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The locality adjustments keep the salaries of federal employees competitive with their private sector equivalent. Federal jobs still typically pay less than the private sector but it would be much worse without the locality adjustments.
These final regulations, which are applicable the first day of the first pay period in January 2016, link the definitions of GS locality pay area boundaries to updated metropolitan area definitions established by the Office of Management and Budget in February 2013.