Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Dec 31, 2013
Signed by: Barack Obama
Signed on: Dec 23, 2013
Published on: Dec 31, 2013
Dec 31, 2013
Signed by: Barack Obama
Signed on: Dec 23, 2013
Published on: Dec 31, 2013
Summary
Changes the pay rates for many federal workers, including military, judges, and other government officials, starting in 2014.
What problem does this solve?
Federal employee pay rates need to be updated regularly to keep up with the cost of living. This order officially sets the new, adjusted pay schedules for various federal positions for the year 2014.
What does this order do?
Adjusts 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 uniformed services
Establishes the new rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services and the monthly pay for cadets and midshipmen.
Updates executive, legislative, and judicial salaries
Sets the rates of pay for high-level positions, including the Executive Schedule, the Vice President, members of Congress, and federal justices and judges.
Implements locality-based pay adjustments
Authorizes locality-based comparability payments to adjust salaries based on the geographic location of the employee.
Establishes Senior Executive Service pay ranges
Sets the ranges of basic pay rates for senior executives in the Senior Executive Service.
Sets pay for administrative law judges
Specifies the rates of basic pay for administrative law judges according to a new schedule.
Supersedes previous pay order
Replaces Executive Order 13641 from April 5, 2013, making it no longer effective once the new pay rates are active.
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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Maintains federal workforce compensation
Adjusts the salaries of federal employees to account for inflation and other economic factors. This is a standard yearly action to ensure government pay remains competitive and fair.
When does this start?
The new pay rates take effect at different times, starting on January 1, 2014.
Uniformed services pay
The new pay rates for members of the uniformed services become effective on January 1, 2014.
Other federal employee pay
All other pay schedules take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2014.