Feds Don’t Think a 1.9 Percent Pay Raise Would Be Enough to Attract Talent

Government Executive: A plurality of civilian federal employees reported in a new poll that they would be satisfied with the Senate’s proposed 1.9 percent pay increase in 2019. But nearly half said they believed the plan would not improve agencies’ competitiveness in the job market.

A flash poll conducted last week by the Government Business Council, the research arm of Government Executive Media Group, found that 41 percent of federal workers would be satisfied or very satisfied with a 1.9 percent pay raise next year. Another 31 percent said they would be dissatisfied or very dissatisfied, while 22 percent were neutral on the proposal.

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