Data sources
| Source | What PublicPay uses | Snapshot | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPM Federal Workforce Data: Federal Employment Raw Data | Record-level employment snapshot (no names): agency, occupation, pay plan, grade, duty station, work schedule, annualized adjusted basic pay | September 2026, version 1, published November 4, 2026 | In use |
| OPM Federal Workforce Data: Federal Employment Raw Data | Same file, one year earlier, for year-over-year comparisons | September 2025, version 4 | In use |
| OPM FWD Data Dictionary | Field definitions, including the pay definition | Downloaded November 5, 2026 | In use |
Last imported: November 5, 2026. OPM publishes new monthly snapshots; PublicPay is refreshed periodically, and the snapshot date is shown on every page.
Not used
USAspending.gov reports federal spending, including agency-level compensation obligations, but it is not a database of employee salaries, so PublicPay does not use it for pay figures. USAJOBS lists job announcements with advertised pay ranges, which are not the same as what current employees earn.