Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Apr 2, 2019
Signed by: Donald Trump
Signed on: Mar 28, 2019
Published on: Apr 2, 2019
Apr 2, 2019
Signed by: Donald Trump
Signed on: Mar 28, 2019
Published on: Apr 2, 2019
Summary
Changes the pay for many government workers, including military members, judges, and other federal employees, based on new pay schedules.
What problem does this solve?
Federal employee salaries needed to be updated based on new laws passed by Congress. This order officially sets the new pay schedules for many government jobs to ensure workers are paid correctly.
What does this order do?
Updates general schedule pay rates
Sets the new rates of basic pay for employees under the General Schedule, which covers most civilian federal workers.
Adjusts pay for uniformed services
Establishes the new rates of monthly basic pay for members of the military and monthly pay for cadets and midshipmen.
Sets salaries for top government officials
Defines the rates of pay for the Vice President, members of Congress, federal justices and judges, and officials on the Executive Schedule.
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.
Updates pay for senior executives
Sets the new ranges of basic pay for senior executives in the Senior Executive Service (SES).
Sets pay for foreign service and veterans health
Establishes new pay schedules for the Foreign Service and for certain health care positions within the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Replaces a previous pay order
Supersedes Executive Order 13856 from December 28, 2018, replacing it with the new pay rates established in this order.
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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Implements legally required pay adjustments
Ensures federal employees are paid according to new rates approved by law. This is a routine administrative action to keep federal pay competitive and maintain worker morale.
When does this start?
This order has different start dates for different pay schedules, beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
Pay for uniformed services
The new pay schedule for military members became effective on January 1, 2019.
Pay for all other federal employees
All other pay schedules became effective on the first day of the first pay period that began on or after January 1, 2019.