New Salary Cap increased to $212,100, effective January 1, 2023

On January 12, 2023, the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health released NOT-OD-23-056 which gave notice of the new salary cap effective January 1, 2023.

The cap increases to $212,100.

The notice states:

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, restricts the amount of direct salary to Executive Level II of the Federal Executive pay scale.  The Office of Personnel Management released new salary levels for the Executive Pay Scale and effective January 1, 2023, the salary limitation for Executive Level II is $212,100. 

For issued awards that were restricted to Executive Level II (see historical record of salary cap link below), including competing awards already issued in FY 2023, if adequate funds are available in active awards, and if the salary cap increase is consistent with the institutional base salary, recipients may rebudget funds to accommodate the current Executive Level II salary level.

For new and ongoing awards from HHS, including NIH, the new salary cap is $212,100 starting January 1, 2023.

If you have any specific questions, please contact your pre-award office.