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40 HOUR/42 MILE RATES                                               RURAL CARRIER EVALUATED SCHEDULE
RSC R (NRLCA)                                                              CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF PAY INCREASES
                                                                                      4/18/70 (PP 10-70) THROUGH 9/2/2006 (PP 19-2006)
                                                                                      (SALARIES SHOWN ARE BASE SALARIES I.E. INCLUDE COLA)
EFFECT.                               STEP TYPE AMT
DATE A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 INCR INCR INCR
04/18/70       7,072 7,307 7,542 7,777 8,012 8,247 8,482 8,717 8,952 9,187 9,422 9,657 235   --
07/20/71       7,322 7,557 7,792 8,027 8,262 8,497 8,732 8,967 9,202 9,437 9,672 9,907 235   250
10/20/71       7,572 7,807 8,042 8,277 8,512 8,747 8,982 9,217 9,452 9,687 9,922 10,157 235   250
01/20/72 7,822 8,057 8,292 8,527 8,762 8,997 9,232 9,467 9,702 9,937 10,172 10,407 235 250
07/20/72 8,072 8,307 8,542 8,777 9,012 9,247 9,482 9,717 9,952 10,187 10,422 10,657 235 250
08/05/72 8,238 8,473 8,708 8,943 9,178 9,413 9,648 9,883 10,118 10,353 10,588 10,823 235 COLA 166
01/20/73       8,488 8,723 8,958 9,193 9,428 9,663 9,898 10,133 10,368 10,603 10,838 11,073 235   250
07/21/73       9,188 9,423 9,658 9,893 10,128 10,363 10,598 10,833 11,068 11,303 11,538 11,773 235   700
11/10/73       9,334 9,569 9,804 10,039 10,274 10,509 10,744 10,979 11,214 11,449 11,684 11,919 235 COLA 146
05/11/74 9,729 9,964 10,199 10,434 10,669 10,904 11,139 11,374 11,609 11,844 12,079 12,314 235 COLA 395
07/20/74 10,129 10,364 10,599 10,834 11,069 11,304 11,539 11,774 12,009 12,244 12,479 12,714 235 400
11/09/74 10,586 10,821 11,056 11,291 11,526 11,761 11,996 12,231 12,466 12,701 12,936 13,171 235 COLA 457
05/10/75       10,898 11,133 11,368 11,603 11,838 12,073 12,308 12,543 12,778 13,013 13,248 13,483 235 COLA 312
07/21/75       11,298 11,533 11,768 12,003 12,238 12,473 12,708 12,943 13,178 13,413 13,648 13,883 235   400
11/08/75       11,444 11,679 11,914 12,149 12,384 12,619 12,854 13,089 13,324 13,559 13,794 14,029 235 COLA 146
03/21/76 11,694 11,929 12,164 12,399 12,634 12,869 13,104 13,339 13,574 13,809 14,044 14,279 235 250
05/08/76 11,902 12,137 12,372 12,607 12,842 13,077 13,312 13,547 13,782 14,017 14,252 14,487 235 COLA 208
11/06/76 12,172 12,407 12,642 12,877 13,112 13,347 13,582 13,817 14,052 14,287 14,522 14,757 235 COLA 270
11/21/76 12,422 12,657 12,892 13,127 13,362 13,597 13,832 14,067 14,302 14,537 14,772 15,007 235 250
05/07/77       12,713 12,948 13,183 13,418 13,653 13,888 14,123 14,358 14,593 14,828 15,063 15,298 235 COLA 291
07/21/77       13,313 13,548 13,783 14,018 14,253 14,488 14,723 14,958 15,193 15,428 15,663 15,898 235   600
11/05/77       13,604 13,839 14,074 14,309 14,544 14,779 15,014 15,249 15,484 15,719 15,954 16,189 235 COLA 291
05/20/78 13,916 14,151 14,386 14,621 14,856 15,091 15,326 15,561 15,796 16,031 16,266 16,501 235 COLA 312
07/21/78 14,194 14,434 14,674 14,914 15,154 15,394 15,634 15,874 16,114 16,354 16,594 16,834 240 2% (AVG.) 244
11/04/78 14,194 14,434 14,674 14,914 15,154 15,394 15,634 15,874 16,114 16,354 16,594 16,834 240 COLA RI 1,518
11/18/78 14,381 14,621 14,861 15,101 15,341 15,581 15,821 16,061 16,301 16,541 16,781 17,021 240 COLA 187
