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Locality Pay

Using the Locality Pay System to Your Financial Advantage

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithDecember 28, 2021 7:48 AM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

Locality pay areas give some federal employees an option to greatly increase their disposable income. Here is the complete list of 2022 pay raises by locality.

2022 Locality Pay: Winners and Losers

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithUpdated: December 27, 2021 12:07 PM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

Which locality pay areas received the highest—and lowest—pay raise in 2022? Here is the list.

Pay Agent Adding to Locality Pay—Lays Groundwork for Higher Pay in 2023

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithDecember 19, 2021 12:01 PM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

The President’s Pay Agent has issued its annual report on locality pay and adds one county in Illinois into the locality pay system.

Biden Issues Alternative Pay Letter for 2022 Pay Raise

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithAugust 27, 2021 4:33 PM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

President Biden has released an alternative pay plan for the 2022 pay raise for federal employees. Here are the details.

Federal Pay Raise 2013-2021: 13.1%. Actual Increase: 18.1% (DC Increase: 21%)

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithAugust 16, 2021 6:31 AM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

Federal pay raises granted over 8 years totaled 13.1%, however, the actual average salary went up 18.6%. In DC, the average salary went up 21%.

Using Telework to Make Higher Salary While Living in Different Locality Pay Area

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJuly 26, 2021 9:03 AM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

If an employee is engaging in a work situation using telework, and is outside the locality pay area for the office, will the employee receive locality pay?

New Locality Pay: Move and Get a Raise?

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithApril 19, 2021 12:33 PM Categories Pay & Benefits 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?

How Can Locality Pay Be Smaller than a COLA?

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

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

50 Years of Federal Pay: Democrats v. Republicans

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJanuary 10, 2021 1:31 PM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment
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How have pay raises for federal employees fared under each political party in the last half-century?

Changes in Pay Rates for Federal Employees

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJanuary 4, 2021 11:55 AM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment
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President Trump’s Executive Order on 2021 pay impacts a number of federal employee pay schedules.

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