Differentiating Between Salary Steps and Sequences

The difference between steps and sequences is that sequences:

Are used with value-based salary grades
Increase periodically by year or based on other factors. For example, sequences for the nonunion hourly position of seasonal worker could increment over three years as follows:
Table 17. Years as salary sequences
1 2 3
$12.01 $12.61 $13.21
Similarly, sequences for the hourly nonunion position of Dispatcher in a Public Safety agency could reflect a 2.5% annual adjustment over four years, as follows:
Table 18. Years as salary sequences
1 2 3 4
$17.74 $18.18 $18.64 $19.10