# 2025-23844: Federal Pay Bump: Everyone from Judges to VP Gets Raise 2025-23844, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-12-23, effective 2026-01-01 (as of 2026-11-03). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-23844 - As of: 2026-11-03 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2025-23844 - Title: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay - Type: Presidential Document - Agencies: Executive Office of the President - Citation: 90 FR 60521 - Published: 2025-12-23 - Effective: 2026-01-01 - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: no - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-11-03 ## In one line Federal Pay Bump: Everyone from Judges to VP Gets Raise ## Summary Starting soon, many federal workers, including government employees, senior executives, judges, military members, and even the Vice President, will see their pay rates go up. These changes, set by the President, adjust salaries across several government pay systems to keep up with the times and costs. The new pay rates kick in right away, giving a boost to those serving the country in various important roles. ## Effects PRIA read - General Schedule and Civilian Raises: benefit, medium. The Executive Order sets new rates of basic pay or salaries for statutory civilian pay systems, including the General Schedule, the Foreign Service Schedule, and Veterans Health Administration schedules. These new rates take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or… - Senior Executive Service Pay Ranges: benefit, low. The Executive Order sets new ranges of basic pay for members of the Senior Executive Service, with those ranges included in Schedule 4. The new SES pay ranges take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2026. - Executive, Legislative, Judicial Salaries Set: benefit, low. The Executive Order sets the rates of basic pay or salaries for Executive Schedule positions, the Vice President and Congress, and for Justices and judges as listed on the attached schedules. These salary rates take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after Ja… - Uniformed Services Pay Effective Jan 1: benefit, medium. The Executive Order sets the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services and cadet or midshipman pay on Schedule 8, with Schedule 8 effective January 1, 2026. - Possible 3.8% Boost for Federal Law Enforcement: benefit, medium. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management is directed to assess whether to provide up to a total increase of 3.8 percent (inclusive of the increase provided under Section 1) to the rates of pay of certain Federal civilian law enforcement personnel, as determined by the Director after coord… - Locality Pay Adjustments Ordered: benefit, medium. The Executive Order directs locality-based comparability payments to be paid in accordance with Schedule 9 and authorizes the Director to take actions necessary to implement those payments and publish notice in the Federal Register. - Administrative Law Judges Pay Set: benefit, low. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5372, the Executive Order sets rates of basic pay for administrative law judges as listed in Schedule 10, effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2026. ## Related documents - [2026-22385](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22385): Adjusting Imports of Robotics, Industrial Machinery, and Their Parts and Components Into the United States, 2026-11-02 - [2026-22292](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22292): Further Modifying the Scope of Products of Canada Subject to the Additional Duties Imposed To Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Co…, 2026-10-30 - [2026-22049](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22049): Adjusting Imports of Wind Turbines and Their Parts and Components Into the United States, 2026-10-28 - [2026-22052](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22052): Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Domestic Petroleum Production, Ref…, 2026-10-28 - [2026-22051](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22051): Decreasing Housing Costs for the American People, 2026-10-28 - [2026-22050](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22050): National Seafood Month, 2026, 2026-10-28 ## Sources - [2025-23844 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/23/2025-23844/adjustments-of-certain-rates-of-pay) - [2025-23844 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-23/pdf/2025-23844.pdf) ## Related - [Previous: 2025-23570, Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals To Protect the Security…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-23570) - [Next: 2025-23845, Ensuring American Space Superiority](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-23845) - [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-23844 (as of 2026-11-03).