Federal Employee Salaries 2025. Department of labor (dol) final rule that would have increased the salary thresholds for certain exempt employees on. The 2025 gs pay scale is a structured pay schedule used to determine the salaries of federal employees.
Federal employees experienced a 5.2% total average increase in 2024, which was the largest boost to federal wages since 1980. Our estimated 2025 gs pay scale gives federal employees an idea of how the probable 2025 federal pay raise will impact their annual salaries.