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.
Step 5, the highest step in the FWS, is 12 percent above the prevailing rate of pay. The General Schedule (GS) is a separate pay system covering most white-collar civilian Federal employees. Surveys of non-Federal employers (including State and local governments) determine the pay for GS employees.