Trump finalizes 1% pay raise for most feds

President Trump on Thursday issued an executive order implementing his plan to provide civilian federal workers with a 1% across-the-board pay raise next month.

As first proposed in August, the increase is entirely being applied to buttress federal workers’ basic pay, with no changes to locality pay rates coming next year. Though the White House skipped outlining its pay raise plans as part of its annual budget proposal, officials initially planned on issuing a pay freeze for 2026.

The 1% raise marks a decrease from the 2% raise issued in January, which set aside 0.3% of the overall raise figure for average bumps to locality pay.

As part of his August alternative pay plan, Trump also proposed an additional 2.8% raise for some federal law enforcement officers, which would be in line with the 3.8% raise authorized for members of the military. December’s executive order states that Trump directed Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor to “assess” whether to implement that proposal.

The administration published pay tables outlining the 2025 pay raise across the General Schedule, along with tables for VA health workers, senior executives, and military service members on the White House website.