{"id":29334,"date":"2022-01-21T15:17:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T15:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/01\/21\/thousands-of-dod-va-workers-to-see-pay-raises-under-new-federal-worker-minimum-wage\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:49:07","slug":"thousands-of-dod-va-workers-to-see-pay-raises-under-new-federal-worker-minimum-wage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/home\/2022\/01\/21\/thousands-of-dod-va-workers-to-see-pay-raises-under-new-federal-worker-minimum-wage\/","title":{"rendered":"Pay raises for thousands of military employees under new federal worker minimum wage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thousands of Defense Department and Veterans Affairs staffers will see a pay raise at the end of January as part of an administration mandate that all federal employees receive salaries of at least $15 an hour<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The move follows a yearlong review by the Office of Personnel Management<\/a> on federal workforce pay issues. In a statement, officials said the move was \u201cthe right thing to do\u201d for the public servants and to keep wages competitive with the private sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRaising pay rates across the federal government to a minimum of $15 per hour reflects our appreciation for the federal workforce and our values as a nation,\u201d said Kiran Ahuja, director of the Office of Personnel Management. \u201cWe know that paying a living wage provides a myriad of benefits, from recruitment to retention to increased productivity, and more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t