Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Jan 8, 2019
Signed by: Donald Trump
Signed on: Dec 28, 2018
Published on: Jan 8, 2019
Jan 8, 2019
Signed by: Donald Trump
Signed on: Dec 28, 2018
Published on: Jan 8, 2019
Summary
Sets new pay rates for federal workers, military, senior executives, judges, and other government officials, starting at the beginning of 2019.
What problem does this solve?
Federal employee salaries need regular updates to keep up with the cost of living and market rates. This order officially puts the new pay schedules into effect for various government positions for the year 2019.
What does this order do?
Updates statutory pay systems
Establishes new pay rates for employees under the General Schedule, Foreign Service Schedule, and Veterans Health Administration schedules.
Sets pay for Senior Executive Service
Defines the new ranges of basic pay for senior executives in the Senior Executive Service (SES).
Adjusts salaries for top government officials
Sets the pay rates for officials on the Executive Schedule, the Vice President, members of Congress, and federal justices and judges.
Updates military pay rates
Establishes the new rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services, as well as for cadets and midshipmen.
Implements locality-based pay adjustments
Authorizes locality-based comparability payments to adjust federal salaries based on the cost of living in different geographic areas.
Sets pay for administrative law judges
Establishes the new rates of basic pay for administrative law judges.
Supersedes previous year's pay order
Replaces Executive Order 13819 from 2017 with these new pay schedules for 2019.
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 fair pay for public servants
Adjusts salaries for federal workers to keep pace with the cost of living. This helps the government attract and keep skilled employees by offering competitive wages, which is a routine part of managing the federal workforce.
When does this start?
This order has different start dates for its pay schedules, beginning in January 2019.
Military pay schedule
The new pay rates for uniformed services (Schedule 8) become effective on January 1, 2019.
All other 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, 2019.