Federal Pay Index -- Comparison of Federal Pay Increases Indexed to 1989 as a Base to the All Urban Consumers Index (CPI-U) Indexed to 1989 As a Base  

   
FEDERAL PAY RAISE INCREASES
1975 - 2003
 
       
PAY
1975 BASE
INDEX
PERCENT
    PAY INCREASE
CPI
1975
BASE INDEX
     
1975 53.5   0.00   43.5  
1976 56.2   5.00   46.0  
1977 59.1   5.17   49.0  
1978 63.2   7.03   52.8  
1979 66.7   5.46   58.7  
1980 71.4   7.02   66.6  
1981 77.9   9.11   73.6  
1982 81.6   4.80   78.1  
1983 84.9   4.00   80.6  
1984 88.3   4.00   84.0  
1985 91.4   3.50   87.0  
1986 91.4   0.00   88.7  
1987 94.1   3.00   91.9  
1988 96.1   2.00   95.6  
1989 100.0   4.10   100.0  
1990 103.6   3.60   106.1  
1991 107.8   4.10   110.0  
1992 112.4   4.20   113.3  
1993 116.5   3.70   116.4  
1994# 121.5   4.23   119.9  
1995# 125.4   3.22   122.9  
1996# 128.4   2.40   126.6  
1997# 132.7   3.33   129.3  
1998# 136.4   2.80   131.3  
1999# 141.4   3.68   134.7  
2000# 148.2   4.80   139.4  
2001# 153.8   3.81   143.0  
2001# 161.2   4.77   145.6  
2003@ 165.4   2.60   148.8  
 
Footnote:
#     Includes the Locality Pay increase for the Washington, DC locality.
@   The 2003 pay increase is the estimate furnished by the Administration.
 
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