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Pay Information National and Operating Services Agreements | IT-AS Agreement | NPPN Agreement | |
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For Employees Covered by the National Agreement:
(05/15/12) In April 2012, the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) rose to 676.199, above the January 2012 CPI, upon which the first COLA of the 2010-2015 Agreement will be based. After the third month of the six-month measuring period for the 2nd COLA under the 2012 contract, the next cost-of-living increase would be $604 per year, $23.20 per pay period, $0.29 per hour. However, the 2nd COLA will be based on the July 2012 CPI and will be effective the second full pay period following the release of the July 2013 index. The expected effective date will be Sept. 7, 2013 (Pay Period 20-2013).
Note: The 1st COLA under the 2010 National Agreement will be $62 per year (3 cents per hour or $2.40 per pay period). In accordance with the 2010 National Agreement, the COLA 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 2006-2010 National Agreement and the 2006-2010 Operating Services Agreement, employees received cost-of-living adjustments totaling $2,642. Note: In accordance with the 2010-2015 National Agreement, the Operating Services agreement has been incorporated into Article 40 of the National Agreement. There is no longer a separate Operating Services Agreement.
Previous Pay Scales (Effective Nov. 21, 2009) |
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For
Employees Covered
by the
Information Technology/Accounting Services Agreement:
(05/12/11) There will not be any additional COLA under the 2007-2011 IT/AS Agreement . Future increases are dependent on the outcome of current negotiations for a successor contract to the 2007-2011 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 pay scale (effective Jan. 17, 2009) [pdf]
For employees covered by the
National Postal Professional Nurses Agreement:
(08/13/11) 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. 13, 2011 (PP18-11), the basic annual salary for each step shall be increased by 1.7 percent, which is equal to the change in the June 2011 ECI over the June 2010 ECI.
Click here for the latest NPPN pay scale (effective Aug. 13, 2011).
(04/13/12) 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 second quarter of the measuring period, the quarterly average has risen slightly from the third quarter 2011 base. Note: The 2012 adjustment was 3.6% beginning with the January 2012 annuity payment.
(04/13/12) 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 second quarter of the measuring period, the quarterly average has risen 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:
(04/13/12) 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 second quarter of the measuring period, the quarterly average has risen slightly from the third quarter 2011 base. Note: The 2012 adjustment was 3.6% beginning with the January 2012 payment.
(05/15/12) The percentage increase in the December CPI-W index from year to year determines the FECA COLA increase. After the fourth month of the twelve-month measuring period for the 2013 COLA the Index has risen 2.181%. Note: 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 unit 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.
