The Salary Scale Table stores annual salary-growth rates by age, service, or a combination of age and service. Valuation assumptions use the selected table to project earnings and other applicable reported amounts.

• Description: provides optional notes about the purpose or intended use of the table.
• Rates Basis: determines how DB Precision looks up a rate. Select Age for attained age, Service for valuation table-lookup service, or Age/Service to use age rows and service-period columns.
• Select Period: sets the number of service-period columns in the rate grid. The last column is labeled >= N and applies to the selected period and all later service. This item is unavailable when Age is the Rates Basis.
• Minimum Age / Maximum Age: limits the rows included in the table. The rows represent age when the basis is Age or Age/Service and service when the basis is Service. A Maximum Age of zero includes values through 120; lookups outside a limited range use the applicable endpoint rate.
• Annual Rates by Age / Service / Age/Service: displays the editable rate grid for the selected basis. Enter rates as decimals; for example, 0.0400 represents 4% annual salary growth.

Note: After the grid contains a positive rate, DB Precision locks Rates Basis, Select Period, Minimum Age, and Maximum Age to protect the existing table structure. Clear the rates to zero before changing these items.