Legislators again call for a significant federal pay raise next year January 21 Federal employees would receive a total 3.2 percent pay increase next year under new legislation. (Stefan Klein/Istockphoto) Just weeks into 2021, some members of Congress are already looking to cement a record-high pay raise for federal employees in 2022. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., reintroduced the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act in the House Jan. 21, which would provide federal employees with a total 3.2 percent pay increase on their 2022 paychecks. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, is expected to introduce a companion bill in the Senate. That pay increase would consist of a 2.2 percent basic pay adjustment and a 1 percent increase to locality pay, which is used to balance income for feds living in expensive parts of the country.