{"id":27963,"date":"2024-03-06T21:32:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T21:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/03\/06\/how-is-locality-pay-in-alaska-and-hawaii-used-in-determining-high-3\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:08:20","slug":"how-is-locality-pay-in-alaska-and-hawaii-used-in-determining-high-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/your-career\/2024\/03\/06\/how-is-locality-pay-in-alaska-and-hawaii-used-in-determining-high-3\/","title":{"rendered":"How is locality pay in Alaska and Hawaii used in determining high-3?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cRumors are that the \u201clocality\u201d in Alaska and Hawaii are called something else, and that that something else does not count in the high 3 computation (AK and HI only). I was potentially considering moving back to AK to boost my high 3 in a few years, but not if that\u2019s true. What can you tell me about this?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Reg\u2019s Response<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Originally, retirement deductions weren\u2019t take from locality pay in Alaska and Hawaii; therefore, it could not be counted when determining an employee\u2019s high-3 at retirement. However, a change in the law, which became fully effective in 2012, means that locality pay is <\/i>included when determining an employee\u2019s high-3 and used in the computation of his or her annuity.<\/p>\n\n\n\t