San Diego Imperial Valley HIDTA
HIDTA Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Ernesto Limon
January 18, 2022
Special Agent in Charge
California Department of Justice
Timothy J. Barelli Mr. Jonathan Alegre
Captain Chula Vista Police Department
U.S. Coast Guard
3154 Ave
The Honorable Randy Grossman Chula Vista, California 91910-3801 United Statcs Attorncy
Southern District of California
Suzanne Turner Dear Mr. Alegre,
Special Agent in Charge
Federal Burcau of Investigation
As you know, positions of HIDTA Deputy Director, and San Diego LECC Sidney Aki Director were established based on, and tied to, the Federal GS Salary Schedule.
Director
Customs & Border Protection These positions are not eligible for city step increases nor city cost of living Office of Field Opcrations
adjustments. Each year we provide the federal salary rate, and any step increases Shelly Howe for which they might be eligible. Each of these positions have reached the top Special Agent in Charge
Drug Enforcement Administration step level 5 within their class and the Federal GS Schedule.
William D. Gore
Sheriff Recently, the Federal GS Schedule implemented a COLA of 3.07% for the San San Diego County
Diego locality, and we request that the two positions be reclassified within the Roxana Kennedy Chula Vista payroll system based on the current year GS Schedule.
Chicf
Chula Vista Police Department
1. HIDTA Deputy Director $142,346 GS 14 Step 5
Ryan L. Korner
Special Agent in Charge 2. SD-LECC Director $167,438 GS 15 Step 5 Interal Revenue Service
Criminal Investigation
We request retroactive pay to January 1, 2022. There are sufficient funds to Raymond Loera
Sheriff, Coroner, Marshal cover these costs in the HIDTA budget.
Imperial County
Chad Plantz Attached is a copy of the 2022 GS Schedule, which can also be found online at:
Special Agent in Charge
Dept. of Homcland Security opm.gov
Homcland Security Investigations
David Nisleit
Chief Please call Kevin Murphy at (619) 557-5868, or me at (619) 557-5864. Thank San Diego Police Department
you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Roper Chier
El Centro Police Departmen
David L. King
Director
Steven C. Staffor
J. S. Marsha San Diego Imperial Valley HIDTA
United States Marshals Service
Kirk L. Nichols
San Diego Harbor Police Department
The Honorable
ummer Stepha
District Attomey
Can Minan Countr
SALARY TABLE 2022-SD
INCORPORATING THE 2.2% GENERAL SCHEDULE INCREASE AND A LOCALITY PAYMENT OF 30.87%
FOR THE LOCALITY PAY AREA OF SAN DIEGO-CARLSBAD, CA
TOTAL INCREASE: 3.07%
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2022
Annual Rates by Grade and Step
Grade Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Step 1 Step2 Step 3 $ 32,204 $ 33,024
1 $ 26,399 $ 27,285 $ 28,162 $ 29,036 $ 29,913 $ 30,426 $ 31,295 $ 32,169 2 29,684 30,391 31,373 32,204 32,568 33,526 34,484 35,442 36,400 37,358 3 32,389 33,469 34,548 35,628 36,708 37,787 38,867 39,947 41,026 42,106 4 36,358 37,570 38,782 39,994 41,206 42,418 43,629 44,841 46,053 47,265 5 40,678 42,034 43,390 44,746 46,102 47,457 48,813 50,169 51,525 52,881 6 45,345 46,857 48,368 49,880 51,391 52,903 54,414 55,926 57,438 58,949 50,389 52,068 53,747 55,426 57,105 58,784 60,463 62,142 63,821 65,500 8 55,804 57,664 59,524 61,383 63,243 65,103 66,962 68,822 70,682 72,541 9 61,636 63,691 65,745 67,800 69,854 71,909 73,964 76,018 78,073 80,128 10 67,874 70,137 72,400 74,663 76,925 79,188 81,451 83,714 85,976 88,239 11 74,574 77,059 79,544 82,029 84,515 87,000 89,485 91,970 94,455 96,941 12 89,383 92,363 95,343 98,323 101,303 104,282 107,262 110,242 113,222 116,202 13 106,287 109,830 113,373 116,915 120,458 124,001 127,543 131,086 134,629 138,171 14 125,600 129,786 133,973 138,159 142,346 146.533 150,719 154,906 159,092 163,279 15 147,739 152,664 157,588 162,513 167,438 172,362 176,300 * 176,300 * 176,300 * 176,300 * * Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
Applicable locations are shown on the 2022 Locality Pay Area Definitions page: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2022/locality-pay-area- definitions/