4.1.1: Pay Scale Increases

End across-the-board GS pay scale increases.

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The President and Congress should take steps to end the practice of across-the-board GS pay scale increases to address public/private pay disparities and allow for grade-level adjustments based upon disaggregated pay comparability estimates. This policy shift would grant the Federal Salary Council and President’s Pay Agent the ability to strategically target pay increases for those GS grade levels found to be the furthest below the private sector labor market in an effort to boost the recruitment, retention, and performance of federal employees. However, it would also allow for general cost-of-living adjustments for all grade levels.

Stakeholder(s):

• President of the United States


• U.S. Congress


• Federal Salary Council


• President’s Pay Agent


• GS Employees

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