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Federal employees should look to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) as the primary official source for 2026 pay tables and effective dates; OPM posts GS, locality, special rate and related pay m...
Federal civilian pay for 2026 is unsettled in public reporting: several outlets report President Trump submitted an Alternative Pay Plan proposing a 1% across‑the‑board GS raise and a 3.8% boost for s...
There are either 11 or 12 items commonly listed as “federal holidays” depending on the source: most authoritative federal sources track 11 statutory holidays established under 5 U.S.C. § 6103, while s...
2025 GS base pay increased 1.7% and the official 2025 GS salary tables are published by OPM (annual rates by grade and step) . Reported averages for “contractors” vary widely across sources: FederalPa...
The 2026 federal civilian pay picture was shaped by an Alternative Pay Plan announced August 28, 2025: most General Schedule (GS) civilian employees received a 1.0% across‑the‑board base pay increase ...
The available reporting shows the 2026 federal pay action under the Trump alternative pay plan calls for a 1.0% across‑the‑board GS base pay increase for most General Schedule employees, with locality...
The 2025 GS pay tables reflect a 2.0% average increase made up of a 1.7% across‑the‑board base pay raise and a 0.3% average locality increase; OPM published locality tables for each pay area and speci...
Federal pay adjustments for 2026 are generally effective in the first full pay period of January — agencies cite Pay Period 2026‑03 (starting January 11, 2026) or January 1 effective dates depending o...
Federal employees should expect official 2026 pay and locality tables to be published by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and related agencies in late December or by the end of the calendar ye...
Available reporting identifies Phil Godlewski primarily as an independent content creator and entrepreneur who promotes “precious metals” services and runs paid community channels; some commercial pro...
New federal law enforcement hires in 2025 are paid from the Office of Personnel Management’s LEO (Law Enforcement Officer) pay tables, with entry pay varying by GL grade, step and locality adjustments...
Official, authoritative sources for 2026 federal pay adjustments and locality determinations are led by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — which publishes pay tables, special-rate notices and ...
There is no single, fixed “per diem rate for U.S. Senators” in the sources provided; Senate per diem authority references the General Services Administration (GSA) per diem schedules and rules set by ...
The official 2025 General Schedule (GS) base pay table incorporates a 1.7% across‑the‑board GS increase effective January 2025; OPM publishes annual GS tables and a salary PDF showing annual rates by ...
The 2025 GS locality pay percentage is an annual geographic adjustment applied to the GS base pay: an employee’s locality-adjusted salary equals GS base pay × (1 + Locality Percentage). OPM publishes ...
Typical 2025 basic pay for junior enlisted and mid-grade officers changed in 2025: junior enlisted (E‑1 to E‑4) received an extra boost (reported as a total ~14.5% for E‑1–E‑4) while most others got a...
Available sources show that registered nurses in the federal government continue to be classified under the OPM Nurse job series (0610/GS‑0610) during the 2017–2020 period; OPM’s Nurse Series guidance...