Q. What are some ways of providing a pay increase to an employee?

• An employee may apply for internal promotional opportunities.
• An employee’s position may be reclassified provided a higher-level classification better fits the responsibilities of the position.
• An employee may be provided a merit increase during the in-cycle merit increase period.
• An employee may be provided a Special Pay Increase (SPI) provided he or she meets one of the SPI criteria .

Q. How do I calculate a promotion increase for a USPS position?

• The Pay Upon Original/Promotional Appointment for Staff Employees policy explains the guidelines for promotional increases for USPS employees.

Q. How do I find out about my classification and pay?

• You may contact us at any time to obtain information about your classification and salary.

Q. How can I determine what job family my USPS position falls into?

• The three-digit job code falls in a numerical series with occupationally similar classifications. This determines the job family of a position. For example, if your position is a Senior Secretary (job code 118) it falls in the secretarial job family—Secretary (117), Senior Secretary (118), Executive Secretary (119), and Senior Executive Secretary (120).

Q. From my position, what is the career path for me?

• Determining one’s position job family (as indicated above) will aid in planning a career path. For USPS positions, an employee may refer to the Staff Class Specification Directory in which they can view various levels of positions within the job family for their current position.

Q. How can I determine if a position I apply for is a promotion for me?

• First determine the range minimum of your USPS position.
• Next determine the range minimum of the position for which you are applying.
• If the range minimum of the position for which you are applying is higher than your current position, it is a promotion.

Q. How does one reclassify a position?

If a position has changed, the department must submit an Edit Existing Job ePAF. Written justification is required and must be provided in the Comments box of the ePAF. An updated position description must be forwarded to Compensation in Human Resources indicating the corresponding ePAF number.

Q. How do I establish a new position?

• Submit a Position Change ePAF. An updated position description must be forwarded to Compensation in Human Resources indicating the corresponding ePAF number.
• Additional detail on Compensation Actions and Various Forms is available.

Q. How do I determine if I (or one of my subordinates) am eligible for overtime pay?

• Overtime eligibility is determined by an employee’s job title. The USPS Pay Plan indicates the overtime eligibility status of each classification.

Q. Where can I find instructions on completing the USPS position description?

• You may review the USPS position description instructions.

Q. How do I request a perquisite?

• A perquisite may be requested for job–related items. To request a perquisite, review the criteria and instructions and then complete the perquisite form .

Q. How are A&P out–of–cycle increases evaluated?

• A&P compensation is evaluated against local, regional and national market data. Compensation analysis methods are used to determine whether or not an A&P employee is adequately compensated based on comparison between his/her salary and internal and external variables including market data based on the employee’s current job duties.

Q. Does Compensation approve salary requests retroactively?

• Compensation is not able to approve retroactive salary requests.

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