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Executive Order 14368

Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

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In simple terms

This executive order adjusts federal pay rates across statutory pay systems, the Senior Executive Service, executive/legislative/judicial salaries, uniformed services, and administrative law judges for 2026. It also directs the OPM Director to assess providing up to 3.8% total increase for certain federal civilian law enforcement personnel, and supersedes the prior year's pay adjustment order (EO 14132).

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 60521

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 90 FR 60521

    Federal Register PDF

  3. OPM Director assessment of law enforcement pay increase (no explicit deadline specified)

  4. Schedule 8 (uniformed services pay) effective

  5. Other schedules effective on first day of first applicable pay period beginning on or after this date

Key directives

  • Set rates of basic pay for statutory pay systems per attached schedules
  • Set Senior Executive Service pay ranges per Schedule 4
  • Set Executive Schedule, Vice President, Congressional, and judicial salaries per attached schedules
  • Set uniformed services monthly basic pay and cadet/midshipman pay per Schedule 8
  • OPM Director to assess whether to provide up to 3.8% total increase for certain federal civilian law enforcement personnel
  • Implement locality-based comparability payments per Schedule 9
  • Set administrative law judge pay rates per Schedule 10
  • Supersede EO 14132 as of effective dates

Who is ordered

Prior policy

  • supersedeEO 14132

Related orders

What to expect

Immediate

  • EO signed; supersession of EO 14132 takes effect on schedule effective dates

Near term (90d)

  • Schedule 8 (military pay) effective January 1, 2026; other schedules effective first day of first applicable pay period on or after January 1, 2026; OPM Director assessment of law enforcement pay increase

Long term

  • Annual pay adjustments continue precedent of automatic federal pay system updates; potential 3.8% law enforcement increase pending OPM determination

Risks & tensions

  • No explicit deadline for OPM Director's law enforcement pay assessment creates implementation uncertainty
  • 3.8% figure is ceiling for assessment, not guaranteed increase
  • Pay adjustments follow statutory formulas; limited presidential discretion in base rates
Executive Order 14368: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay · Executive Orders