Gs Pay Scale 2024 Increase Notification. Over time, after years of pay raises for most gs employees, coupled with no or reduced raises for others, the problem of pay compression is getting worse. Employees' pay will increase on the first day the rates go into effect, instead of having to wait for a full governmental pay period to receive their raise.

The 2024 general schedule (gs) pay scale is based on the 2024 federal pay raise. The general schedule base pay raise for 2025 will be finalized and approved by december 2024, and go into effect in january 2025.