President Trump Proposes 1.9% Average 2018 Federal Employee Raise

Wow! The God Emperor is truly a man looking out for the little guy!


"The presumed federal employee raise in 2018 has been 1.9%. The deadline for the White House to propose a pay rate increase was August 31 and that was done on the last day. The presumption of an average raise of 1.9% is still intact. The letter from the president is typically issued just a few days before August 31st.

This year is no exception.

President Trump has now issued the letter that verified his intent to move forward with an average raise in 2018 of 1.9%. In this letter, President Trump wrote:

I have determined that for 2018, across-the-board pay increases will be 1.4 percent and locality pay increases will average 0.5 percent, resulting in an overall average increase of 1.9 percent for civilian Federal employees. I will specify locality pay percentages for each locality pay area by Executive Order before the first pay period in January 2018. These decisions will not materially affect our ability to attract and retain a well-qualified Federal workforce.

For those who pay close attention to this issue, you may recall that the average pay raise for 2018 amounts to 1.9%, as previously announced, and not 1.4%. The difference is locality pay. An additional amount of 0.5% was allocated to locality pay for 2018. The actual percentage of the 2018 raise will vary between different locality pay areas. The actual amount of the raise in locality pay areas may not be disclosed until December."


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