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Computing Your 2009 Pay Rate

Pay Raises for 2009

Supervisory Management Analyst
NIH
Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:39 AM

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Last year, I did not get the full increase because the salaries hadn't been adjusted for the top grades. This meant as a 15 step 10, I was not paid the full amount coming up short by $900. Has this problem been adjusted? A GS 15 Step 10 in Washington with locality pay in 2007 should have received $149,900. In 2008, you project $156,000 - does this mean that I will continue to receive $149,000 in 2009?

GS vs. NSPS

Program Manager
DA
Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:02 AM

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This is an excellent article. It will be interesting to see how the 3.9% effects NSPS employees. Under NSPS, all sorts of magical diversions and disections of the pay raise seem to take place, via local pay pools, local market supplements, portions-of-percentages, etc.

Supervisory Management Analyst

hydraulic Engineer
DOD retired
Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:38 AM

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Hopefully not. We are poor 3rd world Country can not afford to pay world class wages, if you want big raise check for employment in China or one of oil producing countries. By the way many well educated, hard working Americans are waiting to take you job at 70-80% of your pay.

I DID NOT GET MY PAY RAISE LAST JANUARY

Information Technology analyst
DoD
Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:47 AM

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I received about 1% last January. Many people here got the full pay raise. It is my understanding that the folks in the step 5 area are the ones who benefit most. I'm a step 10, and my percentages have been lower each year. My 2008 was the lowest ever for someone at the GS-12 level. As you can see, this has nothing to do with locality pay. I don't see any articles where that this gets addressed. Also, we can't calculate our pay because Kansas City, MO isn't on the location list and we're stuck with whatever is in the window.
Thank you - Jean

Re: I DID NOT GET MY PAY RAISE LAST JANUARY

editor
FedSmith.com
Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:27 AM
There is a box for "rest of U.S." that will apply to those not in a locality pay area.

2009 Pay Rate - Peevish Complaining

Loan Servicing Specialist - Robert
HUD - Albany, NY
Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:45 AM

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Obviously the tentative 2009 3.9% raise fails to match the true inflation rate when factoring in food & fuel.

With this in mind, if you are not satisfied with your current wage/job/agency/location, et cetera, this is the USA, feel free to seek out employment elsewhere. Stop the pitiful whining, it has a zero net present value.

Re: 2009 Pay Rate - Peevish Complaining

Analsyt
DOD
Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:54 AM
Seeking employment elsewhere is not always an option, I was told that there is plenty of opportunity for advancement IF you are young. So we older government employees really have no option but to stay where we are and whine if we will. After all, whining got affirmation action where it is today.

2009 Pay Rate

Retired Manager
Federal Agency
Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:22 AM

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Given the rate of inflation including the pending increase in electricity (in my state 37%), rising gas prices, food and other necessities, I can understand the frustration felt by those who are working. In some cases, child care costs have increased to the point that some families spend half their income covering those costs. I don't view their dilemma as whining; more as frustration. For those of us who are retired, we don't even see a 3.9% increase since we are tied to an index that seems to be reduced whenever it's time for a social security or CSRS COLA. Yet our FEHB and medicare costs rise along with our living expenses. Last year, my net retirement check increased by $6.00 per month. Shortly thereafter, the index miraculously rose to reflect the true rate of inflation. I hope that this year, the government takes the reality of our true living costs into consideration when arriving at COLAs for employees as well as retirees.

Re: 2009 Pay Rate

RETIRED
FDIC
Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:41 PM
i thought maybe i was the only one who noticed that costs seemed to drop during the period the calculations were made for ssn and csrs raises, such as the most recent drop in gas costs. i'm glad someone else has noticed. now how do we stop bls from manipulating the numbers?

Cola converstion to locality pay

Construction Representative
USACE
Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:29 PM

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Dear Sirs,

Would you have up dates concerning the cola converstion to locality pay status, for Hawaii, Alaska and other areas affected? I understand that legislation has begun.

I'd appreciate any information concering this topic.
Thank you.
S. Mochizuki

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