The off-cycle payments will consist of • 60% of gross salary for Pay Period 2025-21 (October 1 through October 4 only) • 50% of gross salary for Pay Period 2025-22 • 50% of gross salary for Pay Period 2025-23 The percentages apply to base hours only and do not include payment for any additional hours worked. The rem: for most employees. Salary for Pay Period 2025-24 will also be paid as scheduled on Friday, November 21.
We were told we would get 60% of 10/1-10/3/25 pay along with 50% of the pay from the past 2 pay periods with no deductions on Monday Nov 17. Then the remainder of all that including deductions on Friday Nov 21. How in the world does any rational person decide to pay back pay that way? No one is going to have a clue if they got paid the right overall amount. What an absolute mess.
Percentage of back pay? Are you kidding me? This 🤡 🚗 is a disgrace! We get a “super check” I hope it’s not in Crypto since that’s a house of cards!
Trump admin says feds should get at least most backpay by Nov. 19 GSA and OPM workers will be the first to see the first month’s work of pay—belayed by the 43-day government shutdown—with what the White House is calling a “super check” that should be delivered on Saturday
Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean that it's done randomly. Think of this as a CPS. The fact that the agency is going to do 50,000 CPSs is pretty impressive. I looked at my pre shutdown check and I get about 60% of my gross pay. The agency is understanding that people are in need and are getting money out ASAP. We need to get back to serving the public now.
All the people on my team had the same reaction- that it would be next to impossible to determine if we’d been paid accurately. Not to mention the fact that lumping half of the backpay in with next Friday’s regular payday will screw with tax deductions. What a mess.
The following is the breakdown of how much and when. On 11/17/2025 you will receive: 60% of the partial pay period (PP21, oct 1-3) 50% of pay period 22 (oct. 5-18) 50% of pay periad 23(ast. (ast.19 nov. 1) There will be no deductions so you will get a gross payment. On 11/21/2025 you will receive: Remainder of pay periods 21, 22, 23 Regular pay period scheduled (Nov. 2-15) All deductions current and previous will be deducted from this paycheck. The following is the order of deductions: 1. Retirement 2. Social Security tax 3. Medicare tax 4. Federal income tax 5. Health insurance (FEHB) 6. Basic life insurance (FEGLI) /. State tax 8. Local tax 9. Government housing 10. Debts owed to federal government 11. Court-ordered debts 12. Union dues and other voluntary deductions (Association dues, Combined Federal Campaign, allotments), Optional benefits IRS tax levies If you are waiting for a cash award, it will be paid after all shutdown pay periods are paid
I'm still steaming over many big whigs at SSA (regional office employees) getting a paid month-long vacation while low level "excepted" employees had to keep working. Sure, we could request furlough as we needed, but it felt like it was discouraged.
I had to take out a TSP loan due to the government shutdown. Why can’t federal employees get tax relief on the taxes that are forthcoming?
Failing to make loan payments in accordance with your Loan Promissory Note can have serious financial consequences, especially if you’re still working or subject to an early withdrawal penalty tax. You are responsible for ensuring that the loan payments are correct and submitted on time regardless of whether your agency or service missed your loan payment.
If your loan becomes delinquent, any taxable portion of the outstanding balance and accrued interest will be treated as taxable income by the IRS. If you’re under age 59½, you may have to pay an additional early withdrawal penalty tax. See “Early Withdrawal Penalty Tax” in the booklet Tax Rules about TSP Payments (204kb) for more information and exceptions.
Fellow SSA Employees, Get ahead of the game with me, and start financially planning for the next shutdown on January 31st (because we all know there won’t be a productive health care vote in December)!
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It’s not all of it. It’s a small percentage of it. The rest will come Friday Nov 21 with the next regularly scheduled paycheck
The off-cycle payments will consist of
• 60% of gross salary for Pay Period 2025-21 (October 1 through October 4 only)
• 50% of gross salary for Pay Period 2025-22
• 50% of gross salary for Pay Period 2025-23
The percentages apply to base hours only and do not include payment for any additional hours worked. The rem: for most employees. Salary for Pay Period 2025-24 will also be paid as scheduled on Friday, November 21.
We were told we would get 60% of 10/1-10/3/25 pay along with 50% of the pay from the past 2 pay periods with no deductions on Monday Nov 17. Then the remainder of all that including deductions on Friday Nov 21. How in the world does any rational person decide to pay back pay that way? No one is going to have a clue if they got paid the right overall amount. What an absolute mess.
Percentage of back pay? Are you kidding me? This 🤡 🚗 is a disgrace! We get a “super check” I hope it’s not in Crypto since that’s a house of cards!
Trump admin says feds should get at least most backpay by Nov. 19
GSA and OPM workers will be the first to see the first month’s work of pay—belayed by the 43-day government shutdown—with what the White House is calling a “super check” that should be delivered on Saturday
Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean that it's done randomly. Think of this as a CPS. The fact that the agency is going to do 50,000 CPSs is pretty impressive. I looked at my pre shutdown check and I get about 60% of my gross pay. The agency is understanding that people are in need and are getting money out ASAP. We need to get back to serving the public now.
All the people on my team had the same reaction- that it would be next to impossible to determine if we’d been paid accurately. Not to mention the fact that lumping half of the backpay in with next Friday’s regular payday will screw with tax deductions. What a mess.
The following is the breakdown of how much and when.
On 11/17/2025 you will receive:
60% of the partial pay period (PP21, oct 1-3)
50% of pay period 22 (oct. 5-18)
50% of pay periad 23(ast. (ast.19 nov. 1)
There will be no deductions so you will get a gross payment.
On 11/21/2025 you will receive:
Remainder of pay periods 21, 22, 23
Regular pay period scheduled (Nov. 2-15)
All deductions current and previous will be deducted from this paycheck. The following is the order of deductions:
1. Retirement
2. Social Security tax
3. Medicare tax
4. Federal income tax
5. Health insurance (FEHB)
6. Basic life insurance (FEGLI)
/. State tax
8. Local tax
9. Government housing
10. Debts owed to federal government
11. Court-ordered debts
12. Union dues and other voluntary
deductions (Association dues, Combined Federal Campaign, allotments), Optional benefits
IRS tax levies
If you are waiting for a cash award, it will be paid after all shutdown pay periods are paid
Is this the the Cliff Notes version of Trumps back pay? I rather read War and Peace!
Will federal employees get interest on the back pay?
😂🤣😂
I'm still steaming over many big whigs at SSA (regional office employees) getting a paid month-long vacation while low level "excepted" employees had to keep working. Sure, we could request furlough as we needed, but it felt like it was discouraged.
I had to take out a TSP loan due to the government shutdown. Why can’t federal employees get tax relief on the taxes that are forthcoming?
Failing to make loan payments in accordance with your Loan Promissory Note can have serious financial consequences, especially if you’re still working or subject to an early withdrawal penalty tax. You are responsible for ensuring that the loan payments are correct and submitted on time regardless of whether your agency or service missed your loan payment.
If your loan becomes delinquent, any taxable portion of the outstanding balance and accrued interest will be treated as taxable income by the IRS. If you’re under age 59½, you may have to pay an additional early withdrawal penalty tax. See “Early Withdrawal Penalty Tax” in the booklet Tax Rules about TSP Payments (204kb) for more information and exceptions.
I am glad that the Epstein Shutdown is over and I will get my backpay but sadly this CR only lasts until January 30, 2026.
Pending deposit this morning! Congrats SSA!
Fellow SSA Employees, Get ahead of the game with me, and start financially planning for the next shutdown on January 31st (because we all know there won’t be a productive health care vote in December)!
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