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, secretaries 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, 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

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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 The General Schedule (GS) is the predominant pay scale within the United States civil service. The GS includes the majority of white collar personnel (professional, technical, administrative, and clerical) positions. , 71 percent of federal civil ...

, Senior Level, Senior Foreign Service, 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 A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in so ...

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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 The United States secretary of commerce (SecCom) is the head of the United States Department of Commerce. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters relating to commerce. The secretary rep ...

* Secretary of Housing and Urban Development *

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 *

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 The United States secretary of agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture. The position carries similar responsibilities to those of agriculture ministers in other governments. The department includes several organi ...

Secretary of Labor The United States Secretary of Labor is a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and as the head of the United States Department of Labor, controls the department, and enforces and suggests laws involving unions, the workplace, and all o ...

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

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 t ...

, 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 The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is a component of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. The Director of the ONDCP, colloquially known as the Drug Czar, heads the office. "Drug Czar" was a term first used i ...

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 f ...

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 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 Co ...

* 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 Init ...

* Deputy Secretary of Energy * Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services * Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security * Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development * Deputy Secretary of the Interior * Deputy Attorney General * Deputy Secretary of Labor * Deputy Secretary of State * Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources * Deputy Secretary of Transportation * Deputy Secretary of the Treasury * Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Other department officials

Defense *

Secretary of the Army The secretary of the Army (SA or SECARMY) is a senior civilian official within the United States Department of Defense, with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, insta ...

Secretary of the Navy The secretary of the Navy (or SECNAV) is a statutory officer () and the head (chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department (component organization) within the United States Department of Defense. By law, the se ...

* Secretary of the Air Force *

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. ...

Homeland Security * Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management * Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency * Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration Transportation * Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy *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 administratio ...

Executive Office of the President

*Chair of the

Council of Economic Advisers The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is a United States agency within the Executive Office of the President established in 1946, which advises the President of the United States on economic policy. The CEA provides much of the empirical rese ...

*Director of the

Office of Science and Technology Policy 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 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 *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 The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the highest-ranking official of NASA, the national space agency of the United States. The administrator is NASA's chief decision maker, responsible for providing clarity t ...

*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 *Deputy Commissioner of the

*Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation *Chair of the

Nuclear Regulatory Commission The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with protecting public health and safety related to nuclear energy. Established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, the NRC began opera ...

*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 *

Librarian of Congress The Librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, for a term of ten years. In addition to overseeing the library, the Libra ...

*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 The Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services is a position created within the United States Department of Agriculture in 1993, and is responsible for administrating the department's fifteen nutrition and food security programs and ...

* Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment * Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education and Economics and Chief Scientist * Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety *

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 The Under Secretary for Rural Development (USDA(RD)) is a high-ranking official in the United States Department of Agriculture and principal advisor to the United States Secretary of Agriculture responsible for oversight of the department's rural ...

* Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade * Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs * Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security * 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 * Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security * Under Secretary of the Air Force * Under Secretary of the Army *

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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 The Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. It was created by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( ...

* Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology * Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis and Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Security *

Associate Attorney General The associate attorney general of the United States is the third-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Justice. The associate attorney general advises and assists the attorney general and the deputy attorney general in policies re ...

* Solicitor General * Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs *

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 Dep ...

Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment The Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment is an undersecretary position within the United States Department of State. The Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment serves as senior economic advi ...

Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security The Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (T) is a position within the U.S. Department of State that serves as Senior Adviser to the President and the Secretary of State for Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Dis ...

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 administration, public ...

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 * Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs * Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence * Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health * Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits *

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 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer M ...

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" relat ...

*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 ...

*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 sa ...

*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 opera ...

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 *Independent Member with Insurance Expertise of the Financial Stability Oversight Council Note: The Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision 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, 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 The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA ) is a Division within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which in turn, is within the Executive Office of the President. OIRA oversees the implementation of government-wide polici ...

, 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, Office of Management and Budget *Deputy Director for Demand Reduction,

*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

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 ...

*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 The Archivist of the United States is the head and chief administrator of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) of the United States. The Archivist is responsible for the supervision and direction of the National Archives. Th ...

*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 interes ...

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 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. NASA was established in 1958, succeeding ...

*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 b ...

*Deputy Director,

*Deputy Director, Office of Personnel Management *Deputy Administrator,

Environmental Protection Agency A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an influence in their survival, development, and evolution. A biophysical environment can vary in scale ...

