Alternative Pay Plan Submitted for Federal Employees in 2017: 1.6% Average Raise

I don't know if this is a good pay raise or not. I guess it's better than no pay raise, but I thought it would fall into the 2% or 2.5% range.

How much of a pay raise will federal employees receive in 2017? As expected, President Obama has just issued an “alternative pay plan” that resolves the matter by issuing an alternative pay plan to Congress. The alternative pay plan is published in its entirety below.

The average pay increase for federal General Schedule employees for 2017 will be 1.6%. That is not a surprise, but the submission of an alternative pay plan is confirmation of that amount for the 2017 pay raise. (See 2017 Federal Pay Raise and COLA Update.)

Read More: http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/09/08/2017-federal-pay-raise-and-cola-update/