Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Headline: Adjusts Federal Pay Rates 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 payments.
- Changes pay amounts for federal civilian employees and senior executives.
- Alters monthly base pay for uniformed service members and cadets.
- Requires Office of Personnel Management to implement and publish locality payments.
Summary
This order sets new pay rates and attaches official salary schedules for many federal positions. It covers General Schedule workers, Foreign Service, Veterans Health Administration staff, senior executives, executive and congressional officials, judges, uniformed service members, cadets, and administrative law judges.
The Director of the Office of Personnel Management must implement locality pay adjustments and publish notice in the Federal Register. Schedule 8 takes effect January 1, 2019; other schedules take effect on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and a prior pay order is superseded.
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