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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-AK (GW)

Wildland Firefighters under Pay Plan GW

Including Special Base Rates at Grades GS-1 through GS-15 and

Incorporating the 1.7% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 32.36%

State of Alaska

Total Increase: 2.01%

Effective March 23, 2025

Hourly Basic (B) Rates by Grade and Step

Hourly Title 5 Overtime (O) Rates for FLSA-Exempt Employees by Grade and Step

Grade B/O Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 B 20.14 20.81 21.48 22.15 22.82 23.21 23.87 24.54 24.56 25.19
O 30.21 31.22 32.22 33.23 34.23 34.82 35.81 36.81 36.84 37.79
2 B 22.16 22.69 23.43 24.05 24.32 25.03 25.75 26.46 27.18 27.89
O 33.24 34.04 35.15 36.08 36.48 37.55 38.63 39.69 40.77 41.84
3 B 23.66 24.45 25.24 26.03 26.82 27.60 28.39 29.18 29.97 30.76
O 35.49 36.68 37.86 39.05 40.23 41.40 42.59 43.77 44.96 46.14
4 B 25.98 26.84 27.71 28.57 29.44 30.31 31.17 32.04 32.91 33.77
O 38.97 40.26 41.57 42.86 44.16 45.47 46.76 48.06 49.37 50.66
5 B 28.41 29.35 30.30 31.25 32.19 33.14 34.09 35.03 35.98 36.93
O 42.62 44.03 45.45 46.88 48.29 49.71 51.14 52.55 53.97 55.40
6 B 30.93 31.97 33.00 34.03 35.06 36.09 37.12 38.15 39.18 40.21
O 46.40 47.96 49.50 51.05 52.59 54.14 55.68 57.23 58.77 60.32
7 B 33.56 34.68 35.80 36.92 38.04 39.16 40.28 41.40 42.52 43.64
O 50.34 52.02 53.70 55.38 57.06 58.74 60.42 62.10 62.90 62.90
8 B 36.27 37.48 38.69 39.90 41.11 42.32 43.53 44.74 45.95 47.16
O 54.41 56.22 58.04 59.85 61.67 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90
9 B 39.07 40.37 41.67 42.98 44.28 45.58 46.88 48.18 49.49 50.79
O 58.61 60.56 62.51 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90
10 B 41.93 43.33 44.72 46.12 47.52 48.92 50.31 51.71 53.11 54.51
O 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90
11 B 44.87 46.36 47.86 49.35 50.85 52.34 53.84 55.33 56.83 58.32
O 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90
12 B 52.33 54.08 55.82 57.57 59.31 61.06 62.80 64.55 66.29 68.04
O 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 62.90 64.55 66.29 68.04
13 B 60.52 62.54 64.56 66.57 68.59 70.61 72.63 74.64 76.66 78.68
O 62.90 62.90 64.56 66.57 68.59 70.61 72.63 74.64 76.66 78.68
14 B 69.49 71.81 74.13 76.44 78.76 81.07 83.39 85.71 88.02 90.34
O 69.49 71.81 74.13 76.44 78.76 81.07 83.39 85.71 88.02 90.34
15 B 80.55 83.24 85.92 88.61 91.29 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53
O 80.55 83.24 85.92 88.61 91.29 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53 93.53

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

Note: These hourly locality rates apply to employees who meet the definition of "wildland firefighter" in 5 U.S.C. 5332a and receive special base rates under that section for service on or after March 23, 2025. Also, the wildland firefighter special base rate for GS-10, step 1, is used in computing the applicable title 5 overtime hourly rate cap under 5 U.S.C. 5542 and 5 CFR 550.113 for all FLSA-exempt wildland firefighters.

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