Compensation and Benefits

The OFR offers a highly competitive pay and benefits package designed to attract and retain world-class talent and meet the diverse needs of our workforce. Examples of our competitive offerings include:

  • Compensation program that rewards employees for exceptional performance.
  • OFR specific insurance and retirement plans, as well as programs offered by the federal government (Federal Title V benefits).
  • A number of benefits designed to allow employees to balance their work and personal lives.

We encourage you to explore the OFR compensation and benefits programs to learn more.

OFR Salary Structure

Unlike most civilian federal agencies, the OFR does not follow the General Schedule (GS) Pay Scale. The General Schedule has 15 grades — GS-1 to GS-15 — and the Senior Executive Service (SES). The OFR’s Compensation Program, the OR Pay Plan, consists of sixteen pay bands, OR-11 to OR-80 (see Base Pay table below). These pay bands cover positions from the entry-level to the senior executive. Employee compensation is based on the duties and responsibilities of the position, expertise, the increased contributions employees bring to their positions as they develop, and, finally, employee performance.

OFR Pay Grades

Base Pay - 0% Geographic Differential

OFR Pay Plan From To
OR-11 $27,927 $39,224
OR-12 $30,719 $43,146
OR-21 $34,090 $52,717
OR-22 $37,497 $57,990
OR-31 $46,795 $65,807
OR-32 $51,475 $72,388
OR-33 $56,622 $79,626
OR-41 $58,242 $81,611
OR-42 $66,979 $93,852
OR-43 $77,026 $107,930
OR-51 $81,012 $114,046
OR-52 $93,161 $131.152
OR-53 $107,138 $150,826
OR-60 $123,206 $194,475
OR-70 $141,688 $302,200
OR-80 $171,115 * $310,300
* Denotes 2024 pay cap

Geographic Differentials (Geo Pay)

Employees assigned to designated locations are eligible to receive a geographic pay differential in effect for that location. Geo pay is based on costs of labor and supplements employees' base salaries to provide locally competitive salaries.