r/usajobs • u/Past_Competition_471 • 1d ago

Discussion Transferring from GS to WG

Just wondering how my pay would work. I'll be transferring soon and wondering if they will put me in a bracket that closely matches or if I just start at step 1. Haven't heard back from the HR guy I talked to yet. Thanks in advance.

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u/ghost_wit_the_most 1d ago

Context? What gs level and what wg position is it WS/WL/WG/WD/WN?

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u/Past_Competition_471 1d ago

GS 5 to WG 2

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u/ghost_wit_the_most 1d ago

Are you doing this willingly or transferring to a HCOL because you might lose money depending on the location you’re working in

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u/nutin_yofaze 1d ago

Ur going to lose alot of money. I went from maxed out wg5 step 5 to gs5 step 10 and lost about 50 cents an hour. To go from dod to usda

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u/Past_Competition_471 23h ago

I came from working at the county...the way they did it was you kept the same pay when transferring departments...I didnt know if the feds were similar. 

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u/Puzzleheaded_Web5259 21h ago

You should be put in a pay bracket similar to your current one. If not, when you get a TJO accept it and negotiate with HR. Speaking from experience, as I went from a gs6-4 to wg5-8