Salary Information
Please note:The information contained on this website provides our members with the details of Association litigation, agreements and legal notices that may impact on their pay, conditions of employment and other issues. However, this information may be subject to change if the laws and/or regulations that concern DoDEA educators are changed or modified. If you have questions concerning eligibility, coverage or content of any of the information on this website, please consult with your faculty representative, or your Uniserv before acting on this information.
DoDDS Salaries
Salaries for DoDDS employees are governed by the statutory formula in the U.S. Code. In 20 U.S.C., section 903 (c), titled "Rates of basic compensation," it states:"The Secretary of Defense shall fix the basic compensation for teachers and teaching positions in the Department of Defense at rates equal to the average of the range of rates of basic compensation for similar positions of a comparable level of duties and responsibilities in urban school jurisdictions in the United States of 100,000 or more population."
Successful legal actions by FEA over the past several decades have resulted in the DoDDS salary schedule used today, as well as the retroactive pay DoDDS educators receive each spring to bring their salaries up to date.
For more information on how DoDDS salaries are computed, see this article from the September, 2003, FEA Journal.
To view the most recent DoDDS salary schedules, follow the link below.
DDESS Salaries
Stateside DoD educators won the right to collectively bargain their salaries as a result of FEA's landmark legal victory in the 1990 Fort Stewart case.Currently, salaries for DDESS certified employees are negotiated as part of the Master Labor Agreement (MLA) between FEA's Stateside Region and DDESS. Education Support Professionals (ESPs) are currently paid based on local contracts, although a MLA for Support is being finalized. The Department of Defense, through its proposed National Security Personnel System (NSPS) regulations, is attempting to replace pay bargaining for Stateside with a so-called "Pay for Performance" plan. FEA strongly opposes the use of such a system because of the cronyism and capriciousness that will result.
Follow the link below for the most recent DDESS salary schedule information.
Post Allowance/LQA
Post Allowances and Living Quarters Allowances help FEA members meet the expense of living in a foreign country.For guidance on how to request a new LQA/Post Allowance survey for your post, read this document.