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OPM.gov / Policy / Pay & Leave / Salaries & Wages

Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-AU (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 20.35%

For the Locality Pay Area of Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX

Total Increase: 2.01%

Effective March 23, 2025

Annual Rates by Grade and Step

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1

38212

39494

40764

42030

43298

44040

45299

46565

46615

47799

2

42059

43060

44452

45631

46142

47500

48856

50212

51570

52926

3

44903

46399

47894

49390

50886

52382

53878

55375

56871

58367

4

49292

50936

52580

54224

55868

57512

59156

60800

62444

64088

5

53905

55702

57497

59293

61090

62885

64682

66478

68273

70070

6

58703

60659

62616

64573

66528

68485

70441

72398

74355

76310

7

63692

65815

67939

70063

72186

74310

76433

78557

80680

82804

8

68829

71124

73420

75715

78008

80304

82599

84894

87189

89484

9

74138

76609

79080

81552

84022

86493

88964

91435

93907

96377

10

79566

82218

84870

87522

90173

92825

95477

98129

100781

103432

11

85139

87976

90814

93650

96488

99326

102163

105001

107837

110675

12

99313

102624

105934

109245

112556

115867

119179

122490

125801

129111

13

114846

118675

122503

126331

130160

133988

137816

141645

145473

149301

14

131871

136267

140663

145059

149454

153849

158246

162641

167037

171433

15

152857

157952

163047

168142

173237

178332

183427

188522

193618

195200 *

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

Note: These 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.

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