The typical compensation package for career Senior Executive Service (SES), as well as Senior Professional (SP), includes salary and awards in addition to a benefits package and eligibility towards other forms of recognition. Biennially certified by the Office of Personnel Management, in coordination with the Office of Management and Budget, DCPAS oversees the certified performance management system that affords SES and SP the ability to earn up to the maximum rate of basic pay, Level II of the Executive Schedule. Additionally, certification affords SES and SP a higher “aggregate limitation on pay” up to the Vice President’s salary. SES and SP compensation are closely aligned to the management of the career lifecycle and, thus, plays an integral role in the recruitment, rewarding, developing, and retention of the executive population. DOD must provide a more intentional compensation construct to recruit, retain, and reward the high-caliber, agile leaders of today and the future.

Resources

• Performance Management
• Awards
• Benefits and Work-Life
• Overseas Allowances and Differentials
• Recruitment, Relocation, and Retention Incentives
• Expeditionary Service

Annual DOD Performance Management and Compensation Policy Guidance

• Current Fiscal Year Closeout Guidance for Senior Executive Service and Senior Professional Performance Appraisal Cycle and Pay
• Current Fiscal Year Opening Guidance for the Senior Executive Service and Senior Professional Performance Appraisal Cycle

Applicable Policy and Guidance: Senior Executive Service

• 5 U.S.C., Chapter 53, Subchapter VIII
• 5 CFR 534, Subpart D
• Office of Personnel Management Guidance: Senior Executive Service Compensation
• DODI Instruction 1400.25, Volume 920, “Defense Civilian Personnel Management System: Senior Executive Service Performance Management and Compensation Policy”

Applicable Policy and Guidance: Senior Professional

• 5 U.S.C. 5307(d)
• 5 U.S.C. 5318
• 5 U.S.C. 5376
• 5 U.S.C., Chapter 55 Subpart V
• 5 U.S.C. 5941
• 5 CFR Part 534, Subpart E
• 5 CFR Part 530, Subpart B
• Office of Personnel Management Guidance: Scientific and Senior-Level Compensation
• DODI Instruction 1400.25, Volume 921, “Defense Civilian Personnel Management System: Senior-Level and Scientific and Professional Performance Management and Compensation Policy”