NASA Procedures and Guidelines
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NPR 3100.1B Eff. Date: December 19, 2014 Cancellation Date:	Management of the Senior Executive Service (SES)
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Appendix D. 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 Administrator, Associate Administrator, Associate Deputy Administrator, and Deputy Associate Administrator
• Agency Chief of Staff
• Mission and Mission Support Associate Administrators
• Other key Associate/Assistant Administrators with Agency-wide functional responsibility (*listed below)
• Center Directors
• Heads of Major Agency Programs and Initiatives and Deputy Associate/Assistant Administrators with Tier 1 programs and initiatives reporting to them of significant scope and importance to the NASA mission, as approved by the Administrator.

Tier 2: Middle Range: Other leadership positions critical to mission success:

• Full Deputies to positions in the above category
• Associate Center Directors
• Other direct reports to positions in the above category such as heads of major divisions at Headquarters or major organizations at the "director for" level at NASA Centers (consider depth and scope of responsibility)

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.

Non-Tier (Tier 4): All other executives.

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