Author: Judith Ryan
On March 7, 2018, NIH released NOT-OD-18-137, which gave notice of the NIH new salary cap effective January 7, 2018. The cap increases to $189,600.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, restricts the amount of direct salary to Executive Level II of the Federal Executive pay scale. The Office of Personnel Management has recently released new salary levels for the Executive Pay Scale. Effective January 7, 2018, the salary limitation for Executive Level II is $189,600.
For awards issued in those years that were restricted to Executive Level II, including competing awards already issued in FY2018, if adequate funds are available in active awards, and if the salary cap increase is consistent with the institutional base salary, grantees may re-budget to accommodate the current Executive Level II salary level. However, no additional funds will be provided to these grant awards.
For a summary of previous NIH salary caps, see Salary Cap Summary (FY 1990 - Present).
If you have any specific questions, please contact your Pre-Award office or OSP.