Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

2010-12-29Executive Order 13561
Signed by: Barack Obama
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Headline: Federal Pay Rates Adjusted for Civilian and Military Personnel

What it does: Agencies must apply the attached pay schedules and the Office of Personnel Management must implement and publish locality payment notices.

Real World Impact:
  • Changes pay rates for most federal civilian employees under the General Schedule.
  • Adjusts monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services beginning January 1, 2011.
  • Requires new locality-based pay adjustments with the Office of Personnel Management publishing notices.
Topics: federal pay, military pay, government salaries, pay policy

Summary

This order sets specific pay rates for many federal pay systems by attaching schedules for the General Schedule, Foreign Service, Veterans Health Administration, Senior Executive Service, Executive Schedule, the Vice President and Congress, federal judges, administrative law judges, and members of the uniformed services. It also establishes locality-based comparability payments and directs the Office of Personnel Management to implement and publish notice of those payments.

These pay changes affect federal civilian employees, senior executives, judges, members of the military, and elected officials, and take effect on or after January 1, 2011; the order supersedes a prior pay order.

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