Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Headline: Adjusts Federal Pay Rates for Civilian and Military Personnel
What it does: Agencies must adopt the attached pay schedules and the Office of Personnel Management must implement and publish locality pay adjustments.
- Updates pay rates for many federal civilian employees and judges.
- Sets monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services.
- Requires the personnel agency to implement and publish locality payments.
Summary
This order updates and sets pay rates for many federal positions by attaching new pay schedules. It lists rates for the General Schedule, the Foreign Service, the Veterans Health Administration, the Senior Executive Service, executive and legislative officials, judges, and members of the uniformed services.
It also orders locality pay adjustments and directs the agency that manages federal personnel (the Office of Personnel Management) to implement those payments and publish notice. Schedule 8 is effective January 1, 2022; other schedules take effect on the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2022.
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