6 CFR § 158.620 - Setting salaries.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t6/s158.620"
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title: "6 CFR § 158.620 - Setting salaries."
title_number: 6
title_name: "Domestic Security"
section_number: "158.620"
section_name: "Setting salaries."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY"
part_number: "158"
part_name: "CYBERSECURITY TALENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CTMS)"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Subpart H also issued under 5 U.S.C. Chapters 41 and 43; 5 CFR parts 410 and 430."
regulatory_source: "86 FR 47893, Aug. 26, 2021, unless otherwise noted."
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# 158.620 Setting salaries.

(a) The Department sets the salary for an individual accepting an appointment to a qualified position as part of selection and appointment of the individual, described in § 158.522. The Department sets the individual's salary within a subrange of a salary structure described in § 158.611 based on consideration of:

(1) The individual's CTMS qualifications, determined under the assessment program described in § 158.520;

(2) Applicable work and career structures, including the individual's initial work level, determined as part of selection and appointment under § 158.522;

(3) The individual's anticipated mission impact;

(4) Mission-related requirements; and

(5) Strategic talent priorities.

(b) In setting the salary for an individual appointed to a qualified position under this part, the Department may set the individual's salary without regard to any prior salary of the individual, including any salary or basic pay while serving in a previous appointment under this part or in another previous Federal appointment made outside the authority of this part.

(c) In setting the salary for an individual appointed to a qualified position under this part, the Department may provide a local cybersecurity talent market supplement described in § 158.612.