Opm Pay Tables 2025 Locality Rates. Locality raises are determined by comparisons of local private sector salary rates, not by cost of living. An individual’s rate is based on where he or she works, not where he or she.
The president’s pay agent geographically defines locality pay areas after considering recommendations from the federal salary council. 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.