Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Dec 30, 2009
Signed by: Barack Obama
Signed on: Dec 23, 2009
Published on: Dec 30, 2009
Dec 30, 2009
Signed by: Barack Obama
Signed on: Dec 23, 2009
Published on: Dec 30, 2009
Summary
Updates the pay schedules for many federal jobs, including the military, foreign service, judges, and senior executives, for the year 2010.
What problem does this solve?
Federal employee salaries need regular updates based on new laws and cost-of-living changes. This order officially sets the new pay rates for 2010 for many government positions as required by law.
What does this order do?
Updates statutory pay systems
Sets the new rates of basic pay for several statutory pay systems, including the General Schedule, the Foreign Service Schedule, and schedules for the Veterans Health Administration.
Sets pay for senior executives
Establishes the new ranges of basic pay for senior executives in the Senior Executive Service.
Adjusts pay for top government officials
Defines the rates of pay for the Executive Schedule, the Vice President, members of Congress, and federal justices and judges.
Sets military pay rates
Establishes the monthly basic pay rates for members of the uniformed services, as well as for cadets and midshipmen.
Implements locality-based pay adjustments
Directs that locality-based comparability payments shall be paid to federal employees based on their geographic location, in accordance with the attached schedule.
Updates pay for administrative law judges
Sets the new rates of basic pay for administrative law judges.
Supersedes previous pay order
Replaces Executive Order 13483 from the previous year, making this order the current authority on federal pay rates.
Who does this affect?
- Federal government employees
- Members of the uniformed services
- Federal judges and high-level officials
What is the real world impact?
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Ensures federal pay is current
Fulfills the legal requirement to adjust federal employee salaries for the upcoming year. This is a routine action to make sure pay rates match what Congress has approved in recent laws.
When does this start?
This order has multiple effective dates, with most pay schedules taking effect at the start of the first pay period on or after January 1, 2010.
Uniformed Services Pay
The new pay rates for members of the uniformed services are effective January 1, 2010.
Other Federal Pay Schedules
All other pay schedules take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period that begins on or after January 1, 2010.