5 U.S.C. § 5332 (GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES)
§ 5332. The General Schedule
(a)
(1) The General Schedule, the symbol for which is “GS”, is the basic pay schedule for positions to which this subchapter applies. Each employee to whom this subchapter applies is entitled to basic pay in accordance with the General Schedule.
(2) The General Schedule is a schedule of annual rates of basic pay, consisting of 15 grades, designated “GS–1” through “GS–15”, consecutively, with 10 rates of pay for each such grade. The rates of pay of the General Schedule are adjusted in accordance with section 5303.
(b) When payment is made on the basis of an hourly, daily, weekly, or biweekly rate, the rate is computed from the appropriate annual rate of basic pay named by subsection (a) of this section in accordance with the rules prescribed by section 5504(b) of this title.
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 467; Pub. L. 90–83, § 1(18), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 199; Pub. L. 90–206, title II, § 202(a), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 624; Pub. L. 95–454, title V, § 503(e), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1184; Pub. L. 98–615, title II, § 204(a)(1), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3216; Pub. L. 102–378, § 2(29), Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1350; Pub. L. 103–89, § 3(b)(1)(F), Sept. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 982.)
text: Historical and Revision Notes
1966 Act
Derivation
U.S. Code
Revised Statutes and
Statutes at Large
(a)
5 U.S.C. 1113 (less (c)).
Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, § 603 (less (d)), 63 Stat. 965.
Oct. 24, 1951, ch. 554, § 1(a), 65 Stat. 612.
Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1208, § 109 (less (c)), 68 Stat. 1108.
June 28, 1955, ch. 189, § 2(a), 69 Stat. 172.
June 20, 1958, Pub. L. 85–462, § 2(a), 72 Stat. 203.
July 1, 1960, Pub. L. 86–568, § 112(a), 74 Stat. 298.
Oct. 11, 1962, Pub. L. 87–793, § 602(a), 76 Stat. 843.
Aug. 14, 1964, Pub. L. 88–426, § 102(a), 78 Stat. 400.
(b)
5 U.S.C. 1113(c).
Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, § 603 (d), 63 Stat. 965.
Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1208, § 109(c), 68 Stat. 1108.
In subsection (a), the words “the symbol for which is ‘GS’ ” are added on authority of former section 1111 which is carried into section 5104. So much as related to the Crafts, Protective, and Custodial Schedule is omitted as repealed effective not later than Sept. 11, 1955, by the Act of Sept. 1, 1954, §§ 109(b), 110(b), 68 Stat. 1108.
In subsection (b), reference to payment made on the basis of a “monthly” rate is omitted since section 5504(b), former section 944(c), no longer provides for converting a basic annual rate to a basic monthly rate.
Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
text: 1967 Act
Section of title 5
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
5332(a)
5 App.: 1113(b).
Oct. 29, 1965, Pub. L. 89–301, § 2(a), 79 Stat. 1111.
July 18, 1966, Pub. L. 89–504, § 102(a), 80 Stat. 288.
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1993—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–89 struck out “, except an employee covered by the performance management and recognition system established under chapter 54,” after “whom this subchapter applies”.
1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–378 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “The General Schedule, the symbol for which is ‘GS’, is the basic pay schedule for positions to which this subchapter applies. Each employee to whom this subchapter applies, except an employee covered by the performance management and recognition system established under chapter 54 of this title, is entitled to basic pay in accordance with the General Schedule.”
1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–615 substituted “the performance management and recognition system established under chapter 54” for “the merit pay system established under section 5402”.
1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–454 inserted in second sentence reference to an employee covered by the merit pay system established under section 5402 of this title.
1967—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–206 increased the compensation in each step of each grade.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1993 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 103–89 effective Nov. 1, 1993, see section 3(c) of Pub. L. 103–89, set out as a note under section 3372 of this title.
heading: Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 102–378 effective May 4, 1991, see section 9(b)(4) of Pub. L. 102–378, set out as a note under section 6303 of this title.
heading: Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 98–615, title II, § 205, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3217, provided that amendment by Pub. L. 98–615 was effective Oct. 1, 1984, and applicable with respect to pay periods commencing on or after that date, with certain exceptions and qualifications.
heading: Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 95–454, title V, § 504(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1184, provided that amendment by Pub. L. 95–454 was effective on first day of first applicable pay period which began on or after Oct. 1, 1981, except it could take effect with respect to any category or categories of positions before such day to extent prescribed by Director of Office of Personnel Management.
heading: Effective Date of 1967 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 90–206, title II, § 220(a)(2), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 639, provided, except as otherwise expressly provided, that: “Sections 202 [amending this section and enacting provisions set out as a note under this section], 203 [amending section 3301 of Title 39, The Postal Service], 204 [enacting section 3512A of Title 39, amending sections 3512, and 3513–3531 of Title 39, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 3512A of Title 39], 205 [amending sections 3542–3544 of Title 39, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 3542, 3544, 3552, and 3560 of Title 39], 206 [amending sections 3560, 3573, and 3575 of Title 39, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 3542 of Title 39], 208 [amending former section 4107 of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits], 209 [amending sections 867 and 870 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 867 of Title 22], 210 [enacting provisions set out as a note under section 590h of Title 16, Conservation], 211 [enacting provisions set out as a note under this section and section 548 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure], 213 (except subsections (d) and (e)) [enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 603, 604, and 753 of Title 28], 214 (except subsections (j), (k), (l), (n), and (o)) [enacting sections 60e–14, 61–2, 293c, and 4302 of Title 2, The Congress, amending section 1847 of Title 2, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 8339 of this title], and 216 [enacting provisions set out as a note under section 60e–14 of Title 2] shall become effective as of the beginning of the first pay period which began on or after October 1, 1967.”
heading: Short Title
text: Pub. L. 90–206, § 1, Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 613, provided: “That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Postal Revenue and Federal Salary Act of 1967’.”
