Search results
Results from the Go Local Guru Content Network
The General Schedule ( GS) is the predominant pay scale within the United States civil service. The GS includes the majority of white collar personnel (professional, technical, administrative, and clerical) positions. As of September 2004, 71 percent of federal civilian employees were paid under the GS.
2008: $169,300: per annum: 2.5%: $230,112 2009: $174,000: per annum: 2.8%: $237,344: $199,161 2020: $174,000: per annum: 0: $196,754: $187,911 2022: $174,000: per annum: 0: $174,000 2023: $174,000: per annum: 2024 (present) $174,000: per annum
2008 () Budget of the United States federal government; Submitted: February 5, 2007: Submitted by: George W. Bush: Submitted to: 110th Congress: Total revenue: $2.662 trillion (requested) $2.524 trillion (actual) 17.1% of GDP (actual) Total expenditures: $2.902 trillion (requested) $2.983 trillion (actual) 20.2% of GDP (actual) Deficit
Two years later, in May 2008, when the federal minimum wage was $5.85 per hour and was about to increase to $6.55 per hour in July, these same sectors were still the lowest-paying, but their situation (according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data) was:
The United States Supreme Court is the highest federal appellate court. Its members are commonly called justices. The following table lists annual salary increases for the justices from 1789 to present.
2008: $102,000: 4.6%: $6,324.00: $6,324.00: $12,648.00 2007: $97,500: 3.5%: $6,045.00: $6,045.00: $12,090.00 2006: $94,200: 4.7%: $5,840.40: $5,840.40: $11,680.80 2005: $90,000: 2.4%: $5,580.00: $5,580.00: $11,160.00 2004: $87,900: 1.0%: $5,449.80: $5,449.80: $10,899.60 2003: $87,000: 2.5%: $5,394.00: $5,394.00: $10,788.00 2002: $84,900: 5.6% ...
Executive Schedule ( 5 U.S.C. §§ 5311 – 5318) is the system of salaries given to the highest-ranked appointed officials in the executive branch of the U.S. government. The president of the United States appoints individuals to these positions, most with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. They include members of the ...
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, also known as the " bank bailout of 2008 " or the " Wall Street bailout ", was a United States federal law enacted during the Great Recession, which created federal programs to "bail out" failing financial institutions and banks. The bill was proposed by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, passed ...
Imagine that there are three tax brackets: 10%, 20%, and 30%. The 10% rate applies to income from $1 to $10,000; the 20% rate applies to income from $10,001 to $20,000; and the 30% rate applies to all income above $20,000. Under this system, someone earning $10,000 is taxed at 10%, paying a total of $1,000. Someone earning $5,000 pays $500, and ...
According to the U.S Census Bureau "The per capita income for the overall population in 2008 was $26,964; for non-Hispanic Whites, it was $31,313; for Blacks, it was $18,406; for Asians, it was $30,292; and for Hispanics, it was $15,674."