2025-00555. Prevailing Rate Systems; Change in Criteria for Defining Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas  

  • State Wage area Lead agency Beginning month of survey Fiscal year of full-scale survey odd or even
    Alabama Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega DoD January Even.
    Dothan DoD July Odd.
    Huntsville DoD April Even.
    Montgomery-Selma DoD August Odd.
    Alaska Alaska DoD July Even.
    Arizona Northeastern Arizona DoD March Odd.
    Phoenix DoD March Odd.
    Tucson DoD March Odd.
    Arkansas Little Rock DoD July Even.
    California Fresno DoD February Odd.
    Los Angeles DoD November Odd.
    Sacramento-Roseville DoD February Odd.
    San Diego DoD September Odd.
    San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland DoD October Even.
    Colorado Denver DoD January Odd.
    Southern Colorado DoD January Even.
    District of Columbia Washington-Baltimore-Arlington DoD July Odd.
    Florida Cocoa Beach DoD October Even.
    Jacksonville DoD January Odd.
    Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale DoD May Odd.
    Panama City DoD September Even.
    Pensacola DoD September Odd.
    Tampa-St. Petersburg DoD April Even.
    Georgia Albany DoD August Odd.
    Atlanta DoD May Odd.
    Augusta DoD June Odd.
    Macon DoD June Odd.
    Savannah DoD May Odd.
    Hawaii Hawaii DoD June Even.
    Idaho Boise DoD July Odd.
    Illinois Bloomington-Pontiac DoD September Odd.
    Chicago-Naperville, IL DoD September Even.
    Indiana Evansville-Henderson DoD October Odd.
    Fort Wayne-Marion DoD October Odd.
    Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie DoD October Odd.
    Iowa Cedar Rapids-Iowa City DoD July Even.
    Davenport-Moline DoD October Even.
    Des Moines DoD September Odd.
    Kansas Manhattan DoD November Even.
    Wichita DoD November Even.
    Kentucky Lexington DoD February Even.
    Louisville DoD February Odd.
    Louisiana Lake Charles-Alexandria DoD April Even.
    New Orleans DoD June Even.
    Shreveport DoD May Even.
    Maine Augusta DoD May Even.
    Central and Northern Maine DoD June Even.
    Massachusetts Boston-Worcester-Providence DoD August Even.
    Michigan Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor DoD January Odd.
    Northwestern Michigan DoD August Odd.
    Southwestern Michigan DoD October Even.
    Minnesota Duluth DoD June Odd.
    Minneapolis-St. Paul DoD April Odd.
    Mississippi Biloxi DoD November Even.
    Jackson DoD February Odd.
    Meridian DoD February Odd.
    Northern Mississippi DoD February Even.
    Missouri Kansas City DoD October Odd.
    St. Louis DoD October Odd.
    Southern Missouri DoD October Odd.
    Montana Montana DoD July Even.
    Nebraska Omaha DoD October Odd.
    Nevada Las Vegas DoD September Even.
    Reno DoD March Even.
    New Hampshire Portsmouth DoD September Even.
    New Mexico Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos DoD April Odd.
    New York Albany-Schenectady DoD March Odd.
    Buffalo DoD September Odd.
    New York-Newark DoD January Even.
    Northern New York DoD March Odd.
    Rochester DoD April Even.
    ( print page 7442)
    Syracuse-Utica-Rome DoD March Even.
    North Carolina Asheville DoD June Even.
    Central North Carolina DoD May Even.
    Charlotte-Concord DoD August Odd.
    Southeastern North Carolina DoD January Odd.
    North Dakota North Dakota DoD March Even.
    Ohio Cincinnati DoD January Odd.
    Cleveland-Akron-Canton DoD April Odd.
    Columbus-Marion-Zanesville DoD January Odd.
    Dayton DoD January Even.
    Oklahoma Oklahoma City DoD August Odd.
    Tulsa DoD August Odd.
    Oregon Portland-Vancouver-Salem DoD July Even.
    Southwestern Oregon DoD June Even.
    Pennsylvania Harrisburg-York-Lebanon DoD May Even.
    Philadelphia-Reading-Camden DoD October Even.
    Pittsburgh DoD July Odd.
    Scranton-Wilkes-Barre DoD August Odd.
    Puerto Rico Puerto Rico DoD July Odd.
    South Carolina Charleston DoD July Even.
    Columbia DoD May Even.
    South Dakota Eastern South Dakota DoD October Even.
    Tennessee Eastern Tennessee DoD February Odd.
    Memphis DoD February Even.
    Nashville DoD February Even.
    Texas Austin DoD June Even.
    Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice DoD June Even.
    Dallas-Fort Worth DoD October Odd.
    El Paso DoD April Even.
    Houston-Galveston-Texas City DoD March Even.
    San Antonio DoD June Odd.
    Texarkana DoD April Odd.
    Waco DoD May Odd.
    Western Texas DoD May Odd.
    Wichita Falls, Texas-Southwestern Oklahoma DoD July Even.
    Utah Utah DoD July Odd.
    Virginia Richmond DoD November Odd.
    Roanoke DoD November Even.
    Virginia Beach-Chesapeake DoD May Even.
    Washington Seattle-Everett DoD September Even.
    Southeastern Washington- Eastern Oregon DoD June Odd.
    Spokane DoD July Odd.
    West Virginia West Virginia DoD March Odd.
    Wisconsin Madison DoD July Even.
    Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha DoD June Odd.
    Southwestern Wisconsin DoD June Even.
    Wyoming Wyoming DoD January Even.

Document Information

Effective Date:
10/1/2025
Published:
01/21/2025
Department:
Personnel Management Office
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Final rule.
Document Number:
2025-00555
Dates:
Effective date: This rule is effective October 1, 2025.
Pages:
7428-7462 (35 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket ID: OPM-2024-0016
RINs:
3206-AO69: Prevailing Rate Systems: Change in Criteria for Defining Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas
RIN Links:
https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/3206-AO69/prevailing-rate-systems-change-in-criteria-for-defining-appropriated-fund-federal-wage-system-wage-a
Topics:
Administrative practice and procedure, Freedom of information, Government employees, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wages
PDF File:
2025-00555.pdf
CFR: (1)
5 CFR 532