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[Pisan917]

I've never been good with the salary calculation part of this.

Some of us will start GS5. I not quite sure how one goes up steps. How long does it take from GS5 to GS10 or 11.

How long from one step to the other.


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[Kiernyc]

Took my medical and PFT1 today. Everything went fine, although my eyesight was not the greatest in the world...we'll see what they say about that. Judging by how everything totaled at the end of the fitness test I ought to score 131, so I don't see that being an issue. \o/

[Pastelon]

I've never been good with the salary calculation part of this.

Some of us will start GS5. I not quite sure how one goes up steps. How long does it take from GS5 to GS10 or 11.

How long from one step to the other.


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From what I have seen from the veteran guys here they have said its gs5, gs7, gs9, gs11, gs12, then the steps start 1,2,3,4,4,5,5,... and so on, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong

[Pisan917]

I just looked it up and was not happy with the results. I'll wait to see if one of the guys on the job can clear this out for us.


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[Mike924]

FINALLY!! 14-3 here, and I received my TSL Packet today. Check your email guys!! I saw it this morning and finished it in one hour. Its already submitted. More sitting and waiting. Hopefully the fingerprints will get here soon.

I find the order that they have you doing things very interesting.

They sent you the EQUIP after taking the VBT and Medical. Havent seen that before

[YoungCBPOApplicant]

Drug test passed

[14recruit10]

Does anybody know if I am able to put my process on hold?

[joshk24]

I find the order that they have you doing things very interesting.

They sent you the EQUIP after taking the VBT and Medical. Havent seen that before

I received my eqip many many months after doing the vbt and medical.

[66Pony]

I was offered a position as a GS-5. I was told I could start anywhere from a step-1 to a step-10, however until I commit to the job they wont know what step I will start at. I am a current GOV employee making well over a GS-5. I cant take a pat cut as a step-1. Does anyone have any experience with this? Will they most likely keep me as a step-10 since I am making well over that salary?

It is their option and your choice. If you accept a lower level/step it's considered a voluntary reduction. With that said, when I was hired I had been under the GL pay schedule and they pay matched under the GS schedule with several bumps up the step increase. Several people I was hired with had previous higher pay grades and they max'd them out on the step increases attempting to match as close as they could.

[66Pony]

I just looked it up and was not happy with the results. I'll wait to see if one of the guys on the job can clear this out for us.


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Merlin just posted this information within the last week or so. If you look back a few pages he covered the time frame for the grade increases as well as the step increases.

[merlin436]

I was offered a position as a GS-5. I was told I could start anywhere from a step-1 to a step-10, however until I commit to the job they wont know what step I will start at. I am a current GOV employee making well over a GS-5. I cant take a pat cut as a step-1. Does anyone have any experience with this? Will they most likely keep me as a step-10 since I am making well over that salary?

If you are a current DHS employee they are more likely to work with you.

Pay matching and pay retention isn't as clear as it used to be under FCIP hiring. It pretty much was a given under FCIP. These days it's far more difficult to predict or presume.

[merlin436]

I just looked it up and was not happy with the results. I'll wait to see if one of the guys on the job can clear this out for us.


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What confuses you?

If you start as a GS-05 you'll bump up to GS -O7 in 52 weeks from from your EOD date. 52 weeks from that...a GS-09. 52 weeks...GS -11. 52 weeks. ..GS-12.

52 weeks from the GS -12 bump you'll kick up to a GS-12/02. 52 weeks...GS -12/03. 52 weeks. ..GS -12/04.

Steps 4,5,6 take 2 years between increases.
Steps 7,8,9 take 3 years.

Step 10 tops the scale.


That's pretty much it. Outside of a more or less epic screwup that sees a person denied an upgrade and that almost never happens.

As a practical matter there's also overtime, differentials and annual (hopefully) federal pay raises. Ultimately, a person ought to make something above base pay. How much more is highly dependent on the choices of person and the circumstances surrounding his port.

[Pisan917]

Thank you very much.

[Steph631_]

Congrats I'm happy for you.

Can't message you inbox full it says


07/23/14 Applied to Central East Coast 14-2
09/21/14 Written exam
11/18/14 Notice of TS
11/21/14 TSL packet received
12/17/14 PFT1/MED PASSED
01/06/15 VBT/SI PASSED
02/25/15 poly (JFK) waiting for final results

[NY8739JR]

Anyone leaving for the April 29th academy?