Dem lawmakers propose 4.1% raise for feds in 2027

"Democrats in both chambers of Congress on Tuesday reintroduced legislation that would provide civilian federal employees with a 4.1% average pay increase in 2027. The Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act, introduced by Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., and Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, would provide federal workers with a 3.1% across-the-board increase in basic pay next year, in addition to an average 1% boost to locality pay."

""Federal workers are the backbone of America, delivering the essential services and benefits that families have earned in every corner of our country," Walkinshaw said in a statement. "They serve communities nationwide and have done so honorably even as the Trump administration has launched unprecedented attacks on the civil service. The FAIR Act delivers a much-needed 4.1% pay raise in 2027 so federal pay can keep pace with the cost of living and public service careers remain competitive.""

The Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act would give civilian federal employees an average 4.1% pay increase in 2027, composed of a 3.1% across-the-board rise in basic pay and an average 1% locality pay boost. The bill was introduced in both chambers and mirrors similar annual measures intended to set a benchmark ahead of spring budget negotiations. A previous iteration sought a 4.3% average increase with 1% for locality pay. A 4.1% raise would substantially exceed the 1% across-the-board increase granted last month. The measure received quick endorsements from the two largest federal employee unions and notes separate raises for law enforcement and the military.

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