2013 General (GS), Foreign Service Schedule and Senior Executive Service Pay Charts

2013 pay adjustments for the General Schedule (GS), Foreign Service Schedule, SES and other Government wide pay systems are effective the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after March 27, 2013 (April 7, 2013). These tables are shown below.

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2013 Military Pay Charts and BAH Tables

Here are the final 2013 Military Pay charts and Basic Housing Allowance tables for your information.

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The US Government Stopping Pension and the Federal Thrift Savings Plan Matching Contributions

The Treasury Department announced it is suspending contributions to the Federal Thrift Savings Plan in an effort to conserve cash while the U.S. government waits for Congress to raise the national debt limit. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said in a letter to congressional leaders that because of the statutory debt limit, he is “unable to [...]

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2013 TRICARE Pharmacy Copays

Tricare has announced that due to the The Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act copays on brand name and non-formulary medications that are not filled at military clinics or hospitals will increase in 2013. There is no increase to copays for generic medications. Increases will be effective sometime in February, depending on when system [...]

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Latest Fiscal Cliff Deal Lifts Federal Employees GS Pay Freeze in 2013

The fiscal cliff deal being hashed out in Congress and brokered by Vice President Joe Biden, Senate leaders Harry Reid (Democrat) and Mitch McConnell (Republican) contains provisions to lift the three year federal employee pay freeze by March 27th, 2013. This supports the Presidents executive order to provide a 0.5% pay raise for federal employees. Under the proposed deal [...]

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2013 Reserve Guard Pay Charts For Drill Pay – Enlisted and Officer Tables

Armed Service members will be getting a 1.7 percent pay raise for 2013 based on the recently passed National Defense Authorization act. The increase represents a 0.1% raise over 2012 level. Reserve guard members who are not on active duty receive part-time pay, or drill pay, depending on the number of drills they perform each [...]

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2013 ROTH TSP OPTION FOR USA, USN & USAF MEMBERS

Beginning Monday, October 1, active military members of the Army, Navy, Air Force may elect Roth Thrift Savings Plan.  Active duty members can go to myPay or complete the Thrift Savings Plan TSP-U-1 Form to begin deductions. These after-tax contributions will be electronically deducted from participating members’ pay accounts. Find further instructions for completing the forms and links for Roth TSP below. [...]

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2012 Military Special Pay – Hardship Duty Pay (HDP), Hostile Fire Pay/Imminent Danger Pay (HFP/IDP), Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP) and Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay (HDIP)

Basic pay and allowances are only a part of the military compensation picture. Many military members qualify for special pays and incentives that are part of the service’s recruitment and retention efforts. Some compensate members for assignment to hazardous or difficult duty conditions. There are more than 60 special and incentive pays. The Military Compensation website [...]

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2012-2013 Federal GS Pay – Hourly and Overtime Basic Rates by Grade and Step

The table below provides a break down of the 2012 GS Payscale by hourly and overtime rate. All rates were effective January 2012.  Even though rates were frozen at 2010 levels, pay raises can still be provided through within grade adjustments and promotions.See this article for 2012 GS Pay on an annualized basis and this article [...]

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2012 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey – Satisfaction With Pay The Biggest Concern

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management released its latest employee viewpoint survey, covering 1.6 million Federal employees, which had some interesting observations. With no GS pay rise scheduled for 2013,  employee engagement was always going to be a challenge, but it looks like a lot of our dedicated federal servants are doing the job for more than just the [...]

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