What are special rates for federal employees and how are they related to the GS locality pay rates? Does the 2023 federal pay raise apply to the special rates?
The President’s Pay Agent has issued a report for 2023 GS locality pay and approved recommendations for 2024 GS locality pay that will add about 32,000 more to the locality pay system.
How does an area become part of a GS locality pay area? Which regions have requested to be added to GS locality pay areas and what is their status?
New GS locality pay areas may mean higher salaries for as many as 16,000 federal employees in about 190 jurisdictions. Where are these new locations?
A 2023 locality pay report recommends changes that would increase pay for about 16,000 federal employees if adopted.
There will be changes to a couple of 2023 GS locality pay areas.
OPM is proposing to add Carroll County, IL and Brooks County, TX into locality pay areas.
The Federal Salary Council is recommending changes to raise pay for “tens of thousands” of federal employees.
The 2022 GS pay scale is based on the 2022 federal pay raise which authorized an overall average raise of 2.7% for federal employees.
2022 GS locality pay areas give some federal employees an option to greatly increase their disposable income.
