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Salary Council: Add 15,000 Federal Employees to Higher Paying Locality Pay Areas

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithMar 25, 2024 7:32 AM | Updated: Oct 7, 2024 2:51 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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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.

Salary Council Urges Adding Tens of Thousands of Federal Employees to Locality Pay

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJun 16, 2023 2:18 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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The Salary Council is pushing to add thousands of federal employees into the 2024 GS locality pay system.

Will You Be One of 16,000 Added to Higher Paying GS Locality Pay Areas?

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithDec 12, 2022 11:32 AM | Updated: Dec 14, 2022 11:18 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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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?

Federal Salary Council Adopts “Pro-labor Recommendations” to Raise Pay for Upwards of 30,000 Federal Employees

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithAug 15, 2022 7:12 AM | Updated: Sep 23, 2022 9:51 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

The Federal Salary Council is recommending changes to raise pay for “tens of thousands” of federal employees.

FSC Says Federal Employee Pay Disparity Now at 22.47%

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithAug 9, 2022 4:06 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

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?

How Can Locality Pay Be Smaller than a COLA?

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithFeb 10, 2021 3:47 PM | Updated: Apr 16, 2021 12:50 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

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

26.71% Federal Employee Pay Disparity Says FSC

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithMay 19, 2020 1:52 PM | Updated: Dec 16, 2020 7:42 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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The Federal Salary Council has made recommendations for locality pay areas and a pay raise for federal employees in 2021.

Salary Council Recommends New Locality Pay Areas

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJul 12, 2019 12:28 PM | Updated: Jul 23, 2019 5:12 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

The Federal Salary Council recommends new locality pay areas, but not all Council members agree on measuring pay disparity.

When Might We See Imperial County Get Locality Pay?

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJul 11, 2019 6:05 PM | Updated: Jul 22, 2019 9:24 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News, Q&A Leave a comment

What are the chances of Imperial County being added as a new pay locality next year?

Why Are the New Locality Pay Increases So Small?

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithApr 4, 2019 9:37 AM | Updated: Apr 16, 2019 10:18 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News, Q&A Leave a comment
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I was shocked by the small pay increases under the new locality areas. Am I missing something?

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