Anonymous
12/05/2021 23:00
Subject: Re:Federal employee pay raise 2022
Anonymous wrote:Please stop referring to the raise as a COLA. COLAs apply to Social Security recipients and federal retirees, but to to active federal employees.
ok then the "inflationary increase" or whatever.
Anonymous
12/05/2021 22:58
Subject: Re:Federal employee pay raise 2022
Please stop referring to the raise as a COLA. COLAs apply to Social Security recipients and federal retirees, but to to active federal employees.
Anonymous
12/05/2021 20:26
Subject: Federal employee pay raise 2022
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Trump gave Feds great raises, along with parental leave. Democrats are horrible at this.
Talk about uninformed. Why don’t you look it up? Trump gave horrible pay raise.
The link to this was already posted above. Obama gave us nearly nothing so Trump’s raises looked great in comparison.
Again, uninformed. Almost all years were better under Obama - it’s just they he increased locale more than anything else, which had the net effect of a raise.
Umm, no. The Obama years actually average out to the lowest fed pay raises in at least 50 years (maybe ever?). The average fed raise during the Trump years (1.98%) while still pathetic was more than twice the average raise during the Obama years ( .96%)
2010 2%
2011 0%
2012 0%
2013 0%
2014 1%
2015 1%
2016 1.6%
2017 2.1%
This is a great example of the distraction that stops us from focusing on the real issues. Feds have miserable pay under both kinds of administrations. Arguing over these pitiful sums is not where our energy should be directed. When federal service resulted in a great pension, the low salary during your working years was balanced out by the generous retirement package. That’s no longer the case. The problem is that neither republicans nor democrats value public service. It’s largely become a holding ground for veterans. Not sure that I see that changing soon, but we need to be honest with ourselves that we are underpaid, regardless of who is in power.
I don’t know…I was perfectly happy with my ~4%/year COLA raises under Bush, factoring in yearly grade/step increases, pension, work life balance and other perks the compensation back then seemed pretty decent
Yes, 4% per year would be amazing, but that hasn't happened in the last decade. Anyway, some of this thread was deleted. Why?
Anonymous
12/05/2021 20:15
Subject: Federal employee pay raise 2022
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Trump gave Feds great raises, along with parental leave. Democrats are horrible at this.
Talk about uninformed. Why don’t you look it up? Trump gave horrible pay raise.
The link to this was already posted above. Obama gave us nearly nothing so Trump’s raises looked great in comparison.
Again, uninformed. Almost all years were better under Obama - it’s just they he increased locale more than anything else, which had the net effect of a raise.
Umm, no. The Obama years actually average out to the lowest fed pay raises in at least 50 years (maybe ever?). The average fed raise during the Trump years (1.98%) while still pathetic was more than twice the average raise during the Obama years ( .96%)
2010 2%
2011 0%
2012 0%
2013 0%
2014 1%
2015 1%
2016 1.6%
2017 2.1%
This is a great example of the distraction that stops us from focusing on the real issues. Feds have miserable pay under both kinds of administrations. Arguing over these pitiful sums is not where our energy should be directed. When federal service resulted in a great pension, the low salary during your working years was balanced out by the generous retirement package. That’s no longer the case. The problem is that neither republicans nor democrats value public service. It’s largely become a holding ground for veterans. Not sure that I see that changing soon, but we need to be honest with ourselves that we are underpaid, regardless of who is in power.
I don’t know…I was perfectly happy with my ~4%/year COLA raises under Bush, factoring in yearly grade/step increases, pension, work life balance and other perks the compensation back then seemed pretty decent
Anonymous
12/05/2021 19:49
Subject: Federal employee pay raise 2022
You can see the historical pay increases here: https://www.federalpay.org/gs/raises
Anonymous
12/05/2021 18:15
Subject: Federal employee pay raise 2022
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think overall raise for feds would be around 3.5% for 2022. This is excluding 15s that are already at max.
The GS 15/10 cap should raise to at least 174,000. That's not much, but it's something.
That would be $57.69 more per pay check, before taxes, etc. Wow!!!
I know. it sucks. I'm not impressed at all. I hit the cap last year. OPM / Congress really needs to address pay compression. SES, GS14 and 15 pay needs to be restructured. I feel like 13 is about right. Unfortunately they will punt this until 15 step 1 is the same as 15 step 10. That will be about 4 more years, lol.
Anonymous
12/05/2021 16:31
Subject: Federal employee pay raise 2022
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think overall raise for feds would be around 3.5% for 2022. This is excluding 15s that are already at max.
The GS 15/10 cap should raise to at least 174,000. That's not much, but it's something.
That would be $57.69 more per pay check, before taxes, etc. Wow!!!
Anonymous
12/05/2021 14:49
Subject: Federal employee pay raise 2022
Anonymous wrote:I think overall raise for feds would be around 3.5% for 2022. This is excluding 15s that are already at max.
The GS 15/10 cap should raise to at least 174,000. That's not much, but it's something.
Anonymous
12/05/2021 14:33
Subject: Federal employee pay raise 2022
I think overall raise for feds would be around 3.5% for 2022. This is excluding 15s that are already at max.
Anonymous
12/05/2021 13:27
Subject: Federal employee pay raise 2022
Anonymous wrote:New fed here—do we have to wait for an appropriation to pass to get the COLA? In this case Feb (if they don’t kick the cab again). Seems like both the House and Senate agrees with the 2.7 percent.
No.
Anonymous
12/05/2021 13:15
Subject: Federal employee pay raise 2022
New fed here—do we have to wait for an appropriation to pass to get the COLA? In this case Feb (if they don’t kick the cab again). Seems like both the House and Senate agrees with the 2.7 percent.
Anonymous
12/05/2021 13:02
Subject: Federal employee pay raise 2022
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:3.1 or 3.2 for DC.
Not for most 15s.
Not for anyone
It might hit 3.0.
At 3, that will bring cap down to 15/6 right?
Anonymous
12/05/2021 12:48
Subject: Federal employee pay raise 2022
Last year was less but it ended up being 3.3% for feds in DC. Why can't it be more this year after including locality pay?
Anonymous
12/05/2021 11:40
Subject: Federal employee pay raise 2022
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:3.1 or 3.2 for DC.
Not for most 15s.
Not for anyone
It might hit 3.0.
Anonymous
12/05/2021 11:32
Subject: Federal employee pay raise 2022
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:3.1 or 3.2 for DC.
Not for most 15s.
Not for anyone