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2.9 percent increase

5 U.S.C. 5303.

Cumulative locality payments range from 13.86 percent (Rest of U.S.) to 34.35 percent (San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA)

5 U.S.C. 5304, Executive Order 13483, and section 142 of the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 110-329, September 30, 2008).

2.9 percent increase

Same as GS

Same locality pay percentages as GS employees

Locality Pay Extension Memo [63 KB], October 27,2008.

2.9 percent increase

Select VHA positions receive same base increase as GS

Selected VHA positions receive same locality pay percentages as GS employees

Locality Pay Extension Memo [63 KB], October 27,2008.

Under Section 142 of the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 110-329, September 30, 2008), blue-collar Federal employees are entitled to receive pay adjustments in FY 2009 at least equal to the pay adjustments received by GS employees in the same location. The issuance of certain wage schedules will be delayed until after the President issues an Executive order on January 2009 pay adjustments and OPM issues guidance to agencies. Delayed FY 2009 wage schedules will be retroactive to their normal effective dates. FY 2008 wage schedules are available on the Department of Defense Web site at http://www.cpms.osd.mil/wage.

Not applicable

2.8 percent increase

5 USC 5318.

Not applicable

Under current law, the maximum rates of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service (SES)-i.e., the rate for level II of the Executive Schedule for certified SES appraisal systems and the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule for noncertified SES appraisal systems-will be increased by 2.8 percent in January 2009, the same as the increase in the Executive Schedule. In addition, the minimum rate of the SES rate range will increase by 2.9 percent under current law, the same amount as the across-the-board GS pay increase authorized by current law.

Not applicable

2.9 percent increase in minimum and 2.8 percent increase in maximum of rate range

5 U.S.C. 5376(b)(1).

Same locality pay percentages as GS employees, but locality-adjusted rate may not exceed $162,900.

Note: beginning April 12, 2009, employees in senior-level and scientific or professional (SL/ST) positions will begin receiving pay under the provisions of a new system established under P.L. 110-372 and will no longer be eligible to receive locality pay.

Locality Pay Extension Memo [63 KB], October 27,2008.

2.9 percent increase (except for those at AL-1 who will receive a 2.8 percent increase).

5 U.S.C. 5372

Same locality pay percentages as GS employees, but locality-adjusted rate may not exceed $162,900

Locality Pay Extension Memo [63 KB], October 27,2008.

2.8 percent increase

5 U.S.C. 5372a(b).

Same locality pay percentages as GS employees, but locality- adjusted rate may not exceed $162,900

Locality Pay Extension Memo [63 KB], October 27,2008.