Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

This executive order implements annual pay adjustments for federal employees, military personnel, judges, members of Congress, and other government officials effective January 1, 2005, as authorized by various statutes. It supersedes the previous year's pay adjustment order (EO 13332) and attaches detailed pay schedules for ten different compensation categories.

Federal Register Open PDF 70 FR 1147

Impact dates

Date TBD
OPM Director to publish locality pay notice in Federal Register (no specific deadline stated)
Jan 1, 2005
Schedule 8 (military pay) effective date
Jan 1, 2005
All other schedules effective: first day of first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2005

Key directives

Set statutory pay system rates via attached Schedule 1 (General Schedule)
Set Senior Executive Service pay ranges via Schedule 4
Set Executive Schedule, Vice President, and Congressional salaries via Schedules 5-6
Set judicial salaries via Schedule 7
Set military basic pay and cadet/midshipman pay via Schedule 8
Implement locality-based comparability payments via Schedule 9
Set administrative law judge pay rates via Schedule 10
OPM Director to publish locality pay notice in Federal Register
Supersede Executive Order 13332

Who is ordered

OPM Director · OPM

Timeline

Immediate

EO signed December 30, 2004
Supersedes prior order EO 13332

Near term (90d)

Military pay (Schedule 8) effective January 1, 2005
All other schedules effective first pay period on or after January 1, 2005
OPM must publish locality pay notice in Federal Register

Long term

Annual pay adjustment framework continues until superseded

Risks & tensions

EO text references attached schedules not included in provided excerpt—actual dollar amounts unavailable for analysis
OPM publication deadline vague ('shall take such actions as may be necessary') without specific date
First applicable pay period timing varies by agency payroll systems, creating staggered implementation
Routine annual adjustment; no policy changes or controversies evident in text