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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-AL (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 20.77%

For the Locality Pay Area of Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA

Total Increase: 2.14%

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 18.37 18.99 19.60 20.21 20.82 21.18 21.78 22.39 22.41 22.98
O 27.56 28.49 29.40 30.32 31.23 31.77 32.67 33.59 33.62 34.47
2 B 20.22 20.70 21.37 21.94 22.19 22.84 23.49 24.14 24.80 25.45
O 30.33 31.05 32.06 32.91 33.29 34.26 35.24 36.21 37.20 38.18
3 B 21.59 22.31 23.03 23.75 24.47 25.19 25.91 26.63 27.35 28.06
O 32.39 33.47 34.55 35.63 36.71 37.79 38.87 39.95 41.03 42.09
4 B 23.70 24.49 25.28 26.07 26.86 27.65 28.44 29.23 30.02 30.82
O 35.55 36.74 37.92 39.11 40.29 41.48 42.66 43.85 45.03 46.23
5 B 25.92 26.78 27.65 28.51 29.37 30.24 31.10 31.96 32.83 33.69
O 38.88 40.17 41.48 42.77 44.06 45.36 46.65 47.94 49.25 50.54
6 B 28.23 29.17 30.11 31.05 31.99 32.93 33.87 34.81 35.75 36.69
O 42.35 43.76 45.17 46.58 47.99 49.40 50.81 52.22 53.63 55.04
7 B 30.62 31.65 32.67 33.69 34.71 35.73 36.75 37.77 38.79 39.81
O 45.93 47.48 49.01 50.54 52.07 53.60 55.13 56.66 57.39 57.39
8 B 33.10 34.20 35.30 36.41 37.51 38.61 39.72 40.82 41.92 43.03
O 49.65 51.30 52.95 54.62 56.27 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39
9 B 35.65 36.84 38.02 39.21 40.40 41.59 42.78 43.96 45.15 46.34
O 53.48 55.26 57.03 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39
10 B 38.26 39.53 40.81 42.08 43.36 44.63 45.91 47.18 48.46 49.73
O 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39
11 B 40.94 42.30 43.67 45.03 46.39 47.76 49.12 50.49 51.85 53.22
O 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39
12 B 47.75 49.34 50.94 52.53 54.12 55.71 57.30 58.90 60.49 62.08
O 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 57.39 58.90 60.49 62.08
13 B 55.22 57.06 58.90 60.74 62.58 64.43 66.27 68.11 69.95 71.79
O 57.39 57.39 58.90 60.74 62.58 64.43 66.27 68.11 69.95 71.79
14 B 63.41 65.52 67.63 69.75 71.86 73.98 76.09 78.20 80.32 82.43
O 63.41 65.52 67.63 69.75 71.86 73.98 76.09 78.20 80.32 82.43
15 B 73.50 75.95 78.40 80.85 83.30 85.75 88.20 90.65 93.10 93.53
O 73.50 75.95 78.40 80.85 83.30 85.75 88.20 90.65 93.10 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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