Federal Salary Council

As agencies face budget uncertainty, Democrats propose a 7.4% pay raise for feds

Democrats are once again turning their attention to next year’s federal pay raise, but under the current continuing resolution, many agencies are trying…

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Dispelling some confusion around the new locality pay areas

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Federal pay falls even further behind the private sector

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Pay agent renews calls for ‘major legislative reforms’ to federal pay

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Thousands of feds one step closer to a bigger raise in 2024

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NTEU prioritizes bills to expand federal pay, benefits, but anticipates challenges ahead in Congress

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Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget in Washington, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP)

Democrats reintroduce bill to give feds 8.7% average pay raise next year

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How does locality pay actually work, and where did it come from?

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Pay agent calls for ‘major reforms’ to federal pay system, approves four new pay localities

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(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)FILE- In this June 15, 2018, file photo, twenty dollar bills are counted in North Andover, Mass. Default on your federal student loans and the government can take up to 15 percent of each paycheck to satisfy your debt. The Education Department can also withhold federal benefits like tax returns and Social Security payments. Garnishment is an effective tool to recoup unpaid loans, private collection agencies enlisted by the Education Department took in over $841.6 million  via wage garnishment in the 2018 fiscal year, but it inflicts serious financial strain on borrowers who are already struggling. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Calls to ban use of salary history reveal deeper issues in federal pay system

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Advocacy groups raise concerns about federal pay system amid growing wage gap

The Federal Salary Council reported that federal pay fell further behind private sector pay, from a pay gap of 22.47% in 2021 to 24.09% in 2022.

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New data shows feds’ pay is lagging even more behind private sector counterparts

In today’s Federal Newscast, federal employees are seeing a growing gap in salary compared with the private sector.

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Breaking down a few key recommendations from the Federal Salary Council

Recommendations to expand pay localities, adjust requirements to add new localities and more from the Federal Salary Council.

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