Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Headline: Adjusts Federal Pay Rates for Civilian and Military Employees
What it does: Agencies must adopt the pay rates and schedules attached to this order, and the Office of Personnel Management must implement and publish locality-pay changes.
- Changes salaries for most federal civilian employees under the attached pay schedules.
- Adjusts monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services and cadets.
- Office of Personnel Management will implement and publish locality pay notices.
Summary
This order sets new pay rates for many federal positions by attaching updated pay schedules. It covers general federal employees, foreign service workers, the Senior Executive Service, judges, elected leaders, medical staff at veterans hospitals, and members of the uniformed services.
The order requires the Office of Personnel Management to implement and announce locality-based pay changes. Most pay changes take effect on or after January 1, 2009, and the order supersedes a prior pay order from January 4, 2008.
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