Another Step Toward a 1.6% Raise in 2017
A 1.6% annual federal pay raise for 2017 is continuing to work its way through Congress. Here is the latest information.
Locality Pay
How is Your Annual Federal Pay Raise Determined and What is it Likely to Be Next Year?
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 their pay raise will be next year? Hardly. Here is a detailed look at how the political process surrounding how the federal workforce is paid is likely to play out in the coming months.
Top Posts of 2015
From an extra half day off on Christmas Eve to guidance on the new locality pay areas, here are the posts you read the most in 2015.
Do the New Locality Pay Areas Impact My Wage Grade Pay?
If I work in Shawnee County KS, which is just outside Kansas City, and will be covered by the new GS Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City MO/KS locality pay area, will my WG-5 wage automatically increase to the same level as that paid to WG-5 employees whose duty station is Kansas City?
The Best of 2015
What were the most popular articles on FedSmith.com in 2015?
Executive Order Finalizing 2016 Pay Rates Issued
President Obama has issued an executive order setting 2016 pay rates for federal employees.
Spending Bill Deal Seals 2016 Federal Pay Raise
Congress has not taken action on the 2016 federal employee pay raise. What does this mean for your GS pay in 2016?
President Releases Fed Employee Pay Plan and Locality Pay Rates for 2016
What are the locality pay rates for 2016? President Obama has released his alternative pay plan that gives the percentages for every locality pay area in the country including the 13 new areas.
OPM Releases List of Areas Impacted by New Locality Pay and Changes to Existing Pay Areas
OPM has released 2016 locality pay area definitions including new locality pay areas and counties impacted by changes to existing locality pay areas.
Federal Salary Council Sees Federal Workers as Substantially Underpaid
The Federal Salary Council has concluded, as it has in past years, that federal employees are generally underpaid by about 35%.
