Population density (people per km 2) map of the world in 1994 (detailed). Population density (people per km 2) map of the world in 1994. Deserts around the world.
Fact Sheet: Within-Grade Increases. Description. Each General Schedule (GS) grade has 10 steps. Within-grade increases (WGIs) or step increases are periodic increases in a GS employee's rate of basic pay from one step of the grade of his or her position to the next higher step of that grade.
1 Note the average salary increase budget as reported in the salary survey (the components of salary increase budgets are typically listed in salary surveys such as merit increase budget, promotion budget, adjustment budget, cost of living increase budget, etc.2  Definition of these terms appears under process tips). Multiply the salary increase budget percentage by the base payroll of each division. 2  This allows you to express the salary increase budget as a dollar amount, which may be more understandable to your managers than a percentage budget.