Interesting that it leaves out most of the Bush years (the 2009 pay raise would have been okayed by Bush, not Obama).
2002 - 3.6%
2003 - 3.1%
2004 - 2.7%
2005 - 2.5%
2006 - 2.1%
2007 - 1.7%
2008 - 2.5%
2009 - 2.9%
This doesn't include any locality pay increases, either. Just the base. For the 8 years Bush was in office federal GS Schedule (there are more than just GS schedules) base pay increased a grand total of 23.7% (when taken year-by-year). Under Obama, the raise in 2010 was 1.5%, then no raises for three years, then four years at 1.0%. For these years, total federal base pay rose a net total of 6.1% over 8 years. Big difference between Bush and Obama regarding federal pay. And Bush was supposed to be a conservative, and Obama was supposed to love him some fed employees.
Source for the data prior to 2008 - https://archive.opm.gov/oca/12tables/index.asp
Funny how it's OPM.gov (Office of Personnel Management). Reminds me of Other Peoples' Money.
The pay increase percentage goes against both base locality (I think ).
I know jimmy carter in 1976 promised big military pay increase and got lots of support for that.
Yes. I think the same when I see OPM. Lol.
When looking at the data for increases there is a separate line for increases to current federal workers, FERS retirees and CSRS retirees. Most people think CSRS retirement when they think federal employees pensions and benefits but it ended in 1985 (I think). Even on the 3 years pushed out 0 percent retirees got anywhere from 2-3 percent.