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Pay Information National and Operating Services Agreements | IT-AS Agreement | NPPN Agreement | |
For Employees Covered by the
Collective Bargaining Agreement
And the
Operating Services Agreement:
(1/25/12) In December 2011, the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) fell to 661.766, below the base index month of July 2011 (663.314). After the fifth month of the six-month measuring period, and assuming the next COLA were based on the December 2011 CPI-W, the 1st COLA under the 2010 National Agreement and the Operating Services Agreement would be zero. However, the first COLA of the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement will be based on the increase in the CPI-W from the base index month to the release of the January 2012 CPI-W. The COLA, if any, triggered by the release of the January 2012 CPI-W will become effective the first full pay period after the release of the January 2013 CPI-W, tentatively scheduled for March 9, 2013 (pay period 07-2013, pay date March 29, 2013).
There will be seven COLA adjustments under the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement based on the Jan. 2012, July 2012, Jan. 2013, July 2013, Jan. 2014, July 2014, and Jan. 2015 release of the CPI-W. The first two COLAs will be deferred until Jan. 2013 and July 2013, but will be based on the Jan. 2012 and July 2012 CPI-W, respectively.
Under the 2006 National Agreement and Operating Services Agreement, employees received cost-of-living adjustments totaling $2,642.
Click here for a table of historical pay changes.
For
Employees Covered
by the
Information Technology/Accounting Services Agreement:
(05/12/11) - There will not be any additional COLA under the 2007 IT/AS Agreement . Future increases are dependent on the outcome of current negotiations for a successor contract to the 2007 IT/AS Agreement .
Under the 2007-2011 IT/AS Agreement, employees received cost-of-living adjustments totaling $2,558.
Click here for the current IT/ASC payscale (effective Jan. 17, 2009) [pdf]
For employees covered by the
National Postal Professional Nurses Agreement:
(08/02/10) The NPPN interest-arbitration award, issued April 28, 2009, granted five raises in the contract, which concludes on Aug. 10, 2012. Two raises were implemented retroactively, with a 3.3 percent increase effective Aug. 18, 2007, and a 3.1 percent raise effective since Aug. 16, 2008. As part of the implementation of the award, these two raises were reflected in the nurses’ paychecks dated July 24, 2009.
Effective Aug. 14, 2010 (PP18-10), the basic annual salary for each step shall be increased by 1.6 percent, which is equal to the change in the June 2010 ECI over the June 2009 ECI.
Click here for the latest NPPN payscale (effective Aug. 14, 2010).
(1/25/12) - The 2013 CSRS retiree COLA, if any, will be based on the increase in the third quarter (July, August, September) average of the CPI-W over the 2011 third quarter average. After the first quarter of the measuring period, the quarterly average has fallen slightly from the third quarter 2011 base. Note: The 2012 adjustment was 3.6% beginning with the January 2012 annuity payment.
(1/25/12) - The 2013 FERS retiree COLA, if any, will be based on the increase in the third quarter average of the CPI-W over the 2011 third quarter average. However, if the CPI-W quarterly average increases three percent or more, the COLA is the increase less one percent. If the quarterly average increase is between two percent and three percent, the COLA is two percent. If the quarterly average increase is two percent or less, the COLA is equal to the quarterly average increase. After the first quarter of the measuring period, the quarterly average has fallen slightly from the third quarter 2011 base. Note: The 2012 adjustment was 2.6% beginning with the January 2012 annuity payment.
For Social Security recipients:
(1/25/12) - The 2013 Social Security COLA, if any, will be based on the increase in the third quarter average of the CPI-W over the 2011 quarterly average. After the first quarter of the measuring period, the quarterly average has fallen slightly from the third quarter 2011 base. Note: The 2012 adjustment was 3.6% beginning with the January 2012 payment.
(1/25/12) - The percentage increase in the December CPI-W index from year to year determines the FECA COLA increase. The 2012 COLA increase will be 3.2% and will be effective with the April 2012 payment.
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Employees earn sick and annual leave in accordance with postal regulations found in Subchapter 510 of the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM). Article 10, Section 2, of the National Agreement provides that "The leave regulations in Subchapter 510 of the [ELM], insofar as such regulations establish wages, hours or working conditions of employees covered by this Agreement, shall remain in effect for the life of this Agreement."
Annual Leave
Full-time career employees earn annual leave based on their number of creditable years of service in accordance with the following accrual chart:
Leave Category |
Creditable Service |
Maximum Leave Per Year |
4 |
Less than 3 years |
4 hours for each full biweekly pay period; i.e., 104 hours (13 days) per 26-period leave year. |
6 |
3 years but less than 15 years |
6 hours for each full biweekly pay period plus 4 hours in last full pay period in calendar year; i.e., 160 hours (20 days) per 26-period leave year. |
8 |
15 years or more. |
8 hours for each full biweekly pay period; i.e., 208 hours (26 days) per 26-period leave year. |
Part-time employees earn annual leave based on their hours worked in
accordance with the following chart:
Leave Category |
Years of |
Maximum Leave per Year |
Rate of Accrual |
Hours in Pay Status |
Hours of |
4 |
Less than |
104 hours, or 13 days per 26-period leave year or 4 hours for each biweekly pay period. |
1 hour for each unit of 20 hours pay in status. |
20 |
1 |
6 |
3 years |
160 hours, or 20 days per 26-period leave year or 6 hours for each full biweekly pay period.* |
1 hour for each uni of 13 hours in a pay status. |
13 |
1 |
8 |
15 years |
208 hours, or 26 days per 26-period leave year or 8 hours for each full biweekly pay period. |
1 hour for each unit of 10 hours in pay status. |
10 |
1 |
*Except that the accrual for the last pay period of the calendar year may be 10 hours, provided the employee has the 130 creditable hours or more in a pay status in the leave year for leave purposes. |
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Sick Leave
Sick leave for all career employees is accrued as follows:
Employee Category |
Time Accrued |
Full-time employees |
4 hours for each full biweekly pay period - i.e., 13 days (104 hours) per 26-period leave year. |
Part-time employees |
1 hour for each unit of 20 hours in pay status up to 104 hours (13 days) per 26-period leave year. |
Click here for a copy of
ELM Subchapter 510
(Updated 02/14/08) This chart [pdf] answers the question: Upon promotion, what pay step in the promoted grade will I get?
How to Use This Chart:
1. In the shaded 'From Grade' sections, find the grade and step from which the employee is being promoted.
2. In the shaded 'To Grade' section immediately below the section identified above, move down to the grade to which the employee is being promoted.
3. Move across to the right from the grade to which promoted, and down from the step from which promoted, and assign the intersecting step. Example, an employee is promoted from a grade 4, step H in schedule-2 to a grade 6 in schedule-2. Go to the section marked "From Grade 4" and move across to step H. Next go down to grade 6 in the light shaded section, and move across to until to come to the intersection at step H. Assign step H as the step to which promoted.