*Deputy Librarian of Congress

Boards and commissions

*Chairman, Merit Systems Protection Board *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 A board of directors (commonly referred simply as the board) is an executive committee that jointly supervises the activities of an organization, which can be either a for-profit or a nonprofit organization such as a business, nonprofit orga ...

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 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is the United States federal agency that regulates the transmission and wholesale sale of electricity and natural gas in interstate commerce and regulates the transportation of oil by pipeline in ...

*Chairman,

Federal Trade Commission The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil (non-criminal) antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection. The FTC shares jurisdiction o ...

*Chairman,

Surface Transportation Board The Surface Transportation Board (STB) of the United States is a federal, bipartisan, independent adjudicatory board. The STB was established on January 1, 1996, to assume some of the regulatory functions that had been administered by the Interstat ...

*Chairman, National Labor Relations Board *Chairman,

Securities and Exchange Commission The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government, created in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The primary purpose of the SEC is to enforce the law against market ...

*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 *Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission *Chairman,

National Transportation Safety Board The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent U.S. government investigative agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation. In this role, the NTSB investigates and reports on aviation accidents and inci ...

*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 *Chairman, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission *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 The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC, CPSC, or commission) is an independent agency of the United States government. The CPSC seeks to promote the safety of consumer products by addressing “unreasonable risks” of inj ...

*Chairman,

Commodity Futures Trading Commission The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is an independent agency of the US government created in 1974 that regulates the U.S. derivatives markets, which includes futures, swaps, and certain kinds of options. The Commodity Exchange Act ...

*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 *

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 D ...

- (1) Chairman; (2) Vice Chairman; (3) Member; (4) Member; (5) Member *

- Four Commissioners

Obsolete positions

*Director of the Office of Emergency Planning *Chairman, Federal Housing Finance Board

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 Defens ...

(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 ...

(5) * Assistant Secretaries of the Navy (4) * Assistant Secretaries of Education (10) * Assistant Secretaries of Energy (6) * Assistant Secretaries of Health and Human Services (6) * Assistant Secretaries of the Department of Homeland Security * Assistant Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development (8) * Assistant Secretaries of the Interior (6) * Assistant Attorneys General (10) * Assistant Secretaries of Labor (10), one of whom shall be the

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training Assistant may refer to: * Assistant (by Speaktoit), a virtual assistant app for smartphones * Assistant (software), a software tool to assist in computer configuration * Google Assistant, a virtual assistant by Google * ''The Assistant'' (TV seri ...

* Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health * Assistant Secretaries of State (24) and four other

Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs of other na ...

officials to be appointed by the president, by and with the advice and consent of the

Assistant Secretaries of Transportation Assistant may refer to: * Assistant (by Speaktoit), a virtual assistant app for smartphones * Assistant (software), a software tool to assist in computer configuration * Google Assistant, a virtual assistant by Google * ''The Assistant'' (TV seri ...

(4) * Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury (8) *

Deputy Under Secretaries of the Treasury (or Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury) 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, Spain ...

(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 The General Counsel of the Army (also known as the Army General Counsel, abbreviated AGC) is the chief legal officer of the U.S. Department of the Army and senior legal advisor to the Secretary of the Army. U.S. law provides that the General Cou ...

General Counsel of the Department of the Navy 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 On ...

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 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 On ...

Inspectors general

* Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture * Inspector General of the Department of Commerce * Inspector General of the Department of Defense * 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 The inspector general of the Department of State heads the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State and is responsible for detecting and investigating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in the United States Department of St ...

* 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,

*Inspector General, Office of Personnel Management *Inspector General, Railroad Retirement Board *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,

*Inspector General, Resolution Trust Corporation *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 ...

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,

Nuclear Regulatory Agency Nuclear may refer to: Physics Relating to the nucleus of the atom: *Nuclear engineering *Nuclear physics *Nuclear power *Nuclear reactor *Nuclear weapon *Nuclear medicine *Radiation therapy *Nuclear warfare Mathematics *Nuclear space *Nuclear ...

*Chief Information Officer, Office of Personnel Management *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 The United States Department of the Army (DA) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the U.S. The Department of the Army is the federal government agency within which the United States Army (U.S.) is org ...

