NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 3100.1A Effective Date: March 09, 2007 Expiration Date: March 09, 2014

Subject: Management of the Senior Executive Service (SES)

Responsible Office: Office of Human Capital Management

Appendix B NASA Pay Structure for the SES: Tier Positions

An executive occupying a position authorized by the Administrator as a Tier position may be paid at any salary from the lowest payable SES salary to the top of the Tier. Tier maximum rates will increase if the pay caps are increased.

Tier 1: top range (not to exceed EX-II): Senior leadership positions that are most critical for mission success:

• Deputy and Associate Deputy Administrators, Associate Administrator.
• Chief of Staff.
• Mission and Mission Support Associate Administrators.
• Other key Associate/Assistant Administrators with Agency-wide functional responsibility such as, Safety and Mission Assurance, Education, Human Capital Management, Procurement, Public/Legislative Affairs.
• Center Directors.
• Heads of Major Agency Programs and Initiatives: Shuttle, Station, Mars, Constellation, and others of similar scope and importance to the NASA mission.
• Deputy Associate/Assistant Administrators with Tier 1 programs and initiatives reporting to them.

Tier 2: middle range: Other leadership positions that are critical to mission success:

• Full Deputies to positions in the above category.
• Other direct reports to positions in the above category such as heads of major divisions with Agency-wide responsibility at Headquarters or major organizations at the "director for" level at NASA Centers.

Tier 3: lower range: Other high-performing individuals whose positions do not fit in the above Tiers but are making key contributions to mission success.

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