05/19/79       14,568 14,808 15,048 15,288 15,528 15,768 16,008 16,248 16,488 16,728 16,968 17,208 240 COLA 187
07/21/79       14,996 15,243 15,490 15,737 15,984 16,231 16,478 16,725 16,972 17,219 17,466 17,713 247 3% (AVG.) 373
11/17/79       15,267 15,514 15,761 16,008 16,255 16,502 16,749 16,996 17,243 17,490 17,737 17,984 247 COLA 271
05/17/80 15,537 15,784 16,031 16,278 16,525 16,772 17,019 17,266 17,513 17,760 18,007 18,254 247 COLA 270
07/21/80 16,223 16,482 16,741 17,000 17,259 17,518 17,777 18,036 18,295 18,554 18,813 19,072 259 5% (AVG.) 602
11/15/80 16,535 16,794 17,053 17,312 17,571 17,830 18,089 18,348 18,607 18,866 19,125 19,384 259 COLA 312
05/16/81       16,826 17,085 17,344 17,603 17,862 18,121 18,380 18,639 18,898 19,157 19,416 19,675 259 COLA 291
07/25/81       17,126 17,385 17,644 17,903 18,162 18,421 18,680 18,939 19,198 19,457 19,716 19,975 259   300
11/14/81       17,522 17,781 18,040 18,299 18,558 18,817 19,076 19,335 19,594 19,853 20,112 20,371 259 COLA 396
05/15/82 17,688 17,947 18,206 18,465 18,724 18,983 19,242 19,501 19,760 20,019 20,278 20,537 259 COLA 166
07/24/82 17,988 18,247 18,506 18,765 19,024 19,283 19,542 19,801 20,060 20,319 20,578 20,837 259 300
11/13/82 18,529 18,788 19,047 19,306 19,565 19,824 20,083 20,342 20,601 20,860 21,119 21,378 259 COLA 541
05/14/83       18,550 18,809 19,068 19,327 19,586 19,845 20,104 20,363 20,622 20,881 21,140 21,399 259 COLA 21
07/23/83       18,850 19,109 19,368 19,627 19,886 20,145 20,404 20,663 20,922 21,181 21,440 21,699 259   300
11/12/83       19,245 19,504 19,763 20,022 20,281 20,540 20,799 21,058 21,317 21,576 21,835 22,094 259 COLA 395
05/12/84 19,370 19,629 19,888 20,147 20,406 20,665 20,924 21,183 21,442 21,701 21,960 22,219 259 COLA 125
07/21/84 19,950 20,215 20,481 20,746 21,012 21,277 21,543 21,809 22,074 22,340 22,605 22,871 266 640
10/13/84 19,950 20,215 20,481 20,746 21,012 21,277 21,543 21,809 22,074 22,340 22,605 22,871 266 COLA RI 1,518
11/10/84 20,241 20,506 20,772 21,037 21,303 21,568 21,834 22,100 22,365 22,631 22,896 23,162 266 COLA 291
01/19/85   16,710 18,483 20,241 20,506 20,772 21,037 21,303 21,568 21,834 22,100 22,365 22,631 22,896 23,162 266 New Steps 0
05/11/85   16,710 18,483 20,345 20,610 20,876 21,141 21,407 21,672 21,938 22,204 22,469 22,735 23,000 23,266 266 COLA 104
07/20/85   17,210 19,037 20,926 21,197 21,470 21,741 22,014 22,285 22,558 22,831 23,102 23,375 23,646 23,919 273   640
11/09/85   17,543 19,370 21,259 21,530 21,803 22,074 22,347 22,618 22,891 23,164 23,435 23,708 23,979 24,252 273 COLA 333
05/10/86 17,605 19,432 21,322 21,593 21,866 22,137 22,410 22,681 22,954 23,227 23,498 23,771 24,042 24,315 273 COLA 63
07/19/86 18,105 19,986 21,903 22,180 22,460 22,737 23,017 23,294 23,574 23,854 24,131 24,411 24,688 24,968 280 640
11/08/86 18,272 20,153 22,069 22,346 22,626 22,903 23,183 23,460 23,740 24,020 24,297 24,577 24,854 25,134 280 COLA 166
05/09/87   18,584 20,465 22,381 22,658 22,938 23,215 23,495 23,772 24,052 24,332 24,609 24,889 25,166 25,446 280 COLA 312
07/18/87   18,992 20,915 22,871 23,154 23,439 23,721 24,006 24,289 24,574 24,859 25,141 25,427 25,709 25,994 280   538
10/10/87   18,992 20,915 22,871 23,154 23,439 23,721 24,006 24,289 24,574 24,859 25,141 25,427 25,709 25,994 280 COLA RI 1,643
11/07/87   19,428 21,351 23,308 23,591 23,876 24,158 24,443 24,726 25,011 25,296 25,578 25,864 26,146 26,431 280 COLA 437