Pub. L. 90–206, title II, § 201, Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 624, provided that: “This title [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Federal Salary Act of 1967’.”
heading: Adjustment of Pay Rates Effective October 1, 1972
text: Pub. L. 93–549, Dec. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1743, provided that no officer or employee of the United States shall have his or her pay reduced by reason of Ex. Ord. No. 11777, Apr. 12, 1974.
heading: 1970 Increase in Pay Rates
text: Pub. L. 91–231, Apr. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 195, known as the Federal Employees Salary Act of 1970, and effective on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after Dec. 27, 1969, provided for an increase in the rates of basic pay, basic compensation, and salaries contained in the General Schedule, the Postal Field Service Schedule and Rural Carrier Schedule, the schedule relating to certain positions within the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans’ Administration, and the Foreign Service schedules, and also for employees of Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committees, for certain employees of the Legislative and Judicial Branches, for United States Attorneys, and for other employees of the United States Government and the government of the District of Columbia whose rates of pay were fixed by administrative action and not otherwise increased.
heading: Initial Adjustment of 1967 Pay Increases
text: Pub. L. 90–206, title II, §§ 202(b), 220(a)(2), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 625, 639, effective as of the beginning of the first pay period which began on or after Oct. 1, 1967, made various initial adjustments to the rates of basic pay of officers and employees referred to in the General Schedule set forth in the amendment to this section made by section 202(a) of Pub. L. 90–206.
heading: 1967 Salary Increase for Persons Whose Compensation Rates are Fixed by Administrative Action
text: Pub. L. 90–206, title II, §§ 211(b)–(d), 220(a)(2), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 633, 639, effective as of the beginning of the first pay period which began on or after Oct. 1, 1967, authorized the increase of the rates of pay of certain officers and employees of the Federal Government and of the municipal government of the District of Columbia by amounts not to exceed the increases provided by title II of Pub. L. 90–206 for corresponding rates of pay in the appropriate schedule or scale of pay.
heading: Retroactive Compensation Under 1967 Pay Increases
text: Pub. L. 90–206, title II, § 218, Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 638, provided for retroactive pay under title II of Pub. L. 90–206 only in the case of an individual in the service of the United States, including service in the Armed Forces, or the municipal government of the District of Columbia on Dec. 16, 1967, subject to certain restrictions.
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Ex. Ord. No. 14368. Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
text: Ex. Ord. No. 14368, Dec. 18, 2025, 90 F.R. 60521, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Statutory Pay Systems. The rates of basic pay or salaries of the statutory pay systems (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5302(1)), as adjusted under 5 U.S.C. 5303, are set forth on the schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof:
(a) The General Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5332(a)) at Schedule 1;
(b) The Foreign Service Schedule (22 U.S.C. 3963) at Schedule 2; and
(c) The schedules for the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs (38 U.S.C. 7306, 7401, 7404; section 301(a) of Public Law 102–40) at Schedule 3.
Sec. 2. Senior Executive Service. The ranges of rates of basic pay for senior executives in the Senior Executive Service, as established pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5382, are set forth on Schedule 4 attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Sec. 3. Certain Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries. The rates of basic pay or salaries for the following offices and positions are set forth on the schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof:
(a) The Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5311–5318) at Schedule 5;
(b) The Vice President (3 U.S.C. 104) and the Congress (2 U.S.C. 4501) at Schedule 6; and
(c) Justices and judges (28 U.S.C. 5, 44(d), 135, 252, and 461(a)) at Schedule 7.
Sec. 4. Uniformed Services and Other. The rates of monthly basic pay (37 U.S.C. 203(a)) for members of the uniformed services, as adjusted under 37 U.S.C. 1009, and the rate of monthly cadet or midshipman pay (37 U.S.C. 203(c)) are set forth on Schedule 8 attached hereto and made a part hereof. Additionally, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (Director) is directed to assess whether to provide up to a total increase of 3.8 percent (inclusive of the increase provided under Section 1) to the rates of pay of certain Federal civilian law enforcement personnel, as determined by the Director following coordination with agencies and consistent with 5 U.S.C. 5305.
Sec. 5. Locality-Based Comparability Payments. (a) Pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, and my authority to implement an alternative level of comparability payments under section 5304a of title 5, United States Code, locality-based comparability payments shall be paid in accordance with Schedule 9 attached hereto and made a part hereof.
(b) The Director shall take such actions as may be necessary to implement these payments and to publish appropriate notice of such payments in the Federal Register.
Sec. 6. Administrative Law Judges. Pursuant to section 5372 of title 5, United States Code, the rates of basic pay for administrative law judges are set forth on Schedule 10 attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Sec. 7. Effective Dates. Schedule 8 is effective January 1, 2026. The other schedules contained herein are effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
Sec. 8. Prior Order Superseded. Executive Order 14132 of December 23, 2024 (Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay) [formerly set out above], is superseded as of the effective dates specified in section 7 of this order.
Donald J. Trump.
