Friday, January 14, 2011

Your Government Salary May Depend On Where You Live



Employees in six more cities and all employees in Alaska and Hawaii would be eligible for higher locality pay beginning in 2012 under recent recommendation approved Friday by the Federal Salary Council.

The two states and the six cities — Albany, N.Y.; Albuquerque, N.M.; Bakersfield, Calif.; Charlotte, N.C.; Harrisburg, Pa.; and Portland, Maine — all would be designated separate, higher-paying locality zones and move up from the "rest of U.S.," or RUS, zone.

For the entire article and to learn more about government pay structures, click HERE.