Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Dec 24, 2014
Signed by: Barack Obama
Signed on: Dec 19, 2014
Published on: Dec 24, 2014
Dec 24, 2014
Signed by: Barack Obama
Signed on: Dec 19, 2014
Published on: Dec 24, 2014
Summary
Sets new pay and salary rates for many federal workers, including military members, judges, and other government officials for the year 2015.
What problem does this solve?
Federal employee salaries need to be updated each year to account for economic changes. This order officially sets the new pay schedules for various government positions to ensure workers are paid correctly.
What does this order do?
Sets new pay rates for uniformed services
Establishes the updated rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services and the monthly pay for cadets and midshipmen.
Adjusts general schedule and other statutory pay systems
Updates the rates of basic pay for several statutory pay systems, including the General Schedule, the Foreign Service Schedule, and schedules for the Veterans Health Administration.
Updates salaries for top government officials
Sets the rates of pay for high-level positions, including the Executive Schedule, the Vice President, members of Congress, and federal justices and judges.
Establishes locality-based pay adjustments
Authorizes locality-based comparability payments to be paid according to a new schedule, adjusting federal pay based on geographic location.
Sets pay ranges for the Senior Executive Service
Defines the new ranges of basic pay for senior executives in the Senior Executive Service.
Updates pay for administrative law judges
Sets forth the new rates of basic pay for administrative law judges.
Replaces prior year's pay order
Supersedes Executive Order 13655 from the previous year, making this order the current authority on federal pay rates.
Who does this affect?
- Federal civilian employees
- Members of the uniformed services
- Federal executives, judges, and members of Congress
What is the real world impact?
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Ensures annual pay adjustments for federal workers
Fulfills the President's duty to set annual pay rates for federal employees, military personnel, and officials. This is a routine action to account for economic changes and maintain government workforce compensation.
When does this start?
This order has different start dates for its pay schedules, beginning on or after January 1, 2015.
Uniformed Services Pay
The new pay rates for members of the uniformed services take effect on January 1, 2015.
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, 2015.