Schedule 1
General Schedule
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2026)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
GS–1
$22,584
$23,341
$24,092
$24,840
$25,589
$26,028
$26,771
$27,519
$27,550
$28,248
GS–2
25,393
25,997
26,839
27,550
27,858
28,677
29,496
30,315
31,134
31,953
GS–3
27,708
28,632
29,556
30,480
31,404
32,328
33,252
34,176
35,100
36,024
GS–4
31,103
32,140
33,177
34,214
35,251
36,288
37,325
38,362
39,399
40,436
GS–5
34,799
35,959
37,119
38,279
39,439
40,599
41,759
42,919
44,079
45,239
GS–6
38,791
40,084
41,377
42,670
43,963
45,256
46,549
47,842
49,135
50,428
GS–7
43,106
44,543
45,980
47,417
48,854
50,291
51,728
53,165
54,602
56,039
GS–8
47,738
49,329
50,920
52,511
54,102
55,693
57,284
58,875
60,466
62,057
GS–9
52,727
54,485
56,243
58,001
59,759
61,517
63,275
65,033
66,791
68,549
GS–10
58,064
59,999
61,934
63,869
65,804
67,739
69,674
71,609
73,544
75,479
GS–11
63,795
65,922
68,049
70,176
72,303
74,430
76,557
78,684
80,811
82,938
GS–12
76,463
79,012
81,561
84,110
86,659
89,208
91,757
94,306
96,855
99,404
GS–13
90,925
93,956
96,987
100,018
103,049
106,080
109,111
112,142
115,173
118,204
GS–14
107,446
111,028
114,610
118,192
121,774
125,356
128,938
132,520
136,102
139,684
GS–15
126,384
130,597
134,810
139,023
143,236
147,449
151,662
155,875
160,088
164,301
Schedule 2
Foreign Service Schedule
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2026)
Step
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
Class 7
Class 8
Class 9
1
$126,384
$102,409
$82,982
$67,240
$54,485
$48,708
$43,543
$38,926
$34,799
2
130,176
105,481
85,471
69,257
56,120
50,169
44,849
40,094
35,843
3
134,081
108,646
88,036
71,335
57,803
51,674
46,195
41,297
36,918
4
138,103
111,905
90,677
73,475
59,537
53,225
47,581
42,535
38,026
5
142,246
115,262
93,397
75,679
61,323
54,821
49,008
43,812
39,167
6
146,514
118,720
96,199
77,950
63,163
56,466
50,478
45,126
40,342
7
150,909
122,282
99,085
80,288
65,058
58,160
51,993
46,480
41,552
8
155,436
125,950
102,057
82,697
67,010
59,905
53,552
47,874
42,798
9
160,099
129,729
105,119
85,178
69,020
61,702
55,159
49,310
44,082
10
164,301
133,621
108,273
87,733
71,091
63,553
56,814
50,790
45,405
11
164,301
137,629
111,521
90,365
73,223
65,459
58,518
52,313
46,767
12
164,301
141,758
114,866
93,076
75,420
67,423
60,274
53,883
48,170
13
164,301
146,011
118,312
95,868
77,683
69,446
62,082
55,499
49,615
14
164,301
150,391
121,862
98,744
80,013
71,529
63,944
57,164
51,104
Schedule 3
Veterans Health Administration Schedules, Department of Veterans Affairs
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2026)
1 Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 7404(a)(2)(A) and (e), this schedule does not apply to the Director of Nursing Service or any incumbents who are physicians, podiatrists, optometrists or dentists. Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 7404(a)(2)(B), this schedule also does not apply to the basic pay of any incumbents who are registered nurses or physician assistants if that basic pay is determined by the Secretary under subchapter IV of chapter 74 of title 38, United States Code.
2 Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 7404(a)(3)(B), for positions that are covered by a certified performance appraisal system, the maximum rate of basic pay may not exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level II of the Executive Schedule. For positions that are not covered by a certified performance appraisal system, the maximum rate of basic pay may not exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule.
3 Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 7431, Veterans Health Administration physicians, podiatrists, optometrists and dentists paid under the Physician, Podiatrist, Optometrist, and Dentist Base and Longevity Pay schedule may also be paid market pay and performance pay.
4 Pursuant to section 142 of Public Law 118–210, Veterans Health Administration optometrists are to be removed from the 38 U.S.C. 7404 Salary Table for Clinical Chiropractors and converted to the Physician, Podiatrist, Optometrist, and Dentist pay system under 38 U.S.C. 7431.
5 Pursuant to section 301(a) of Public Law 102–40 [38 U.S.C. 7451 note], these positions are paid according to the Nurse Schedule in 38 U.S.C. 4107(b), as in effect on August 14, 1990, with subsequent adjustments.