Director, Operational Test and Evaluation The Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) is the principal staff assistant and adviser to the US Secretary of Defense on operational and live fire test and evaluation activities involving U.S. Department of Defense weapons systems. R ...

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 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, Spain ...

Department of Education *

Liaison for Community and Junior Colleges Liaison means communication between two or more groups, or co-operation or working together. Liaison or liaisons may refer to: General usage * Affair, an unfaithful sexual relationship * Collaboration * Co-operation Arts and entertainment * Li ...

*Director of the

Office of Educational Technology The Office of Educational Technology is located in the Office of the Secretary of the United States Department of Education. OET develops national educational technology policy and advocates for the transition from print-based to digital learning ...

*Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics Department of Energy *Administrator,

Energy Information Administration The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and publ ...

*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 science. NNSA maintains and enhances the safety, security, and ef ...

*Additional deputy administrators of the

(3) (two if the

Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors 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, Spain ...

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 Department of Homeland Security *

Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French ''oficier'' "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French ''officier''), from Medieval Latin ''officiarius'' "an officer," fr ...

Federal Insurance Administrator Federal or foederal (archaic) may refer to: Politics General *Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies *Federation, or ''Federal state'' (federal system), a type of government characterized by both a central (federal) government and states or ...

, Federal Emergency Management Agency Department of Housing and Urban Development *President, Government National Mortgage Association 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 The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development and evaluation agency of the United States Department of Justice. NIJ, along with the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Juvenil ...

*Director of the

Bureau of Justice Statistics The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for measuring crime, criminal victimization, criminal offenders, victims of crime, correlates of crime, and the operation of cri ...

*Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention *

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 Fe ...

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 cooperat ...

*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 *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, Spain ...

* 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". Found ...

* Assistant Secretary for History and Art,

*Executive Vice President, Overseas Private Investment Corporation * Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation,

* Director of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards,

* Director of Nuclear Regulatory Research,

*Executive Director for Operations,

*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 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 ...

* Assistant Directors of the Office of Management and Budget (3) *Members,

Boards and commissions

*Chairman,

Federal Labor Relations Authority The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) is an independent agency of the United States government that governs labor relations between the federal government and its employees. Created by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, it is a quasi ...

*Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals *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, Federal Housing Finance Board *Members,

*Members,

*Members, National Labor Relations Board *Members,

*Members, Merit Systems Protection Board *Members, Federal Maritime Commission *Members,

*Members, Railroad Retirement Board *Members,

(4) *Members,

*Members, National Credit Union Administration Board (2) *Members, Postal Regulatory Commission (4) *Members, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission *Members,

(4) *Members,

*Members, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Obsolete positions

Deputy Director of the Office of Emergency Planning 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, Spain ...

Commissioner of Interamal A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...

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,

Department of Commerce The United States Department of Commerce is an executive department of the U.S. federal government concerned with creating the conditions for economic growth and opportunity. Among its tasks are gathering economic and demographic data for busi ...

* National Export Expansion Coordinator,

*Director,

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military. Originally known as the Adv ...

*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 The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government headquartered at the Main Interior Building, located at 1849 C Street NW in Washington, D.C. It is responsible for the ma ...

*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, ...

Commissioner of Reclamation A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...

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 A ...

*Director,

Bureau of Land Management The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering federal lands. Headquartered in Washington DC, and with oversight over , it governs one eighth of the country's ...

*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 properti ...

*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 *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 ...

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

*Commissioner, Public Buildings Service,

*Commissioners,

Indian Claims Commission The Indian Claims Commission was a judicial relations arbiter between the United States federal government and Native American tribes. It was established under the Indian Claims Act of 1946 by the United States Congress to hear any longstanding cl ...

(5) *Staff Director, Commission on Civil Rights *Director,

United States National Museum 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 ...

*Director,

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) is a research institute of the Smithsonian Institution, concentrating on astrophysical studies including galactic and extragalactic astronomy, cosmology, solar, earth and planetary sciences, the ...

*Administrator,

Environmental Science Services Administration The Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA) was a United States Federal executive agency created in 1965 as part of a reorganization of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission was to unify and oversee the meteorologica ...

*Executive Director,

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Advisory may refer to: * Advisory board, a body that provides advice to the management of a corporation, organization, or foundation * Boil-water advisory, a public health directive given by government to consumers when a community's drinking wat ...

