Executive Order 13756: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
President: Barack Obama
Set 2017 pay schedules for civilian employees, military personnel, judges and senior officials.
Status: Superseded. Is Executive Order 13756 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13756 was superseded. See Executive Order 13819: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay.
What does Executive Order 13756 do?
EO 13756 implemented federal pay adjustments taking effect in January 2017, including General Schedule, locality, Executive Schedule, judicial and uniformed-service tables. Agencies used those schedules for the 2017 pay year. EO 13819 issued the next annual schedules for 2018, and later orders now govern current pay.
Before and after
Before the order
EO 13715 supplied the 2016 rates.
After the order
The 2017 tables applied until the next annual adjustment.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| OPM and agencies | Implement civilian schedules | Completed |
| Defense and uniformed services | Implement military rates | Completed |
| Payroll offices | Use current annual orders | Continuing under later authority |
What happened next
EO 13756 was signed.
EO 13819 set 2018 rates.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
Pay statutes and appropriations set the framework; annual orders implement 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 — 2017 pay tables (opens in a new tab) Official record
How we checked this
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