Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102
§587 Salaries
Title 28 › PART II — DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › CHAPTER 39 — UNITED STATES TRUSTEES › § 587
Summary
Under sections 5315 through 5317 of Title 5, the Attorney General must set the yearly pay for United States trustees and assistant United States trustees. Their pay cannot be higher than the basic rate for Executive Level IV on the Executive Schedule, as listed in section 5315 of Title 5.
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Title 28, §587
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Subject to sections 5315 through 5317 of title 5, the Attorney General shall fix the annual salaries of United States trustees and assistant United States trustees at rates of compensation not in excess of the rate of basic compensation provided for Executive Level IV of the Executive Schedule set forth in section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification section 408(c) of Pub. L. 95–598, as amended, which provided for the repeal of this section and the deletion of any references to United States Trustees in this title at a prospective date, was repealed by section 307(b) of Pub. L. 99–554. See note set out preceding section 581 of this title.
Amendments
1986—Pub. L. 99–554 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The Attorney General shall fix the annual salaries of United States trustees and assistant United States trustees at rates of compensation not to exceed the lowest annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS–16 of the General Schedule prescribed under section 5332 of title 5.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1986 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 99–554 effective 30 days after Oct. 27, 1986, see section 302(a) of Pub. L. 99–554, set out as a note under section 581 of this title.
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Citation
28 U.S.C. § 587
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102