The 1 percent federal pay raise will in turn raise the thresholds for certain ethical restrictions that apply only to those making above a certain amount in salary, the Office of Government Ethics has said.
The threshold to determine which employees are subject to certain post-employment conflict of interest restrictions, equal to or greater than 86.5 percent of the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule, will be $158,554.50.
The threshold to determine which officers and employees must file public financial disclosure reports under the Ethics in Government Act, 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay for grade GS-15, will be $121,956.00.
Also, certain noncareer employees may not earn outside income above 15 percent of the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule; that amount will be $27,225.00.
