Government Redefines Wage Zones for Federal Blue-Collar Jobs
Published Date: 1/21/2025
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Summary
The government is updating how it decides Federal Wage System pay areas, affecting about 10% of workers. This change makes wage areas more like those used for other federal jobs, aiming for fairer pay rules. The new rules kick in soon, so some workers might see changes in where their pay rates come from.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Federal Wage Area Boundary Change
You are affected if you are a Federal Wage System (FWS) employee. The Office of Personnel Management changed the rules that define FWS wage area boundaries to make them more like the General Schedule (GS) locality pay area criteria. This change, based on a December 2023 Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee recommendation, will affect around ten percent of the FWS workforce and may change which pay area determines your pay rates.
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