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Federal pay rates are falling nearly 25% short of the private sector

Most feds are likely to see a 2% federal pay raise in January. But in light of new wage data, a federal union is calling for a bigger raise in 2025.

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Trump’s promise to revive Schedule F could become a ‘prompt’ reality

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Biden issues pay plan with 2% federal pay raise recommendation

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Former senior officials join rising calls for an alternative to Schedule F

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

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Explainer Four new locality pay areas set to take effect in just weeks

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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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IRS needs to use pay incentives more to keep up with hiring goals, watchdog warns

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

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NTEU eyes 8.7% pay raise, expanded benefits and telework in legislative priorities

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)

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

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How to calculate your exact federal pay raise using locality pay

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

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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

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Federal Newscast

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

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Breaking down a few key recommendations from the Federal Salary Council

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Federal Newscast

New locality-pay adjustments will impact thousands of federal workers

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Feds’ pay lags 22.5% behind private sector, the Federal Salary Council reports

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Hard to tell how much impact EO will have on federal pay equity

FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. The U.S. Army, for the first time, is offering a maximum enlistment bonus of $50,000 to highly skilled recruits who sign up for six years. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Federal Newscast

40 lawmakers call for 5% increase in Defense budget

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Another year, another call for 'major legislative reforms' to the federal pay system