05/07/88 19,573 21,496 23,453 23,736 24,021 24,303 24,588 24,871 25,156 25,441 25,723 26,009 26,291 26,576 280 COLA 145
07/16/88 19,823 21,746 23,703 23,986 24,271 24,553 24,838 25,121 25,406 25,691 25,973 26,259 26,541 26,826 280 250
11/05/88 20,343 22,266 24,223 24,506 24,791 25,073 25,358 25,641 25,926 26,211 26,493 26,779 27,061 27,346 280 COLA 520
01/14/89   20,593 22,516 24,473 24,756 25,041 25,323 25,608 25,891 26,176 26,461 26,743 27,029 27,311 27,596 280   250
05/06/89   20,948 22,871 24,827 25,110 25,395 25,677 25,962 26,245 26,530 26,815 27,097 27,383 27,665 27,950 280 COLA 354
07/15/89   21,248 23,171 25,127 25,410 25,695 25,977 26,262 26,545 26,830 27,115 27,397 27,683 27,965 28,250 280   300
11/04/89   21,685 23,608 25,564 25,847 26,132 26,414 26,699 26,982 27,267 27,552 27,834 28,120 28,402 28,687 280 COLA 437
01/27/90 21,985 23,908 25,864 26,147 26,432 26,714 26,999 27,282 27,567 27,852 28,134 28,420 28,702 28,987 280 300
05/05/90 22,505 24,428 26,384 26,667 26,952 27,234 27,519 27,802 28,087 28,372 28,654 28,940 29,222 29,507 280 COLA 520
07/28/90 22,705 24,628 26,584 26,867 27,152 27,434 27,719 28,002 28,287 28,572 28,854 29,140 29,422 29,707 280 200
09/08/90 22,974 24,897 26,854 27,137 27,422 27,704 27,989 28,272 28,557 28,842 29,124 29,410 29,692 29,977 280 COLA 270
02/09/91   22,974 24,897 26,854 27,137 27,422 27,704 27,989 28,272 28,557 28,842 29,124 29,410 29,692 29,977 280 COLA RI 1,706
06/15/91   23,270 25,218 27,200 27,486 27,774 28,060 28,348 28,634 28,922 29,210 29,496 29,785 30,070 30,358 288 1.2% (AVG.) 332
07/13/91 20,901 23,270 25,218 27,200 27,486 27,774 28,060 28,348 28,634 28,922 29,210 29,496 29,785 30,070 30,358 288 New Step-A 0
09/07/91 20,901 23,478 25,426 27,408 27,694 27,982 28,268 28,556 28,842 29,130 29,418 29,704 29,993 30,278 30,566 288 COLA 208
11/16/91 21,237 23,847 25,828 27,840 28,130 28,422 28,712 29,004 29,294 29,586 29,878 30,168 30,461 30,750 31,042 292 1.5% (AVG.) 437
03/07/92 21,508 24,118 26,099 28,111 28,401 28,693 28,983 29,275 29,565 29,857 30,149 30,439 30,732 31,021 31,313 292 COLA 270
09/05/92 21,882 24,492 26,473 28,485 28,775 29,067 29,357 29,649 29,939 30,231 30,523 30,813 31,106 31,395 31,687 292 COLA 374
11/28/92 22,218 24,861 26,875 28,917 29,211 29,507 29,801 30,097 30,391 30,687 30,983 31,277 31,574 31,867 32,163 296 1.5% (AVG.) 437
03/06/93 22,509 25,152 27,166 29,208 29,502 29,798 30,092 30,388 30,682 30,978 31,274 31,568 31,865 32,158 32,454 296 COLA 291
09/04/93 22,779 25,422 27,436 29,478 29,772 30,068 30,362 30,658 30,952 31,248 31,544 31,838 32,135 32,428 32,724 296 COLA 270
11/27/93 23,139 25,817 27,865 29,940 30,239 30,539 30,837 31,137 31,436 31,736 32,036 32,334 32,636 32,933 33,233 300 GI 468
02/05/94 23,139 25,817 27,865 29,940 30,239 30,539 30,837 31,137 31,436 31,736 32,036 32,334 32,636 32,933 33,233 300 COLA RI 2,246
03/05/94 23,388 26,066 28,114 30,189 30,488 30,788 31,086 31,386 31,685 31,985 32,285 32,583 32,885 33,182 33,482 300 COLA 249
09/03/94 23,721 26,399 28,447 30,522 30,821 31,121 31,419 31,719 32,018 32,318 32,618 32,916 33,218 33,515 33,815 300 COLA 333
11/25/95 24,024 26,736 28,811 30,912 31,214 31,518 31,819 32,123 32,425 32,728 33,032 33,333 33,638 33,939 34,242 304 1.2% (AVG.) 394
02/03/96 24,024 26,736 28,811 30,912 31,214 31,518 31,819 32,123 32,425 32,728 33,032 33,333 33,638 33,939 34,242 304 COLA RI 1,997
 Beginning 3/16/96, all COLA increases are rolled in to basic salary immediately.  
