{"id":27913,"date":"2023-12-22T00:32:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T00:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/12\/22\/federal-employees-cleared-for-52-pay-raise-in-2024\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:09:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:09:52","slug":"federal-employees-cleared-for-52-pay-raise-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2023\/12\/22\/federal-employees-cleared-for-52-pay-raise-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal employees cleared for 5.2% pay raise in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Millions of federal employees will receive an average 5.2% pay raise effective January, thanks to an executive order issued by the President<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the largest base pay increase since the Carter administration nearly 40 years ago. The order finalized on Dec. 21 matches the pay proposal<\/a> Joe Biden made in late August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The across-the-board pay increase will be 4.7% and locality pay will average an additional 0.5%. Last year\u2019s raise averaged 4.6%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis welcomed pay raise demonstrates an understanding of the value of these hard-working civil servants and the jobs they do, as well as displays the administration\u2019s ongoing commitment to recruitment and retention of talented federal employees,\u201d said William Shackelford, president of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Service members are also on track for a 5.2% pay raise in the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, Military Times previously reported. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the fact that federal agencies are still operating without a full budget, Biden\u2019s order cements the pay raise for 2024. Unless Congress quibbles with Biden\u2019s figure in another CR or in the Financial Services and General Government bill, the pay raise defers to the President\u2019s authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if Congress misses its funding deadlines in January and February, the government again risks facing a shutdown, during which pay altogether could be halted for certain employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\t