Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

This executive order implements annual pay adjustments for federal employees, military personnel, judges, and members of Congress effective January 1, 2002, as authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 and other statutes. It supersedes the previous year's pay adjustment order and directs the Office of Personnel Management to implement locality-based pay adjustments.

Federal Register Open PDF 67 FR 639

Impact dates

Date TBD
OPM to publish locality pay notice in Federal Register
Jan 1, 2002
Schedule 8 (military/cadet pay) effective date
Jan 1, 2002
Schedules 1-7, 9-10 effective on first day of first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2002

Key directives

Set General Schedule pay rates per Schedule 1
Set Foreign Service Schedule pay rates per Schedule 2
Set VA Veterans Health Administration pay rates per Schedule 3
Set Senior Executive Service pay rates per Schedule 4
Set Executive Schedule, Vice President, and Congressional pay rates per Schedules 5-6
Set judicial pay rates per Schedule 7
Set uniformed services and cadet/midshipman pay rates per Schedule 8
Implement locality-based comparability payments per Schedule 9
Set administrative law judge pay rates per Schedule 10
OPM to publish locality pay implementation notice in Federal Register
Supersede Executive Order 13182

Who is ordered

Director of the Office of Personnel Management · OPM

Timeline

Immediate

EO signed December 28, 2001
Supersedes prior EO 13182

Near term (90d)

Military pay effective January 1, 2002
Civilian pay effective first pay period on or after January 1, 2002
OPM to publish locality pay notices in Federal Register

Long term

Annual pay rates established for 2002 calendar year

Risks & tensions

Pay period start dates vary by agency, creating staggered implementation
Locality pay publication timing not specified, leaving implementation gap risk
Congressional and judicial pay increases historically politically sensitive though routine procedurally