President Joe Biden’s plan for civil servants’ next pay raise would not match his record-breaking wage hikes of years past.
On Friday, Biden said in a letter to Congress that he determined the civilian federal workforce will receive “an overall average increase of 2.0 percent” in pay next year. That pay increase includes a 1.7 percent across-the-board boost in base pay as well as an average plus-up in locality pay of 0.3 percent.
The president said in his letter that his administration must recruit and retain “a skilled workforce” with appropriate pay to keep the government running and meet the country’s problems head-on.
“This alternative pay plan decision will continue to allow the Federal Government to employ a well‑qualified Federal workforce on behalf of the American people, acknowledging wage growth in the labor market and fiscal constraints,” Biden said.
