Locality-Based Comparability Payments

President Clinton approved locality-based pay adjustments for General Schedule federal employees, authorizing percentage increases ranging from 3.74% to 8.53% depending on geographic area, effective the first pay period on or after January 1, 1995. The memorandum directs OPM to implement the payments and publish the rates in the Federal Register.

Federal Register 59 FR 62549

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Impact dates

Jan 1, 1995
Payments effective as of beginning of first applicable pay period commencing on or after this date

Key directives

Approve recommended locality-based comparability payments as set forth in Table 4
Direct OPM Director to implement payments effective first applicable pay period on or after January 1, 1995
Authorize and direct OPM Director to ensure memorandum and schedule of payment rates and localities be published in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

Memorandum signed November 30, 1994
Federal Register publication authorized

Near term (90d)

Implementation of pay adjustments effective first pay period on or after January 1, 1995

Long term

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Risks & tensions

No significant tensions flagged; routine administrative implementation of congressionally-authorized pay system under 5 U.S.C. § 5304