Executive Order 13686: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
President: Barack Obama
Set 2015 pay schedules for federal civilian employees, senior officials, judges, uniformed services and other covered positions.
Status: Superseded. Is Executive Order 13686 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13686 was superseded. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13686 do?
EO 13686 implemented the federal pay adjustments taking effect in January 2015 and attached schedules for the General Schedule, Executive Schedule, judges, uniformed services and other systems. Payroll offices used those tables for the 2015 pay year. EO 13715 supplied the next annual adjustment for 2016, and later annual orders now control current pay.
Before and after
Before the order
2014 statutory and executive pay schedules remained in effect.
After the order
Agencies applied the attached 2015 schedules until later annual adjustments replaced them.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| OPM and agencies | Implement civilian pay tables | Completed |
| Defense and uniformed services | Implement military pay tables | Completed |
| Payroll offices | Use subsequent annual schedules | Continuing under later orders |
What happened next
EO 13686 was signed.
EO 13715 established 2016 rates.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
Pay statutes and appropriations established the framework and limits. The annual executive order implemented rates within that authority.
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 — historical pay tables (opens in a new tab) Official record
How we checked this
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