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Understanding the USDA Wage Grade Pay Scale: Structure, Locality Pay, and Determinations

"The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) employs thousands of trade, craft, and labor workers whose compensation is determined by the Federal Wage System (FWS) rather than the General Schedule (GS) white-collar system. This wage grade pay scale is designed to ensure that federal blue-collar workers receive pay matching prevailing local rates within specific geographic labor markets. Introduction to the Federal Wage System and the USDA The Federal Wage System governs the pay rates for federal trade, craft, and laboring positions—often referred to as Wage Grade (WG), Wage Leader (WL), and Wage Supervisor (WS) positions. While many fed..."

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