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Legislation Reintroduced to Increase Locality Pay for Some Employees

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMay 14, 2021 4:04 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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Another legislative effort is being made to increase locality pay for some federal employees.

Average $90,510 Federal Employee Salary and Other Traits of 2.1 Million+ Federal Employees

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithMay 10, 2021 7:16 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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The average federal employee’s salary is now just over $90,000 (excluding benefits). Here is a breakdown of GS levels, educational attainment, and gender among federal employees.

New Locality Pay: Move and Get a Raise?

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithApril 19, 2021 12:33 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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Can a federal employee increase purchasing power by moving to a remote area and staying assigned to a more generous locality pay area?

WGI: An Automatic Pay Raise for Federal Employees?

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithUpdated: April 18, 2021 9:12 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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Only about 1 for every 1,000 federal employees is denied a within-grade increase (WGI) pay raise. Here is why.

How Can Locality Pay Be Smaller than a COLA?

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithFebruary 10, 2021 3:47 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

Locality pay is determined using a complex system of comparing federal and private sector pay. It is not a COLA.

Agencies With Most $100,000+ Federal Employees and Lowest Average Salaries

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithSeptember 9, 2020 7:48 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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Which agencies have the most employees making $100,000+ and which ones have the lowest average salary?

Largest Number of Feds Making $200,000+ Per Year

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithAugust 18, 2020 12:44 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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Which agencies have the most employees making more than $200,000? Which agencies have the highest average employee salary?

Rewarding High Performers and Chopping Benefits

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithFebruary 20, 2020 1:42 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News, Human Resources Leave a comment
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OPM has released its proposed legislative changes impacting pay and benefits for the federal workforce. Here is a summary.

Task Force Proposes Eliminating FERS

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithFebruary 7, 2020 2:09 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News, Human Resources Leave a comment
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A task force report urges major changes to the civil service system from pay and benefits to handling removal actions and appeals by federal employees.

Congressman Seeking Big Locality Pay Bump for Modesto, CA

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithSeptember 4, 2019 10:37 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

One Congressman is pushing to expand the current boundaries of the highest paying locality area in the country.

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