Feds, do you get 1% salary increased starting as this week's paycheck?

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I got my 1 percent pay increase. It came out to $14 more per month.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, my family thinks we get free health care too. When I tell them how much our monthly premiums are, they don't believe it because it's higher than their family premiums in the private sector by a lot. They think I'm exaggerating because they had some relatives work for the federal government (of course 40-50 years ago, but I digress) who didn't have to pay anything or something really minimal (their words). This is fly over country and I've heard it from several different relatives in different states. I'm sure a lot of people outside of federal service believe it too.

Do you mind sharing what your premium is?

Not pp but they're posted online. Everything we have is very transparent:
http://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/plan-information/premiums/

I have VA Kaiser high which is a very basic plan and generally the cheapest insurance. Kaiser is known for being no frills. For myself it's $274.80 a pay period. So $7144.80 a year. DH isn't on my plan The family plan is $632 a pay period, $16,432 a year.

Maybe they think you're exaggerating because you are. You know your numbers include what the feds pay, right? You pay $78 for yourself per pay period, and for a family it would be $195.30. And that's for a "high" HMO, which is not "very basic." That is much less than what most of us in the private sector pay, just for your information. I'm not saying you have dirt-cheap insurance, but the general perception that feds have cheaper healthcare than those in the private sector is, in fact, true.

While PP did state a higher rate than she is paying, you provide no backup for the bolded statement. In fact I doubt you can back it up as there as so many different plans for federal employees and SO MANY private employers. As an ancedote - I pay more as a fed.

Here's a study by the CBO showing that on average, the benefits earned by federal civilian employees were worth 48 percent more than the benefits earned by private-sector employees with certain similar observable characteristics.

I am sure, just like when they talk about how they overpaid, they're talking about non-professional jobs like admins technicians and the like. Many of those type of jobs in the private workplace did not receive any type of insurance.

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Nope, thanks to the increase in health premiums, my check is actually smaller.

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Don't spend it all in one place fed losers!

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, my family thinks we get free health care too. When I tell them how much our monthly premiums are, they don't believe it because it's higher than their family premiums in the private sector by a lot. They think I'm exaggerating because they had some relatives work for the federal government (of course 40-50 years ago, but I digress) who didn't have to pay anything or something really minimal (their words). This is fly over country and I've heard it from several different relatives in different states. I'm sure a lot of people outside of federal service believe it too.

I know a couple of people who think that federal judges are not required to pay federal income tax. No idea why .

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You do have a job for life you do know that don't you?

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Anonymous wrote:3.8 Percent Federal Pay Raise in 2016 Proposed by Lawmakers

http://www.myfederalretirement.com/public/1321.cfm

All of the bill sponsors are D. It's a bit disheartening being so reviled by 50% of the country, including family members.

+1. I'm a government attorney and have been asked by a family friend when I'm going to get a "real" job.

I've been told it's ridiculous that I get free healthcare.

Uh....wow, that would be super nice if it were even remotely true.

That one percent raise will just disappear into increased healthcare premiums.

+1. insurers have got to pay the lobbyists somehow.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, my family thinks we get free health care too. When I tell them how much our monthly premiums are, they don't believe it because it's higher than their family premiums in the private sector by a lot. They think I'm exaggerating because they had some relatives work for the federal government (of course 40-50 years ago, but I digress) who didn't have to pay anything or something really minimal (their words). This is fly over country and I've heard it from several different relatives in different states. I'm sure a lot of people outside of federal service believe it too.

Do you mind sharing what your premium is?

Not pp but they're posted online. Everything we have is very transparent:
http://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/plan-information/premiums/

I have VA Kaiser high which is a very basic plan and generally the cheapest insurance. Kaiser is known for being no frills. For myself it's $274.80 a pay period. So $7144.80 a year. DH isn't on my plan The family plan is $632 a pay period, $16,432 a year.

Maybe they think you're exaggerating because you are. You know your numbers include what the feds pay, right? You pay $78 for yourself per pay period, and for a family it would be $195.30. And that's for a "high" HMO, which is not "very basic." That is much less than what most of us in the private sector pay, just for your information. I'm not saying you have dirt-cheap insurance, but the general perception that feds have cheaper healthcare than those in the private sector is, in fact, true.

While PP did state a higher rate than she is paying, you provide no backup for the bolded statement. In fact I doubt you can back it up as there as so many different plans for federal employees and SO MANY private employers. As an ancedote - I pay more as a fed.

I pay more as a fed too....a lot more, in fact. I remember thinking that fed benefits were a crock of shit when I first made the transfer over.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, my family thinks we get free health care too. When I tell them how much our monthly premiums are, they don't believe it because it's higher than their family premiums in the private sector by a lot. They think I'm exaggerating because they had some relatives work for the federal government (of course 40-50 years ago, but I digress) who didn't have to pay anything or something really minimal (their words). This is fly over country and I've heard it from several different relatives in different states. I'm sure a lot of people outside of federal service believe it too.

Do you mind sharing what your premium is?

Not pp but they're posted online. Everything we have is very transparent:
http://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/plan-information/premiums/

I have VA Kaiser high which is a very basic plan and generally the cheapest insurance. Kaiser is known for being no frills. For myself it's $274.80 a pay period. So $7144.80 a year. DH isn't on my plan The family plan is $632 a pay period, $16,432 a year.

Maybe they think you're exaggerating because you are. You know your numbers include what the feds pay, right? You pay $78 for yourself per pay period, and for a family it would be $195.30. And that's for a "high" HMO, which is not "very basic." That is much less than what most of us in the private sector pay, just for your information. I'm not saying you have dirt-cheap insurance, but the general perception that feds have cheaper healthcare than those in the private sector is, in fact, true.

While PP did state a higher rate than she is paying, you provide no backup for the bolded statement. In fact I doubt you can back it up as there as so many different plans for federal employees and SO MANY private employers. As an ancedote - I pay more as a fed.

I pay more as a fed too....a lot more, in fact. I remember thinking that fed benefits were a crock of shit when I first made the transfer over.

+2. You and me both. I'm just glad I had my younger kid while I was in the private sector. Got 6 weeks paid leave and was able to supplement with another 6 accrued/advanced annual leave. (That said, I LOVE my job and feel more of a purpose now with the feds, so my mental health has improved and I've lost weight!)

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I love being a Fed. That said, my I def pay more for health insurance now and I had comparable benefits elsewhere.