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Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-ATL (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 23.79%

For the Locality Pay Area of Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL

Total Increase: 1.98%

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 18.83 19.46 20.09 20.71 21.34 21.70 22.33 22.95 22.97 23.56
O 28.25 29.19 30.14 31.07 32.01 32.55 33.50 34.43 34.46 35.34
2 B 20.73 21.22 21.91 22.49 22.74 23.41 24.08 24.75 25.42 26.08
O 31.10 31.83 32.87 33.74 34.11 35.12 36.12 37.13 38.13 39.12
3 B 22.13 22.87 23.60 24.34 25.08 25.82 26.55 27.29 28.03 28.77
O 33.20 34.31 35.40 36.51 37.62 38.73 39.83 40.94 42.05 43.16
4 B 24.29 25.10 25.91 26.72 27.53 28.34 29.15 29.97 30.78 31.59
O 36.44 37.65 38.87 40.08 41.30 42.51 43.73 44.96 46.17 47.39
5 B 26.57 27.45 28.34 29.22 30.11 30.99 31.88 32.76 33.65 34.53
O 39.86 41.18 42.51 43.83 45.17 46.49 47.82 49.14 50.48 51.80
6 B 28.93 29.90 30.86 31.82 32.79 33.75 34.72 35.68 36.65 37.61
O 43.40 44.85 46.29 47.73 49.19 50.63 52.08 53.52 54.98 56.42
7 B 31.39 32.44 33.48 34.53 35.58 36.62 37.67 38.72 39.76 40.81
O 47.09 48.66 50.22 51.80 53.37 54.93 56.51 58.08 58.82 58.82
8 B 33.92 35.05 36.18 37.32 38.45 39.58 40.71 41.84 42.97 44.10
O 50.88 52.58 54.27 55.98 57.68 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82
9 B 36.54 37.76 38.97 40.19 41.41 42.63 43.85 45.06 46.28 47.50
O 54.81 56.64 58.46 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82
10 B 39.21 40.52 41.83 43.14 44.44 45.75 47.06 48.36 49.67 50.98
O 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82
11 B 41.96 43.36 44.76 46.16 47.55 48.95 50.35 51.75 53.15 54.55
O 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82
12 B 48.95 50.58 52.21 53.84 55.47 57.11 58.74 60.37 62.00 63.63
O 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 58.82 60.37 62.00 63.63
13 B 56.60 58.49 60.38 62.26 64.15 66.04 67.92 69.81 71.70 73.58
O 58.82 58.82 60.38 62.26 64.15 66.04 67.92 69.81 71.70 73.58
14 B 64.99 67.16 69.33 71.49 73.66 75.83 77.99 80.16 82.32 84.49
O 64.99 67.16 69.33 71.49 73.66 75.83 77.99 80.16 82.32 84.49
15 B 75.34 77.85 80.36 82.87 85.38 87.89 90.40 92.91 93.53 93.53
O 75.34 77.85 80.36 82.87 85.38 87.89 90.40 92.91 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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