to my knowledge, USDS is still constrained by the General Schedule[1] salary table.

(no.)

edit: incidentally, this other thread [2] on the front page today has lots of comments confirming. ctrl-f for USDS.

[1] https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries... (PDF)

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38067206