Executive Order 14061: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Implemented the 2022 federal civilian pay adjustment and set statutory pay schedules and allowances for specified executive, judicial, uniformed-service and senior positions.
Status: Completed/expired.
Is Executive Order 14061 still in effect? No. Completed for 2022; superseded by later annual pay orders.
What does Executive Order 14061 do?
OPM had to publish civilian tables and agencies update payroll for the applicable pay periods; Defense administered the specified service rates.
Before and after
Before the order
2021 pay schedules remained in force pending the annual adjustment authorized by appropriations and pay statutes.
After the order
OPM and agencies implemented the 2022 tables. Later annual pay orders and schedules superseded the dollar amounts; no material litigation concerning EO 14061 itself was located.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| OPM | Publish and administer civilian pay tables | First pay period of 2022 |
| Defense | Apply uniformed-service rates | January 1, 2022 |
| Agencies | Update payroll systems | Applicable pay periods |
What happened next
EO 14061 signed.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
Title 5, Title 37, annual appropriations and statutory pay caps controlled the adjustments. The order executed delegated annual authority rather than creating an enduring program.
Sources by type
If a source is unavailable, first check the cited publisher or another official repository. The cited publisher remains the authority.
Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- OPM — 2022 pay tables (opens in a new tab) Official record
How we checked this
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