Schedule for the Office of the Under Secretary for Health (38 U.S.C. 7306) and Directors of Medical Centers and Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks (38 U.S.C. 7401(4)) 1
Minimum
Maximum
$151,661
$228,000 2
Physician, Podiatrist, Optometrist, and Dentist Base and Longevity Pay Schedule 3
Physician Grade
$124,308
$182,324
Podiatrist Grade
124,308
182,324
Optometrist Grade
124,308
182,324
Dentist Grade
124,308
182,324
Clinical Chiropractor Schedule 4
Chief Grade
$126,384
$164,301
Senior Grade
107,446
139,684
Intermediate Grade
90,925
118,204
Full Grade
76,463
99,404
Associate Grade
63,795
82,938
Expanded-Function Dental Auxiliary Schedule 5
Director Grade
$126,384
$164,301
Assistant Director Grade
107,446
139,684
Chief Grade
90,925
118,204
Senior Grade
76,463
99,404
Intermediate Grade
63,795
82,938
Full Grade
52,727
68,549
Associate Grade
45,373
58,981
Junior Grade
38,791
50,428
Schedule 4
Senior Executive Service
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2026)
Minimum
Maximum
Agencies with a Certified SES Performance Appraisal System
$151,661
$228,000
Agencies without a Certified SES Performance Appraisal System
$151,661
$209,600
Schedule 5
Executive Schedule
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2026)
Level I
$253,100
Level II
228,000
Level III
209,600
Level IV
197,200
Level V
184,900
Schedule 6
Vice President and Members Of Congress
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2026)
Vice President
$292,300
Senators
174,000
Members of the House of Representatives
174,000
Delegates to the House of Representatives
174,000
Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico
174,000
President pro tempore of the Senate
193,400
Majority leader and minority leader of the Senate
193,400
Majority leader and minority leader of the House of Representatives
193,400
Speaker of the House of Representatives
223,500
Schedule 7
Judicial Salaries
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2026)
Chief Justice of the United States
$320,700
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
306,600
Circuit Judges
264,900
District Judges
249,900
Judges of the Court of International Trade
249,900
Schedule 8
Pay of the Uniformed Services
(Effective January 1, 2026)
part i—monthly basic pay
Years of Service (computed under 37 U.S.C. 205)
Commissioned Officers
Pay Grade
2 or less
Over 2
Over 3
Over 4
Over 6
Over 8
Over 10
Over 12
Over 14
Over 16
Over 18
1 Basic pay is limited to the rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule in effect during calendar year 2026, which is $18,899.90 per month, for officers at pay grades O–7 through O–10. This includes officers serving as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Chief of Space Operations, Commandant of the Coast Guard, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or commander of a unified or specified combatant command (as defined in 10 U.S.C. 161(c)).
2 Basic pay is limited to the rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule in effect during calendar year 2026, which is $15,408.30 per month, for officers at pay grades O–6 and below.
3 Does not apply to commissioned officers who have been credited with over 4 years of active duty service as an enlisted member or warrant officer.
O–10 1
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O–9 1
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O–8 1
$13,888.50
$14,343.90
$14,645.40
$14,729.40
$15,106.50
$15,735.30
$15,882.00
$16,479.60
$16,651.80
$17,166.60
$17,911.80
O–7
11,540.10
12,076.20
12,324.30
12,522.00
12,878.70
13,231.80
13,639.20
14,045.70
14,454.30
15,735.30
16,817.70
O–6 2
8,751.30
9,613.80
10,245.00
10,245.00
10,284.30
10,725.00
10,783.50
10,783.50
11,396.40
12,479.70
13,115.40
O–5
7,295.40
8,218.20
8,787.00
8,894.10
9,249.60
9,461.40
9,928.50
10,271.70
10,715.10
11,391.30
11,713.80
O–4
6,294.60
7,286.40
7,773.60
7,881.00
8,332.20
8,816.40
9,420.00
9,888.30
10,214.40
10,401.60
10,509.90
O–3 3
5,534.10
6,273.90
6,770.40
7,382.70
7,737.00
8,125.50
8,375.70
8,788.20
9,004.20
9,004.20
9,004.20
O–2 3
4,782.00
5,446.20
6,272.40
6,484.50
6,617.70
6,617.70
6,617.70
6,617.70
6,617.70
6,617.70
6,617.70
O–1 3
4,150.20
4,320.00
5,222.40
5,222.40
5,222.40
5,222.40
5,222.40
5,222.40
5,222.40
5,222.40
5,222.40
Over 20
Over 22
Over 24
Over 26
Over 28
Over 30
Over 32
Over 34
Over 36
Over 38
Over 40
O–10 1
$18,999.90
$18,999.90
$18,999.90
$18,999.90
$18,990.90
$18,999.90
$18,999.90
$18,999.90
$18,999.90
$18,999.90
$18,999.90
O–9 1
18,999.90
18,999.90
18,999.90
18,999.90
18,999.90
18,999.90
18,999.90
18,999.90
18,999.90
18,999.90
18,999.90
O–8 1
18,598.20
18,999.90
18,999.90
18,999.90
18,999.90
18,999.90
18,999.90
18,999.90
18,999.90
18,999.90
18,999.90
O–7
16,817.70
16,817.70
16,817.70
16,904.40
16,904.40
17,242.20
17,242.20
17,242.20
17,242.20
17,242.20
17,242.20
O–6 2
13,751.10
14,112.90
14,479.20
15,188.70
15,188.70
15,408.30
15,408.30
15,408.30
15,408.30
15,408.30
15,408.30
O–5
12,032.70
12,394.80
12,394.80
12,394.80
12,394.80
12,394.80
12,394.80
12,394.80
12,394.80
12,394.80
12,394.80
O–4
10,509.90
10,509.90
10,509.90
10,509.90
10,509.90
10,509.90
10,509.90
10,509.90
10,509.90
10,509.90
10,509.90
O–3 3
9,004.20
9,004.20
9,004.20
9,004.20
9,004.20
9,004.20
9,004.20
9,004.20
9,004.20
9,004.20
9,004.20
O–2 3
6,617.70
6,617.70
6,617.70
6,617.70
6,617.70
6,617.70
6,617.70
6,617.70
6,617.70
6,617.70
6,617.70
O–1 3
5,222.40
5,222.40
5,222.40
5,222.40
5,222.40
5,222.40
5,222.40
5,222.40
5,222.40
5,222.40
5,222.40
Commissioned Officers With Over 4 Years Active Duty Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer 4
Pay Grade
2 or less
Over 2
Over 3
Over 4
Over 6
Over 8
Over 10
Over 12
Over 14
Over 16
Over 18
4 [sic, two footnotes 4 were provided] Reservists also qualify for these rates, provided that they have at least 1,460 points as an enlisted member, a warrant officer, or a warrant officer and an enlisted member, and that those points are creditable toward reserve retirement.
