New Pay Systems Proposed for Some Federal Jobs
The President’s Management Agenda calls for action to establish special occupational pay systems for some federal jobs.
Locality Pay
How Will the Pay Raise Impact Locality Pay?
How will the 2019 pay raise impact locality pay, and what does the Pay Agent have to say about new locality pay areas?
It’s Official: Federal Employees Are Getting a Raise in 2019
Thanks to the spending bill that just became law, federal employees will have a pay raise in 2019, overriding the pay freeze that was previously in place.
1.9% Retroactive Pay Raise Now Likely
A raise of 1.9% appears more likely than seemed possible a few weeks ago. Here is the latest.
Pay Freeze Stands for 2019
Because Congress has not overridden the president’s proposed pay freeze, and an Executive Order has been issued freezing pay, no raise is expected in 2019.
6 New Locality Pay Areas Coming in 2019
OPM has issued a final rule to add six new locality pay areas in 2019 that will impact roughly 70,000 federal employees.
New Locality Pay Areas Likely for January 2019
What are the latest developments on new locality pay areas for 2019, and where does next year’s pay raise stand?
Federal Employee Pay and the Federal Salary Council
The Federal Salary Council has renewed its call for adding new locality pay areas and added one more geographic area to its list of recommendations.
Salary Council Recommends More Locality Pay Areas
The Federal Salary Council has made a number of recommendations for expanding and increasing federal locality pay.
OPM Proposes Adding 64,000 New Federal Employees to Locality Pay
OPM is proposing to add about 64,000 federal employees to the locality pay system for GS employees.
