What is Locality Pay, How Does it Work, and What is its Impact on Your 2025 Salary?
Locality pay is a significant benefit for federal employees. Where do employees have the highest and lowest pay raises in 2025?
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Locality Pay Areas in 2025
The latest President’s Pay Agent report contains important information about what federal employees can expect with regards to 2025 locality pay.
Another Bill Introduced to Cut Locality Pay of Teleworking Federal Employees
Another bill has been introduced that targets locality pay of federal employees who telework.
More Telework, Rapidly Expanding Locality Pay, and Lax Agency Oversight
Telework has expanded in federal government, and the size and number of locality pay areas have increased. One Senator has uncovered problems stemming from lax oversight.
How to Get High Federal Locality Pay and Live in a Less Expensive Area
Are some federal employees receiving locality while living and working outside of that pay area? A report and questions from a Senator highlight the issue.
Salary Council: Add 15,000 Federal Employees to Higher Paying Locality Pay Areas
The rapid expansion of federal employee locality pay is continuing. Here is a proposed list adding about 15,000 more employees to locality pay areas in 2025.
58 Federal Locality Pay Areas: 18.5% to 25.86% in 7 Years
What are salary differences between the 58 locality pay areas? One area increased $15,396 over 7 years while another gained $22,282 for GS12/Step5.
Winners and Losers in Locality Pay Value for Federal Employees
Locality pay now covers most federal employees. How much difference does a locality pay area make in salary levels?
How Many Federal Employees Are in a Locality Pay Area and How Will Agencies Pay $5 Billion Increase?
The number of locality pay areas has increased 63% since 2015. How many federal employees are in a locality pay area, and what is the total cost of locality pay?
2024 Locality Pay: Which Areas Had the Highest (or Lowest) Pay Raises?
Which 2024 locality pay areas received the highest pay raises? Which ones received the lowest? How did the new locality pay areas fare? Here are the answers.
