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.
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Salary Council Recommends More Locality Pay Areas
The Federal Salary Council has made a number of recommendations for expanding and increasing federal locality pay.
Federal Employees Underpaid: What About 2019 Raise?
Recent articles about a large pay deficit for federal employees may raise hopes for a significant raise in 2019. Don’t spend the money just yet though.
Federal Employees: Overpaid or Underpaid?
Federal benefits are generally better than benefits offered in the private sector. This accounts for much of the disparity between federal and private sector compensation according to the CBO.
Federal Employee Locality Pay Update: Holding Off Burlington and Virginia Beach
Will Burlington, VT and Virginia Beach, VA areas be added as locality pay areas in 2017? They will be added but not in 2017.
Federal Employees Underpaid by 34.07%
The Federal Salary Council says the federal workers are, on average, underpaid by 34.07% relative to the private sector. When will salary figures for 2017 be released?
Adding Birmingham and San Antonio to Locality Pay Areas
The Federal Salary Council has proposed adding San Antonio and Birmingham to the list of locality pay areas for 2018.
New Federal Employee Locality Pay Areas for 2017?
The Federal Salary Council has recommended adding two new locality pay areas in Virginia and Vermont in 2017. What is the forecast for changes in locality pay for next year?
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%.
Feds Are Overpaid… Or Not
Are federal employees paid more than their private sector counterparts? It’s a debate that has been raging for years with no clear answers. The author discusses the latest twist in the salary debate: a report from the Cato Institute which says federal workers are paid far more generously than private sector workers. He says that while the report is mostly inaccurate, there is more to the story.
