Quickly Searching 1.4 Million Federal Pay Rates
Finding individual federal pay amounts is often possible with an easy-to-use online database. Here is how you can find individual federal employee salaries.
Pay & Benefits
If it impacts pay and benefits for federal employees, you’ll find it here. Topics include TSP, FEHB, or pay raises for federal workers.
Which TSP Fund Is Up More Than 31% in 12-Months?
One TSP Fund is up more than 31% in the past 12 months. Here are the latest returns for the month, so far in 2021 and the past year. How do your investments compare?
Biden Issues Alternative Pay Letter for 2022 Pay Raise
President Biden has released an alternative pay plan for the 2022 pay raise for federal employees. Here are the details.
TSP High in Investor Satisfaction (Leading Fund Up 20% This Year)
One TSP fund is up more than 20% so far in 2021. Investor satisfaction with the TSP is high and one outside analyst offers a defense and praise of the TSP.
Do You Really Understand Your TSP Investments?
How well do you understand the fund options in the TSP? Here is a basic overview.
2022 Pay Raise: What Happens Next?
A significant step in the 2022 pay raise for federal employees is coming up by the end of August. Will it be 2.7% as widely predicted?
GSA Freezes 2022 Lodging Per Diem Rates Due to COVID
The FY 2022 per diem rates have been released. While some have changed, the lodging rates are frozen as a result of the pandemic.
Common Mistakes on Agency Pension Estimates
Pension estimate forms are important for retirement planning, but it’s important to verify they do not contain any of these common mistakes.
FedSmith Readers Opposed to Adding Mutual Funds to the TSP
A majority of our readers indicated they are not keen on the idea of adding mutual funds to the TSP. Here are the results of our recent survey on the topic.
Federal Pay Raise 2013-2021: 13.1%. Actual Increase: 18.1% (DC Increase: 21%)
Federal pay raises granted over 8 years totaled 13.1%, however, the actual average salary went up 18.6%. In DC, the average salary went up 21%.