Title 5 - The General Schedule (GS) -- This
Civil Service mechanism is a mechanism to hire tenured scientists at
the NIH into permanent positions. Salaries are tied to the General
Schedule and capped at the GS15/10 level; salary increases are
dependent on time-in-service and promotions and are given in a
lock-step fashion. One-time or limited duration recruitment and
retention bonus incentives of up to 25% of base pay are available.
Use of Title 38 for physicians involved in direct patient care or of
Title 42 allows for salary flexibility.