federal employee pay raise 2026

[Anonymous]

as expected, same 1%. I don't think we are going to get anything more anytime soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/adjustments-of-certain-rates-of-pay/

Links to tables at the end of the EO

1% as expected for GS, no COLA for DC area. (Maybe no COLA for all areas - I didn’t check anything but DC area.)

Where do you see no cola for dc area?

[Anonymous]

Its listed here:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2026/DCB.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/adjustments-of-certain-rates-of-pay/

Links to tables at the end of the EO

1% as expected for GS, no COLA for DC area. (Maybe no COLA for all areas - I didn’t check anything but DC area.)

Where do you see no cola for dc area?

Federal employees (with rare exception for certain OCONUS areas) never get a COLA. Only federal retirees/annuitants and Social Security recipients receive COLAs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/adjustments-of-certain-rates-of-pay/

Links to tables at the end of the EO

1% as expected for GS, no COLA for DC area. (Maybe no COLA for all areas - I didn’t check anything but DC area.)

Where do you see no cola for dc area?

That was my post. Meant to say no *locality* pay adjustment for DC. Sorry for confusion!