4 [sic, two footnotes 4 were provided] Reservists with at least 1,460 points as an enlisted member, a warrant officer, or a warrant officer and an enlisted member which are creditable toward reserve retirement also qualify for these rates.
O–3E
..............
..............
..............
$7,382.70
$7,737.00
$8,125.50
$8,375.70
$8,788.20
$9,137.10
$9,336.90
$9,609.60
O–2E
..............
..............
..............
6,484.50
6,617.70
6,828.00
7,183.80
7,458.90
7,663.50
7,663.50
7,663.50
O–1E
..............
..............
..............
5,222.40
5,576.70
5,783.10
5,993.70
6,200.70
6,484.50
6,484.50
6,484.50
Over 20
Over 22
Over 24
Over 26
Over 28
Over 30
Over 32
Over 34
Over 36
Over 38
Over 40
O–3E
$9,609.60
$9,609.60
$9,609.60
$9,609.60
$9,609.60
$9,609.60
$9,609.60
$9,609.60
$9,609.60
$9,609.60
$9,609.60
O–2E
7,663.50
7,663.50
7,663.50
7,663.50
7,663.50
7,663.50
7,663.50
7,663.50
7,663.50
7,663.50
7,663.50
O–1E
6,484.50
6,484.50
6,484.50
6,484.50
6,484.50
6,484.50
6,484.50
6,484.50
6,484.50
6,484.50
6,484.50
Warrant Officers
Pay Grade
2 or less
Over 2
Over 3
Over 4
Over 6
Over 8
Over 10
Over 12
Over 14
Over 16
Over 18
W–5
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
W–4
$5,719.80
$6,152.10
$6,328.50
$6,502.20
$6,801.90
$7,098.00
$7,398.00
$7,848.30
$8,243.70
$8,619.90
$8,928.60
W–3
5,223.30
5,440.50
5,664.30
5,736.90
5,970.90
6,431.10
6,910.50
7,136.40
7,397.70
7,665.90
8,150.40
W–2
4,621.80
5,058.90
5,193.30
5,286.00
5,585.40
6,051.00
6,282.60
6,509.40
6,787.50
7,005.00
7,201.50
W–1
4,056.60
4,493.70
4,611.00
4,859.10
5,152.20
5,584.20
5,786.10
6,069.30
6,346.50
6,564.90
6,766.20
Over 20
Over 22
Over 24
Over 26
Over 28
Over 30
Over 32
Over 34
Over 36
Over 38
Over 40
W–5
$10,169.70
$10,685.70
$11,070.30
$11,495.10
$11,495.10
$12,070.80
$12,070.80
$12,673.50
$12,673.50
$13,308.30
$13,308.30
W–4
9,228.90
9,669.60
10,032.00
10,445.40
10,445.40
10,653.60
10,653.60
10,653.60
10,653.60
10,653.60
10,653.60
W–3
8,476.50
8,671.80
8,879.70
9,162.60
9,162.60
9,162.60
9,162.60
9,162.60
9,162.60
9,162.60
9,162.60
W–2
7,437.00
7,591.50
7,714.20
7,714.20
7,714.20
7,714.20
7,714.20
7,714.20
7,714.20
7,714.20
7,714.20
W–1
7,010.10
7,010.10
7,010.10
7,010.10
7,010.10
7,010.10
7,010.10
7,010.10
7,010.10
7,010.10
7,010.10
Enlisted Members
Pay Grade
2 or less
Over 2
Over 3
Over 4
Over 6
Over 8
Over 10
Over 12
Over 14
Over 16
Over 18
1 For noncommissioned officers serving as Sergeant Major of the Army, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy or Coast Guard, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, basic pay for this grade is $11,166.90 per month, regardless of cumulative years of service under 37 U.S.C. 205.
2 Applies to personnel who have served 4 months or more on active duty.
3 Applies to personnel who have served less than 4 months on active duty.
E–9 1
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
$6,910.20
$7,066.50
$7,263.60
$7,496.10
$7,730.70
E–8
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
$5,656.50
5,907.00
6,061.80
6,247.20
6,448.20
6,811.20
E–7
$3,932.10
$4,291.50
$4,456.20
$4,673.10
$4,843.80
5,135.70
5,300.40
5,591.70
5,835.00
6,000.90
6,177.30
E–6
3,401.10
3,743.10
3,908.10
4,068.90
4,235.70
4,612.80
4,759.50
5,043.30
5,130.30
5,193.60
5,267.70
E–5
3,342.90
3,598.20
3,775.80
3,946.80
4,110.00
4,299.90
4,395.30
4,421.70
4,421.70
4,421.70
4,421.70
E–4
3,142.20
3,303.00
3,482.40
3,658.50
3,815.40
3,815.40
3,815.40
3,815.40
3,815.40
3,815.40
3,815.40
E–3
2,836.80
3,015.00
3,198.00
3,198.00
3,198.00
3,198.00
3,198.00
3,198.00
3,198.00
3,198.00
3,198.00
E–2
2,697.90
2,697.90
2,697.90
2,697.90
2,697.90
2,697.90
2,697.90
2,697.90
2,697.90
2,697.90
2,697.90
E–1 2
2,407.20
2,407.20
2,407.20
2,407.20
2,407.20
2,407.20
2,407.20
2,407.20
2,407.20
2,407.20
2,407.20
E–1 3
2,225.70
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
Over 20
Over 22
Over 24
Over 26
Over 28
Over 30
Over 32
Over 34
Over 36
Over 38
Over 40
E–9 1
$8,105.10
$8,423.10
$8,756.70
$9,267.90
$9,267.90
$9,730.20
$9,730.20
$10,217.40
$10,217.40
$10,729.20
$10,729.20
E–8
6,995.40
7,308.30
7,481.70
7,908.90
7,908.90
8,067.30
8,067.30
8,067.30
8,067.30
8,067.30
8,067.30
E–7
6,245.70
6,475.20
6,598.20
7,067.40
7,067.40
7,067.40
7,067.40
7,067.40
7,067.40
7,067.40
7,067.40
E–6
5,267.70
5,267.70
5,267.70
5,267.70
5,267.70
5,267.70
5,267.70
5,267.70
5,267.70
5,267.70
5,267.70
E–5
4,421.70
4,421.70
4,421.70
4,421.70
4,421.70
4,421.70
4,421.70
4,421.70
4,421.70
4,421.70
4,421.70
E–4
3,815.40
3,815.40
3,815.40
3,815.40
3,815.40
3,815.40
3,815.40
3,815.40
3,815.40
3,815.40
3,815.40
E–3
3,198.00
3,198.00
3,198.00
3,198.00
3,198.00
3,198.00
3,198.00
3,198.00
3,198.00
3,198.00
3,198.00
E–2
2,697.90
2,697.90
2,697.90
2,697.90
2,697.90
2,697.90
2,697.90
2,697.90
2,697.90
2,697.90
2,697.90
E–1 2
2,407.20
2,407.20
2,407.20
2,407.20
2,407.20
2,407.20
2,407.20
2,407.20
2,407.20
2,407.20
2,407.20
E–1 3
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
part ii—rate of monthly cadet or midshipman pay
The rate of monthly cadet or midshipman pay authorized by 37 U.S.C. 203(c) is $1,452.90.
