Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102

§8112 Maximum and Minimum Monthly Payments

Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart G — Insurance and Annuities › CHAPTER 81 — COMPENSATION FOR WORK INJURIES › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERALLY › § 8112

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Unless section 8138 says otherwise, disability pay (includes 8110; excludes 8111) cannot be more than 75% of the top GS‑15 monthly pay. If totally disabled, the pay must be at least the smaller of 75% of the GS‑2 minimum monthly pay or the employee’s monthly pay. The limits do not apply if the disability came from an on‑duty assault during an assassination or attempted assassination of a federal official named in 18 U.S.C. 351(a) or 1751(a).

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §8112

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(a)Except as provided by section 8138 of this title, the monthly rate of compensation for disability, including augmented compensation under section 8110 of this title but not including additional compensation under section 8111 of this title, may not be more than 75 percent of the monthly pay of the maximum rate of basic pay for GS–15, and in case of total disability may not be less than 75 percent of the monthly pay of the minimum rate of basic pay for GS–2 or the amount of the monthly pay of the employee, whichever is less.
(b)The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to any employee whose disability is a result of an assault which occurs during an assassination or attempted assassination of a Federal official described under section 351(a) or 1751(a) of title 18, and was sustained in the performance of duty.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

1966 Act DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 756(c).Oct. 14, 1949, ch. 691, § 105 “Sec. 6(c)”, 63 Stat. 859. Sept. 13, 1960, Pub. L. 86–767, § 101 (last 13 words), 74 Stat. 906. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report. 1967 Act Section of title 5Source (U.S.Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 81125 App.: 756(c).July 4, 1966, Pub. L. 89–488, § 3(b), 80 Stat. 252. The words “maximum rate of basic pay for GS–15” and “minimum rate of basic pay for GS–2” are substituted for “highest rate of basic compensation provided for grade 15 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949” and “lowest rate of basic compensation provided for grade 2 by such General Schedule”, respectively, for consistency of style within title 5 and to reflect the codification of the Classification Act of 1949 in title 5.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1988—Pub. L. 100–566 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Personnel Not Affected by 1967 IncreaseIncreases authorized under amendment by section 1(55) of Pub. L. 90–83 not applicable to specified personnel, see section 7 of Pub. L. 90–83, set out as a note under section 8103 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 8112

Title 5, Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102