OPM salary scale with locality pay for 2024

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:5.31% change is too low for DC area. I was hoping it would be 5.5+% for sure but pay gap keeps on increasing. Very Frustrating.

Now, there is no point of going to GS-15 because very soon the cap of 14 and 15 would be same in DC area. Sigh!

Especially supervisory 15s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:wait a minute. why did they short us $224 on the cap? Let's do math.

2023 cap = $183,500

2024 non-locality raise = 4.7 %

$183,500 x 4.7% = $192,124

but the cap is only $191,900. Really opt? why short us 224? At the same time, it's only $224. still. pay me what you owe me!

so the cap increased by only 4.579% vs 4.7.

Actually the increase of $8,400 (191,900 minus 183,500) divided by $191,900 = 4.377%

Wrong.

183,500 * Y = 191,900

Y = 191,900/183,500

Y = 1.0457

= 4.57%

I stand corrected, but still not 4.7%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:wait a minute. why did they short us $224 on the cap? Let's do math.

2023 cap = $183,500

2024 non-locality raise = 4.7 %

$183,500 x 4.7% = $192,124

but the cap is only $191,900. Really opt? why short us 224? At the same time, it's only $224. still. pay me what you owe me!

so the cap increased by only 4.579% vs 4.7.

Actually the increase of $8,400 (191,900 minus 183,500) divided by $191,900 = 4.377%

Wrong.

183,500 * Y = 191,900

Y = 191,900/183,500

Y = 1.0457

= 4.57%

Dang man, that’s GS-15 level math. True genius.

[Anonymous]

The executive schedule, which the caps are based upon, does not have locality pay or adjustments. So there must be an alternative calculation that results in 4.57%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:5.31% change is too low for DC area. I was hoping it would be 5.5+% for sure but pay gap keeps on increasing. Very Frustrating.

Now, there is no point of going to GS-15 because very soon the cap of 14 and 15 would be same in DC area. Sigh!

Look at San Francisco, there GS-14 Steps 9 and 10 are at the cap, and the cap starts at Step 4 for a GS-15.

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2024/SF.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:5.31% change is too low for DC area. I was hoping it would be 5.5+% for sure but pay gap keeps on increasing. Very Frustrating.

Now, there is no point of going to GS-15 because very soon the cap of 14 and 15 would be same in DC area. Sigh!

Especially supervisory 15s.

I’ve thought for years that there should be a supervisory pay scale vs non supervisory. Being a fed supervisor is incredibly hard.

[Anonymous]

14/7 over here, and pleased as punch with the increase!

[Anonymous]

When does this take effect? Is this contingent on a budget being passed?

[Anonymous]

have they published all of the tables yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When does this take effect? Is this contingent on a budget being passed?

January 14th - which is the start of pay period 1 in 2024

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:5.31% change is too low for DC area. I was hoping it would be 5.5+% for sure but pay gap keeps on increasing. Very Frustrating.

Now, there is no point of going to GS-15 because very soon the cap of 14 and 15 would be same in DC area. Sigh!

Look at San Francisco, there GS-14 Steps 9 and 10 are at the cap, and the cap starts at Step 4 for a GS-15.

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2024/SF.pdf

Fascinating

[Anonymous]

Man you people act like you didn’t know government often pays less than private sector. No one is in government for the money. As a GS-15 step 6 supervisor, I’m delighted with the raise. Now I will finally make just over what I did when I left Biglaw as a fourth year associate 13 years ago! 😁

Seriously though I could have left any time. I love my work and the salary is enough to live the life I want. I have family members who wouldn’t make $190k with two salaries combined. Show some self-awareness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Man you people act like you didn’t know government often pays less than private sector. No one is in government for the money. As a GS-15 step 6 supervisor, I’m delighted with the raise. Now I will finally make just over what I did when I left Biglaw as a fourth year associate 13 years ago! 😁

Seriously though I could have left any time. I love my work and the salary is enough to live the life I want. I have family members who wouldn’t make $190k with two salaries combined. Show some self-awareness.

Go screw yourself little miss sunshine

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:5.31% change is too low for DC area. I was hoping it would be 5.5+% for sure but pay gap keeps on increasing. Very Frustrating.

Now, there is no point of going to GS-15 because very soon the cap of 14 and 15 would be same in DC area. Sigh!

Especially supervisory 15s.

That's why I rejected a few 15s to stay at my 14 (max) position. Not worth it with all the extra stress it brings by being a supervisor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Man you people act like you didn’t know government often pays less than private sector. No one is in government for the money. As a GS-15 step 6 supervisor, I’m delighted with the raise. Now I will finally make just over what I did when I left Biglaw as a fourth year associate 13 years ago! 😁

Seriously though I could have left any time. I love my work and the salary is enough to live the life I want. I have family members who wouldn’t make $190k with two salaries combined. Show some self-awareness.

Another tone-deaf manager. If you are a 15/6, you don't really know how capped salary feels like. After 10 years of capped salary, come back and tell us about your self-awareness.