Schedule 9
Locality-Based Comparability Payments
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2026)
Locality Pay Area 1
Rate
1 Locality Pay Areas are defined in 5 CFR 531.603.
Alaska
32.36%
Albany-Schenectady, NY–MA
20.77%
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM
18.33%
Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA–AL
23.79%
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX
20.35%
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL
18.24%
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA–RI–NH–CT–ME–VT
32.58%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY
22.41%
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT
19.45%
Charlotte-Concord, NC–SC
19.67%
Chicago-Naperville, IL–IN–WI
30.86%
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH–KY–IN
21.93%
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH–PA
22.23%
Colorado Springs, CO
20.15%
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH
22.15%
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX
17.63%
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX–OK
27.26%
Davenport-Moline, IA–IL
18.93%
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH
21.42%
Denver-Aurora, CO
30.52%
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA
18.01%
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI
29.12%
Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA
17.65%
Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA
19.43%
Hartford-East Hartford, CT–MA
32.08%
Hawaii
22.21%
Houston-The Woodlands, TX
35.00%
Huntsville-Decatur, AL–TN
21.91%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN
18.15%
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO–KS
18.97%
Laredo, TX
21.59%
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV–AZ
19.57%
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
36.47%
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL
24.67%
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI
22.42%
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN–WI
27.62%
New York-Newark, NY–NJ–CT–PA
37.95%
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE–IA
18.23%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
17.93%
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA–NJ–DE–MD
28.99%
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
22.45%
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA–OH–WV
21.03%
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR–WA
26.13%
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
22.24%
Reno-Fernley, NV
17.52%
Richmond, VA
22.28%
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY
17.88%
Sacramento-Roseville, CA–NV
29.76%
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX
18.78%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
33.72%
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
46.34%
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
31.57%
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d’Alene, WA–ID
17.67%
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO–IL
20.03%
Tucson-Nogales, AZ
19.28%
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA–NC
18.80%
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC–MD–VA–WV–PA
33.94%
Rest of U.S.
17.06%
Schedule 10
Administrative Law Judges
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2026)
1 Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5372(b)(1)(C), the rate of basic pay for AL–1 may not exceed the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule.
AL–3/A
$131,700
AL–3/B
141,700
AL–3/C
151,900
AL–3/D
162,200
AL–3/E
172,500
AL–3/F
182,400
AL–2
192,400
AL–1 1
197,200
heading: Prior adjustments of certain rates of pay were contained in the following:
text: Ex. Ord. No. 14132, Dec. 23, 2024, 89 F.R. 106963, effective Jan. 1, 2026, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 14368.
Ex. Ord. No. 14113, Dec. 21, 2023, 88 F.R. 89259, effective Jan. 1, 2024, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 14132.
Ex. Ord. No. 14090, Dec. 23, 2022, 87 F.R. 79985, effective Jan. 1, 2023, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 14113.
Ex. Ord. No. 14061, Dec. 22, 2021, 86 F.R. 73601, effective Jan. 1, 2022, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 14090.
Ex. Ord. No. 13970, Dec. 31, 2020, 86 F.R. 421, effective Jan. 1, 2021, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 14061.
Ex. Ord. No. 13901, Dec. 26, 2019, 84 F.R. 72213, effective Jan. 1, 2020, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13970.
Ex. Ord. No. 13866, Mar. 28, 2019, 84 F.R. 12853, effective Jan. 1, 2019, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13901.
Ex. Ord. No. 13856, Dec. 28, 2018, 84 F.R. 65, effective Jan. 1, 2019, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13866.
Ex. Ord. No. 13819, Dec. 22, 2017, 82 F.R. 61431, effective Jan. 1, 2018, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13856.
Ex. Ord. No. 13756, Dec. 27, 2016, 81 F.R. 97099, effective Jan. 1, 2017, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13819.
Ex. Ord. No. 13715, Dec. 18, 2015, 80 F.R. 80195, effective Jan. 1, 2016, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13756.
Ex. Ord. No. 13686, Dec. 19, 2014, 79 F.R. 77361, effective Jan. 1, 2015, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13715.
