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

Explaining the history of locality pay and how it affects federal employees on the General Schedule.

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President Joe Biden speaks at the Arnaud C. Marts Center on the campus of Wilkes University, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden officially plans 4.6% average pay raise for federal employees in 2023

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Federal pay gap between men and women is narrowing, GAO reports

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FILE - This Oct. 24, 2016 file photo shows dollar bills in New York. After you pay your bills in 2020, will there be any money left for relaxation and entertainment? Will you be able to take a vacation this year? How much can you afford to spend on clothes? These questions may come to mind as you think about your money plans for the new year, but there’s a way to budget for fun in 2020. Financial pros share tips for how to achieve balance in your budget using the 50/30/20 rule and other financial techniques. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

January raise: Don’t spend it yet, but …

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Trump reverses course, announces federal pay raise for 2020

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Salary Council members make official case for comprehensive federal pay changes

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FILE - In this June 6, 2015, file photo, a customer, bottom, pays for goods while shopping at the Atlanta Farmers Market in Atlanta. Americans finally got a raise in 2015 after seven years of stagnating incomes, driven by big gains among the poorest households, according to information provided by the Census Bureau, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Higher minimum wages in many states and tougher competition among businesses to fill jobs pushed up pay, while low inflation made those paychecks stretch further. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Coming up: A Goldilocks pay raise?

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President’s Pay Agent signs off on 2 new locality pay areas

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