Attachment J.9 USAID Local Compensation Plan Summary.pdf

USAID Local Compensation Plan Summary (Updated September 15, 2019)

Position alignments consist of grade FSN-1 through FSN-13 with 13 Steps at each grade as follows:

Grades 10, 11 & 12: Technical Specialists: Field & Program Officers, Management & Financial Specialists Grades 7, 8 & 9: Technical Assistants (all fields) & Senior Administrative Officers Grades 4, 5 & 6: Clerks, Mechanics, Cashier, Driver, & Security semiskilled Grades 1, 2 & 3: Mail Clerk, Warehouse Driver, Custodians, Laborers

The basic salary among grades is listed below with step one as the minimum salary rate in LBP and Step 12 as the highest salary rate. Step 13 is used as a longevity step and the waiting period after step 12 is 156 weeks.

FSN Amount LBP Amount LBP Amount LBP GRADE Step 1 Step 12 Step 13

13 107,271,383 166,270,642 171,634,211 12 96,953,946 150,278,613 155,126,310 11 86,355,361 133,850,809 138,168,577 10 61,710,336 95,651,023 98,736,540 9 49,206,960 76,270,788 78,731,136 8 43,751,980 67,815,569 70,003,168 7 37,970,359 58,854,057 60,752,575 6 33,594,864 52,072,037 53,751,780 5 29,181,386 45,231,145 46,690,214 4 26,623,718 41,266,764 42,597,950 3 21,445,608 33,240,688 34,312,968 2 19,110,458 29,621,211 30,576,734 1 17,483,577 27,099,546 27,973,725

In addition to the basic salary, our local compensation plan provides allowances for employees working on a full time basis (transportation, family, miscellaneous, education, medical and life insurance) and two bonuses:

a) Transportation Allowance / Benefits: annual amount of LBP 2,660,209

b) Family Allowance / Benefits: as set in the Lebanese Labor Laws.

For a Wife: LBP 1,200,000 For each Child: LBP 660,000/child up to a maximum of five

Maximum Allowable: Wife plus 5 children – LBP 4,500,000

c) Miscellaneous Allowance / Benefit: this allowance is based on the monetized value of social programs, free beverages, discounted meals, and discounted products, in the amount of LBP 836,280 per year.

d) Education Allowance Plan: are authorized for eligible employees on behalf of each eligible child.

Eligible child is defined as an unmarried, economically dependent child, legitimate or adopted, who is a full time student in an officially registered educational institution. Annual amount on behalf of each child:

Elementary: LBP 1,600,500 Secondary: LBP 2,500,900 University: LBP 2,250,500

Payment will be made in October/November of each year in one lump sum following receipt of the certificate. An employee who enters on duty within 3 months of the beginning of the school year will receive the full payment. No payment will be made to an employee who enters on duty after the school year has been in session for more than three months.

BONUSES: A mid-year and end year bonuses are payable twice a year. The total amounts of bonuses are 2/12 of annual basic salary. The bonuses are computed on the basis of the employee’s basic salary rate in effect at the time the bonus is payable or on the date the employee is separated, as appropriate (prorated).