re: President Trump Proposes 1.9% Average 2018 Federal Employee Raise

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In the GS pay scale if you come in as a GS12 step 1 you will get a step in crease every year until step 5 or 6, after that it is every 3 years until you top out at step 9. This is in addition to COLA. If you want a GS13 job, it is not just a promotion, you have to find a GS13 job opening, apply for it and compete for it. There are other pay scales now like NSP and ACQDEMO that are being experimented with which I like where an organization gets a pot of money and disperses it based on merit.

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That is how it works in the private sector too.

Additionally, private companies can have pay scales for certain positions. You might be happy to stay at a certain position, but don't count on anything beyond a COLA if you hit the ceiling.

The point is that the entry level GS12 after year one will now get a COLA, Step increase, and a 1.9% salary increase on top. So that is like a 5% raise this year? Regardless of performance and outperforming the private sector like it has for the last 8 years plus, no?