Open for CommentOPM· Office of Personnel ManagementProposed Rule

Prevailing Rate Systems: Redefinition of the Raven Rock Mountain Complex to the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington Federal Wage System Wage Area

Introduced February 25, 2026Comment period ends April 28, 2026View on regulations.gov ↗
💬 Closes in 40 daysDeadline: Apr 28, 2026

What This Means

The Office of Personnel Management is changing how it calculates pay for federal workers at the Raven Rock Mountain Complex, a government facility in Pennsylvania. Instead of using its current pay system, these workers will now be paid according to the wage rates used in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington area, which typically pays more. This change affects the roughly 3,000 federal employees at this facility and could result in pay increases for many of them.

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TypeFederal Regulation
AgencyOPM · Office of Personnel Management
Regulations.gov IDOPM-2026-0133-0001
IntroducedFebruary 25, 2026
Comment DeadlineApril 28, 2026

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