Click here to skip navigation
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

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

Pay & Leave Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-BH (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 18.24%

For the Locality Pay Area of Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

Total Increase: 1.98%

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

37542

38802

40049

41293

42539

43268

44504

45748

45798

46961

2

41321

42305

43673

44831

45333

46667

48000

49332

50666

51998

3

44115

45585

47055

48525

49994

51464

52934

54405

55874

57344

4

48428

50043

51658

53273

54888

56503

58119

59734

61349

62964

5

52960

54725

56489

58253

60019

61783

63548

65312

67076

68842

6

57674

59595

61518

63440

65362

67284

69206

71128

73051

74972

7

62575

64661

66748

68835

70920

73007

75093

77180

79266

81353

8

67623

69877

72132

74387

76641

78896

81150

83405

85660

87915

9

72838

75266

77693

80122

82549

84977

87404

89832

92260

94688

10

78171

80777

83382

85988

88593

91197

93803

96408

99014

101619

11

83647

86433

89222

92008

94797

97585

100372

103160

105947

108735

12

97572

100824

104077

107330

110583

113836

117090

120342

123595

126848

13

112833

116594

120355

124117

127878

131639

135400

139161

142923

146684

14

129559

133878

138197

142516

146834

151152

155471

159790

164109

168427

15

150177

155183

160188

165194

170199

175206

180211

185217

190223

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.

Control Panel