The rapid expansion of federal employee locality pay is continuing. Here is a proposed list adding about 15,000 more employees to locality pay areas in 2025.
The Salary Council is pushing to add thousands of federal employees into the 2024 GS locality pay system.
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?
The Federal Salary Council is recommending changes to raise pay for “tens of thousands” of federal employees.
The Federal Salary Council said that federal employees are underpaid by an average of over 20%. Does this mean you should expect a pay raise of this size?
Locality pay is determined using a complex system of comparing federal and private sector pay. It is not a COLA.
The Federal Salary Council has made recommendations for locality pay areas and a pay raise for federal employees in 2021.
The Federal Salary Council recommends new locality pay areas, but not all Council members agree on measuring pay disparity.
What are the chances of Imperial County being added as a new pay locality next year?
I was shocked by the small pay increases under the new locality areas. Am I missing something?
