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Salary Cap Summary (FY 1990 - Present)


FY 2024 Awards Issued 

     October 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 (Executive Level II)
     January 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024 (Executive Level II)

$212,100
$221,900

FY 2023 Awards Issued 

     October 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 (Executive Level II)
     January 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023 (Executive Level II)

$203,700
$212,100

FY 2022 Awards Issued 

     October 1, 2021 through January 1, 2022 (Executive Level II)
     January 2, 2022 through September 30, 2022 (Executive Level II)

$199,300
$203,700

FY 2021 Awards Issued 

     October 1, 2020 through January 2, 2021 (Executive Level II)
     January 3, 2021 through September 30, 2021 (Executive Level II)

$197,300
$199,300

FY 2020 Awards Issued 

     October 1, 2019 through January 4, 2020 (Executive Level II)
     January 5, 2020 through September 30, 2020 (Executive Level II)

$192,300
$197,300

FY 2019 Awards Issued 

      October 1, 2018 through January 5, 2019 (Executive Level II)
     January 6, 2019 through September 30, 2019 (Executive Level II)

$189,600
$192,300

FY 2018 Awards Issued 

      October 1, 2017 through January 6, 2018 (Executive Level II)
     January 7, 2018 through September 30, 2018 (Executive Level II)

$187,000
$189,600

FY 2017 Awards Issued 

      October 1, 2016 through January 7, 2017 (Executive Level II)
     January 8, 2017 through September 30, 2017 (Executive Level II)

$185,100
$187,000

FY 2016 Awards Issued 

     October 1, 2015 through January 9, 2016 (Executive Level II)
     January 10, 2016 through September 30, 2016 (Executive Level II)

$183,300
$185,100

FY 2015 Awards Issued 

     October 1, 2014 through January 10, 2015 (Executive Level II)
     January 11, 2015 through September 30, 2015 (Executive Level II)

$181,500
$183,300

FY 2014 Awards Issued 

     October 1, 2013 through January 11, 2014 (Executive Level II)
     January 12, 2014 through September 30, 2014 (Executive Level II)

$179,700
$181,500

FY 2013 Awards Issued 

     October 1. 2012 through September 30, 2013 (Executive Level II)

$179,700

FY 2012 Awards Issued 


     October 1, 2011 through December 22, 2011 (Executive Level I)
     December 23, 2011 through September 30, 2012 (Executive Level II)


$199,700
$179,700

FY 2011 Awards  (Executive Level I)

     October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011

$199,700

FY 2010 Awards  (Executive Level I)

     October 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009
     January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010

$196,700
$199,700

FY 2009 Awards  (Executive Level I)

     October 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008
     January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009

$191,300
$196,700

FY 2008 Awards  (Executive Level I)

      October 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007
      January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008

$186,600
$191,300

FY 2007 Awards  (Executive Level I)

      October 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006
      January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007

$183,500
$186,600

FY 2006 Awards  (Executive Level I)

      October 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005
      January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006

$180,100
$183,500

FY 2005 Awards  (Executive Level I)

      October 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004
      January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005

$175,700
$180,100

FY 2004 Awards  (Executive Level I)

      October 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003
      January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004

$171,900
$175,700 *

      * $174,500 used for calculation from 1/1/04 - 3/2/04; $175,700 approved 3/3/2004.

FY 2003 Awards  (Executive Level I)

      October 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002
      January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003

$166,700
$171,900

FY 2002 Awards  (Executive Level I)

      October 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001
      January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002

$161,200
$166,700

FY 2001 Awards  (Executive Level I)

      October 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000
      January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001
      January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002

$157,000
$161,200
$166,700

FY 2000 Awards  (Executive Level II)

      October 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999
      January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000
      January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001

$136,700
$141,300
$145,100

FY 1999 Awards  (Executive Level III)

      October 1, 1998 through December 31, 1999
      January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000

$125,900
$130,200

FY 1992 - FY 1998 Awards  ($125,000 - Not Tied to Executive Level)

      October 1, 1991 through September 30, 1998

$125,000

FY 1990 - FY 1991 Awards  ($120,000 - Not Tied to Executive Level)

      October 1, 1989 through September 30, 1991

$120,000

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