After 2% federal pay raise for 2025, pay compression spreads a little further
Podcast:Federal Drive with Tom Temin Published On: Fri Jan 10 2025 Description: President Biden opted for a 2% pay raise for civilian federal employees in 2025 that's on average, some employees at the higher levels of the general schedule will get a smaller pay adjustment. That's because of a phenomenon known as pay compression. It's a long time problem in the federal pay system that reduces raises for people at the top of the pay scales Federal News Network's Drew Friedman joins me now with what to expect in the coming year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices