific rate by this subchapter, or by statute enacted after 14 August 1964. The following positions are granted Level IV pay status of the Executive Schedule: *Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of the Treasury
Deputy Under Secretary for International Labor Affairs
United States Department of Labor *Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration *Executive Secretary of the United States National Security Council, National Security Council *Administrator of the

*Assistant Secretary of the Air Force *Director of the Office for Victims of Crime *Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance *Director of the National Institutes of Health *Members of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (5) *Commissioner on Aging (now Assistant Secretary for Aging, Department of Health and Human Services) The following positions are granted Level V pay status: *Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Department of Defense *Counselor to the Secretary of Labor,

*Deputy Under Secretary for Education, United States Department of Education, Department of Education *Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans

References

External links

* *
Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973 - Appendix to Title 5, U.S. Code
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