President Joe Biden signs off on 2% pay raise for most civilian federal employees

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: USA Today

Published 6:27 p.m. ET Dec. 23, 2024 | Updated 9:59 a.m. ET Dec. 24, 2024


Most federal employees are set to start the new year making a little more cash after President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday.

The executive order, announced Monday by the White House, said that a 2% pay increase will be given to most civilian federal employees starting on January 2025. According to reporting from Federal News Network, the raise is part of set increases proposed throughout the year.

According to the executive order, the 2% increase is an average, as raises for employees will be determined by location. Therefore, some will see slightly more or less than a 2% pay raise.

Another pay increase of 4.5% was given to military members as part of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. Earlier this year, a pay raise of 5.2% on average was given to federal employees, making it the largest increase in 40 years.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/12/23/federal-pay-raise-2025/77184310007/

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Biden also did a very very rare Christmas Eve full day off on a day not on a Monday before Christmas Day or in one situation, a Thursday if Christmas is on a Friday (or Christmas Day is on a Saturday and celebrated on the Friday).

[LizBeth]

1. So 20 an hour would increase .40?

[biophile]

2. It will be the last one they will see for four years

For those who still even have jobs, that is.

[question everything]

4. Dupe

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143361509

[mitch96]

5. And how much of a "pay raise" will 45 give to his billionaire oligarch buddies?? nt

[COL Mustard]

6. I'll be sure

I don’t spend it all in one place.

Joe, you could have done better for us.

[tonekat]

7. Really!

That's pretty disappointing. Like a lot of things.

[Elessar Zappa]

8. It says that earlier in the year there was a 5% increase.

So I don’t think Joe’s doing too bad.

[COL Mustard]

10. That was the COLA in January 2024.

A 5.2% raise every year is a bit much but there was an alternative pay plan to give us 4.5% like the military. I don't expect to feel any love from the new guy, but I'm still disappointed in Joe.

[Rebl2]

9. Thought

I heard that Congress ended up cutting out their pay raise in the spending bill they passed last week. Think I heard it on npr.