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2010 Government Pay Schedule
GovCentral Salary Experts | Kyle Stone and Currin Berdine
March 09, 2009
Federal employees can typically expect a small annual pay-increase, though the amount is different year-to-year. While the debate over how big or small the increase is depends on the whims of Congress, federal employees are left waiting.
Thankfully, GovCentral’s crack team of mathematicians have been toiling in the depths of excel spreadsheets to project what the 2010 General Schedule (GS) pay scale will most likely be. These are educated extrapolations based on current information and data, but are subject to change once the fiscal year 2010 budget is signed by President Obama.
Pay-increase proposal timeline
March
President Obama proposed a 2 percent raise for federal employees.
July
In early July, the House Appropriations Committee approved their version of the budget, keeping the 2 percent raise in tact.
On July 9, the Senate approved a 2.9 percent raise for civilian employees as well as a 3.4 percent increase for military service members.
December
Congressional negotiators closed a deal Tuesday night that includes a 2.0 percent federal employee pay adjustment, which includes a 1.5 percent nationwide increase in base pay and a 0.5 percent average increase in locality pay. Congress is expected to pass the pay raise and Omnibus spending bill on Friday.
In late November, President Obama announced a 2.0 percent increase in base pay with no adjustment in locality pay. With Congress splitting the 2 percent across base and locality pay, federal employees are expected to receive a nominal increase overall. This is due to the fact that locality pay percentage becomes a multiplier of sorts.
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ATLANTA-SANDY SPRINGS-GAINESVILLE, GA-AL
BOSTON-WORCESTER-MANCHESTER, MA-NH-RI-ME
BUFFALO-NIAGARA-CATTARAUGUS, NY
CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE-MICHIGAN CITY, IL-IN-WI
CINCINNATI-MIDDLETOWN-WILMINGTON, OH-KY-IN
CLEVELAND-AKRON-ELYRIA, OH
COLUMBUS-MARION-CHILLICOTHE, OH
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX
DAYTON-SPRINGFIELD-GREENVILLE, OH
DENVER-AURORA-BOULDER, CO
DETROIT-WARREN-FLINT, MI
HARTFORD-WEST HARTFORD-WILLIMANTIC, CT-MA
HOUSTON-BAYTOWN-HUNTSVILLE, TX
HUNTSVILLE-DECATUR, AL
INDIANAPOLIS-ANDERSON-COLUMBUS, IN
LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-RIVERSIDE, CA
MIAMI-FORT LAUDERDALE-POMPANO BEACH, FL
MILWAUKEE-RACINE-WAUKESHA, WI
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL-ST. CLOUD, MN-WI
NEW YORK-NEWARK-BRIDGEPORT, NY-NJ-CT-PA
PHILADELPHIA-CAMDEN-VINELAND, PA-NJ-DE-MD
PHOENIX-MESA-SCOTTSDALE, AZ
PITTSBURGH-NEW CASTLE, PA
PORTLAND-VANCOUVER-BEAVERTON, OR-WA
RALEIGH-DURHAM-CARY, NC
RICHMOND, VA
SACRAMENTO—ARDEN-ARCADE—YUBA CITY, CA-NV
SAN DIEGO-CARLSBAD-SAN MARCOS, CA
SAN JOSE-SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND, CA
SEATTLE-TACOMA-OLYMPIA, WA
WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-NORTHERN VIRGINIA, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
REST OF U.S.
Below is the projected increase for 2010 for the General Schedule.
adstony
5 months ago
2 comments
The amount for this is above what the basic pay table shows and so what the locality pay table they are using? If you go to
http://www.opm.gov/flsa/oca/09tables/indexGS.asp
it has the 2009 GS pay charts. Off of this base chart this is about $3k over. Then the other chart on the site would depend on where you are from for the locality amount. In my short career so far I have seen that what the locality chart says it what I am getting paid. On this above the numbers should be more shown off the the base not off an average or anything else.
kkealey
5 months ago
2 comments
Texasman - you are right; this page is wrong.
jhen_1185
about 1 year ago
12 comments
Pay scales can be found here: http://www.opm.gov/oca/09tables/index.asp
I'm guessing these are just averages. The pay scale varies between career focus.
TEXASMAN
about 1 year ago
4 comments
you show a GS-12 making $67,702 to $88,223 the pay chart i have says a GS-12 begining at about 59,383 what is the right #