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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

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 18.31 18.92 19.53 20.14 20.75 21.10 21.71 22.31 22.34 22.90
O 27.47 28.38 29.30 30.21 31.13 31.65 32.57 33.47 33.51 34.35
2 B 20.15 20.63 21.30 21.86 22.11 22.76 23.41 24.06 24.71 25.36
O 30.23 30.95 31.95 32.79 33.17 34.14 35.12 36.09 37.07 38.04
3 B 21.52 22.23 22.95 23.67 24.38 25.10 25.82 26.53 27.25 27.97
O 32.28 33.35 34.43 35.51 36.57 37.65 38.73 39.80 40.88 41.96
4 B 23.62 24.41 25.19 25.98 26.77 27.56 28.34 29.13 29.92 30.71
O 35.43 36.62 37.79 38.97 40.16 41.34 42.51 43.70 44.88 46.07
5 B 25.83 26.69 27.55 28.41 29.27 30.13 30.99 31.85 32.71 33.57
O 38.75 40.04 41.33 42.62 43.91 45.20 46.49 47.78 49.07 50.36
6 B 28.13 29.07 30.00 30.94 31.88 32.82 33.75 34.69 35.63 36.56
O 42.20 43.61 45.00 46.41 47.82 49.23 50.63 52.04 53.45 54.84
7 B 30.52 31.54 32.55 33.57 34.59 35.61 36.62 37.64 38.66 39.68
O 45.78 47.31 48.83 50.36 51.89 53.42 54.93 56.46 57.18 57.18
8 B 32.98 34.08 35.18 36.28 37.38 38.48 39.58 40.68 41.78 42.88
O 49.47 51.12 52.77 54.42 56.07 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18
9 B 35.52 36.71 37.89 39.08 40.26 41.44 42.63 43.81 45.00 46.18
O 53.28 55.07 56.84 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18
10 B 38.12 39.40 40.67 41.94 43.21 44.48 45.75 47.02 48.29 49.56
O 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18
11 B 40.79 42.15 43.51 44.87 46.23 47.59 48.95 50.31 51.67 53.03
O 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18
12 B 47.59 49.17 50.76 52.35 53.93 55.52 57.11 58.69 60.28 61.86
O 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 57.18 58.69 60.28 61.86
13 B 55.03 56.86 58.70 60.53 62.37 64.20 66.04 67.87 69.70 71.54
O 57.18 57.18 58.70 60.53 62.37 64.20 66.04 67.87 69.70 71.54
14 B 63.19 65.29 67.40 69.51 71.61 73.72 75.82 77.93 80.04 82.14
O 63.19 65.29 67.40 69.51 71.61 73.72 75.82 77.93 80.04 82.14
15 B 73.24 75.68 78.13 80.57 83.01 85.45 87.89 90.33 92.77 93.53
O 73.24 75.68 78.13 80.57 83.01 85.45 87.89 90.33 92.77 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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