03/16/96 24,128 26,840 28,915 31,016 31,318 31,622 31,923 32,227 32,529 32,832 33,136 33,437 33,742 34,043 34,346 304 COLA 104
08/31/96 24,544 27,256 29,331 31,432 31,734 32,038 32,339 32,643 32,945 33,248 33,552 33,853 34,158 34,459 34,762 304 COLA 416
03/15/97 24,856 27,568 29,643 31,744 32,046 32,350 32,651 32,955 33,257 33,560 33,864 34,165 34,470 34,771 35,074 304 COLA 312
08/30/97 25,022 27,734 29,809 31,910 32,212 32,516 32,817 33,121 33,423 33,726 34,030 34,331 34,636 34,937 35,240 304 COLA 166
11/22/97 25,325 28,071 30,173 32,300 32,605 32,913 33,217 33,525 33,830 34,136 34,444 34,748 35,056 35,361 35,667 308 1.2% (AVG.) 394
03/14/98 25,492 28,238 30,340 32,467 32,772 33,080 33,384 33,692 33,997 34,303 34,611 34,915 35,223 35,528 35,834 308 COLA 167
09/12/98 25,700 28,446 30,548 32,675 32,980 33,288 33,592 33,900 34,205 34,511 34,819 35,123 35,431 35,736 36,042 308 COLA 208
03/13/99 25,887 28,633 30,735 32,862 33,167 33,475 33,779 34,087 34,392 34,698 35,006 35,310 35,618 35,923 36,229 308 COLA 187
06/05/99 26,431 29,235 31,383 33,555 33,866 34,180 34,489 34,803 35,114 35,426 35,740 36,049 36,363 36,674 36,986 314 2.0% (AVG.) 700
09/11/99 26,764 29,568 31,716 33,888 34,199 34,513 34,822 35,136 35,447 35,759 36,073 36,382 36,696 37,007 37,319 314 COLA 333
11/20/99 27,145 29,989 32,170 34,373 34,688 35,006 35,319 35,637 35,952 36,268 36,586 36,899 37,218 37,533 37,849 318 1.4% (AVG.) 487
03/11/00 27,498 30,342 32,523 34,726 35,041 35,359 35,672 35,990 36,305 36,621 36,939 37,252 37,571 37,886 38,202 318 COLA 353
09/09/00 28,102 30,946 33,127 35,330 35,645 35,963 36,276 36,594 36,909 37,225 37,543 37,856 38,175 38,490 38,806 318 COLA 604
11/18/00   28,439   31,317   33,525   35,754   36,073   36,395   36,711   37,033   37,352   37,672   37,994   38,310   38,633   38,952   39,272 319 1.2% (AVG.) 466
11/17/01   28,945   31,874   34,121   36,390   36,715   37,042   37,364   37,692   38,016   38,342   38,670   38,991   39,320   39,645   39,971 325 1.8% (AVG.) 699
05/18/02   30,573   33,704   34,792   37,118   37,470   37,823   38,170   38,524   38,875   39,223   39,577   39,927   40,279   40,633   40,984 354 UPGRADE 1,013
05/18/02   30,873   34,004   35,092   37,418   37,770   38,123   38,470   38,824   39,175   39,523   39,877   40,227   40,579   40,933   41,284 354 $300 PAYMENT 300
09/07/02 31,185 34,316 35,404 37,730 38,082 38,435 38,782 39,136 39,487 39,835 40,189 40,539 40,891 41,245 41,596 354 COLA 312
11/16/02 31,598 34,771 35,892 38,251 38,607 38,964 39,315 39,673 40,028 40,381 40,739 41,093 41,449 41,807 42,163 358 1.4% (AVG) 537
03/08/03 31,848 35,021 36,142 38,501 38,857 39,214 39,565 39,923 40,278 40,631 40,989 41,343 41,699 42,057 42,413 358 COLA 250
09/06/03 32,139 35,312 36,433 38,792 39,148 39,505 39,856 40,214 40,569 40,922 41,280 41,634 41,990 42,348 42,704 358 COLA 291
