[NutmegDevil]

If the top federal earner is in the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), he/she does not pay FICA element for Social Security.

Of course, he/she does not get Social Security unless he/she has worked elsewhere & then his/her benefits are calculated using a formula that reduces the benefit up to about 50%.

For 2009, CSRS employees will receive a 5.8% increase in their retirement pay. Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) retired employees will get a 4.8% increase - they payed into Social Security, so they get that, too. I believe the Social Security increase for 2009 is 6.9%.

[Colorado Cowgirl]

I believe you are right. “ For 2009, CSRS employees will receive a 5.8% increase in their retirement pay “
I have also believe the U.S. Military retirement and Disability pay is also going up by 5.8%. But I also heard S/S was also going to go up by 5.8%. The real laborers in Civil Service(WG,WS,WL)(that includes me) employees will have to wait until around April 2009 to find out what percentage they will get.Due to union bargaining agreement.