Since 2020, the yearly pay for an ES Level 2 official has been raised 12.58% from $197,300 per year to $225,700 per year. For more information, visit the 2025 Senior Executive Service payscale page.

The Senior Executive Service (SES) [1] is a position classification in the United States federal civil service equivalent to general officer or flag officer rank in the U.S. Armed Forces. It was created in 1979 when the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 went into …

SES Desk Guide Toggle submenu. Introduction; Statutes, Regulations, and Desk Guide Citations; Ch. 1 - Executive Resources Management; Ch. 2 - General Staffing and Career Appointments; Ch. 3 - Other Staffing Actions; Ch. 4 - Performance Management; Ch. 5 - Pay and Other Compensation; Ch. 6 - Awards; Ch. 7 - Executive Development; Ch. 8 ...

OPM manages the overall Federal executive personnel program and provides assistance to agencies as they develop, select, and manage their Federal executives. Agency human resources offices are available to help SES members with agency-specific policy and procedural information.

SES-2, a communications satellite, was launched on 21 September 2011 from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou at 21:38:00 UTC by an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle. The satellite weighed 3200 kg and join four other Orbital Sciences-built spacecraft in the SES fleet to provide service for North America, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Tier 1 is equivalent to EX-III; tier 2 has been defined annually by the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) at approximately the midpoint between the rates for EX-III and EX-II (under a certified performance management system); and tier 3 is equivalent to EX-II.

An applicant must meet two types of qualifications for any SES position: executive qualifications common to all SES positions, and the specific, professional/technical qualifications for the...

The Senior Executive Service (SES) was established by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-454) to provide a government-wide cadre of high-level managers within federal agencies. The SES comprises mostly career appointees who are chosen through a merit staffing process and serve in policy, supervisory, and managerial positions

In setting a new senior executive's rate of basic pay, an agency must consider the nature and quality of the individual's experience, qualifications, and accomplishments as they relate to the requirements of the SES position, as well as the individual's current responsibilities.

The Senior Executive Service (SES) and Executive Service (ES) scales set the yearly salaries for top government officials, including the leaders and senior personnel in over 75 Federal government agencies.