Ex. Ord. No. 13655, Dec. 23, 2013, 78 F.R. 80451, effective Jan. 1, 2014, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13686.
Ex. Ord. No. 13641, Apr. 5, 2013, 78 F.R. 21503, effective Jan. 1, 2013, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13655.
Ex. Ord. No. 13635, Dec. 27, 2012, 78 F.R. 649, effective Jan. 1, 2013, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13641.
Ex. Ord. No. 13594, Dec. 19, 2011, 76 F.R. 80191, effective Jan. 1, 2012, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13635.
Ex. Ord. No. 13561, Dec. 22, 2010, 75 F.R. 81817, effective Jan. 1, 2011, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13594.
Ex. Ord. No. 13525, Dec. 23, 2009, 74 F.R. 69231, effective Jan. 1, 2010, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13561.
Ex. Ord. No. 13483, Dec. 18, 2008, 73 F.R. 78587, effective Jan. 1, 2009, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13525.
Ex. Ord. No. 13454, Jan. 4, 2008, 73 F.R. 1481, effective Jan. 1, 2008, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13483.
Ex. Ord. No. 13420, Dec. 21, 2006, 71 F.R. 77571, effective Jan. 1, 2007, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13454.
Ex. Ord. No. 13393, Dec. 22, 2005, 70 F.R. 76655, effective Jan. 1, 2006, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13420.
Ex. Ord. No. 13368, Dec. 30, 2004, 70 F.R. 1147, effective Jan. 1, 2005, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13393.
Ex. Ord. No. 13332, Mar. 3, 2004, 69 F.R. 10891, effective Jan. 1, 2004, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13368.
Ex. Ord. No. 13322, Dec. 30, 2003, 69 F.R. 231, effective Jan. 1, 2004, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13332.
Ex. Ord. No. 13282, Dec. 31, 2002, 68 F.R. 1133, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 13291, Mar. 21, 2003, 68 F.R. 14525, effective Jan. 1, 2003, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13322.
Ex. Ord. No. 13249, Dec. 28, 2001, 67 F.R. 639, effective Jan. 1, 2002, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13282, as amended.
Ex. Ord. No. 13182, Dec. 23, 2000, 65 F.R. 82879, 66 F.R. 10057, effective Jan. 1, 2001, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13249.
Ex. Ord. No. 13144, Dec. 21, 1999, 64 F.R. 72237, effective Jan. 1, 2000, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13182.
Ex. Ord. No. 13106, Dec. 7, 1998, 63 F.R. 68151, effective Jan. 1, 1999, substantially superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13144.
Ex. Ord. No. 13071, Dec. 29, 1997, 62 F.R. 68521, effective Jan. 1, 1998, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13106.
Ex. Ord. No. 13033, Dec. 27, 1996, 61 F.R. 68987, effective Jan. 1, 1997, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13071.
Ex. Ord. No. 12990, Feb. 29, 1996, 61 F.R. 8467, effective Jan. 1, 1996, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13033.
Ex. Ord. No. 12984, Dec. 28, 1995, 61 F.R. 237, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12990, § 3, Feb. 29, 1996, 61 F.R. 8467, effective Jan. 1, 1996, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13033.
Ex. Ord. No. 12944, Dec. 28, 1994, 60 F.R. 309, effective Jan. 1, 1995, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12984, as amended.
Ex. Ord. No. 12886, Dec. 23, 1993, 58 F.R. 68709, effective Jan. 1, 1994, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12944.
Ex. Ord. No. 12826, Dec. 30, 1992, 57 F.R. 62909, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12886, § 3, Dec. 23, 1993, 58 F.R. 68709, effective Jan. 1, 1993, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12944.
Ex. Ord. No. 12786, Dec. 26, 1991, 56 F.R. 67453, effective Jan. 1, 1992, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12826, as amended.
Ex. Ord. No. 12736, Dec. 12, 1990, 55 F.R. 51385, effective Jan. 1, 1991, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12786.
Ex. Ord. No. 12698, Dec. 23, 1989, 54 F.R. 53473, effective Jan. 1 and 31, 1990, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12736.
Ex. Ord. No. 12663, Jan. 6, 1989, 54 F.R. 791, effective Jan. 1, 1989, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12698.
Ex. Ord. No. 12622, Dec. 31, 1987, 53 F.R. 222, effective Jan. 1, 1988, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12663.
Ex. Ord. No. 12578, Dec. 31, 1986, 52 F.R. 505, effective Jan. 1, 1987, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12622.
Ex. Ord. No. 12496, Dec. 28, 1984, 50 F.R. 211, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12540, Dec. 30, 1985, 51 F.R. 577, effective Jan. 1, 1985, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12578.
Ex. Ord. No. 12456, Dec. 30, 1983, 49 F.R. 347, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12477, May 23, 1984, 49 F.R. 22041; Ex. Ord. No. 12487, Sept. 14, 1984, 49 F.R. 36493, effective Jan. 1, 1984, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12496, as amended.
Ex. Ord. No. 12387, Oct. 8, 1982, 47 F.R. 44981, effective Oct. 1, 1982, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12456, as amended.
Ex. Ord. No. 12330, Oct. 15, 1981, 46 F.R. 50921, effective Oct. 1, 1981, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12387.
Ex. Ord. No. 12248, Oct. 16, 1980, 45 F.R. 69199, effective Oct. 1, 1980, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12330.
Ex. Ord. No. 12165, Oct. 9, 1979, 44 F.R. 58671, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12200, Mar. 12, 1980, 44 F.R. 16443, effective Oct. 1, 1979, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12248.
