2025 Gs Pay Scale Raise News. The president’s executive order calls for a 2% pay increase for most civilian federal employees starting in january 2025. In its annual report for locality pay in 2025, the federal salary council expressed concerns regarding the worsening.

President biden has signed an executive order finalizing a 2 percent average federal employee pay raise in january, with increases to vary by locality from 1.88 to 2.35. The end of the calendar year means possible general schedule (gs) pay scales changes for the federal workforce.