*Commissioners,

(4)

Other officials

*Associate Administrators,

(4) *Associate Administrators,

(7) *Associate Deputy Administrator,

*Deputy Associate Administrator,

Assistant Attorney General for Administration Assistant may refer to: * Assistant (by Speaktoit), a virtual assistant app for smartphones * Assistant (software), a software tool to assist in computer configuration * Google Assistant, a virtual assistant by Google * ''The Assistant'' (TV seri ...

*Assistant and Science Adviser to the

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

*Chief Counsel for the

Internal Revenue Service The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the revenue service for the United States federal government, which is responsible for collecting U.S. federal taxes and administering the Internal Revenue Code, the main body of the federal statutory t ...

, Department of the Treasury *Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 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

* Manpower Administrator, Department of Labor *Members, Federal Renegotiation Board *Members, Subversive Activities Control Board *Deputy Under

Secretaries of Defense for Research and Engineering 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 ...

(4) *Assistant Administrator of General Services *Assistant Director (Program Planning, Analysis and Research),

Office of Economic Opportunity The Office of Economic Opportunity was the agency responsible for administering most of the War on Poverty programs created as part of United States President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society legislative agenda. It was established in 1964 as an ...

*Deputy Director,

National Security Agency The National Security Agency (NSA) is a national-level intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense, under the authority of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). The NSA is responsible for global monitoring, collecti ...

* Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense *Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department of Transportation *Associate Directors, Office of Personnel Management (5) * Assistant Federal Highway Administrator *Deputy Administrator,

*Deputy Administrator,

*Assistant Administrator,

*Vice Presidents, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (3) *Deputy Administrator,

, Department of Transportation *General Counsel,

*Additional officers, Department of Energy (14) *Additional officers,

(5) *Assistant Administrator for Coastal Zone Management,

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA ) is an United States scientific and regulatory agency within the United States Department of Commerce that forecasts weather, monitors oceanic and atmospheric conditi ...

*Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

*Assistant Administrators,

(3) *General Counsel,

*Members,

(2) *General Counsel,

*Additional officers, Institute for Scientific and Technological Cooperation (2) *Additional officers,

(6) *Associate Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation *Chief Scientist,

*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 The ''Federal Register'' (FR or sometimes Fed. Reg.) is the official journal of the federal government of the United States that contains government agency rules, proposed rules, and public notices. It is published every weekday, except on fede ...

'', except when it is deemed that such publication would stand in conflict to

national security National security, or national defence, is the security and defence of a sovereign state, including its citizens, economy, and institutions, which is regarded as a duty of government. Originally conceived as protection against military att ...

. 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 The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States, where it serves as an executive department. The department oversees the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and ...

Deputy Under Secretary for International Labor Affairs

United States Department of Labor The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It is responsible for the administration of federal laws governing occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, unemploy ...

*Administrator of the

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA; pronounced ) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is charged with improving the quality and availability of treatment and rehabilitative services ...

*Executive Secretary of the

National Security Council A national security council (NSC) is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security. An NSC is often headed by a n ...

*Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention * Assistant Secretary of the Air Force *Director of the

Office for Victims of Crime The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is a part of the Office of Justice Programs, within the U.S. Department of Justice. The OVC's mission is to provide aid and promote justice for crime victims. The office was created in 1988 in an amendment t ...

*Director of the

Bureau of Justice Assistance The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, within the United States Department of Justice. BJA provides leadership and assistance to local criminal justice programs that improve and reinforce the nat ...

*Director of the

National Institutes of Health The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH (with each letter pronounced individually), is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in the lat ...

*Members of the

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (USCSB), generally referred to as the Chemical Safety Board or CSB, is an independent U.S. federal agency charged with investigating industrial chemical accidents. Headquartered in Washingt ...

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Commissioner on Aging A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...

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Assistant Secretary for Aging The Administration on Aging (AoA) is an agency within the Administration for Community Living of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. AoA works to ensure that older Americans can stay independent in their communities, mostly ...

) 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 Counselor or counsellor may refer to: A professional In diplomacy and government * Counsellor of State, senior member of the British royal family to whom the Monarch can delegate some functions in case of unavailability * Counselor (dipl ...

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Deputy Under Secretary for Education 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, Spain ...

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Administration for Native Americans The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) is a program office within the United States Department of Health and Human Services established in 1974 through the Native American Programs Act (NAPA). Background The mission of ANA is to promote ...

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