Executive Order EO 14368
Close Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay Signed Donald Trump · Dec 18, 2025
Trump raises federal pay for civilian workers, military, judges, and lawmakers effective January 1, 2026.
Does not specify the dollar amounts or percentage increases; those are in attached schedules not shown here. Does not appropriate new funding.
What it does (15) Statutory Pay Systems Adjusts General Schedule pay rates under 5 U.S.C. 5303 Adjusts Foreign Service Schedule pay rates Adjusts Veterans Health Administration pay rates Senior Executive Service Adjusts Senior Executive Service pay ranges Certain Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries Adjusts Executive Schedule salaries for senior appointees Adjusts Vice President and congressional pay Adjusts federal judge and justice salaries Uniformed Services and Other Adjusts uniformed services monthly basic pay and cadet/midshipman pay Directs Director of OPM to assess up to 3.8 percent additional increase for federal law enforcement Locality-Based Comparability Payments Sets locality-based comparability payment rates per Schedule 9 Directs OPM Director to implement and publish notice of these payments Administrative Law Judges Adjusts administrative law judge pay rates Effective Dates Military pay effective January 1, 2026 Other pay schedules effective first applicable pay period on or after January 1, 2026 Prior Order Superseded Supersedes Executive Order 14132 of December 23, 2024 Read it on the Federal Register