5 U.S.C.§ 5312 lists the positions that receive the amount of pay determined by Chapter 11 of Title 2 for Level I Executive Office positions. Since January 2017, the annual rate of pay for Level I is $207,800.
As of 2017 the Cabinet positions at Level 1 are:
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Defense
Attorney General
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Secretary of Homeland Security
Trade Representative
Director of National Intelligence
Office of Management and Budget
Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Level II- Since January 2017, the annual rate of pay for Level II is $187,000.
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (cabinet level - but actually is subsidiary to the Department of Defense i.e. works for the Secretary of Defense)
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (The EPA is not a Cabinetdepartment, but the Administrator is normally given cabinet rank.)
Level III- Since January 2017, the annual rate of pay for Level III is $172,100
Ambassador to the United Nations (cabinet level - but actually is subsidiary to the State Department, i.e. works for the Secretary of State)
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