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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-AQ (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 18.33%

For the Locality Pay Area of Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM

Total Increase: 1.94%

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 18.00 18.61 19.20 19.80 20.40 20.75 21.34 21.94 21.96 22.52
O 27.00 27.92 28.80 29.70 30.60 31.13 32.01 32.91 32.94 33.78
2 B 19.81 20.29 20.94 21.50 21.74 22.38 23.02 23.66 24.30 24.93
O 29.72 30.44 31.41 32.25 32.61 33.57 34.53 35.49 36.45 37.40
3 B 21.15 21.86 22.56 23.27 23.97 24.68 25.38 26.09 26.79 27.50
O 31.73 32.79 33.84 34.91 35.96 37.02 38.07 39.14 40.19 41.25
4 B 23.22 24.00 24.77 25.55 26.32 27.09 27.87 28.64 29.42 30.19
O 34.83 36.00 37.16 38.33 39.48 40.64 41.81 42.96 44.13 45.29
5 B 25.40 26.24 27.09 27.93 28.78 29.63 30.47 31.32 32.16 33.01
O 38.10 39.36 40.64 41.90 43.17 44.45 45.71 46.98 48.24 49.52
6 B 27.66 28.58 29.50 30.42 31.34 32.26 33.19 34.11 35.03 35.95
O 41.49 42.87 44.25 45.63 47.01 48.39 49.79 51.17 52.55 53.93
7 B 30.01 31.01 32.01 33.01 34.01 35.01 36.01 37.01 38.01 39.01
O 45.02 46.52 48.02 49.52 51.02 52.52 54.02 55.52 56.22 56.22
8 B 32.43 33.51 34.59 35.67 36.75 37.83 38.91 39.99 41.08 42.16
O 48.65 50.27 51.89 53.51 55.13 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22
9 B 34.93 36.09 37.26 38.42 39.58 40.75 41.91 43.08 44.24 45.40
O 52.40 54.14 55.89 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22
10 B 37.48 38.73 39.98 41.23 42.48 43.73 44.98 46.23 47.48 48.73
O 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22
11 B 40.11 41.45 42.78 44.12 45.46 46.79 48.13 49.47 50.80 52.14
O 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22
12 B 46.79 48.35 49.91 51.47 53.03 54.59 56.15 57.71 59.27 60.83
O 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 56.22 57.71 59.27 60.83
13 B 54.11 55.91 57.71 59.52 61.32 63.12 64.93 66.73 68.53 70.34
O 56.22 56.22 57.71 59.52 61.32 63.12 64.93 66.73 68.53 70.34
14 B 62.13 64.20 66.27 68.34 70.41 72.48 74.55 76.62 78.69 80.76
O 62.13 64.20 66.27 68.34 70.41 72.48 74.55 76.62 78.69 80.76
15 B 72.01 74.41 76.81 79.21 81.61 84.01 86.41 88.82 91.22 93.53
O 72.01 74.41 76.81 79.21 81.61 84.01 86.41 88.82 91.22 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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