11/15/03 32,519 35,729 36,880 39,268 39,628 39,989 40,343 40,705 41,064 41,421 41,782 42,140 42,500 42,861 43,221 361 1.2% (AVG) 480
03/06/04 32,727 35,937 37,088 39,476 39,836 40,197 40,551 40,913 41,272 41,629 41,990 42,348 42,708 43,069 43,429 361 COLA 208
09/04/04 33,351 36,561 37,712 40,100 40,460 40,821 41,175 41,537 41,896 42,253 42,614 42,972 43,332 43,693 44,053 361 COLA 624
11/27/04 33,785 37,036 38,202 40,621 40,986 41,352 41,710 42,077 42,441 42,802 43,168 43,531 43,895 44,261 44,626 366 1.3% GEN'L INCR.  
03/19/05 33,993 37,244 38,410 40,829 41,194 41,560 41,918 42,285 42,649 43,010 43,376 43,739 44,103 44,469 44,834 366 COLA 208
09/03/05 34,721 37,972 39,138 41,557 41,922 42,288 42,646 43,013 43,377 43,738 44,104 44,467 44,831 45,197 45,562 366 COLA 728
11/26/05 35,155 38,447 39,628 42,078 42,448 42,819 43,181 43,553 43,922 44,287 44,658 45,026 45,394 45,765 46,135 371 1.3% GEN'L INCR.  
03/18/06 35,612 38,904 40,085 42,535 42,905 43,276 43,638 44,010 44,379 44,744 45,115 45,483 45,851 46,222 46,592 371 COLA 457
09/02/06 36,424 39,716 40,897 43,347 43,717 44,088 44,450 44,822 45,191 45,556 45,927 46,295 46,663 47,034 47,404 371 COLA 812
11/24/07 37,407 40,789 42,001 44,517 44,898 45,278 45,650 46,032 46,411 46,786 47,167 47,545 47,923 48,304 48,684 381 1.2% GEN'L INCR.  
3/15/2008   37,865   41,247   42,459   44,975   45,356   45,736   46,108   46,490   46,869   47,244   47,625   48,003   48,381   48,762   49,142        381 1.5% GEN'L INCR.  

RCA/RCR Schedules
Effective Date    Schedule 1*   Schedule 2** 
1)   11/18/2000  $             13.21  $             16.73
  (This schedule reflects the 1.2% general wage increase)
2)   2/10/2001  $             13.67  $             17.19
  (This schedule reflects the COLA roll-in from the 1999 Extension)
3)  11/17/2001  $             13.92  $             17.50
  (This schedule reflects the 1.8% general wage increase)
4) 5/18/2002  $             14.84  $             17.99
(This schedule reflects the upgrade and $300 increase)
5) 11/16/2002  $             15.04  $             18.24
(This schedule reflects the approximate 1.4% general wage increase)
6) 11/5/2003  $             15.21  $             18.45
(This schedule reflects the 1.2% general wage increase)
7) 11/27/2004  $             15.42  $             18.71
(This schedule reflects the 1.3% general wage increase)
8) 2/5/2005  $             16.24  $             19.53
(This schedule reflects the COLA rollin from the 2000 Agreement)
9) 11/26/2005  $             16.45  $             19.78
(This schedule reflects the 1.3% general wage increase)
10) 9/2/2006  $             17.51  $             20.84
(This schedule reflects the COLA rollin from the 2004Extension)
11) 11/25/2006 $17.72  $