Will Burlington and VA Beach Become Locality Pay Areas?
No action is currently being taken to add new locality pay areas. Here is a summary and a prognosis for adding new ones in January.
No action is currently being taken to add new locality pay areas. Here is a summary and a prognosis for adding new ones in January.
Will new locality pay areas be added in 2018 for the federal employee workforce?
A large proposed expansion of locality pay has been denied for 2016. Here are the details and who is impacted.
The revised locality pay rates for various areas of the United States are now out. San Francisco and Washington, DC areas will enjoy the biggest gains.
Will Burlington, VT and Virginia Beach, VA areas be added as locality pay areas in 2017? They will be added but not in 2017.
The 2017 locality pay rates are out. The largest increases are in the San Francisco and DC areas. You can view the full list of new locality pay rates here.
The Federal Salary Council has proposed adding San Antonio and Birmingham to the list of locality pay areas for 2018.
The Federal Salary Council is recommending evaluation of more than 100 counties and statistical metropolitan areas for inclusion in the locality pay system for federal employees.
Is your geographic area among those recommended for locality pay? Locality pay rates are spreading which leads to higher pay without requiring Congressional action. Here are the locality pay areas for 2017 and some areas the Salary Council recommends adding to existing areas.
The Federal Salary Council has recommended adding two new locality pay areas in Virginia and Vermont in 2017. What is the forecast for changes in locality pay for next year?