Question: Is a pay freeze a done deal, or is there still a chance for a raise next year? Answer: President Trump’s budgetary proposal last week recommended no federal employee raise for January 2019. However, Congress has deferred to the White House on raises in recent years. But such raises — worth about 3 percent of salary — stop when an employee reaches the top of a pay grade. Separately, the White House has proposed lengthening the waiting times between those raises, without specifics.

Source: Washington Post February 20, 2018 14:26 UTC