Ex. Ord. No. 12087, Oct. 7, 1978, 43 F.R. 46823, effective Oct. 1, 1978, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12165, as amended.
Ex. Ord. No. 12010, Sept. 28, 1977, 42 F.R. 52365, effective Oct. 1, 1977, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12087.
Ex. Ord. No. 11941, Oct. 1, 1976, 41 F.R. 43899, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 11943, Oct. 25, 1976, 41 F.R. 47213, effective Oct. 1, 1976, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12010.
Ex. Ord. No. 11883, Oct. 6, 1975, 40 F.R. 47091, effective Oct. 1, 1975, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11941, as amended.
Ex. Ord. No. 11811, Oct. 7, 1974, 39 F.R. 36302, effective Oct. 1, 1974, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11883.
Ex. Ord. No. 11739, Oct. 3, 1973, 38 F.R. 27581, effective Oct. 1, 1973, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11811.
Ex. Ord. No. 11691, Dec. 15, 1972, 37 F.R. 27607, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 11777, Apr. 12, 1974, 39 F.R. 13519, effective Oct. 1, 1972, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11811.
Ex. Ord. No. 11637, Dec. 22, 1971, 36 F.R. 24911, effective Jan. 1, 1972, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11811.
Ex. Ord. No. 11576, Jan. 8, 1971, 36 F.R. 347, effective Jan. 1, 1971, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11811.
Ex. Ord. No. 11524, Apr. 15, 1970, 35 F.R. 6247, effective first pay period on or after Dec. 27, 1969, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11811.
Ex. Ord. No. 11474, June 16, 1969, 34 F.R. 9605, effective July 1, 1969, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11811.
Ex. Ord. No. 11413, June 11, 1968, 33 F.R. 8641, effective July 1, 1968, superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11811.
heading: Freezing Federal Employee Pay Schedules and Rates That Are Set by Administrative Discretion
text: Memorandum of President of the United States, Dec. 22, 2010, 75 F.R. 81829, provided:
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
On November 29, 2010, I proposed a two-year freeze in the pay of civilian Federal employees as the first of a number of difficult actions required to put our Nation on a sound fiscal footing. As I said then, Federal workers are not just a line in a budget. They are public servants who, like their private sector counterparts, may be struggling in these difficult economic times.
Despite the sacrifices that I knew a pay freeze would entail for our dedicated civil servants, I concluded that a two-year freeze in the upward statutory adjustment of pay schedules is a necessary first step in our effort to address the challenge of our fiscal reality. The Congress responded to my proposal by including such a freeze in the Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011 (H.R. 3082) [Pub. L. 111–322], which I signed into law today (the “Act”). The Act freezes statutory pay adjustments for all executive branch pay schedules for a two-year period. It also generally prohibits executive departments and agencies from providing any base salary increases at all to senior executives or senior level employees, including performance-based increases.
While this legislation will prevent adjustments in executive branch pay schedules that are made by statute, some laws allow such adjustments to be made by agency heads as an exercise of administrative discretion. In order to ensure consistent treatment of executive branch employees and to promote the fiscal purposes of my original proposal, agency heads who have such discretion should not provide any upward adjustments in Federal employees’ pay schedules or rates during the two-year period covered by the statutory pay freeze.
Accordingly, you should suspend any increases to any pay systems or pay schedules covering executive branch employees that could otherwise take effect as a result of an exercise of administrative discretion during the period beginning on January 1, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2012. You also should forgo any general increases (including general increases for a geographic area, such as locality pay) in covered employees’ rates of pay that could otherwise take effect as a result of the exercise of administrative discretion during the same period. To the extent that an agency pay system provides performance-based increases in lieu of general increases, funds allocated for those performance-based increases should be correspondingly reduced to reflect the freezing of the employees’ base pay schedule.
This memorandum shall be carried out to the extent permitted by law and consistent with executive departments’ and agencies’ legal authorities. This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall issue guidance on implementing this memorandum, and is also hereby authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
Barack Obama.
heading: Federal Employee Pay Schedules and Rates That Are Set by Administrative Discretion
text: Memorandum of President of the United States, Dec. 21, 2012, 78 F.R. 647, provided:
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
On December 22, 2010, I issued a memorandum stating that the heads of executive departments and agencies should suspend any increases to any pay systems or pay schedules covering executive branch employees, and should forgo any general increases in covered employees’ rates of pay, that could otherwise take effect as a result of the exercise of administrative discretion during the period beginning on January 1, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2012. In light of section 114 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 112–175), I am hereby instructing the heads of executive departments and agencies that they should continue to adhere to this policy through March 27, 2013, the date after which statutory pay adjustments may be made pursuant to section 114 of Public Law 112–175.
This memorandum shall be carried out to the extent permitted by law and consistent with executive departments’ and agencies’ legal authorities. This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall issue any necessary guidance on implementing this memorandum, and is also hereby authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
Barack Obama.
Memorandum of President of the United States, Apr. 5, 2013, 78 F.R. 21213, provided:
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
Section 1112 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–6), reflects the Congress’s decision to continue to deny statutory adjustments to any pay systems or pay schedules covering executive branch employees. In light of the Congress’s action, I am instructing heads of executive departments and agencies to continue through December 31, 2013, to adhere to the policy set forth in my memoranda of December 22, 2010, and December 21, 2012, regarding general increases in pay schedules and employees’ rates of pay that might otherwise take effect as a result of the exercise of administrative discretion.
This memorandum shall be carried out to the extent permitted by law and consistent with executive departments’ and agencies’ legal authorities. This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall issue any necessary guidance on implementing this memorandum, and is also hereby authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
Barack Obama.