Tentative Date for 2024-2027 National Agreement Pay Increases Announced

The July 2025 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) in accordance with the 2024-2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) has been announced. Career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $0.39 per hour cost-of-living adjustment. The COLA boosts pay by $811 annually for full-time, career workers. Great news – we were able to get the pay in paychecks dated September 26, 2025, with no delay from the contract ratification. Postal Support Employees (PSEs) do not receive COLAs, but have a general wage increase later this year.

Additionally, the Postal Service has provided a tentative date to the APWU for the November 2024 general wage increase and January 2025 COLA due under the new CBA. The pay increases will be reflected beginning in pay period 19-2025 (begins August 23, 2025) and will show in paychecks dated September 12, 2025.

To be clear, this is not retroactive pay. It is only when the new pay rates start to be paid. If this date holds firm, that will mean that the retroactive payments to employees will encompass the period of November 16, 2024, through August 22, 2025. The Postal Service has not provided the date that the retroactive payments for the period listed above will be made. Updated pay charts can be found here: apwu.org/pay-information.