Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Jan 3, 2013
Signed by: Barack Obama
Signed on: Dec 27, 2012
Published on: Jan 3, 2013
Jan 3, 2013
Signed by: Barack Obama
Signed on: Dec 27, 2012
Published on: Jan 3, 2013
Summary
Updates the salary and pay schedules for various federal government workers, including civilian employees, military members, and top officials.
What problem does this solve?
Federal employee salaries need to be updated regularly to account for changes in the cost of living. This order officially sets the new pay rates for many different government jobs for the upcoming year.
What does this order do?
Updates statutory pay systems
Sets the new rates of basic pay for the General Schedule, the Foreign Service Schedule, and schedules for the Veterans Health Administration.
Adjusts pay for senior executives
Establishes the new ranges of basic pay for senior executives in the Senior Executive Service (SES).
Sets salaries for top government officials
Specifies the new salaries for the Executive Schedule, the Vice President, members of Congress, and federal justices and judges.
Updates pay for uniformed services
Details the new rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services, as well as for cadets and midshipmen.
Implements locality-based pay
Directs that locality-based comparability payments, which adjust pay based on the cost of living in different areas, be paid according to a new schedule.
Replaces previous pay order
Supersedes Executive Order 13594 from the previous year, making this order the current authority on federal pay rates.
Who does this affect?
- Civilian Federal Employees
- Members of the Uniformed Services
- Federal Officials and Judges
What is the real world impact?
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Ensures fair and competitive federal pay
Provides a standard, legally required annual adjustment to the pay scales for federal workers. This helps the government attract and keep skilled employees by making sure their pay keeps up with economic changes.
When does this start?
The new pay rates take effect on different dates depending on the type of employee.
Pay adjustment for uniformed services
The new pay schedule for members of the uniformed services becomes effective on January 1, 2013.
Pay adjustment for other federal employees
All other pay schedules take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period after the date specified in Public Law 112-175.