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The fiscal year 2010 president's budget request for a 2.9% military pay raise was consistent with this formula. However, Congress, in fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2009 approved the pay raise as the ECI increase plus 0.5%. The 2007 pay raise was equal to the ECI. A military pay raise larger than the permanent formula is not uncommon.
The pay scale was originally created with the purpose of keeping federal salaries in line with equivalent private sector jobs. Although never the intent, the GS pay scale does a good job of ensuring equal pay for equal work by reducing pay gaps between men, women, and minorities, in accordance with another, separate law, the Equal Pay Act of 1963.
CPI-W inflation increased 2.5% in the third quarter of 2024, so Social Security benefits received a 3.2% COLA in 2025. The following chart shows how much additional monthly income, on average ...
1. The 2025 Social Security COLA. Social Security beneficiaries are getting a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, starting with the payment they receive in January 2025. As of the latest data ...
It's not a given that you'll pay Social Security taxes on your entire salary. Each year, there's a wage cap put in place that determines how much income is taxed to fund the program. In 2025, that ...
Mounting costs led Congress to pursue reforms to the military retirement system during the 1980s. Under the National Defense Authorization Act of 1981, the military moved from calculating retirement benefits based on the "final pay," or base pay on the final day of active service, to the "High-3" system. [9]
The Social Security Administration announced recently that seniors will get a 2.5% benefits increase for the 2025 year. That amounts to around $49 more in monthly benefits for the average retiree.
The Federal Salary Council (FSC) is an advisory body of the executive branch of the United States government. Established under the provisions of Title 5, section 5304(e) of the United States Code , the FSC provides recommendations on the locality pay program, [ 1 ] created by the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (FEPCA).