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Federal employees are probably getting
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pretty anxious to know how the 2026
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federal pay raise is going to impact
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their annual salaries next year. And
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while the pay raise is still not yet
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finalized, I can give you a pretty good
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preview of how things are going to look
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for you next year. But before I get into
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that, let's recap where we stand today.
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President Trump issued his alternative
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pay plan letter back in August and it
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was a bit of a surprise because the
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assumption was that there probably
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wasn't going to be a pay raise in 2026
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for federal employees and that's because
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when the White House issued its budget
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proposal earlier in the year, it it was
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silent on the matter of a pay raise for
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federal employees, but it did talk about
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a pay increase for members of the
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military. And traditionally the um the
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White House budget blueprint will put
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forth a pay raise for federal employees.
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So that was the assumption. But then
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when the president issued his
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alternative pay plan letter in August,
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he proposed a 1% pay increase for most
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federal employees. And under the
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stipulations of that that letter, um it
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included no extra increase for locality
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pay. So, just a flat 1% across the board
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average pay raise. But it did have a bit
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of a surprise for some federal employees
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because the President Trump proposed a
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3.8% pay increase for certain categories
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of federal employees in law enforcement
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positions. And that was to match the 3.8
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pay 3.8% pay raise being given to
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members of the military. Now, with all
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of that in mind, FedSmith has created an
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estimated 2026 GS pay scale and
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published it on our website to give you
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an idea of the impact that the projected
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pay raise will have on your annual
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salary for next year. It features the
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general schedule base payable reflecting
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both a 1% and a 3.8% pay increase. Now,
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one important caveat, it is just an
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estimate. Um, the pay tables won't be
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finalized until the pay raise is
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finalized when the executive order is
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issued. a little bit later this month.
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And we will of course be publishing the
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finalized figures as soon as they're
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available, but it does give you a pretty
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good idea of the impact the pay raise
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would have on your annual salary. And
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I'll be sure to include a link to it in
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the description below, so you'll have
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easy access to it. Now, what should you
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expect in the pay raise process going
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forward? Well, as I said, President
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Trump is going to issue an executive
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order later this month. That's the last
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step in the process, and that will
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finalize the 2026 pay raise. After that,
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the Office of Personnel Management will
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issue the finalized pay tables for next
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year. And FedSmith will have all of this
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information as soon as it's available.
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So, please keep checking back for
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updates, not only here on the channel,
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but on our website, fedsmith.com, as
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well. So, please be sure to like and
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