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Determining Pay Increases in Job Classification Plans

The federal government's General Schedule $($GS$)$ is an example of a job classification plan in which pay rates are based, in part, on compensable factors such as knowledge and skills. Jobs are grouped into $15$ classifications, ranging from GS level $1$ through GS level $15$ as well as the level or degrees of compensable factors $($e$.$g$.,$ follow procedures vs$.$ establishing procedures$).$

Question $1$ Over time, employees receive pay increases according to length of service $($Steps $1-10)$ and progression through the steps assumes a minimum of acceptable performance. The pay increase from step to step equals the within$-$grade increase $($WGI$)$ amount. The waiting periods within steps are

Steps $1-3$: $1$ year in each step