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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.
As has been done in recent years, President Obama has issued a letter outlining the federal employee pay raise in 2017.
Which agencies have the highest average salary and which agencies have the lowest? There is a very wide range—from $173,854 to $73,047.
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…
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…
A 1.6% annual federal pay raise for 2017 is continuing to work its way through Congress. Here is the latest information.
A 2017 pay raise of 1.6% is working its way through Congress. This would be the highest raise federal employees have had since 2010.
Congress has not had a pay raise since 2009 and is unlikely to have one in 2017. Should Congress receive a pay raise? Will this impact any federal…
The Obama administration has recommended a 1.6% pay raise for federal workers in 2017. Does that mean this is a done deal and federal employees now know what…
There is widespread criticism of the federal pay system(s). The problem is no one has come up with a better model acceptable to many critics. Will this latest…