2026 Annual Pay Raise

Dear Customer,

The 2026 Annual Pay Raise is quickly approaching, and it is time to start our coordinated efforts. The National Finance Center (NFC) has not received official notification from the Office of Personnel Management regarding a 2026 pay increase for Federal employees, but we must be prepared to begin work on short notice.

Please note, the contents of this notification and other pay raise resources can be viewed online at the Annual Pay Raise web site or using the individual links provided in this notification.

The 2026 Annual Pay Raise Project has been assigned NFC Project Number 79580 for tracking purposes. Attached is the project information regarding this year’s pay raise process. Please complete all forms and return them by the stated deadlines on the 2026 Annual Pay Raise Activities TIMELINE.

Due to the short turnaround time and the end-of-year holidays, the dates identified on the 2026 Annual Pay Raise Activities TIMELINE must be followed to ensure the January 2026 pay increase is processed as scheduled. The FINAL DEADLINE for Agencies to submit Annual Pay Raise requirements and Table Management System (TMGT) updates is 4 p.m. central time, Monday, January 5, 2026. There will be no extensions, so please ensure that your Agency-approved point(s) of contact (POCs) are aware of this date and plan submissions accordingly.

For Agency-specific TMGT updates that should be processed manually for Tables 16, 29, 52, and 98, Agencies will submit updates to the TMGT Team via the ServiceNow procedures for TMGT updates via Agency-authorized personnel only.

ServiceNow request tickets must be submitted as a Request and not an Incident to the Payroll Processing Branch/Quality Control Section for processing. Screen prints are required with each update to ensure accuracy.
Agency Requirements/TMGT Table forms relating to manual TMGT table updates MUST be submitted to the Annual Pay Raise Mailbox, Annual.PayRaise@usda.gov, with the ServiceNow ticket number entered on the form for tracking purposes.

For TMGT table updates that are processed via batch load, Agencies will be required to submit their Agency Requirements/TMGT Tables forms to the Annual Pay Raise Mailbox, Annual.PayRaise@usda.gov, along with the associated table update requests.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Agency-specific pay raise requirements received past the stated deadlines or identified as outside the normal scope of the Annual Pay Raise Project will be forwarded to the NFC GESDREQUEST Mailbox, nfc.gesdrequest@usda.gov, for a new project to be established. In those instances, an Interagency Agreement may be required, and the requested implementation date will depend upon available resources.

NFC will conduct a kickoff meeting with Agencies on Thursday, December 11, 2025. This meeting is to ensure that Agencies are aware of the annual pay raise effort and the required processing activities for PP 01, 2026. Please click the 2026 Annual Pay Raise Kickoff Meeting Presentation to review the PowerPoint presentation for this meeting. The Client Management Branch (CMB) will send out invitations via Microsoft Teams.

Training sessions for Agency-approved POCs only will be held to discuss completing the Agency Requirements/TMGT Tables form. CMB will send out invitations via Microsoft Teams, please see below for details.

Tuesday, December 16, 2025, will be recorded.
Thursday, December 18, 2025, will not be recorded.

Individual links to documents are as follows:

If you are no longer the contact for this annual project, please have your Agency submit the 2026 Annual Pay Raise Agency Contact Information Form to the Annual Pay Raise Mailbox, Annual.PayRaise@usda.gov , with the new POC’s information.

If you have any questions/comments regarding this notification or need to submit any pay raise forms, please send an email to the Annual Pay Raise Mailbox, Annual.PayRaise@usda.gov.

Thank You,
2026 Annual Pay Raise Team