Biden sets 2025 federal pay schedules by executive order

President Joe Biden signed Executive Order 14132 on December 23, 2024, setting 2025 pay schedules for major federal pay systems. The order covered General Schedule base pay, the Foreign Service Schedule, Veterans Health Administration schedules, Senior Executive Service pay ranges, Executive Schedule pay, congressional and vice-presidential pay, and judicial salaries. These annual pay orders translate statutory pay-adjustment rules into schedules agencies use to pay federal workers and senior officials. The action matters because federal pay policy affects recruitment, retention, agency capacity, and the cost of running the federal government.