Federal employees got little holiday cheer from President Donald Trump, who gave most civil servants a smaller pay raise than previous years.
Trump signed an executive order Thursday adjusting federal workforce pay rates for next year. Under the plan, base pay will rise by 1 percent and will not include a locality pay increase in 2026.
That jump in salary matches the alternative pay plan Trump submitted to Congress in August. It is also lower than the 2 percent pay raise government workers earned in 2025, which was authorized by former President Joe Biden before leaving office.
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The new increase will be effective the first day of the first pay period starting on or after Jan. 1, 2026.
