General Schedule
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The General Schedule is the primary pay scale used to determine salaries and grades for most white-collar federal employees in the United States civil service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Schedule canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4842720 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Schedule Context triple: [Senior Executive Service, relatedTo, General Schedule]
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A.
General Services Administration Administrator
The General Services Administration Administrator is the head of the U.S. General Services Administration, overseeing federal procurement, property management, and administrative services for government agencies.
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B.
General Office
The General Office of the Supreme People's Court of China is an administrative department responsible for coordinating daily operations, documentation, and logistical support for the court’s work.
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C.
General Examen
The General Examen is a foundational section of the Jesuit Constitutions that outlines the basic requirements, dispositions, and processes for admission into the Society of Jesus.
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D.
General
A General is a high-ranking military officer, typically commanding large units or formations and serving as one of the senior leaders within an armed force.
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E.
General Convention
The General Convention is the primary legislative and decision-making body of the Episcopal Church, composed of representatives from its dioceses who meet to set policy, doctrine, and mission priorities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Schedule Target entity description: The General Schedule is the primary pay scale used to determine salaries and grades for most white-collar federal employees in the United States civil service.
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A.
General Services Administration Administrator
The General Services Administration Administrator is the head of the U.S. General Services Administration, overseeing federal procurement, property management, and administrative services for government agencies.
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B.
General Office
The General Office of the Supreme People's Court of China is an administrative department responsible for coordinating daily operations, documentation, and logistical support for the court’s work.
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C.
General Examen
The General Examen is a foundational section of the Jesuit Constitutions that outlines the basic requirements, dispositions, and processes for admission into the Society of Jesus.
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D.
General
A General is a high-ranking military officer, typically commanding large units or formations and serving as one of the senior leaders within an armed force.
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E.
General Convention
The General Convention is the primary legislative and decision-making body of the Episcopal Church, composed of representatives from its dioceses who meet to set policy, doctrine, and mission priorities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States civil service pay system
ⓘ
federal pay scale ⓘ |
| administeredBy | U.S. Office of Personnel Management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States civil service employees
ⓘ
white-collar federal employees ⓘ |
| appliesToOccupations |
administrative positions
ⓘ
clerical positions ⓘ other white-collar occupations ⓘ professional positions ⓘ technical positions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| excludes |
Federal Wage System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senior Executive Service NERFINISHED ⓘ certain excepted service pay systems ⓘ most blue-collar federal employees ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
GS grade
ⓘ
GS step ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
career ladder
ⓘ
grade promotion ⓘ within-grade increase ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
annual across-the-board adjustments
ⓘ
locality-based comparability payments ⓘ step increases based on longevity and performance ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfGrades | 15 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStepsPerGrade | 10 ⓘ |
| highestGrade | GS-15 ⓘ |
| introducedAs | replacement for earlier disparate agency pay systems ⓘ |
| isBasisFor |
federal position classification standards
ⓘ
many federal job announcements ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Title 5 of the United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowestGrade | GS-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payDeterminedBy |
base pay table
ⓘ
grade ⓘ locality pay ⓘ step ⓘ |
| purpose |
ensure internal pay equity across agencies
ⓘ
standardize federal white-collar pay ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Federal Wage System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senior Executive Service NERFINISHED ⓘ pay banding systems ⓘ |
| shortName | GS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
independent federal agencies
ⓘ
most executive branch agencies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
position classification
ⓘ
promotion structure ⓘ salary determination ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General Schedule Description of subject: The General Schedule is the primary pay scale used to determine salaries and grades for most white-collar federal employees in the United States civil service.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.