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High-3 average salary

Your highest-paid 36 consecutive months of federal basic pay.

The high-3 is the average of your basic pay — including locality pay — over your highest-paid 36 consecutive months, usually your final three years. It anchors every FERS annuity computation. Bonuses, overtime, and awards never count.

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