March 28, 2024

Hoyer Endorses 2016 Civilian Pay Hike

Hoyer Earns High Score From LCV
Posted for Congressman Steny Hoyer

The Obama Administration’s announcement that federal civilian employees will receive an across-the-board pay raise of 1.0 percent in 2016, and a 0.3 percent adjustment for cost of living in the regions where they work, is a step in the right direction of fairly compensating the federal civilian workforce for the wide range of services it performs for all Americans.

Although the 2016 increase will not come close to closing the significant pay gap that exists between federal civilian employees and their private sector counterparts who perform similar functions, it will at least slow the pace at which the gap has widened in recent years.

Federal civilian employees have contributed $159 billion to deficit reduction since 2010 as a result of pay freezes and changes to their pensions.

In 2016, I intend to push the Administration and my colleagues in Congress to support a raise that recognizes the importance of paying federal employees what they deserve in order to attract and retain the best men and women to the federal civilian workforce.

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